Google has abandoned its efforts to “organise the world’s information” and eight more must-see stories
January 29, 2015
- Chinese money is propping up Russia’s aggression. It’s all part of Beijing’s plan to internationalize the renminbi.
- Don’t trust a corporation to do a library’s job.Google has abandoned its efforts to “organize the world’s information.”
- Don’t get too excited about the liberation of Kobani. ISIL is getting stronger elsewhere in Syria.
- America is courting a food disaster. The US environment regulator is allowing ever greater concentrations of toxic chemicals into crops.
- Britain’s V&A museum is hiding an image of Muhammad. It was erased from the museum’s website due to terrorism concerns.
- Anthropologists found the first human-Neanderthal hook-up spot. An Israeli cave held evidence of an interspecies tryst.
- Emoticons are now admissible in court. The Silk Road trial may hinge on a pivotal smiley face (paywall).
- One million Britons may have been misdiagnosed with asthma. And they could suffer side-effects from inhalers and other drugs.
- Beijing may roll out women-only subway cars. Sexual harassment is on the rise(paywall).