Daily Headlines for June 8, 2022

A Supreme Court speech showdown is coming, and nobody knows what to expect
The First Amendment is up for debate

FBI seizes notorious marketplace for selling millions of stolen SSNs

Beth Ford wants to change the narrative about rural America
The CEO of Land O’Lakes is No. 3 on Fast Company’s third annual Queer 50 list.

Inside the $100K+ forgery scandal that’s roiling PC game collecting
From Akalabeth to Xenobia, many rare PC titles are now considered elaborate scams.

What games come with Nintendo Switch Online?
The classic games you can play if you pay for one of Nintendo's subscriptions.

‘The Quarry’ is a standout slasher that takes just a few wrong turns

Fraud and Identity Theft Trial to Test American Anti-Hacking Law
A woman is accused of downloading data of more than 100 million Capital One customers. Her lawyers argue a conviction would criminalize legitimate research practices.

Thousands of Mobike users’ passports and IDs exposed online

The tangled truth about NFTs and copyright
If code is law, countless NFTs are built on buggy code

The EU’s messaging interoperability reform is a big win and a major challenge

Human rights advocates tell Congress bitcoin is essential in countries with ‘collapsing’ currencies

These 3 factors could end the pay gap
Sunshine Farzan observes that a sharper focus on pay transparency, skill-based compensation, and hybrid working models—can each help bolster women’s pay.  

I had to quit my dream job at Google because of anxiety. Here’s what I learned
Ami Lebendiker reveals how every time she had a panic attack, she would hide it from her colleagues, boss, and other team members: ‘I felt ashamed.’

Being a good leader means nothing without investing in yourself. Here’s how
Startup founder and author Kathryn Finney shares small changes that helped foster her personal growth and strength as a leader.

The greatest entrepreneurs in the world are also the best at building trust
Without trust, your startup is worthless

Microsoft’s Augmented-Reality Chief Plans to Leave Company
Alex Kipman led efforts to develop the HoloLens headset

Meet the trans, anarchist founder who just landed $25M to reform how crypto is stored

A sci-fi story of climate optimism

This new ‘integrity initiative’ is designed to fight corporate greenwashing
As hundreds of companies set climate goals to reach net zero emissions, it’s difficult to tell what’s actually greenwashing.

Inside the quest to redesign the diaper
The global diaper industry has long been dominated by Huggies and Pampers, but now a flock of startups are shaking things up—and making their diapers way more sustainable.

‘After lockdown, things exploded’ – how TikTok triggered a books revolution

Alana Mayo, president of Orion Pictures, is pushing for ‘radical inclusion’ in film
The president of Orion Pictures is No. 4 on Fast Company’s third-annual Queer 50 list.

HBO Max canceled Raised by Wolves after two seasons
Season 2 made its debut in February

Netflix is getting an animated Ghostbusters show from the minds behind Afterlife
There aren’t many details yet

Black Adam’s first trailer brings the thunder and the fury
The Justice Society will rise to meet Black Adam this fall

Trailer: Prey puts Predator series in refreshing new bow-and-arrow sights
Prey is a Hulu exclusive, while "Netflix Geeked" brings Snoop Dogg vs. vampires, more.

Netflix’s The School for Good and Evil welcomes its newest class in new clip
Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso star as Agatha and Sophie

Get a first look at season three of 'For All Mankind' ahead of Friday debut
We're only three days away from Mars!

Is NFT art any good?
An art critic takes stock of the tokenized digital aesthetic

Daily Headlines for June 7, 2022

Why every new TV show has a podcast
Plus, Spotify finds its new head of podcast tech.

OnlyFans says it’s not seeing a Netflix-like slowdown in subscribers despite rising inflation

Smartphones Blur the Line Between Civilian and Combatant
In Ukraine, civilians are valiantly assisting the army via apps—and challenging a tenet of international law in the process.

Europe seals deal on USB Type-C common charger rules

This simple, stylish digital picture frame has replaced social media in my life
The Mason Luxe digital photo frame from Aura Frames is a stylish way to fill your house with memories—and let friends and family share theirs, too.

AI may be more effective than humans for business use cases: Redbox report

Today’s unexpected Supreme Court victory could exempt more gig workers from forced arbitration
The case at hand involved an airplane cargo supervisor who took Southwest Airlines to court for overtime issues back in 2019.

