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

1 The US spacecraft that landed on the moon is about to cease functioning
However one other lunar lander, from Japan, has unexpectedly popped again to life. (NYT $)

2 Meet the nine-month-old $2 billion French AI startup 
Mistral claims it’ll rival US giants—nevertheless it’s additionally simply taken cash from Microsoft. (WSJ $)
+ Microsoft is investing an undisclosed quantity into Mistral. (FT $)

3 How a neighborhood information web site turned an AI-generated clickbait farm
This case offers a captivating perception into how generative AI is beginning to fill the web up with trash. (Wired $)
+ We’re hurtling towards a glitchy, spammy, scammy, AI-powered web. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)

4 A Democrat advisor admitted to being behind the Biden robocall 📞
Effectively, that was fairly dumb, as campaigning methods go. (WP $)
+ The US will not be prepared for what AI goes to do to its elections. (The Guardian)
+ Meta is promising it’ll type a group to sort out misleading makes use of of AI within the upcoming EU elections. (BBC)

5 The US is reportedly utilizing AI to decide on the place to bomb
It used machine studying algorithms to establish targets within the Center East this month, a protection official mentioned. (Bloomberg $)
+ Contained in the messy ethics of constructing conflict with machines. (MIT Expertise Evaluate) 

6 What an enormous photo voltaic storm might do to us ☀️
We’re poorly ready for the havoc it might wreak on our power grids and communication techniques. (New Yorker $)

7 Bans on deepfakes take us solely thus far—right here’s what we actually want
Current strikes are promising, however the open supply increase makes issues tough. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)

8 The promise of inexperienced ammonia
Ammonia manufacturing accounts for nearly 2% of world CO2 emissions, however startups are racing to provide cleaner alternate options.  (BBC)
+ How ammonia might assist clear up world delivery. (MIT Expertise Evaluate) 

9 Some etiquette guidelines for the right way to use tech with out being impolite
Let the talk begin. (WSJ $)

10 Right here’s a Slack hack for you 
Change your identify to ‘Slackbot’ and easily disappear into the ether. (The Verge)

Quote of the day

“We’re not clear precisely how these platforms work.”

—Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sums up a really actual drawback dealing with judges and politicians making an attempt to manage social media firms throughout yesterday’s Supreme Courtroom listening to, Vox experiences.