Shashank Madala Built Kora, a Free App Inspired by His Autistic Cousin
New Jersey student Shashank Madala created Kora, a free app designed to encourage caregivers to consider—not assume—what autistic children might be communicating.
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Two Sisters in Gaza Are Turning Rubble into Building Blocks of Hope
Teenage sisters Tala and Farah Mousa developed Build Hope, turning building debris into non-structural blocks and teaching other young people to use the technique.
Retirement Should Be a New Beginning. This Swiss AI App Wants to Make Planning Easier.
Retirement should open doors, not create financial anxiety. Discover how Swiss-developed Pensiona.ai helps people explore their financial future, compare retirement scenarios and start planning for free.
Keeping a Language Alive: How Ojibwe Stories Are Finding a New Home in the Digital World
An app developed with Canada’s Rainy Lake Ojibwe community is helping preserve language, stories and cultural knowledge. A renewed UNESCO partnership offers further support for Indigenous languages worldwide.
A New Hearing Implant Could Let People Keep Listening, Even While They Sleep
A new cochlear implant developed in Austria is offering people with severe hearing loss something once difficult to imagine: the possibility of hearing throughout daily life without wearing an external device. Following clinical trials, the technology has begun reaching patients in Europe.
Inventions Making Everyday Life Easier
From smarter accessibility tools to cleaner energy and helpful AI, discover innovations quietly making everyday life simpler, safer and more
10 Signs the World Is Getting Better
Open the news on almost any morning and you could be forgiven for thinking the world is falling apart. Wars,
8 Technologies Making the World a Better Place
Discover 8 technologies already improving lives, from renewable energy and medical AI to early-warning systems, accessible technology and wildlife tracking.
Youth Innovation: Gen Z Entrepreneurs
Youth Innovation: How Gen Z Entrepreneurs Are Building a Better Future – They’ve grown up in a world of rapid