Linkfest: July 30, 2018

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What I am reading today

What is at stake in Zimbabwe's election? (Economist Explains)
Bob Luddy and the Thales Academy (Marginal REVOLUTION)


Tech-heavy Nasdaq gets a boost (Forbes India Magazine)
Niti Aayog CEO Says Unequal Growth Holding India Back. Here's What He Means (IndiaSpend)
Starbucks set to deliver coffee in tie-up with Alibaba's Ele.me (SCMP: China Tech)
AI removes real estate intermediaries, creating positive user experience (Mint)
Meet the Kolkata statistician who leads Artificial Intelligence at LinkedIn (FactorDaily)
Concentrate on Risk avoidance / Risk reduction (Subramoney)
Tennessee Williams on Love and How the Very Thing Worth Saving Is the Thing That Will Save Us (Brain Pickings)
It's time India got real about its ties with Russia (Brookings India)

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