—Saima Sidik

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The must-reads

I’ve combed the web to search out you in the present day’s most enjoyable/essential/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.

1 Canadian leaders are calling on Meta to reverse its information ban
They are saying the block has been stopping folks from having access to essential details about wildfires. (WP $)
+ 850 persons are nonetheless lacking after the Maui wildfires, its mayor has stated. (NBC)
Lahaina’s governor says the state ‘tipped too far’ in making an attempt to protect water. (NYT $)

2 Stars are inking offers to license their AI doubles 🎬
It creates new methods to earn money—but additionally a hearty dose of hysteria for the longer term. (The Data $)
+ Individuals are hiring out their faces to grow to be deepfake-style advertising clones. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
+ Regardless of early pleasure, loads of firms are struggling to meaningfully deploy AI. (Axios)
 + Most People need AI growth to go extra slowly. (Vox)

3 Russia’s bid to return to the moon failed
Its Luna 25 spacecraft slammed into the moon’s floor yesterday. (The Economist $)

4 Cruise has to halve its robotaxi fleet after two crashes in San Francisco
Simply over every week after it gained approval to function in any respect hours within the metropolis. (Quartz)
+ Lidar on a chip will likely be essential to the way forward for totally autonomous driving. (IEEE Spectrum)

5 Why some ships are getting again their sails
Transport accounts for two.1% of worldwide CO2 emissions—utilizing wind as an alternative of gas might assist to chop that. (BBC)
+ How ammonia might assist clear up world transport. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)

6 Musk says X will not have a block perform
Although it would stay for direct messages. (CNBC)
+ A glitch broke hyperlinks from earlier than 2014 on X. (The Verge)
+ Musk’s antics are beginning to put on skinny amongst a few of his followers. (WSJ $)
+ Tesla is suing two former staff for allegedly leaking knowledge. (Quartz $)

7 Right here’s the difficulty with getting your information from influencers
In case you’re counting on a single creator, what occurs after they’re mistaken? (The Verge)

8 Can video video games assist folks with ADHD?
As stimulant shortages drag on, persons are beginning to hunt down assist wherever they’ll. (Wired $)
+ We could by no means totally know the way video video games have an effect on our wellbeing. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)

9 Haptic fits allow you to really feel music by your pores and skin
Groovy! (NYT $)

10 How Apple gained US teenagers over
A latest survey discovered 87% have iPhones, and so they’re unlikely to modify. (WSJ $)
+ Switching on subtitles is all the craze too. (Axios)