📱 Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook's future on the metaverse
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Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook's future on the metaverse. June came to an end, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told his employees about an ambitious new initiative. The future of the company would go far beyond its current project of building a set of connected social apps and some hardware to support them. (Casey Newton via The Verge)
Dead Space' is being remade for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Dead Space is getting a new chance at life. EA revealed a teaser trailer for a remastered version of the original Dead Space, showing off a terrifying necromorph-infested environment and not much else. (Jessica Conditt via Engadget)
Jack Dorsey says bitcoin will be a big part of Twitter's future. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed to investors that bitcoin will be a “big part” of the company's future, as he sees opportunities to integrate the cryptocurrency into existing Twitter products and… (Sarah Perez via TechCrunch)
Startup Claims Breakthrough in Long-Duration Batteries. A four-year-old startup says it has built an inexpensive battery that can discharge power for days using one of the most common elements on Earth: iron. Form Energy Inc.'s batteries are far too heavy for electric cars. (Russell Gold via Wall Street Journal)
Three degrees of global warming is quite plausible and truly disastrous. By the standards of the 21st century as a whole, 2021 will almost certainly go down as a comparatively cool year. By the standards of the rest of human history its weather looks disconcertingly like hell. (The Economist)
China Considers Turning Tutoring Companies Into Non-Profits. China is considering asking companies that offer tutoring on the school curriculum to go non-profit, according to people familiar with the matter, as part of a sweeping set of constraints that could decimate the country’s $100 billion education tech industry. Shares sank. ( Bloomberg)
4 Reasons Why I'm Wearing a Mask Again. Earlier this month, I pulled a mask out of the bin of hats, scarves, and gloves I keep by the door; strapped it on; and choked. I had inhaled a mouthful of cat hair—several weeks’ worth, left by my gray tabby, Calvin, who has been napping on a nest of face coverings since I largely dispensed with them in May. (Katherine J. Wu via The Atlantic)
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