Africa begins to emerge as car industry hub: After the European car industry moved much of its production into Eastern Europe, some believe the next step is Africa, both for production and a growing consumer market. Should Germany's eastern neighbors be worried?
DW
Melbourne, which by some accounts has spent more time in lockdown than any other city in the world, will start easing its stay-at-home orders from Thursday.
China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile
FT
+ Launch in August of a nuclear-capable rocket that circled the globe took US intelligence by surprise
Washington hears echoes of the ’50s and worries: Is this a Cold War with China? Incursions into Taiwan’s air zone, a space launch, and what looked like a prisoner swap raise a question that is about more than just semantics. It could signal a dangerous new mindset.
NYT
How close are flying cars? Joby Aviation Founder JoeBen Bevirt talks about how to make sky taxis as cheap as those on the street and why the machines are so quiet.
Kyle Stock
+ Czech auto manufacturers will produce about 250,000 fewer cars this year due to the global shortage in chips.
Intel’s turnaround and the future of chipmaking: America’s historically hermetic semiconductor giant opens up—and tries to shake up its industry in the process.
Economist
Samsung Electronics wants to dominate cutting-edge chipmaking: The South Korean dynasty’s third generation is taking on TSMC and Intel. Can it succeed?
Economist
+ Zillow acquired more than 3,800 homes in the second quarter
The off-roading astronauts of Apollo: The later moon missions didn’t grab as much attention as the first landing in 1969, but they had something very cool on the gear front: the lunar rover, a lightweight go-kart that gave crews unmatched mobility on another world
Outside
+ More than 130 million people have watched the Squid Game on Netflix
Iohan Gueorguiev, ‘Bike Wanderer’ of the wilderness, dies at 33: He gained a following online for his lyrical appreciation of the open road while biking through remote landscapes and braving extreme conditions.
NYT
+ The Chicago Sky battled back from a second-half deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury in a WNBA championship thriller. They were unlikely champions after a .500 record during the regular season.
The NFL needs to handle its truth: A racist email and other ugly missives from Jon Gruden can’t be the end of a story that began in Washington.
Jason Gay
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