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A fake news-themed exhibition at the Re:publica digital media conference in Berlin. Sean Gallup / Getty

In a digital age, can mainstream media match Silicon Valley's lure?

Ahead of The National's Future Forum tomorrow, Tom Fletcher asks how media outlets will stay ahead of the curve, retraining for the roles that robots cannot do

May 7, 2018
Casper Klynge, Denmark's tech ambassador, at The National's offices in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National National

How Casper Klynge is reinventing diplomacy as the world's first tech ambassador

Denmark's representative in Silicon Valley has met with scepticism since taking up his post, but he is convinced others must follow his country's lead

May 3, 2018
Avicii sent out his last tweet two days before his death last Friday / Sean Eriksson

Rest in tweet: the digital epitaphs that will live on after we're gone

We cannot imagine our lives without social media but will it start to become part of our deaths too?

April 22, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the foremost practitioners of old power, while other nations are handing more power to the people. Itar Tass / Reuters

There are fewer wars when you take power away from men in big castles

The best ideas now spread sideways. We need to build solutions together – it turns out our survival depends on it

April 9, 2018
Ohood Al Roumi, the UAE's Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing. Reem Mohammed / The National

The pursuit of happiness is backed by science – happy people are more productive

There are proven links between happiness and achievement in schools and workplaces, writes Tom Fletcher

February 11, 2018
Donald Trump is compelling on social media because you know it is really his thoughts / AFP

It used to be said that you are what you eat. For today's leaders and diplomats, you are what you tweet

In some ways, Twitter is simply a return to the lively political debate of the Roman forum

January 29, 2018
There are more refugees around the world today than ever before. Here, Rohingya border refugees await rice deliveries. Reuters

Four things we have learnt about the world in the past 12 months

Tom Fletcher reviews some key emerging trends from 2017

December 28, 2017
London is the closest thing we have to a global capital / Reuters

The four factors that make a city a magnet for the world

Tomorrow’s cities of opportunity will act as talismanic examples of tolerance and co-existence, writes Tom Fletcher

November 20, 2017
Forty per cent of all jobs will be automated by 2030. Toru Yamanaka / AFP

How we can beat the robot invasion

Our world is changing fast, writes Tom Fletcher, but all is not lost in the race to automation

October 29, 2017
A UN fund to help victims of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers and UN staff has now grown to US$1.5 million (Dh5.7 million) following contributions from 10 more countries, including Sri Lanka. AP

The UN must innovate with urgency ... or face a slow slide into decline

We need to marshal the best instincts of humanity against the worst, writes Tom Fletcher

October 9, 2017