Telegram versus France

Churches as coworking hubs

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NETWORK STATE

Telegram's Russian-born CEO was arrested after landing his private jet near Paris. With 900 million users watching, Telegram's clash with French authorities exposes a tense standoff between state authority and tech freedom as EU regulators distance themselves from the situation…

Cynthia Kroet for Euro News

REMOTE WORK

Coworking is exploding again, and a new crop of unusual work venues are emerging to meet the demand. Hot desk at an abandoned church, anyone?

Amanda Hoover for Wired

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Today’s workers spend 37% of their time either in meetings or coordinating them, and, according to research, it’s costing hybrid companies an incredible $30,000 per employee each year. When will more companies ditch the office entirely?

Hailey Mensik for Work Life

CULTURE

Why do English, Chinese and Spanish dominate the linguistic landscape? This visualization of 7,102 languages and their origins reveals how the world got here.

Iman Ghosh for Visual Capitalist

QUIRKY

This fermented tea contains microbes that break down fat in the same way as fasting, and can even help with some forms of diabetes. An easy health hack for nomads on the go?

Bronwyn Thompson for New Atlas

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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

Would you be open to moving somewhere rural?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yep, as long as I have decent WiFi (52%)

🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ No, I need the hustle (and conveniences) of city life (29%)

🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Something in between/I’ll say more in the comments (19%)

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