I like to say that "the most valuable function of a consultant is to be a scapegoat". Ted Chiang makes exactly the same point here, and further advances the hypothesis that AI is likely to have the same utility to some of the same people.

https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey

> As it’s currently imagined, the technology promises to concentrate wealth and disempower workers. Is an alternative possible?

Seems like the right moves are being made. So why is the name Kübler-Ross echoing in my head?

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/nothing-alarming-on-chinas-hmpv-cases/article69064326.ece

> Detection of a large number of HMPV cases among children aged less than 14 years in China is a reflection of the heightened surveillance and testing for the virus

Mozilla is doing its bit to push whatsapp into action before the elections worldwide. Please share.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/whatsapp-must-act-to-protect-elections/

> Mozilla is making an urgent call for WhatsApp to implement three simple changes in its product to slow the spread of political disinformation and other harmful content on its platform.

The prolific ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for hacking one of India’s top brokerage firms, Motilal Oswal.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/15/lockbit-ransomware-cyberattack-india-brokerage-firm-motilal-oswal/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FTechcrunch

> India's Motilal Oswal has become the latest target of the notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang LockBit.

Indian Tectonic Plate Is Splitting in Two Beneath Tibet, Latest Analysis Finds

Indian Tectonic Plate Is Splitting in Two Beneath Tibet, Latest Analysis Finds

https://www.sciencealert.com/indian-tectonic-plate-is-splitting-in-two-beneath-tibet-latest-analysis-finds

> The engines driving the growth of the world's highest mountains into the sky run deep beneath the planet's skin.