GLOBALIZATION + STATECRAFT + POLITICS
Misinformation is about to get so much worse: A conversation with the former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Saahil Desai
Why science can't settle political disputes: Attempts to scientifically “rationalize” policy, based on the belief that science is purified of politics, may be damaging democracy.
MIT Press Reader
Cambodia’s prime minister is Zoombombing opposition meetings: Hun Sen’s government, which has shown little hesitation in quashing any sign of dissent, is taking control of user activities on the internet.
ROW
DISRUPTION + INNOVATION
Bad bosses: What’s wrong with labor algorithms
Knowledge @ Wharton
“When you have an algorithm as a boss, it’s a hard and at times even unforgiving supervisor.” -- Lindsey Cameron
COMMERCE
Will TikTok make you buy it? Give any social media platform long enough, and it turns into a mall.
NYT
It has come to subscription tacos: Even Taco Bell is a tech company now.
Saahil Desai
DeepMind’s AI predicts almost exactly when and where it’s going to rain: The firm worked with UK weather forecasters to create a model that was better at making short-term predictions than existing systems.
MIT TR
CULTURE
How Peyton and Eli Manning are changing television: An alternate ‘Monday Night Football’ becomes an instant hit on what was once a dull evening.
Jason Gay
SPORT
Payson McElveen just biked across Iceland in less than a day: The endurance cyclist completed the 257-mile Iceland Crossing route in 19 hours and 45 minutes.
Outside
Breaking's journey from the streets to the Olympics: The Boogie Down Bronx, Bruce Lee, and Red Bull BC One: Explore the origins and milestones of competitive breaking.
Red Bulletin
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