The Download: untrustworthy AI, and Rust’s origin story

2 Long covid isn’t going anywhere
But treatment and understanding of its symptoms is still patchy. (The Atlantic $)
+ A new app aims to help millions of people living with long covid. (MIT Technology Review)

3 Crypto’s outlook is going from bad to worse
Regulators are circling, and a crackdown is imminent. (WSJ $)
+ Crypto is an easy target for US authorities. (Wired $)
+ What’s next for crypto. (MIT Technology Review)

4 Deepfake porn victims are being harassed relentlessly 
Speaking out about their experiences only exacerbates the problem. (Motherboard)
+ Deepfake porn is ruining women’s lives. (MIT Technology Review)

5 Patients’ mental health data is up for sale
In the US there’s no legal way to stop it, either. (WP $)
+ Martin Shreli has likened his drug discovery software to a ‘recipe website.’ (Ars Technica)

6 Inside the unstoppable rise of renewable energy 
Coal, gas and oil are expensive. Renewable companies hope to fill the void. (Economist $)
+ Could recycling wind turbine blades solve the industry’s plastic problem? (The Verge)
+ We have enough materials to power the world with renewable energy. (MIT Technology Review)

7 Teens have managed to shake off TikTok’s tics 
They started experiencing sudden, explosive tics during the pandemic. Now, the majority have recovered.(NYT $)

8 Amazon’s robotaxis are on the move
Running around a two-mile loop of road in California. (TechCrunch)
+ A day in the life of a Chinese robotaxi driver. (MIT Technology Review)

9 AI could improve our dating lives
That doesn’t mean it’ll make them more interesting, though. (Inverse)
+ The tricky science behind successful matchmaking. (Vox)
+ How convenient: liking crypto is attractive, according to a crypto study. (TechCrunch)

10 The ever-evolving way we show love online
Specifically through the visual medium of a heart. (NYT $)