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WHAT'S NEXT?: Donald Trump's surprise win in the Presidential election mean the world and America can expect prolonged uncertainty as new domestic policies are put in place, different international relationships formed and attitudes change towards current friends and rivals.

[New] Slowing spread can buy time for more people to get vaccinated before one of the more transmissible variants becomes dominant - which could happen in the United States as soon as March, a model released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week showed.
[New] Russian actions, including the Kremlin's persistent efforts to target U.S. elections, amplify U.S. social divisions, and undermine U.S. faith in democratic institutions, will be the key factor limiting what is possible in the near term.
[New] Health officials who expected their vaccine supply to potentially double next week are now realizing they will not be able to expand eligibility, just as the CDC warned that the more contagious coronavirus variant will become the dominant strain in the U.S. by some time in March.
[New] The coronavirus pandemic will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better, projecting another 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the first five weeks of president-elect Joe Biden's administration.
[New] French and Italian epidemiologists and health experts are using Facebook technology to anticipate the viral spread of COVID-19 and identify the most at-risk communities.
[New] In order to keep us connected now and into the future, we need policymakers to support efforts that will allow greater wireless access for all in 2021.
[New] In a nutshell, Tesla will provide its services to millions of consumers globally who, by 2030, may drive a Tesla car, have solar panels, and store all their energy on a Tesla battery pack.
[New] Across the European Union there have been concerns that delays in the delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could further slow a campaign which critics have condemned as less agile than in the United States or Britain, a recently-departed EU member.
[New] Canberra's ties to an unpredictable Trump administration have been a drag on its ability to define a role for itself with China that is separate from the US.
[New] With the United Kingdom having just taken up the presidency of the G7, a new US president in place imminently, and increasing revulsion around the world at the way China is treating both the Uighur people and the people of Hong Kong, there is a new opportunity.
[New] 32% of 500 IT leaders polled believe AI will replace all cybersecurity roles by 2030, and that 19% say attackers using AI will be commonplace by 2025, especially focusing on home networks as a critical launch pad to compromising corporate IT and IoT networks.
[New] One in 860 Americans have died of Covid in the last year, and there is concern that vaccines will not reach the hardest hit communities, where access to health services is limited and distrust is rampant.
[New] If commercial rockets are the only way to get American astronauts to the moon in the next five years, then commercial rockets it will be.
[New] Shares of the US carrier rose solidly Thursday as Bastian projected a return to profitability later in 2021 once vaccines become widespread.
[New] Despite some recent vaccine concerns, the United Kingdom, United States and Canada are predicted to have two-thirds of their population vaccinated by the middle of 2021.
[New] The use of the Defense Production Act will mean the U.S. will not be hesitant to use whatever mechanisms we can to get everything on track, such as vaccine supplies and Covid-19 testing.
[New] Attackers using AI to enhance their goals would be commonplace by 2025.
[New] Attackers using AI to enhance their arsenal would be commonplace by 2025.
[New] Technology would replace humans by 2031 in the field of cybersecurity, as hackers use more sophisticated tools.
[New] The EU that year set a goal of reducing GHG emission by 40% in 2030 compared with 1990.
[New] 2021 will be a year of opportunity to innovate and learn how to use data and technology to support efforts to fight financial crime.
[New] U.S. employers polled in October by Willis Towers Watson said they expect 30% of their full-time employees will be working from home in three years, up from 5% three years ago.

Last updated: 20 January 2021

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