The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to search out you at present’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 OpenAI could launch an internet browser
Which might be a full-frontal assault on Google (The Info $)
+ The Google browser break-up is a solution in the hunt for a query. (FT $)
+ OpenAI unintentionally deleted potential proof in a coaching information lawsuit. (The Verge)
2 Border militias are prepared to assist with Trump’s deportation plans
No matter whether or not they’re requested to or not. (Wired $)
+ Trump’s administration plans to radically curb the powers of the federal company that protects unions. (WP $)
3 Russia hit Ukraine with a brand new kind of missile
Right here’s what we learn about it to this point. (The Guardian)
4 Microsoft is about to show 50
And it’s each bit as related and highly effective because it’s ever been. (Wired $)
5 China has overtaken Germany in industrial robotic adoption
South Korea, nevertheless, stays streets forward of each of them. (Reuters $)
+ Three causes robots are about to change into far more helpful. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
6 The irresistible rise of cozy tech
Our gadgets, social media and now AI are encouraging us to maintain wanting inward. (New Yorker $)
+ Inside the comfortable however creepy world of VR sleep rooms. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
7 Churchgoers in a Swiss metropolis have been spilling their secrets and techniques to AI Jesus 😇
And so they’re largely actually having fun with it. Be careful, clergymen. (The Guardian)
8 A French startup desires to make gas out of skinny air
Then use it to gas ships and airplanes. (IEEE Spectrum)
+ The whole lot you have to learn about various jet fuels. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
9 WhatsApp goes to begin transcribing voice messages
This appears a superb compromise to bridge individuals’s completely different communication preferences. (The Verge)
10 Desire a new cellphone? You must think about second-hand
It’s higher for the planet—and your pockets. (Vox)
Quote of the day
“Nope. 100% not true.”