The Optimist Times — Issue #10 — Finale
August 21st — August 27th
Happy Monday! Unfortunately, this will be the final issue of The Optimist Times. I’m still exploring other ideas in terms of news content but this will be the last issue for this particular project. If you enjoyed receiving inspiring and uplifting news in your inbox every week, check out my recommendations at the end of this week’s issue. Okay for the final time, let’s get to it!
HIV/AIDS is no longer the leading cause of death in Africa
Business Insider — 2 min read
The World Health Organization’s most recent data on global deaths has good news for the African continent, including fewer people dying of HIV/AIDS and malaria.
Man follows suicidal woman onto beam over East Village subway platform, talks her out of jumping
Daily News — 2 min read
A good Samaritan climbed across a girder to talk a suicidal straphanger out of jumping at an East Village subway station Saturday.
Leather grown using biotechnology is about to hit the catwalk
The Economist — 3 min read
Genetic engineering is used to make leather without animals.
Shark-detecting drones to patrol Australian beaches
Reuters — 3 min read
Drones equipped with a shark detection system powered by artificial intelligence will start patrolling some Australian beaches from next month in a bid to improve safety.
Sewing clothes still needs human hands. But for how much longer?
The Economist — 3 min read
Robot tailors are on their way.
A Different Story from the Middle East: Entrepreneurs Building an Arab Tech Economy
MIT Technology Review — 6 min read
Middle Eastern startups are overcoming cultural and other barriers to tap into a growing local taste for technology, from Bitcoin wallets to digital publishing.
Thanks for showing your interest in The Optimist Times! Since this is the final issue, I didn’t want to leave you without telling you where else you can get similar content that you’ve been seeing each week in The Optimist Times. Here are some of the sources that I use to compile each issue and the ones I think that will provide you with the most inspiring news going forward:
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