Memia 2021.30: Covid-19’s ticking clock⏲️// progressive authoritarianism👊// all kinds of batteries🔋// metaversal🦄 // 🛰️orbiting space factories🏭// time crystal💎//decentralised everything🌐

Bonne chance, regulators!👍

Kia ora,

Welcome to the *30th* Memia newsletter of 2021 - a (very full this week!) regular scan across new technology and thinking about the future, viewed from my corner of the world Aotearoa New Zealand.

Roundup

• The most clicked link in the last issue (13% of openers) was the now-unavailable clip of the basketball-scoring robot at the Tokyo Olympics. (Si…