Untrustworthy AI and Rust’s Origin Story

2 Long covid is going nowhere
But treatment and understanding of its symptoms are still uneven. (Atlantic $)
+ New app aims to help millions of people living with long covid. (MIT Technology Review)

3 Crypto’s outlook goes from bad to worse
Regulators are circling and a crackdown is imminent. (WSJ$)
+ Crypto is an easy target for US authorities. (Wired $)
+ What’s next for crypto. (MIT Technology Review)

4 Deepfake porn victims are relentlessly harassed
Talking about their experiences only exacerbates the problem. (Motherboard)
+ Deepfake porn is ruining women’s lives. (MIT Technology Review)

5 Patient mental health data is for sale
In the United States, there is also no legal way to stop it. (WP$)
+ Martin Shreli has compared his drug discovery software to a “recipe website.” (Ars Technica)

6 Inside the irresistible rise of renewables
Coal, gas and oil are expensive. Renewable companies are hoping to fill the void. (Economist $)
+ Could recycling wind turbine blades solve the industry’s plastic problem? (The edge)
+ We have enough materials to power the world with renewable energy. (MIT Technology Review)

7 teenagers have managed to shake off TikTok tics
They started experiencing sudden, explosive tics during the pandemic. Now the majority have recovered. (NYT$)

8 Amazon robotaxis are in motion
Run around a two mile loop of road in California. (Tech Crunch)
+ A day in the life of a Chinese robotaxi driver. (MIT Technology Review)

9 AI Could Improve Our Love Lives
That doesn’t mean it will make them any more interesting, though. (Reverse)
+ The tricky science behind successful matchmaking. (voice)
+ How convenient: Loving crypto is attractive, according to a crypto study. (Tech Crunch)

10 The Ever-Evolving Way To Show Love Online
More precisely through the visual support of a heart. (NYT$)