In 1982, when the BBC’s prime-time technology show – Tomorrow’s World – did a segment on a new musical format called the “Compact Disc” the presenter skeptically asked “Whether there’s a market for this, remains to be seen”. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/how-to-survive-the-inevitable-cd-revival-130013506.html

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated a number of fault lines already present within the global energy supply chain. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/energy-electricity-prices-crisis-heat-pump-solar-power-140025891.html

But it hasn’t caught Squid Game… yet Stranger Things 4, the most recent season of the hit show, just became the second Netflix show ever to surpass a billion hours viewed. Since the first installment of the season dropped on May 27th, viewers have spent a cumulative 1. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/5/23195675/stranger-things-4-popularity-netflix-billion-hours

A hacker (or group of hackers) claims to have stolen data on a billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database. According to Bloomberg, the hacker is attempting to sell 23 terabytes of data for 10 bitcoin, which is worth just over $198,000 at the time of writing. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/china-hack-data-billion-citizens-police-173052297.html

FIFA, the international governing body of association football,* has announced it will use AI-powered cameras to help referees make offside calls at the 2022 World Cup. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/5/23195009/fifa-ai-automated-offside-ball-body-tracking-2022-qatar-world-cup