Shira Ovide, The New York Times
Published: 12 Apr 2021 11:18 AM BdST
Updated: 12 Apr 2021 11:18 AM BdST We re seeing a mania for wacky tech ideas, but tech bubbles aren t necessarily the worst thing. (Nicholas Law/The New York Times)
Let’s talk about what Britain’s bicycle bubble more than a century ago has in common with current crazes for nonfungible tokens, technology startups and electric vehicle companies. );
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We are more than 10 years into a technology gold rush that in some corners makes absolutely no sense. If and when the zaniness fades, people could lose a fortune. But collectively, tech manias do bring some good. As my colleague Erin Griffith said: “Bubbles, while messy, lead to progress.”
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N. Ireland violence echoes ‘The Troubles’ saga
4 hours ago In this Aug. 1972 photo British troops watch as members of the Ulster Defence Association parade through Belfast, Northern Ireland. File/Associated Press
Jill Lawless,
Associated Press
Young people have hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and set hijacked cars and a bus on fire during the last week of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland. Police responded with rubber bullets and water cannons.
The streets were calmer last Friday night, as community leaders appealed for calm after the death of Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s 99-year-old husband. But small gangs of youths pelted police with objects and set a car ablaze during sporadic outbreaks in Belfast.
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