Tuesday’s Reading
- Democracy in Danger - Media Lab - Good analysis of what the impacts of the Ukraine war are on Russia.
- Did Domestic Violence Really Spike During the Pandemic? - Freakonomics - So all our predictions on the pandemic-related social issues were wrong? 🙃
- EU deal will force iPhones to use USB-C charger by 2024 - Smartphones - The Guardian - Apple switching to USB-C? I’ll believe it when they opt for it globally instead of just for the EU.
- Elon Musk Threatens to End Twitter Deal Without Information on Spam Accounts - The New York Times - Why is he trying to back out now? I think he could do some real good, but he’s not going to make a dent in the bots.
- Apple iOS 16 previewed at WWDC 2022 - The Verge - Doesn’t appear to be anything overwhelming in this update, but all good positive steps.
- Beacon is switching to a four-day work week. Here’s why. - Beacon - I find the 100/80/100 rule interesting. 100% of the pay, 80% of the work time, but 100% as effective? Could you maintain the same effectiveness with 80% of the time?
- I’ve locked myself out of my digital life – Terence Eden’s Blog - A very scary ‘account’ of losing everything in a fire, including your entire digital life. What would you do?
- Researchers show off how easy it is to control your smart tech - IoT is easy to hack, you say? Never would have guessed. 🤷♂️