Many CEOs are now making 670 times more than their company’s median-wage workers
At 49 publicly traded companies, the gap between what CEOs and median-wage workers earn is a 1,000-to-1 ratio.

What is stagflation? The World Bank issues a warning about the economy
The World Bank warns that the economy may be at risk of regressing to the 1970s.

Bipartisan crypto regulatory overhaul would treat most digital assets as commodities under CFTC oversight

The most ridiculous arguments in the remote vs in-office debate
From cheese addictions to unfortunate zoom incidents

5 lessons for marginalized employees to reclaim the workplace
Author Alan Henry’s new book “Seen, Heard, and Paid” is an essential guide for marginalized employees.

The rise of ‘supertokenism’—and what organizations get flat wrong about DEI
Want to dismantle exclusionary power structures at your company? Skip the supertokens, writes Dori Tunstall, OCAD University dean of design.

How brands like Nike and Prada are using NFTs—and why it could go terribly wrong
Top brands are experimenting with NFTs to add another dimension to their businesses. But they should proceed with caution.

Meta Shakes Up AI Unit Amid Drive for Growth
AI hubs will become part of product groups as a way of turning research into business assets more quickly, and in line with the company’s metaverse aspirations

Netflix, BlackRock CEOs Among Those Newly Sanctioned by Russia
Bosses, government officials are sanctioned by Moscow after raft of economic measures taken against officials and oligarchs by the West

How to screen remote-learning apps for privacy
Make sure the apps students are using to learn aren’t learning too much about them

React JS conference to return in November — LGBTQ not invited
You ain't got to go home, but you can't be queer here

Why nuclear energy is on the verge of a renaissance

Dreamy first teaser for The Sandman helps kick off Netflix’s Geeked Week
Also: Locke & Key S3, The Midnight Club, Resident Evil, Wednesday, and more.

Netflix’s The Sandman wakes and dreams of freedom in new trailer
The Sandman premieres this summer

Ms. Marvel feels like the future of the MCU
Ms. Marvel stars Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan

Day Shift’s new behind-the-scenes teaser promises one hell of a vampire-hunting ride
Gig workers vs. vampires

First look at Netflix’s Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild is coming to Netflix this fall

Daily Headlines for June 6, 2022

Info Diet: Peanut CEO Michelle Kennedy

Pokémon Go passes $6B in lifetime player spending

I had a farm in real life, so why can’t I get my head round these grow-your-own video games?
I need a virtual escape to my bucolic former life in Nova Scotia – but the gaming version doesn’t seem to be helping

Influence, Inc review – a mesmerising dive into the world of public manipulation
Your job is to manage a digital influencing agency with commercial and political clients – and ethical challenges

Silt review – a Lynchian underwater nightmare
The debut puzzler from Spiral Circus delves into the mysteries and fears that lurk in the deep

Go read this report on an AI shopping app that was actually just using humans
Tech startup Nate said it used AI to complete purchases

How decision intelligence can be applied to automate decision-making

For the metaverse to grow, mobile digital identities are necessary

The wild 1980s Pontiac Stinger nailed the future of car design
It was just a concept, and Pontiac is now defunct. But the Pontiac Stinger’s ideas live on 30 years later.

Here’s what’s behind the new labor movement
While union membership maybe at a low, more industries and younger worker are showing a renewed interest in organized labor. We talk about why on the latest episode of The New Way We Work.

What unions could mean for Apple with Zoe Schiffer
Verge labor reporter on the fight to unionize

The arrest heard ’round the crypto world

Lawmaker who wrote New York crypto mining bill explains: ‘It’s not a ban’

Why so many tech whistleblowers are women
Women appear more willing than men to report wrongdoing when they can do so confidentially.

3 ways to harness your self doubt to improve your confidence and creativity
We can learn how to use our sense of doubt to grow, become more confident, and tap into a fountain of creativity that might otherwise be overlooked. 

Why a flexible workplace shouldn’t mean we ignore individual employee experiences
Big changes across the work landscape should not come at the expense of team connection.

Highflying Tiger Global Humbled by Unraveling of Giant Tech Bet
The New York firm was a heavy investor in technology stocks and startups when the market peaked. The downturn has vaporized years of its gains.

Neural networks don’t work like the human brain because they ‘learn’ differently
A neuroscientist explains why it's not so simple to make machines think like us

Gut check: Fossil finds give us a history of life—and what it ate
The remains of the digestive process can tell us a lot about past ecosystems.

