A guide to the TikTokish apps that want to be the next TikTok

How to cast a wider net for tracking space junk  

Sponsored by Dell Technologies The Download Your daily dose of what’s up in emerging technology 08.06.20 Good morning! Today: a guide to the apps that want to replace TikTok, and how to cast a wider net for tracking space junk. Get your friends to sign up here to get The Download every day. A guide to the TikTokish apps that want to be the next TikTok   The situation: Last week, TikTok seemed unassailable. Yes, there were imitators and competitors out there, but none appeared to be serious contenders to knock it off the top spot. But then, US president Donald Trump said he would ban the app from the US if it couldn’t find an American company to buy its US operations by September 15. The ensuing chaos accelerated something that was already in motion: the rise of a wave of TikTok competitors.  Who are they? There are four main candidates: Reels, a Facebook-owned copycat app which launched in the US yesterday, Byte, a resurrection of 6-second video platform Vine, Triller, which feels like a more polished TikTok, and Clash, which is reportedly the most similar. You can get the low-down on each of them here. But, but: Assuming a deal goes through, TikTok’s dominance is likely still safe. The app is uniquely appealing for its recommendation algorithms, for the features it offers creators to help them make videos and collaborate with others, and for its ability to launch nearly anyone into at least temporary viral fame—something that is harder to achieve on other social media platforms. Read the full story. —Abby Ohlheiser How to cast a wider net for tracking space junk  The space junk problem: We’re poised to see more satellite launches with every passing year, and that means more pieces of rocketry and spacecraft getting loose and zipping around at over 22,000 mph. At those speeds, even something that’s just a few centimeters long could instantly destroy a satellite, and send even more debris hurtling through space.  What can be done? You can use powerful lasers to measure the distance of these objects, which helps you figure out where they are and where they are going, alerting you to possible collisions with other objects. It’s a common tool for tracking satellites, but space junk isn’t designed for stable orbit. The problem is that laser ranging alone gives you a location window that’s up to several thousand kilometers across. There’s not much practical value in numbers that are that uncertain. A potential solution: A team led by Michael Steindorfer, a space debris researcher from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, think they’ve finally gotten around this problem. They’ve figured out a way to visualize space debris during broad daylight, which could increase our ability to track objects through most of a 24-hour day. And this could give us a serious leg-up in ensuring we can stop possible collisions occurring before it’s too late. Read the full story. —Neel V. Patel We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet 'em at me.)   + How to look after a house bunny.   + Here is a video of my cat having an absolutely wonderful time chasing a pea.   + Zoom has released a bunch of filters so you can jazz up your meetings.   + A police dog found a missing mother and baby on his first shift. What a good boy.   + Here’s an idea: hot dog salad. I started out skeptical but...maybe it’d work?   + Caesar the “no drama llama” has been helping people to chill out at protests in Portland. Sponsor Message Smart devices, a cohesive system, a brighter future “One of the biggest problems isn't making the device smart; it's making the device smart and efficient in a scalable system,” says Dell Technologies CTO John Roese. Hear more about the future of today’s emerging technologies in the latest Business Lab podcast episode. The top ten must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Where the pandemic goes from here  Wherever you live, we are in it for the long haul. (Nature)   + Here’s what we have learned about covid-19 so far. (Scientific American)   + Half of low-income communities in the US have zero ICU beds. (Ars Technica)   + Don’t blame the public for public health failings. (Slate)   + Rich people are more able to socially distance. (Wired $)   + Germany’s testing regime is the envy of the world. (NYT $)   + France recorded its highest daily number of coronavirus infections in two months. (BBC) 2 Apple and Google’s contact tracing system got its US debut  Alabama has released a closed pilot for its app this week. (The Verge) 3 Facebook took down a Trump post for the first time It falsely claimed children are “essentially immune” to coronavirus. (Recode)   + Facebook’s own fact-checkers have flagged claims in Trump’s ads as false—but they can’t tell Facebook users. (WP $)   + Instagram hid negative hashtags for Trump, but displayed them for Biden. (Buzzfeed)   + State attorneys general say Facebook needs to do more to police online hate. (NYT $) 4 What we know about the huge chemical explosion in Beirut 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate were stored at a warehouse for years, then someone unwittingly started welding at the site. (Ars Technica)   + Satellite images show the devastating aftermath. (NPR)   + Angry residents blame corruption, neglect and mismanagement for the 135 deaths (and counting.) (BBC) 5 The US is essentially building its own version of the Great Firewall The splintering of the internet across the globe is fully underway. (Quartz) 6 The UK is dropping an immigration algorithm that critics say is racist  Algorithms entrench biases, yet we are increasingly using them to make critical decisions. (TR) 7 Our brains are not up to the task of assessing covid risk 🧠 New risks are scarier, and much harder to judge, than ones we’ve dealt with for a while. (Elemental) 8 This is how airplanes are cleaned now ✈️ Meticulously. (NYT $)   + Offices too—but it could all just be for show. (Wired UK) 9 Social movements are straining Google Sheets Beyond a certain number of collaborators, they just start to break. (OneZero) 10 It’s never too late to become a YouTuber Gray hair? You may have WISDOM to share. (WSJ $) Can innovation save us?  Join us virtually at EmTech MIT, as our carefully curated lineup of experts and leaders explore whether 2020 will be the year that introduces new policies, models, and strategies that diversify and strengthen the workforce. Register now. Quote of the Day “I think that there would be a riot if TikTok were somehow truly banned in this country.” —Mauren Sparrow, 29, tells The Guardian how important TikTok is to many young people. Top image credit: Kon Karampelas | Unsplash Please send hot dog salad to hi@technologyreview.com. Follow me on Twitter at @charlottejee. Thanks for reading! —Charlotte Was this newsletter forwarded to you, and you'd like to see more? Sign up for free Our new podcast Deep Tech Go deeper on our best stories and ideas with this subscriber-only podcast (free for a limited time). View this in a browser You received this newsletter because you subscribed with your email address. *Edit email preferences   |   *Unsubscribe from all emails Follow us: MIT Technology Review One Main Street Cambridge, MA 02142

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