China will contribute more than one-fifth of the total increase in the world’s gross domestic product in the five years through 2026, according to Bloomberg calculations based on IMF forecasts published Tuesday. Global GDP is expected to rise by more than $28 trillion to $122 trillion over that period, after falling $2.8 trillion last year in the biggest peacetime shock to output since the Great Depression.

Source: China’s Growth Set to Drive World Economy in Post-Pandemic Years – Bloomberg

Visualization of US Energy Consumption

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The simultaneous hijacking of so many accounts is extraordinary.

Source: Musk, Obama, Biden, Bezos, Gates—bitcoin scam hits Twitter in coordinated blitz | Ars Technica

Advance could prevent one of the world’s most common plastics from ending up in the landfill

Source: ‘A huge step forward.’ Mutant enzyme could vastly improve recycling of plastic bottles | Science | AAAS

Gates rebuked the proposal of leaders like Donald Trump.

Source: Bill Gates wants businesses to stay closed in coronavirus pandemic – Vox

“Like many scientific projects, Failure happened.”

Source: After another failed launch, Iranian minister says “We’re UNSTOPPABLE!” | Ars Technica

The big idea: A new living substance can transform from a wet sand mixture into a solid brick, and even help to reproduce copies of itself.How it was created: Researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder, used a type of photosynthetic bacteria that absorbs carbon dioxide, sunlight, and nutrients and produces calcium carbonate—a rigid compound found in rocks, pearls, and seashells.

Source: These living bricks use bacteria to build themselves – MIT Technology Review

A year ago, PinePhone was made available only to developers and hackers. After getting better responses and suggestions, the Pine64 developers planned to bring Pinephone for everyone. In November last year, pre-orders for PinePhone Braveheart Edition commenced for everyone. But due to manufacturing issues coming in the way, the shipment date slipped for weeks, which was scheduled in December last year.

Source: PinePhone Linux Smartphone Shipment Finally Begins

Google says its forecasts are better than existing methods—but only for 6 hours.

Source: How Google researchers used neural networks to make weather forecasts | Ars Technica

The evolutionary history of humans explains why physical activity is important for brain health

Source: Why Your Brain Needs Exercise – Scientific American