‘There is hope’: Prince William in rallying cry for the environment

This startup helps homeowners go solar in the states with the dirtiest electric grids
For a monthly subscription, you can help low-income homeowners get solar panels in the places it matters most.

Minimizing the carbon footprint of data analysis, maximizing sustainability for data centers

Russia seeks to hijack German telescope on its X-ray spacecraft
"Russian specialists insist on continuing its work."

Love, Death and Robots' most beautiful episode was 'a love letter to Moebius'
Director Emily Dean talks about The Very Pulse of the Machine

Wednesday’s first trailer is here to get you through yet another Monday
Wednesday Addams is heading to high school

Strange World’s first trailer shows off a bizarre, beautiful sci-fi universe
An early glimpse at the Disney animated feature

Netflix’s Resident Evil unleashes the demon dog in latest trailer
Umbrella’s back at it again

New One Piece teaser shows off how Netflix’s adaptation will bring Eiichiro Oda’s art to life
Netflix’s One Piece series is now in production

Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club is summoning something shady in its first teaser
The Midnight Club comes from Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong

Afrofuturist Sun Ra’s humble Philadelphia home is now a historic landmark
A communal home became the center of musician and artist Sun Ra’s mystical universe.

LOC for Vita Transplantare #26

The following is a letter of comment sent to John Nielsen Hall, editor of Vita Transplantare, commenting on #26.

Dear Mr. Hall:

I am sorry to hear about your recent personal and information technology-related battles that stood strong between you and the completion of Vita Transplantare #26, my first introduction to your journal of opinion, reviews, and diatribes pertaining to your thought process. I can empathize with the need for a new laptop. My home office was recently burgled, as detailed in my APA-L apazine Telegraphs & Tar Pits #16 (https://efanzines.com/HR/)—so I understand how unnerving it can be to be between machines. It was surprisingly uncomfortable.

It strikes me that your perzine is largely composed of a letter column. How wonderful! I enjoyed your and Fred Lerner’s (and later, Graham Charnock’s) dueling commentary on Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons, which I haven’t read. I can understand your point of view given that you didn’t have similar experience camping or hiking, but the Eagle Scout and Scout leader in me was intrigued enough by the book to add it to The List (along with Station Eleven and Life After Life). Mr. Lerner’s remark that Ransome’s book didn’t include any characters of African or Indian ancestry reminded me of a recent read of Victor Appleton’s Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle—my first read of Swift. Appleton’s portrayal of the character Eradicate Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln Sampson was impressively shocking and inappropriate. While I realize that it was of the time—the book was initially published in 1910—it’s challenging at this late date to imagine that such a portrayal was OK, particularly in children’s fiction. Ernest Hogan offers a thought-provoking take on the book in his 2016 La Bloga blog entry, “Chicanonautica: Tom Swift and His Old-Fashioned Racism.” (https://tinyurl.com/swift-racism)

Gary Mattingly’s letter of comment is structured suggestive of apa comments; is Vita Transplantare an apazine, perchance? It seems as though Mattingly was a Scout in Illinois; I participated in Wisconsin as a youth. Our troop also played Capture the Flag, which is different from British Bulldog, during campouts and outdoor activities, and some of my fondest memories are of the wintertime Klondike Derby. That was a day-long outdoors activity during which patrols competed in a number of outdoor events, making their way around a course with a large sled containing all the equipment needed for the day. Each Scout brought a can of soup as part of their participation, and the afternoon meal consisted of a soup comprising all those different cans of soup… perhaps a hundred cans of soup. Sounds like a disgusting mess, but it was hot, and it was delicious—as far as memory serves. One summer, while working as staff at a local Scout camp, I ensconced myself well up a tree during a campwide game of Capture the Flag to read Douglas Adams’s novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. I read the entire book while up that tree, returning to the dining hall well after sunset—and well after the other Scouts. I had not been caught, but I also didn’t win. Surely, I hadn’t been playing correctly. It was a very good book.

The remarks on video blogs brought to mind Rob Imes’s analysis of changes in YouTube over time in Fadeaway #67. In that piece, Imes walks through a wide range of notable fandom-related online video content that might be of interest to you and your readers. Your faint praise of Star Trek: Picard—”It's a good thing to watch just before bed.”—made me chuckle. I’ve yet to watch it, but I’ve been enjoying Star Trek: Discovery in a protracted fashion and quite liked the first 15 minutes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds I watched during lunch a week or so ago. In addition to the multiple book and movie references, I found the music recommendations intriguing. Having just read The Drink Tank #438 (basically a Beatles fanzine) and recently discovering Nic Farey’s “Radio Winston” pieces in This Here…, music in fandom has become front of mind somehow. Soul Glo, Combo Chimbita, Widowspeak, Nia Archives… all playlist bound.

