Friday Brief for 3 September 2021


Tech Terms
Metaverse (met·a·verse) — a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.
Thoughts on the IC’s COVID Origins Report
What’s New: The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) has released an unclassified summary of its assessment on the origins of COVID-19.
Why This Matters: “After examining all available intelligence reporting and other information … the IC remains divided on the most likely origin of COVID-19,” concludes the report.