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Killer drone 'hunted down' a human target without being told to. A deadly drone 'hunted down' a human target without being instructed to do so, according to a UN report. The incident took place during clashes in Libya last year, the Daily Star reported. (Joshua Zitser via Business Insider)
China to allow couples to have three children to boost births. China will allow all couples to have a third child in a bid to arrest an aging population and shrinking birthrate that threatens the country's long-term economic prospects. (Bloomberg)
Teslas made in Texas will likely have to leave the state before Texans can buy them. Tesla is building a factory in Texas to make some of its cars, but when it's up and running, the cars made there may have to go on a roundabout journey to get to Texan buyers (via The Drive). (Mitchell Clark via The Verge)
Africa has another unicorn as Chipper Cash raises $100M Series C led by SVB Capital. Fintech in Africa is a goldmine. Investors are betting big on startups offering a plethora of services from payments and lending to neobanks, remittances and cross-border transfers, and rightfully so. (Tage Kene-Okafor via TechCrunch)
I'm Not Scared to Reenter Society. I'm Just Not Sure I Want To. This post-pandemic summer is evidently expected to be one long orgiastic reunion, after which, once that's out of our system, it's back to work, back to school, to what we used to call “normal.” (Tim Kreider via The Atlantic)
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors. If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have only 10 days to opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security hanging in the balance. (Dan Goodin via Ars Technica)
What Is a Supply Chain Attack?. Cybersecurity truisms have long been described in simple terms of trust: Beware email attachments from unfamiliar sources, and don't hand over credentials to a fraudulent website. (Andy Greenberg via WIRED)
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