Why would John Thiel buy Facebook? (Just kidding.)

I trust that the last two pages of the letterzine are you and you alone in terms of writing. All in all, a good introduction to your perzine, which is worth returning to. Thank you for publishing. I appreciate the numerous book, movie, and television suggestions, as well as the lively discussion.

Hope this finds you and yours well. Have a good weekend!

LOC for Ray X X-Rayer #164

The following is a letter of comment sent to Ray Palm, editor of Ray X X-Rayer, commenting on #164.

Dear Mr. Palm:

It seems entirely plausible and likely to me that the Men in Black might develop skin conditions. Regardless of whether they’re merely quasi-government agents trying to quell discussion of unidentified flying objects and related phenomena or the cinema-styled front line against alien incursions, it’s reasonable to think that they’d regularly be exposed to communicable diseases, viruses, and other potential illnesses. I know that were I employed suchly, I’d at least experience exacerbated eczema or break out in mild hives from the on-the-job stress alone. So I’m not all that surprised you had to touch up the skin of your Mr. Man in Black in the opener to Ray X X-Rayer #164.

Small world smaller, it was a pleasant surprise to see you invoke Fred Argoff, similar to a recent mention by Mark Strickert in MarkTime #140. Argoff’s zines Watch the Closing Doors and Brooklyn! are both well worth seeking out. I miss him and his zines almost more than I miss Brooklyn itself. What a gift it must have been to receive that transit token. I’m glad you valued it enough to keep it, to photograph it—and to share the results. A token of his and your appreciation, if you will.

My son and I also watched Spider-Man: No Way Home—perhaps enjoying it more than you did. My son remarked that online scuttlebutt was that the movies’ writers cram so many villains and crossover superheroes into the Spider-Man films because Tom Holland isn’t strong enough to carry the movies on his own. I suppose that could be true, but I’ve long wondered why the makers of superhero cinema try to cram so much into the movies generally. Pace them a little more slowly, spread them out a little bit… let them breathe. Why force a multi-issue storyline or extended arc into one movie if you don’t have to? Comic books are by design and nature episodic. The movies could be, too. And sometimes I feel like they’re trying to do too much. Having recently rewatched half—the first half—of Captain America: The First Avenger, it’s clear that they don’t have to. One hero, one villain, one origin story. In and out, like a surgical strike.

It was also fun to see the letters of comment from Lloyd Penney and Fred Wright, who also reconnected with me on the publication of his new novel. Like Argoff, Wright is another correspondent and friend I met through zines before I got involved in sf fandom and its fanzines.

I hope that this letter finds you and yours well. This was my first exposure to Ray X X-Rayer, and I’ll be sure to return. Short, sweet, and interesting.

LOC for The Drink Tank #438

The following is a letter of comment sent to Christopher J. Garcia, editor of The Drink Tank, commenting on #438.

Dear Mr. Garcia:

It feels a little lame to admit it, but I love music. I’ve played music: the alto, soprano, and tenor saxophones; and singing in a punk rock band called the Anchormen; we put out three CDs and were part of an arts collective in the Boston area. (I was also in another band called the Trylons, but we never got out of the rehearsal room.) I’ve volunteered as a DJ for WNUR-FM and WMFO-FM. I listen to music almost daily and make near-weekly playlists (https://tinyurl.com/HR-playlists). Sometimes it’s challenging to find dedicated listening time given my work and family responsibilities, but I gather every week with friends for a two-hour shared DJ session using JQBX (“Conference of the Birds”), and I just started hanging out with friends in Turntable.fm (“WTAF”).

I’ve even published music fanzines—specifically, punk rock fanzines, dating back to 1988 when I first came across Maximum Rocknroll and published my first music zine, No Drama, while still in high school. I’ve reviewed records for Bad Transfer and Tail Spins. I reviewed shows for SonicNet back in the day. And I contribute book and magazine reviews to Ugly Things magazine. So I love it—adore it—when my interest and pleasure in music intersects with sf and other fandom activities. (Even though I’ve yet to dip toe into the filk scene yet.) Drink Tank #438 was a pleasant surprise. (Nic Farey’s “Radio Winston” pieces in This Here… are another welcome overlap, to be sure.)

