I’ve combed the web to search out you at this time’s most enjoyable/essential/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 Bitcoin traders don’t care about a recession
Debate over the definition of a recession, and whether we’re in one, seems like a distraction. (CoinDesk)
+ Technically the US could now be in recession, however a lot of the financial system stays robust. (The Guardian)
+ Right here’s why the favored definition of a recession isn’t official. (The Atlantic $)
+ Bitcoin’s worth is heading in the direction of its greatest month since 2021. (Bloomberg $)
2 Iran is ramping up its drone manufacturing
It desires to promote them to abroad patrons, reportedly together with Russia. (NYT $)
+ Why enterprise is booming for army AI startups. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
three The CHIPS Act isn’t going to repair the semiconductor scarcity
Partly as a result of the scarcity appears to be easing anyway. (Recode)
+ The multi-billion package deal have to be invested properly. (Wired $)
+ Chipmakers say they urgently want the subsidies promised by the invoice. (FT $)
four The Democrats did not launch a deepfake video of Joe Biden
Regardless of conspiracy theorists’ greatest efforts to persuade the web. (BBC)
+ The most important menace of deepfakes isn’t the deepfakes themselves. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
5 On-line outrage is performative and fleeting
Refusing to stoop to their stage could make the entire thing much less annoying to take care of. (The Atlantic $)
6 Sticky patches might revolutionize how we take ultrasounds
Sufferers might put on them at house, as an alternative of attending hospital appointments. (The Guardian)
7 China’s digital idols are burnt out
Their adoring followers don’t all the time contemplate the people behind the animations. (Remainder of World)
+ How China’s largest on-line influencers fell from their thrones. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
eight TikTok is pushed by strangers, not associates
The platform rejected the social mannequin championed by Fb, with nice success. (New Yorker $)
+ Instagram has sheepishly (and solely quickly) retracted a few of its much-hated latest modifications. (NYT $)
+ Fb has vowed to double the quantity of AI-recommended feed content material. (Motherboard)
+ Snap and TikTok supply richer, extra fascinating suggestions than Google. (Slate)
9 This ageing analysis institute desires that can assist you stay higher, not longer
However the shadow of the promise of immortality looms giant. (Neo.Life)
+ Saudi Arabia plans to spend $1 billion a 12 months discovering therapies to gradual ageing. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
10 Meet the people holding the cloud on-line ☁️
Usually below extremely punishing situations. (Aeon)
Quote of the day
“What frustrates me most is after I’m accused of twisting the reality. As meteorologists, we report info. There isn’t any conspiracy.”
—Meteorologist and climate presenter Tomasz Schafernaker tells his employer, the BBC, about his frustration on the on-line abuse he acquired from local weather change deniers in the course of the UK’s latest extreme heatwave.
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