- On the videos from the PRC: “But for many accounts [of Chinese citizens scaling the Great Firewall and] commenting on the ceremony, those children represent something else completely: the forced conformity demanded by ruthless authoritarians. Social media users paired the video of the children with footage of North Koreans cheering for their leader, Kim Jong-un. … ‘Is China moving backward?’ he asked. ‘A society that is truly confident doesn’t need children chanting slogans to prove its enthusiasm. A country that is genuinely open doesn’t need to repackage diplomatic events as collective performances.’”
- Sal Khan is launching a four-year university. The Chronicle reports: “Much of the instruction will be self-guided, he said. Students will focus more on doing than listening, building a portfolio of the kind of work that’s hard to outsource to AI. Specifically, group projects, simulations, and discussions.” First students in 12-24 months.
- Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded aboard ships in the Strait of Hormuz. FT reports on what their life is like now.
- Hoover is starting a Civic Profile tool led by Checker Finn.
- Manhattanhenge, 42nd and Times Square.