525 days ago, I began looking at the state of the world every century, and then every 50 years,

and finally every 25 years, as the pace of change accelerated. After almost a year and a half,

we have finally reached the present, or at least the world as it was three weeks ago.

The first quarter of the 21st century was a period of dramatic changes and in some ways very little change.

And most of you were there for the whole thing.

Learn more about the world in the year 2025 and how the world changed in the 21st century on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

Music of Everything Everywhere Daily.

Something Unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the Ultimate Collab.

Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure.

Some fun, some food, it's all inside this happy meal.

Until the 2nd of February from 11 AM includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last.

AI is incredible. They can teach you how to fry an egg and even write a poem, pirate style.

But it knows nothing about your work.

Slackbot is different.

It doesn't just know the facts.

It knows your schedule.

It can turn a brainstorm into a brief and it doesn't need to be taught. Because Slackbot isn't just

another AI. It's AI that knows your work as well as you do. Visit Slack.com forward slash

meet Slackbot to learn more. When I started this series looking at the state of the world

at different years in history,

I didn't really plan it out that far in advance.

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