Wednesday morning news drop
A cold war in a hotter world: Canada's intelligence sector confronts climate change Canada needs to 'step up' its intelligence 'game' to prepare for climate change, says former adviser to PM (CBC)
2021 was the year the world finally turned on Facebook Can a name change save the company’s tarnished reputation? (Ars Technica)
The British Baroness Who’s Taming Big Tech: A remarkable series of changes across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok were sparked by Beeban Kidron’s ‘children’s code.’ And she’s not finished. (Bloomberg)
Electrify Everything in Your Home Guide The best advice on how to electrify everything is a guide to replacing all of your fossil-fueled appliances with modern electric ones. Once you electrify: your home will be more comfortable, your indoor and outdoor air quality will be healthier, your monthly bills will be lower. (Rewiring America)
Why the Rolex watch shortage is a ‘perfect storm’ The craze for Rolex sports models has completely turned the availability of Rolex watches from authorized Rolex retailers upside down, and prices for these popular sports models have skyrocketed on the secondhand market due to the limited supply not meeting the demand. (Yahoo News)
Rolex Shortage Explained: A Complete Guide The craze for Rolex sports models has completely turned the availability of Rolex watches from authorized Rolex retailers upside down, and prices for these popular sports models have skyrocketed on the secondhand market due to the limited supply not meeting the demand. (Millenary Watches)
Sports photos of the year 2021 The biggest international sports events, moments and stars of 2021 through the lens of the camera. (ESPN)
96 photos from Victoria’s “Blizzard of ‘96” on its 25th anniversary It’s pretty fitting that all of Victoria got blanketed in snow on the 25th anniversary of the “Blizzard of 1996”, don’t you think On December 21st, 1996, Victorians were greeted to snowflakes dusting the streets – little did we know that the last three days of December would see us blanketed in one of the worst winter storms Vancouver Island would see. (Victoria Buzz)
