JETLAG RADIO 359 | BENKYO RADIO 359

  • Revolt of the Delivery Workers [TechMeme]

  • Blinken on Afghanistan: "We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan" [AXIOS]

  • The United Nations warned of an Afghanistan hunger crisis… Poverty has skyrocketed since the Taliban’s takeover, prompting the international community to pledge $1 billion in aid. Meanwhile, US secretary of state Antony Blinken will testify before Congress about the US military’s withdrawal from the country. [Quartz]

  • Your most important vaccine passport questions answered [Recode]

  • SpaceX’s latest mission brings off-Earth tourism closer to reality [TheNextWeb]

  • NYC’s Vaccine Requirement Is Now Being Enforced. Are Restaurant Owners Ready? [Eater]

  • How to Hire With a Vaccine Mandate in Place — Asking prospective employees about their vaccination status can be awkward--and possibly lead to legally sticky situations. [Inc.]

  • The world is aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050. It’s time to admit it’s not enough [Fast Company]

  • Generative Art NFTs With Python and Solidity [Medium]

  • How to Generate Passive Income Through the Cryptocurrency Market [Entrepreneur]

  • Ways to Stay Sane and Relaxed During a Pandemic [WIRED]

  • This Week in Entrerprise Tech 460 [TWIT]

  • Vow about that: It’s wedding season on Search [Google Blog]

  • Personalized ASR Models from a Large and Diverse Disordered Speech Dataset [Google AI Blog]

  • Stay Updated -- Subscribe to the LQ Newsletter [Lapham’s Quarterly]

  • Did solar eclipses help kick-start human curiosity? [Astronomy Magazine]

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 359 & BENKYO RADIO 359.

I found a French documentary on BlackRock. Please check it out and see how much of an evil monster it is. It’s probably what the TV Show BILLIONS on Showtime is about.

Until Next Time!