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The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to seek out you immediately’s most enjoyable/essential/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 China is struggling to deal with the sheer quantity of covid deaths
Satellite tv for pc imagery suggests crematoriums and funeral parlors are overwhelmed. (WP $)
+ Infections are more likely to climb additional as China celebrates the Lunar New 12 months. (Wired $)
2 The US is below stress to expel Jair Bolsonaro
The previous Brazilian president has been accused of whipping up home terrorism. (FT $)
+ Fb and YouTube say they’re taking down footage of the riots (Reuters)
+ Priceless work have been destroyed within the carnage. (The Guardian)
3 Microsoft’s new AI can simulate voices from simply three seconds of audio
Spookily, VALL-E is reportedly adept at preserving the speaker’s tone. (Ars Technica)
+ Microsoft is weighing up investing $10 billion into OpenAI. (Semafor)
+ DALL-E-esque AI fashions are creating new proteins. (NYT $)
4 The EU desires to manage your favourite AI instruments
That’ll be simpler mentioned than executed, although. (MIT Expertise Overview)
5 The UK’s first area mission try was a humid squib
Virgin Orbit’s rocket carrying the primary satellites to launch from Britain failed to succeed in altitude. (Bloomberg $)
+ An “anomaly” was in charge, apparently. (New Scientist $)
+ The gang that gathered to observe the launch nonetheless had a good time, although. (Reuters)
6 What abortion tablets symbolize in a post-Roe world
Anti-abortion advocates are extra decided than ever—however so are their opponents. (Vox)
+ The cognitive dissonance of watching the tip of Roe unfold on-line. (MIT Expertise Overview)
7 What’s cancel tradition with out Twitter?
If Twitter dies, there’s no apparent alternative for airing grievances. (The Atlantic $)
+ We’re witnessing the mind dying of Twitter. (MIT Expertise Overview)