All that to say, good work, you—and your contributors—on an issue that was surprisingly fun to read. Why surprisingly? I mean, I enjoy the Beatles. But I’m far from the biggest fan; they’re not even a band I’m that interested in. (Though I am more so now, thanks to you lot.) My folks, though they were in their 20s during the band’s heyday, largely missed the Beatles during college in the Midwest, believe it or not, so I grew up listening to Abba, bluegrass, and Frankie Laine.) Yet I found the appreciation, enthusiasm, and nostalgia for the Fab Four infectious and found myself reading with attention riveted. Not only is the ish rich fodder for playlist making (Your “My Top Nine Beatles Songs,” John Purcell’s “Playing Song Games with the Beatles,” and Julian West’s in-depth analysis “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”), I thrilled to the memories contributors shared about how they first discovered and listened to the Beatles, be it on television, on the radio, or on Beatles 45s and albums themselves.

In Los Angeles alone, there are two weekly Beatles programs on the radio. Saturday with the Beatles airs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT on KCSN-FM, and Breakfast with the Beatles airs Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT on KLOS-FM. That’s at least five hours of Beatles music broadcast weekly! And if you throw in the Dylan Hours program Sundays from 9-11 a.m. PT on KCSN-FM, fen of that era of music can veritably plotz with listening pleasure.

The media geek in me also enjoyed your consideration of tape music in “‘Revolution 9’: The Best of the Beatles,” as well as Chuck Serface’s “Recent Comics Inspired by the Beatles.” But Tassoula Kokkoris’s “For the Benefit of Mr. Fanque” might be my favorite piece in the issue because of its historical exploration of what might have otherwise been lyrical minutiae.

The issue included plenty of fannish interest related to the band. If there was anything missing—which I’m not really daring to speculate—it would’ve been more close-knit parallels with sf fandom: science-fictional mentions of or references to the band; Beatles fanzines such as The 910, Beatles Unlimited, Good Day Sunshine, and The Write Thing; even Merseybeat fan fiction, if any such exists, similar to Haruki Murakami’s speculative jazz fiction “Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova,” which imagines the track list and personnel for a recording that doesn’t exist.

It was a rare fanzine that I finished reading with several article ideas that I would have liked to contribute to that very issue of the zine I just read. It was kind of a fun sensation, almost an incipient retroactive slush pile. Time travel of a sort while reading, with the music of the past asserting itself strongly in the present, and then me wanting to go back in time just a little bit so I could have been part of it. While listening to the Beatles, no less. And me saying I’m not much of a Beatles fan. 

I’ve been hypmotized.

Hope you and yours are doing well. Looking forward to future issues.

Song of the Day: Bo Diddley, "Surfers Love Call"

 

Daily Headlines for June 3, 2022

Some states want to raise the age for assault rifle purchases. Would that curb mass shootings?
Compared to handguns, rifles have long evaded strict regulation. Shifting those deeply rooted notions has proven difficult.

How the pandemic impacted introverts and extroverts differently
The pandemic put both groups at risk of burnout, but for different reasons.

Barry Sussman, Washington Post editor who oversaw Watergate reporting, dies at 87

Why are so many high-income Americans living paycheck to paycheck?
“Lifestyle creep” occurs when an individual’s standard of living increases along with his or her income, but that’s not the whole picture here.

The crypto-skeptics’ voices are getting louder
A growing number of tech and financial experts are issuing warnings about cryptocurrency investments. What will their cries mean?

Your remote employees aren’t disloyal. They just need more of this
Retaining remote employees means connecting with teams on an emotional level.

How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech
'The culture is anxiety-inducing'

The delivery market is coming down from its pandemic highs
It's choppy waters ahead for delivery startups

The Iron Man Model: How Startups and the Military Can Work Together

Why Sheryl Sandberg Quit Facebook’s Meta
One of the world’s most powerful executives became increasingly burned out and disconnected from the mega-business she was instrumental in building. That dovetailed with a company investigation into her activities.

Sandvine Pulls Back From Russia as US, EU Tighten Control on Technology It Sells
Deep packet inspection equipment can be used to monitor internet traffic — and censor specific websites

Mexico City’s Kolors wants to disrupt intercity busing in Latin America

It’s “now or never” on climate change, but that doesn’t mean we’re doomed
At Ars Frontiers, panelists discussed the need for ethical solutions to climate change.

