Deuce of a problem

Deuce of a problem How the US-Israel war on Iran has weaponized the global economy, turning the world’s shipping routes into theaters of conflict. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Scientists say Australia is the best place to go if an unprecedented global disaster strikes. / ScienceAlert Indonesia launches a plan to develop 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity. / Nikkei Asia With regards to solar, New York struggles with red tape while California passes a balcony bill. / Canary Media Thirty-six of Africa’s 54 countries are expected to install record amounts of solar this year. / Ember Energy See also: If Anthropic and OpenAI’s IPOs drive a surge of aid to Africa, will it renew dependence on foreign aid? / Semafor The oldest temple in Shanghai is said to be a destination for young people praying for a career boost. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Some tips for doing a lot of interesting things in your life without much money to start. / The Technium If you enjoy these headlines, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and unlock access to paywalled links. What’s the first step to construct a “granular” apartment block? Do not build a consolidated megaproject. / Courtyard Urbanist “Starwashing” refers to billionaires saying space operations can make life better on Earth while downplaying any negative consequences. / Grist Amazon shuts down Mechanical Turk, its “artificial artificial intelligence” platform. / CNBC You, too, can rename Lake Ontario whatever you like, at least on a map. / MapQuest A “weird” coalition of liberals and conservatives are taking on the Flock cameras building a vast surveillance network. (Here’s a crowdsourced map of cameras.) / Vox [$], DeFlock See also: How the Old English “wyrd,” which means “fate” or “destiny,” became “weird,” which is used to describe pretty much everything now. / Dead Language Society Ahead of this weekend’s start to the US Open, some examples of contemporary artists inspired by tennis. / Artsy