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Viral Image of Helicopter De-Icing Texas Wind Turbine Is From Sweden. In the midst of a record cold snap where Texas' grid has failed to meet demand, misinformation is running rampant. Among the most pernicious memes propagating online are that Texas' wind turbines have frozen and that that has led to the blackout. (Brian Kahn via Gizmodo)
China Blocked Jack Ma's Ant IPO After an Investigation Revealed Who Stood to Gain. When China’s leader Xi Jinping late last year quashed Ant Group’s initial public offering, his motives appeared clear: He was worried that Ant was adding risk to the financial system, and furious at its founder, Jack Ma, for criticizing his signature campaign to strengthen financial oversight. (Lingling Wei via Wall Street Journal)
Elon Musk's SpaceX raised $850 million, jumping valuation to about $74 billion. SpaceX completed another monster equity funding round of $850 million last week, people familiar with the financing told CNBC, sending the company’s valuation skyrocketing to about $74 billion. (Michael Sheetz via CNBC)
U.K. Holds Back Trade Scrutiny Plan After Johnson Struck EU Deal. The U.K. is holding back its plan for evaluating the economic impact of new trade deals, which was prepared before Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed the post-Brexit agreement with the European Union. (Joe Mayes via Bloomberg)
An anniversary for great justice: Remembering 'All Your Base' 20 years later. As the Internet began crystallizing into its modern form—one that now arguably buttresses society as we know it—its anthropology of common language and references matured at a strange rate. (Sam Machkovech via Ars Technica)
Why COVID-19 Cases Are Falling So Fast. One month ago, the CDC published the results of more than 20 pandemic forecasting models. Most projected that COVID-19 cases would continue to grow through February, or at least plateau. (Derek Thompson via The Atlantic)
LastPass' free tier will become a lot less useful next month. LastPass is adding new restrictions to its free subscription tier starting March 16th that’ll only allow users to view and manage passwords on one category of devices: mobile or computer. (Jon Porter via The Verge)
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