Americans want more electric vehicles, but 50% by 2030 looks unlikely
The White House and automakers have bold plans, but are they realistic?

What the simple mathematical abilities of animals can tell us about ourselves
Ars chats with UCL's Brian Butterworth about his new book Can Fish Count?.

With glass buried under ice, Microsoft plans to preserve music for 10,000 years
A new vault for music could protect one of our greatest art forms for future generations.

Spotify Podcasters Are Making $18,000 a Month With Nothing But White Noise
Some of the audio app's biggest podcast hits are full of soothing static and calming sounds

The surprising psychology of fonts
How typefaces impact emotions remains largely unstudied, but a new report suggests that different fonts can elicit different emotions.

See how the iconic Airstream has evolved over the past 90 years
A new museum showcases the instantly recognizable design that’s been shaped by world history.

Song of the Day: Gigi, "'Neathe The Streetlights"

Daily Headlines for June 2, 2022

How to master a life transition

New CNN boss has a message for staffers: Cool it with the ‘Breaking News’ banner

Who’s liable for AI-generated lies?
The dark side of large language models can't be ignored…

Lewis Hobba: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The comedian and Triple J host shares online bits and pieces that make him laugh, including very specific impressions, chaotic nightclub photos and a quiz about a dragon

Card Shark review – cheat the French aristocracy in this dashing period caper
An entertaining celebration of sleight of hand from the makers of Reigns

What Is Negative Engineering?

LaunchNotes looks to transform how software product teams communicate changes to customers

Metaverse Land: What Makes Digital Real Estate Valuable

Tech Valuations Tumble, but Business Software Stocks Are Cushioned by the Cloud
Enterprise software companies have shown relative resilience in the recent tech rout, and fevered demand for their cloud-computing services explains it, analysts say

3 simple strategies to motivate yourself to get something done
Are you procrastinating tackling a certain task? It probably falls into one of these categories.

5 habits that slowly chip into your productivity levels
Volunteering for projects can get you ahead—but only to a certain point.

Why it’s never too late to pivot your career (and how to do it)
Former corporate exec turned entrepreneur Beth Nydick has three simple but strategic tips for anyone looking to make a career change for the better.

How managers can help working parents cope with end-of-school-year panic
The head of Community at Clockwise notes it’s never about just one person, or even one month. For the best outcomes, everyone’s needs and schedules must be interwoven and synched.  

Why this leader is totally cool with his top players moving on
His unconventional philosophy: Pay them well, educate and mentor them, then let them quit.

How to Make Talent Scouts Work for You

How to Design (and Redesign) the Practices of Company Culture

A Startup’s Guide to Launching College Ambassador Programs

Cannabis Companies Try the Metaverse as a New Marketing Platform
Virtual worlds present an opportunity to educate consumers about brands, but traffic is light

How to get budding TikTok stars to hype your products, without paying influencer prices
Brands like Scrub Daddy are partnering with up-and-coming TikTok stars before they get big—and expensive.

‘If we grow Reddit, we are going to make the world a better place’
The online community’s first chief product officer talks about his plans to scale it up to new heights—while preserving its essential humanity.

Xiaomi-linked companies halt IPOs after Chinese regulator scrutiny
Groups tied to smartphone seller’s ‘ecosystem’ become targets in Beijing’s crackdown on Big Tech

Fast Company editors love taking these products on an urban adventure
Suiting from Mario Carbone, a lightweight camera, and more.

Pandemic disrupted learning for U.S. teens, but not evenly, poll shows
A Pew Research Center study looks at how teens and their parents have handled virtual learning and going back to class

Pulse oximeters are racist, and that likely cost lives during COVID-19
New research finds that pulse oximeters routinely overestimate the oxygen levels in Black, Hispanic, and Asian people at hospitals.

After 9 difficult months, Firefly is set to take its next shot at orbit
The launch company is targeting mid-July for Alpha's next launch.

Amazon to Close Kindle Bookstore in China
Move is latest withdrawal for a U.S. tech giant in China, as market declines for e-readers

Follow along as The Essex Serpent goes from 'sketch to screen'
The show's costumes tell a story as much as the words the show's stars are saying.

18% of offices are vacant. Here’s a brilliant idea for how to use that space
Silver Art Projects runs an artist residency program on the 28th floor of 4 World Trade Center. Developers around the country should take note.

