Markets & Economy
America’s monopoly problem isn’t just Big Tech. Biden’s executive order aims to fix it. - Vox
Feeling squeezed by corporate America? Monopolies have something to do with it.
Climate Change
Europe Rolls Out Ambitious Climate Change Plan, but Obstacles Loom - The New York Times
The proposal would impose tariffs on some imports from countries with less strict rules on protecting the environment. It would also mean the end of sales in the European Union of new gas- and diesel-powered cars in just 14 years.
Health/Biotech
Least Vaccinated U.S. Counties Have Something in Common: Trump Voters - The New York Times
A Times analysis found that willingness to receive a vaccine and actual vaccination rates to date were both lower, on average, in counties that voted red in the 2020 presidential election.
The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online - The New York Times
The second coming of Joseph Mengele???
Transportation
United and Mesa to Buy Electric Planes for Short Trips - WSJ
The deal for 200 electric aircraft developed by Sweden’s Heart Aerospace is the latest bet on new technology to curb emissions.
Environment
Wastewater recycling: The U.S. is running out of water and needs a gross solution.
There’s a gross way to fix this.
The Bootleg Fire Is Now Generating Its Own Weather - The New York Times
Unpredictable winds, fire clouds that spawn lightning, and flames that leap over firebreaks are confounding efforts to fight the blaze, which is sweeping through southern Oregon.
Technology
The anatomy of a ransomware attack - The Washington Post
Inside the hacks that lock down computer systems and damage businesses.
Culture
Food labels and the lies they tell us about grocery store ‘best before’ expiration dates - Vox
Stop throwing your food away.
'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain' movie review: Morgan Neville's documentary tries to make sense of a life cut short. - The Washington Post
Morgan Neville’s “Roadrunner” peers into the unexamined life of the bad boy chef-turned-raconteur.
Takeaways from the Pegasus Project - The Washington Post
Here are key takeaways from the Pegasus Project, which found that spyware leased by the NSO Group was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and the two women closest to murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
How Katie Ledecky swims faster than the rest of the world - Washington Post
Katie Ledecky enters the Tokyo Olympics with outsized expectations and will try to show how much faster she is five years after dominating the Rio Games.