Weibo crashed after customers rushed to trace Nancy Pelosi’s aircraft on the best way to Taiwan

The worldwide outbreak of monkeypox has up to now led to greater than 24,000 circumstances in over 80 nations, and the World Well being Group has warned that the window of alternative to include the illness and stop it from changing into endemic outdoors Africa is quickly closing. Vaccines characterize a doubtlessly essential measure.

Monkeypox vaccines are already being deployed all over the world, and information studies have described a “scramble” as nations desperately attempt to safe among the restricted variety of obtainable doses. There are considerations that poorer nations will go with out. On the similar time, there’s loads we don’t learn about how efficient the vaccines are even more likely to be. We spoke to vaccine producers, virologists, and epidemiologists to get solutions to probably the most pressing questions. Read the full story.

—Jessica Hamzelou

The must-reads

I’ve combed the web to seek out you right this moment’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.

1 Kansas has overwhelmingly voted to guard abortion rights
It’s a big victory for pro-choice teams within the conservative state. (BBC)
+ The choice is sweet information for the Democrats. (The Atlantic $)
+ The post-Roe backlash may affect the midterms. (CNN)
+ The place to get abortion capsules and easy methods to use them. (MIT Technology Review)

2 Weibo buckled beneath an inflow of customers monitoring Nancy Pelosi’s aircraft
Chinese language netizens are intently following her controversial journey to Taiwan. (Bloomberg $)
+ She’s going to satisfy with the chairman of Taiwan’s greatest chipmaker. (WP $)
+ An article explaining how Chinese language individuals can purchase low-cost houses in Taiwan ‘after reunification’ has gone viral. (Vice)
+ 7-Eleven retailer TVs in Taiwan had been hacked to show anti-Pelosi messages. (Insider)

three The Earth recorded its shortest ever day in June 🌏
It all of the sudden spun sooner, finishing its spin 1.59 milliseconds in need of 24 hours. (The Guardian)

four Uber is earning profits for the primary time 
It’s solely taken 13 years and $25 billion of losses. (FT $)
+ The ride-hailing platform’s bookings have hit an all-time excessive. (The Guardian)
+ Fees of fraud in opposition to the corporate’s former safety chief have been dismissed. (Reuters)
+ The gig staff combating again in opposition to the algorithms. (MIT Technology Review)

5 We’re making progress in beating HIV
It’ll take money and time, however consultants are optimistic that the virus is beneath management. (Economist $)

6 Your favourite gadget is constructed to die
Irreplaceable, glued-in batteries are responsible, and shoppers are anticipated to simply suck it up. (WP $)
+ Right here’s among the worst offenders, and a few which could be repaired (for a value). (WP $)

7 Hundreds of Solana crypto wallets have been drained 
To the tune of round $eight million value of funds. (CoinTelegraph)
+ Robinhood has been fined $30 million for violating anti-money laundering guidelines. (The Register)
+ A person who threw £150m value of bitcoin right into a landfill plans to retrieve it with robotic canines. (The Guardian)

eight Lab-made collagen isn’t only for vegans
Scientists need to use it as a foundation for making new proteins. (NYT $)

9 Contained in the sweet racket on Amazon with a bitter twist 🍭
Sellers complain that rivals “drop-shipping” instantly from companies is undercutting them. (Bloomberg $)

10 Judges seek the advice of Wikipedia earlier than making choices
Regardless of the very fact there’s no approach of verifying edits earlier than they’re made. (Wired $)
+ Wikipedia’s had sufficient of individuals messing round with its entry for ‘recession.’ (Bloomberg $)
+ This algorithm browses Wikipedia to auto-generate textbooks. (MIT Technology Review)

Quote of the day

“The celebration is actually now over.”

—Serkan Toto, founding father of online game trade consultancy Kantan Video games, tells Reuters that the golden age of gaming ushered in by the pandemic has screeched to a halt, with the variety of players enjoying and paying for video games falling steeply.