🔮 Tiktok; quantum supremacy; chaos vs order; disinformation; the passing of a nuclear hero, flags and a dreaming octopus++ #237

Move over Youtubers, the TikTokkers have arrived

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I’m very excited about the upcoming briefing with one of the lead authors of the GDPR privacy framework, EV reader Paul Nemitz. Paul’s experience as a public servant in the EU institutions, practising European law, and his role in building the digital guardrails to protect internet users, make him one of the best people to present on law and technology. Paul’s State of the Exponential will take place on 17 October, 3pm London time, 10am New York time, 7am San Francisco time. Register here

Dept of the near future

🔑 Google reached an important milestone in proving that quantum computers can hugely outperform classical ones. The Economist has a good rundown of the leaked paper. Scott Aaronson’s FAQ is worth reading, too. 

💢 Chaos vs. order: is this the beating heart of populism, asks Matthew Taylor. Based on two new pieces of research, Taylor argues that ‘[m…