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Monkeypox vaccines are already being deployed all over the world, and information studies have described a “scramble” as international locations desperately attempt to safe a few of the restricted variety of out there doses. There are considerations that poorer nations will go with out. At the identical time, there’s lots we don’t learn about how efficient the vaccines are even more likely to be. We spoke to vaccine producers, virologists, and epidemiologists to get solutions to essentially the most pressing questions. Read the full story.
—Jessica Hamzelou
The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to search out you at the moment’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about know-how.
1 Kansas has overwhelmingly voted to guard abortion rights
It’s a big victory for pro-choice teams within the conservative state. (BBC)
+ The resolution is nice information for the Democrats. (The Atlantic $)
+ The post-Roe backlash may affect the midterms. (CNN)
+ Where to get abortion tablets and the best way to use them. (MIT Technology Review)
2 Weibo buckled below an inflow of customers monitoring Nancy Pelosi’s aircraft
Chinese netizens are carefully following her controversial journey to Taiwan. (Bloomberg $)
+ She’s going to fulfill with the chairman of Taiwan’s greatest chipmaker. (WP $)
+ An article explaining how Chinese individuals can purchase low cost properties in Taiwan ‘after reunification’ has gone viral. (Vice)
+ 7-Eleven retailer TVs in Taiwan had been hacked to show anti-Pelosi messages. (Insider)
3 The Earth recorded its shortest ever day in June 🌏
It out of the blue spun sooner, finishing its spin 1.59 milliseconds in need of 24 hours. (The Guardian)
4 Uber is earning money for the primary time
It’s solely taken 13 years and $25 billion of losses. (FT $)
+ The ride-hailing platform’s bookings have hit an all-time excessive. (The Guardian)
+ Charges of fraud in opposition to the corporate’s former safety chief have been dismissed. (Reuters)
+ The gig employees combating again in opposition to the algorithms. (MIT Technology Review)
5 We’re making progress in beating HIV
It’ll take money and time, however specialists are optimistic that the virus is below management. (Economist $)
6 Your favourite gadget is constructed to die
Irreplaceable, glued-in batteries are responsible, and customers are anticipated to simply suck it up. (WP $)
+ Here’s a few of the worst offenders, and a few which may be repaired (for a value). (WP $)
7 Thousands of Solana crypto wallets have been drained
To the tune of round $8 million price of funds. (CoinTelegraph)
+ Robinhood has been fined $30 million for violating anti-money laundering guidelines. (The Register)
+ A person who threw £150m price of bitcoin right into a landfill plans to retrieve it with robotic canine. (The Guardian)
8 Lab-made collagen isn’t only for vegans
Scientists wish to use it as a foundation for making new proteins. (NYT $)
9 Inside the sweet racket on Amazon with a bitter twist 🍭
Sellers complain that rivals “drop-shipping” instantly from companies is undercutting them. (Bloomberg $)
10 Judges seek the advice of Wikipedia earlier than making selections
Despite the very fact there’s no method of verifying edits earlier than they’re made. (Wired $)
+ Wikipedia’s had sufficient of individuals messing round with its entry for ‘recession.’ (Bloomberg $)
+ This algorithm browses Wikipedia to auto-generate textbooks. (MIT Technology Review)
Quote of the day
“The party is definitely now over.”
—Serkan Toto, founding father of online game trade consultancy Kantan Games, tells Reuters that the golden age of gaming ushered in by the pandemic has screeched to a halt, with the variety of avid gamers enjoying and paying for video games falling steeply.
