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Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: A group of 26 leading computer experts urge US lawmakers to resist crypto lobbying efforts, calling crypto financial instruments “risky, flawed, and unproven” — Computer scientists and academics target US lawmakers in effort to counter well-financed lobbying efforts Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: A group of 26 leading computer experts urge US lawmakers to resist crypto lobbying efforts, calling crypto financial instruments “risky, flawed,…

Anna Gross / Financial Times: BT partners with Ericsson to offer private 5G networks to companies in the UK, the first service of its kind — Telecoms groups have invested heavily in new technology and say it can help industry become more efficient — BT has joined forces with Swedish telecoms equipment manufacturer Ericsson … Anna Gross / Financial Times: BT partners with Ericsson to offer private 5G networks to companies in the UK, the first service of its kind …

Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: Research: the value of VC deals in China fell 44% YoY to $24.7B in the first four months of 2022, which is nearly four times the pace of the global slide — China, once the primary rival to Silicon Valley's technology success, is now leading the global decline in venture capital investments. Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: Research: the value of VC deals in China fell 44% YoY to $24.7B in the first four months of 2022, which is nearly four times the pace of the global slide …

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: A profile of Paramount three years into its streaming shift, an underdog choosing to continue alone as Netflix and Disney dominate and other streamers cut deals — The dominance of Netflix and Disney in streaming has forced many companies to join forces. So far, Paramount has gone its own way. Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: A profile of Paramount three years into its streaming shift, an underdog choosing to continue alone as Netflix and Disney dominate and…

John Herrman / New York Times: How Do Your Own Research (DYOR) has spread throughout crypto and online conspiracy communities, signaling a rejection of authority and an appeal to join in — In spheres as disparate as medicine and cryptocurrencies, “do your own research,” or DYOR, can quickly shift from rallying cry to scold. John Herrman / New York Times: How Do Your Own Research (DYOR) has spread throughout crypto and online conspiracy communities, signaling a rejection of authority…

Wall Street Journal: Sequoia, YC, Craft Ventures, and other VCs give startups advice on surviving the downturn; Lightspeed: “boom times of the last decade are unambiguously over” — Venture-capital firms tell portfolio companies to buckle down for the long haul; ‘before you thrive, you have to survive’ Wall Street Journal: Sequoia, YC, Craft Ventures, and other VCs give startups advice on surviving the downturn; Lightspeed: “boom times of the last decade are…

Amanda Hess / New York Times: The defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has dominated TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, often presenting Heard in a negative light — Television turned the celebrity trial into a 24-hour tabloid spectacle. Social media made it into a sport. — Give this article- - - Read in app Amanda Hess / New York Times: The defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has dominated TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, often presenting…

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: Sources: India-based short video app ShareChat's parent company Mohalla Tech raises ~$300M from Google, Times Group, and Temasek Holdings at a ~$5B valuation — The parent company of India's ShareChat has raised nearly $300 million in fresh funding from Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google … Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: Sources: India-based short video app ShareChat's parent company Mohalla Tech raises ~$300M from Google, Times Group, and Temasek Holdings at a ~$5B…

Evolution is a continuous process by which species adapt to their changing environment. English naturalist Charles Darwin expanded this simplistic understanding to say that species evolve by way of natural selection, which leads to genetic changes in individuals that favour the survival and reproduction of the same traits. It also meant that various species originated from a single species in a bid to adapt to the changing environment. However, the rate at which evolution occurs depends crucially on genetic differences…

New research suggests that Darwinian evolution could be happening up to four times faster than previously thought, based on an analysis of genetic variation.The more genetic differences there are in a species, the faster evolution can happen, as certain traits die off and stronger ones get established. The team behind this latest study calls it the "fuel of evolution", and they looked at data on 19 different wild animal groups around the world.  That data analysis revealed this raw material for evolution is more abundant…