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1 Meta’s new speech policies allow the denigration of trans people
The revamped guidelines now permit previously-forbidden insults and allegations. (Platformer $ )
+ Meta’s employees are embarrassed by the changes. After Meta announced that it would no longer require their fact-checkers, a group of axed fact-checkers called an emergency meeting. Insider $
2 US Supreme Court to hear TikTok’s final plea
Justices will likely make their decision by the end of next Week. The Guardian)
+ Even if the ban is implemented, you may still be able to access TikTok through a VPN. ByteDance founder may be TikTok secret weapon. The Information ($)
3 The images of the Hollywood Sign burning were AI-generated.
AI slop makes the Los Angeles fires look worse. Elon Musk, Donald Trump and 404 Media are spreading misinformation. The Verge
+ AI-powered cameras keep tabs on the destruction spreading in California’s mountains. The destruction in California is absolutely horrifying. The NY Mag ($)
4 The last year was officially one of the hottest recorded
The global average temperature has exceeded 1.5degC over the baseline pre-industrial for the first. New Scientist $)
+ As a result, we are getting closer to breaking the Paris Agreement. Early detection is key to preventing another pandemic of zoonotic diseases. (FT $)
6 Foxconn has stopped sending Chinese workers to Indian iPhone factories
It’s bad news for Apple, as it’s likely to disrupt production. (Rest of World)
7 This new cell could change plastic surgery as we know it
Lipochondrocytes have the rigidity of cartilage and the squishiness of fat. (Wired $
)+ Cosmetic surgery has exploded in countries with middle-income. The co-founder of Yandex is shrugging off Putin.
Arkady volozh, Yandex’s founder, has started a new business. (Bloomberg $ )
+ Why Russia’s tech industry died. (MIT Technology Review)
