Quick notes: Spy chips | Bacteriophages...

• Super Micro To Move Server Production Out of China: Chinese agents had implanted surveillance chips via a Guangzhou manufacturing facility, and Super Micro had sent the affected servers to customers like Amazon and Apple, which later detected the spy chips.



• Phage therapy: Genetically engineered phage therapy has rescued a teenager on the brink of death. Phages are viruses that solely attack and kill bacteria. Phage therapy is being held up as a potential treatment for antibiotic-resistant superbugs. . . . Bacteriophages and the mystery of the Ganges



• 5G and mmWave: Unlike 4G LTE, mmWave is easily blocked by walls, glass, some metal screens on windows, tree leaves, rain, and other obstructions including the human body. This makes mmWave able to be used for fixed-point communications between buildings, or wirelessly from a telephone pole to a 5G modem on the outside of your house, but less useful for a smartphone used indoors.



• Ravi Shankar at Monterey Pop (June 1967):




• Emission norms get stricter: End of the road for diesel cars nears as emission norms get stricter



• India's alcohol intake up by 38% in seven years: "Before 1990, most alcohol was consumed in high-income countries, with the highest use levels recorded in Europe. However, this pattern has changed substantially, with large reductions across Eastern Europe and vast increases in several middle-income countries such as China, India, and Vietnam".



• The problem with not eating carbs: Restricting your carb intake too drastically can lead to:      decreased thyroid output, increased cortisol output, decreased testosterone, impaired mood and cognitive function, muscle catabolism, suppressed immune function.



• Explainer: What would it take for U.S. regulators to break up Facebook?

"I'm worried that Mark has surrounded himself with a team that reinforces his beliefs instead of challenging them."

FB cofounder Chris Hughes makes a case for the breakup of Facebookhttps://t.co/TOw8TRAgO8

— Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) May 9, 2019