Shenzhen is a major tech hub and home to companies like Foxconn which supply Western companies, including Apple. It is scheduled to remain under lock down for at least another five days while local residents undergo several rounds of testing, meaning some degree of impact on global tech supply chains is inevitable.
Europe seems to be entering another covid surge, with cases increasing in countries across the continent. In the UK, cases are up nearly 50% week-on-week and hospitalizations are up by 17%. A combination of looser restrictions, waning immunity and a more transmissible omicron sub-variant are believed to be behind the increase in cases.
I combed the internet to find you the most interesting stories about technology.
Is facial recognition accurate enough to identify Russian soldiers?
Despite international tensions, a NASA spacewalk is going ahead today.
Pfizer says we need fourth covid shots because less than half of fully vaccineed people in the US have even gotten a third dose.
It's getting harder to be aninfluencer in Russia as platforms get banned.
It looked like a safe place after China banned cryptocurrencies. The government is pushing them out. Don't buy it.
Astronomers find black holes in unexpected places and dwarf galaxies aren't supposed to be able to handle objects of this size and mass.
“I’m thinking there are a lot of honest people in the world, and some of them are on Tinder.”
The New York Times reported that a woman fleeing her home in Ukraine used a dating app to find a place to stay.
A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet 'em at me.)
+ (very!) Tea is high.
It looks like giant tortoises have been mislabeled for a long time.
Going to have to see Pixar's new movie, Turning Red.
Music critics from the New York Times talk about the songs they like when times are tough.
Does it really matter where Scotch malt whisky is made?
+ This question on Reddit about how to translate board games for Ukrainian refugees gave me some hope for humanity today.
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