In a stark contrast between continents, the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files continues to reverberate in Europe, leading to the downfall of elite figures, while the United States' reckoning remains muted, according to reports from NPR. Meanwhile, in the realm of technology, Jim O'Neill, the US deputy health secretary, is focused on longevity-focused research, and a new YouTube client, NewPipe, offers users access to various streaming platforms.
European royals, government officials, and politicians have faced job losses and title removals due to their connections to the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by NPR. European law enforcement agencies have also initiated investigations based on recent findings. Peter Mandelson, formerly Britain's ambassador to the U.S., was fired last year and resigned from the UK Labour Party earlier this month over his ties to Epstein, according to NPR.
Simultaneously, in the tech world, Jim O'Neill, who oversees a department with a budget exceeding a trillion dollars, is focused on increasing human healthspan through longevity-focused research supported by ARPA-H, as detailed in an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review. O'Neill also signed the decision memorandum on the US's new vaccine schedule.
In other tech news, NewPipe, a free YouTube client, offers users access to various streaming platforms, including YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp, as reported by Hacker News. "Such a great app," said Neil Simpson, a user of the app.
In the world of film, Agnis Shen Zhongmin's debut feature, "Shanghai Daughter," approaches China's Down to the Countryside Movement through an unconventional lens, treating the southwestern rubber plantations where her late father was sent during the Cultural Revolution as what she calls a geological theater, according to Variety.
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