From TLDR 2025-01-16

TIKTOK SAYS EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE JOBS EVEN IF BAN TAKES EFFECT (2
MINUTE READ) [6]

TikTok employees in the US will still have jobs even if the app is
banned in the country. The company is apparently not planning to leave
the US in the near term even if it is banned. The Supreme Court is
expected to make a decision on whether to overturn the ban before the
law takes effect on Sunday. TikTok's leadership team remains laser
focused on planning for various scenarios and is continuing to plan
the way forward.

CHINA PLANS TO BUILD ENORMOUS SOLAR ARRAY IN SPACE - AND IT COULD
COLLECT MORE ENERGY IN A YEAR THAN 'ALL THE OIL ON EARTH' (3 MINUTE READ) [8]

Chinese scientists plan to build an enormous, 0.6-mile-wide solar
power station in space that will beam continuous energy back to Earth
via microwaves. The project has been dubbed 'another Three Gorges Dam
project above the Earth'. The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest hydropower project. Based in China, it generates 100 billion
kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. The US, EU, and Japan have
also been investigating solar satellite array technology - Japan's
JAXA is set to launch its proof-of-concept satellite this year.

THE DOWNFALL OF INDIA'S HOT STARTUP IS WIPING OUT US DEBTHOLDERS (6
MINUTE READ) [11]

Byju's, the most valuable startup in India's history, was willing to
pay handsomely to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars in the US. It
received $1.2 billion towards a global expansion. The company
collapsed, setting off legal proceedings that may leave investors
recouping only a small fraction of what they're owed. The case is a
lesson about the perils of lending when money can rapidly disappear
across borders.

NYC CONGESTION PRICING: EARLY DAYS (28 MINUTE READ) [12]

This article looks at the effects of congestion pricing and its
impacts on traffic, time, enforcement, rideshare services, the people
living in congestion pricing zones, and more. New York City now has
congestion pricing - people have to pay $9 to enter Manhattan below
60th Street. This has dramatically improved traffic in tunnels and
bridges. The policy is aimed in part at getting people to switch from
cars to trains, but trains have not seemed more crowded than usual.

AGE OF THE PANZOOTIC: SCIENTISTS WARN OF MORE DEVASTATING DISEASES
JUMPING BETWEEN SPECIES (4 MINUTE READ) [16]

Panzootic diseases have the ability to infect, spread between, and
kill a wide range of creatures and could be one of this era's defining
threads to human health and security.

SHE IS IN LOVE WITH CHATGPT (30 MINUTE READ) [18]

A 28-year-old woman is in love with her AI boyfriend after moving
away from her husband and friends to go to nursing school.

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[6] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/business/tiktok-bytedance-ban-jobs.html? unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.35KH.5CH7tGchbNC0&smid=url-share&utm_source=tldrnew sletter
[8] https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/china-plans-to-build-en ormous-solar-array-in-space-and-it-could-collect-more-energy-in-a-year-than-all -the-oil-on-earth?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[11] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-15/the-downfall-of-india-s -hot-startup-is-wiping-out-us-debtholders?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5c CI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNzAwMDA 4NywiZXhwIjoxNzM3NjA0ODg3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTTlZaUEVEV0xVNjkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SW QiOiJFQTExNDNDNTM4NEE0RUY5QTg5RjJEN0IxMTg2MzcwOSJ9._4zcNFhRdUVkphC4P3CA3q93WM1h DwBKd1egNMsSZDg&utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[12] https://links.tldrnewsletter.com/ypH6Gn
[16] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/15/age-of-the-panzootic-s cientists-warn-of-more-devastating-diseases-jumping-between-species-aoe?utm_sou rce=tldrnewsletter
[18] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/technology/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend-compani on.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.MV8p.RzyFMbojmzvr&smid=url-share&utm_source =tldrnewsletter

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