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The must-reads

I’ve combed the web to search out you at this time’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.

1 OpenAI could launch an internet browser
Which might be a full-frontal assault on Google (The Information $)
+ The Google browser break-up is a solution seeking a query. (FT $)
+ OpenAI by accident deleted potential proof in a coaching information lawsuit. (The Verge)

2 Border militias are prepared to assist with Trump’s deportation plans
No matter whether or not they’re requested to or not. (Wired $)
+ Trump’s administration plans to radically curb the powers of the federal company that protects unions. (WP $)

3 Russia hit Ukraine with a brand new sort of missile 
Right here’s what we find out about it to date. (The Guardian)

4 Microsoft is about to show 50
And it’s each bit as related and highly effective because it’s ever been. (Wired $)

5 China has overtaken Germany in industrial robotic adoption
South Korea, nonetheless, stays streets forward of each of them. (Reuters $)
+ Three causes robots are about to turn into far more helpful. (MIT Technology Review) 

6 The irresistible rise of cozy tech
Our gadgets, social media and now AI are encouraging us to maintain trying inward. (New Yorker $)
+ Inside the comfy however creepy world of VR sleep rooms. (MIT Technology Review)

7 Churchgoers in a Swiss metropolis have been spilling their secrets and techniques to AI Jesus 😇
And so they’re principally actually having fun with it. Be careful, clergymen. (The Guardian)

8 A French startup desires to make gas out of skinny air
Then use it to gas ships and airplanes. (IEEE Spectrum)
+ Every thing you must find out about different jet fuels. (MIT Technology Review) 

9 WhatsApp goes to begin transcribing voice messages
This appears a superb compromise to bridge folks’s completely different communication preferences. (The Verge)

10 Desire a new cellphone? It’s best to think about second-hand
It’s higher for the planet—and your pockets. (Vox)

Quote of the day

“Nope. 100% not true.”