It’s already happening: a slow slide off #Facebook. The numbers don’t show it, but influencers have left. The slope only gets slicker from here. Can they repair their image in time? Do they want too?
Chinese counterintelligence attacks on the U.S. piled up from 2013-2016. Today, U.S. officials report being frustrated over what they perceived as a lack of focus on Beijing, especially its industrial policies. In part two of our U.S-China data war series:
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From “utepils” (Norwegian, “beer that is enjoyed outside, particularly on the first hot day of the year”) to “mbuki-mvuki” (Bantu, “to shed clothes to dance uninhibited”), the Positive Lexicography Project gathers untranslatable words describing happiness. https://t.co/rgEovRYPxK
I loved this more than I have loved nearly anything I’ve read in months. Maybe it’s my “hate the human race” mood. #TheFermiParadox#science#space https://t.co/6WdpdNisiK
Women are birthing fewer children. In 1950 women had 4.7 children. In 2017, just 2.4. In 2100, it will be 1.7. At 2.1 the population starts to fall. Researchers project a peak #globalpopulation of 9.7B by 2064, before falling to 8.8B by the end of this century.
Paying creators is good, no doubt. But that’s a far cry from its simple honest artsy retro origins. #Instagram now aims to add even more complexity, business tools, and ultimately, shallow paid static. https://t.co/2wnaGafqIf
Entertainment startup Quibi has already won over industry A-listers with its vision for short-form mobile streaming. But will it catch on with viewers? https://t.co/SPAAK5PUhf
Small packaged doses of spirits have been tried before (admittedly, only in shot glass size) and failed. This approach, while novel, seems destined for the same fate. It would seem the US is still pretty attached to their session rituals. https://t.co/WU2MWSWq8k
How can a company produce defective #babybottles and stay in business? @drbrownsbaby bottles don't just LEAK -- they SPRAY formula everywhere. Look at this photo. That was 6 oz. How much made it in him vs on him? That's from a faulty seal, not his mouth! Seriously? It's garbage.