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I scoured the internet for today’s most entertaining/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
one Experts baffled by deadly plane crash in China yesterday
The plane was flying normally, then suddenly nosebleed, killing all 132 people on board. (Bloomberg $)
+ Another bad news for Boeing. (Quartz $)
+ China’s recent air safety record is strong. (NYT $)
2 Russians race to download Wikipedia before it gets banned
At least those trying to get news from non-Kremlin-approved sources. (slate $)
+ Why WhatsApp got rid of the pressure. (wired $)
+ A Russian court upheld the ban on Facebook and Instagram. (NPR)
+ Airbnb crashed listings in Ukraine, hindering efforts by foreigners to help fund accommodation for people fleeing their homes. (wired $)
3 New SEC rules will require companies to disclose their emissions 🏭
The devil will be in the details here, because climate accounting is no stranger to gimmicks. (TechCrunch)
+ How could a new global carbon market exaggerate climate progress? (EN)
+ We already have what we need to get rid of fossil fuels fast. (New Yorker $)
4 Facebook failed to detect hate speech against Rohyinga Muslims
Also in 2016, after it was revealed that he played a decisive role in the genocide against them in Myanmar. (AP)
+ How Facebook and Google are funding global misinformation (EN)
5 Cryptocurrency trading is mostly just gambling 🤑
The problem is, the house (almost) always wins. (Guard)
+ You still need to understand crypto. (NYT $)
+ Someone is opening a restaurant based on the Bored Ape NFT collection. (Nation’s Restaurant News)
+ Bitcoin miners are trying to rebrand themselves as environmentally friendly. (NYT $)
+ More details have emerged about India’s plan to tax crypto trade. (TechCrunch)
6 Great Technologies at war with Europe. Europe won.
It has lobbied hard against the strict new antitrust and data rules, but all are almost guaranteed to continue. (FT $)
+ Toronto’s tech industry is booming. (NYT $)
7 NASA confirms 5,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system
As the James Webb Space Telescope launches, we may be on the verge of finding more. (Space)
Are we approaching the highest metaverse already?
While virtual worlds have been around for decades, it took Mark Zuckerbeg to drag metadata into the mainstream, even if we don’t quite understand what’s going on (CNET)
+ Is Metaverse technically possible? (IEEE Spectrum)
9 Video game preservationists fight to save old games
When game makers shut down digital storefronts, conservationists rush to make games accessible (boundary)
+ Video games are a pleasant distraction, but also a source of guilt for Ukrainians. (wired $)
+ Saudi Arabia pursues esports and games as a way to strengthen its reputation. (Guard)
10 What does our desire to see people embarrassed in public say about us?
Online shaming seems not only relentless, but inevitable. (New Yorker $)
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