Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week-
- Science and technology is central to strong and lasting Indo-US ties (Hindustan Times)
- Technology unicorns are growing at a record clip (The Economist)
- Ireland now has a world class regulatory technology sector (The Independent)
- Robotaxis: have Google and Amazon backed the wrong technology? (The Financial Times)
- The Pentagon says DJI drones still pose a threat, disavowing its own earlier report (The Verge)
- One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups (TechCrunch)
- Three Stories Reveal What Israel Prefers to Hide About NSO (Haaretz Newspaper)
- To Be Honest With You, No Influencer Has Been Treated More Unfairly Than Donald Trump Jr. (The Atlantic)
- Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up (Wired)
- The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online (The New York Times)
Some light reading- The Republic, by Plato