Politics
A Peek Inside the FBI's Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet | WIRED
Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US Capitol.
Ukrainian Hospital Stymied Russians With Defiant Doctors and a Fake Covid Outbreak - WSJ
In a hospital in Russian-occupied Kherson, the staff’s resistance was part of an eight-month, mostly unarmed campaign by residents to keep the city Ukrainian—and out of Moscow’s full control—for as long as possible.
Alternative Energy
Photography
Photos of the Week: Camel Race, Sea Horse, Illusion Room - The Atlantic
Artwork by Banksy in the ruins of Ukraine, a gaggle of geese in Prague, liberation in Ukraine's Kherson region, early Christmas decorations in Paris, and much more
Media
The future of Twitter: Four scenarios
Darrell West explores four potential scenarios regarding the fate of Twitter after Elon Musk's purchase of the tech giant.
Markets & Economy
The college-age population is about to crash. It will change higher education forever. - Vox
The population of college-age Americans is about to crash. It will change higher education forever.
If the Price Ended in 99, You Probably Overpaid - WSJ
The age-old practice of prices ending with a 9 now serves to camouflage bad deals.
How Did AT&T’s $100 Billion Time Warner Deal Go So Wrong? - The New York Times
At Time Warner, executives saw AT&T as just a “big phone company from Texas.” At AT&T, they thought Hollywood would play by their rules. That combination led to strategic miscalculation unrivaled in recent corporate history.
Climate Change
Health/Biotech
Inside the billion-dollar meeting for the mega-rich who want to live forever | MIT Technology Review
The $6 Billion Shot at Making New Antibiotics - Before the Old Ones Fail | WIRED
Antimicrobials cost as much to develop as other drugs, but don’t earn the same returns. Congress could give drugmakers a boost, but time is running out.
Sports
The Qatar World Cup Exposes Soccer’s Shame - The Atlantic
The absurd spectacle of a tiny Gulf petrostate hosting the world’s premier tournament reveals the ugly side of “the beautiful game.”