1 The White House is considering a political push to restrict cryptography
A series of new reports warn of its financial risks, particularly those posed by stablecoins. (WP$)
+ It wants to establish rules to reduce energy consumption to reduce emissions. (CoinDesk)
+ Elsewhere, the US dollar is consolidating. (Economist $)
2 A new X-ray method for detecting explosives could also identify tumors
A deep learning algorithm was able to find explosives hidden inside a hair dryer. (MIT Technology Review)
3 How contraceptive companies are navigating a post-Roe world
The volatile legal landscape makes it increasingly difficult to plan for the future. (BuzzFeed News)
+ The cognitive dissonance of watching the end of Roe unfold online. (MIT Technology Review)
4Meet the teachers fighting misinformation
Teaching children to think for themselves is key. (NYT$)
+ Google examines how different generations handle misinformation. (MIT Technology Review)
5 What photon rings can teach us about a black hole
Its symmetry could indicate its internal structure. (Regarding)
+ Life in the universe is still very difficult to achieve. (The Atlantic $)
6 Humans are not ready to live in an oblong city in the desert
That hasn’t stopped Saudi Arabia from trying to build one anyway. (The Guardian)
+ The smart city is a perpetually unrealized utopia. (MIT Technology Review)
7 The electric vehicle revolution is underway
But it’s scooters and three-wheelers, not cars, that are leading the charge. (Rest of the World)
8 TREE(3) is the largest number in the universe
The problem is that it is so big that we can barely understand it. (New Scientist $)
9 TikTok shines a light on the shadowy world of banking
Its graduates and other young employees are shrinking from the evolution of public relations. (Bloomberg$)
10 The iPhone has a cool problem 📱
When everyone has something, is it still desirable? (The Atlantic $)
+ Maybe satellite connectivity can help? (IEEE spectrum)
quote of the day
“Criticizing scams is not being mean.”—A user of Buttcoin, a Reddit community dedicated to mocking bitcoin and the crypto industry, defends his position to the Guardian.
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