Another tech deal goes on a deathwatch, but this time it’s Nvidia and Arm, and this time I think it’s for real. Google is probably working on its own smartwatch. Didi is the first Chinese stock to delist in the west. Instagram is ENCOURAGING you to create a Finsta. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Can a Digital Reality Be Jacked Directly Into Your Brain? (Wired)
Metaverse Real Estate Piles Up Record Sales in Sandbox and Other Virtual Realms (WSJ)
World's first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say (CNN)
Planetary scientists are starting to get stirred up by Starship’s potential (ArsTechnica)
‘Oregon Trail’ at 50: How Three Teachers Created the Computer Game That Inspired — and Diverted — Generations of Students (the74million.org)
Why the Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ May Stand as the Best Rock Doc Ever (Column) (Variety)

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