The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to seek out you at the moment’s most enjoyable/vital/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 OpenAI could launch an internet browser
Which could be a full-frontal assault on Google (The Information $)
+ The Google browser break-up is a solution looking for a query. (FT $)
+ OpenAI by chance deleted potential proof in a coaching information lawsuit. (The Verge)
2 Border militias are prepared to assist with Trump’s deportation plans
Regardless of 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 sort of missile
Here’s what we learn about it to date. (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, nonetheless, stays streets forward of each of them. (Reuters $)
+ Three causes robots are about to develop into far more helpful. (MIT Technology Review)
6 The irresistible rise of cozy tech
Our units, 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 Technology Review)
7 Churchgoers in a Swiss metropolis have been spilling their secrets and techniques to AI Jesus 😇
And they’re largely actually having fun with it. Watch out, monks. (The Guardian)
8 A French startup desires to make gas out of skinny air
Then use it to gas ships and airplanes. (IEEE Spectrum)
+ Everything you must learn about different jet fuels. (MIT Technology Review)
9 WhatsApp goes to begin transcribing voice messages
This appears a great compromise to bridge folks’s totally different communication preferences. (The Verge)
10 Want a brand new telephone? You ought to take into account second-hand
It’s higher for the planet—and your pockets. (Vox)
Quote of the day
“Nope. 100% not true.”