Here’s the real reason why all of the crypto logos look alike
The rise of each new technology creates a need to depict it graphically in a way that promotes recognition and acceptance. And crypto has embraced the hexagon.

Song of the Day: Doug Anderson, "I Won't Cry (I'll Just Laugh Myself to Death)"

 

Daily Headlines for June 1, 2022

Even after shootings, experts warn against cellphones in schools
Students in Texas called 911 from their elementary school, but will more phones in classrooms make children safer?

An ally’s guide to Pride
Pride is both a party and a protest. It’s also a necessary reminder that there are critical issues that allies need to act on with their votes, voices, and wallets.

Red Sox broadcaster becomes first regional sports network to offer standalone streaming service for games

Entertainment site Fandom adds long-requested creator features, ‘Interactive Wiki Maps’ and ‘Fandom Trivia’

Why The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sound design is perfect
The sheer amount of detail in this game is amazing.

How to stop apps from tracking you on iPhone and iPad
App Tracking Transparency lets you decide whether or not apps should be able to track your activity. Here's how to use it.

The Apple and Google app store monopoly could soon be over — here’s why
Third-party stores could set different rules which might be more relaxed and allow developers to keep more of the money from apps they sell

A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text

Twitter shutting down TweetDeck for Mac on July 1, here are alternatives to the web

Twitter Shutting Down TweetDeck for Mac in July, Will Remain Available on Web

Decentralized ID offers a human approach to identity in cyberspace
Decentralized identity can give everyone an identity in cyberspace—a digital concept with deeply human roots.

Cyber Defense Confidence Ebbs as Ransomware Attacks Multiply
Corporate security teams battle burnout as a flurry of attacks continues and regulations increase

What will the metaverse ‘actually’ look like in 5 years? This studio may have cracked it
A design firm behind Magic Leap shares a plausible vision for our augmented future.

How NLP is overcoming the document bottleneck in digital threads

World-renowned collector to auction off one of Apple's most exclusive products
"The proceeds from the sale of this Apple-1 will be used to create more opportunities for the public to see the collection; either in the form of pop-up exhibitions or by the establishment of a permanent venue where it can be more easily appreciated by the public."

TechScape: They used my identity to flog a doomed cryptocurrency – and then things got weird
In this week’s newsletter: When I was sent DMs asking for advice about Tsuka, a new coin I was supposedly involved in, I could never have expected what happened next

Google’s Owner Paid $296,000 to a Typical Worker. Here’s What Other Firms Pay
Nearly 150 companies in the S&P 500 said their median employee earned more than $100,000; 44 reported a salary below $30,000

6 ways to engage your audience when speaking virtually
Speaking dynamically can be a challenge when you’re on a video call. Here’s how to draw your audience in, no matter what you’re talking about.

European VCs urge tech start-ups to slash costs and extend the runway

Startups in Columbus, Ohio are thriving and hiring
Here's who's hiring in Columbus (and the Midwest)

Columbus, Ohio is quickly becoming the Midwest’s tech hub
“If you look at our investor base, we have folks that say ‘you were right, it doesn’t matter where you are.’”

Why Intel chose Columbus, Ohio to build chips
EVP Keyvan Esfarjani discusses why the chip giant chose Ohio’s capital for its $20B manufacturing plans

Buick is rebranding as an electric-only automaker
The automaker released a new concept car as a prelude to its all-electric future

Extreme winds can tear a house apart in seconds. These design tweaks can keep it standing
The Wall of Wind can help engineers design safer homes—but even that isn’t powerful enough to compete with climate change.

NASA still “pushing” for a Russian cosmonaut to fly on next SpaceX mission
"I think it's the right thing to do."

Netflix's Stranger Things propels Kate Bush to iTunes No. 1 after almost 40 years
Many Stranger Things fans weren't born when Kate Bush first released this repeat hit.

BTS radio smashes Apple Music record for biggest show
"BTS Army, You did it!"

Apple Music has betrayed its most loyal listeners
The ad-free, all-music service now has ads in radio stations and interviews in playlists.

More Star Wars: Visions and a new Tales of the Jedi prequel anthology are on the way
Star Wars Celebration 2022 has come to an end

Watch as the For All Mankind cast recaps season 2 ahead of season 3 premiere
Time to get ready as we count down to season three's arrival on June 10.