Highlights
The Economist
Stewart Brand’s belief in technology helped shape Silicon Valley
Gene-edited food is coming to Britain
What makes biological weapons so dangerous, and does Russia have them?
Why the Mediterranean will eventually disappear
Free speech at university: Intolerance of intolerance
Protocol
Inside a SPAC: How it feels to go public with 2020’s hottest financial tool
Ecommerce is fragmenting. Shopify may be the glue that holds it together.
Why investors are in love with Jio
Giving What We Can
Other pieces
The Economist
Britain’s hydrogen strategy is ambitious, if imperfect
Why people are buying potassium iodide pills
Why China rents out its pandas
When can governments revoke citizenship?
Protocol
From lockdown to Demo Day: Tracking an accelerator’s COVID-19 cohort
EA wants to take esports mainstream
The complex web that links the new administration to tech, visualized