A list of good reads

• Everyone is talking about this New York Times piece on Geoffrey Hinton—the so-called ‘godfather’ of AI who is now warning of its dangers.
• Are security forces air-bombing Indian citizens in villages in the heart of Chhattisgarh? Scroll investigates—and finds some worrying evidence.
• Film Companion offers a lovely tribute to Nargis.
• Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) reports on the Swiss government’s campaign to persuade kids to eat insects instead of chocolates. Yes, you read that right.
• There are some intriguing picks in Fast Company’s annual World Changing Ideas Awards.
• This is an absolute must-read: Rest of World reports on how Urban Company built an empire of female gig workers—who now want more.
• Ben Thompson in Stratechery argues that in order to survive, news sites must rely on both advertising and subscriptions.
• The Economist looks at the exodus of Indian companies to the UAE.
• India now has the largest population in the world—having just edged out China. Vivek Kaul in Mint has an excellent breakdown of what it means.
• New Yorker offers a thought-provoking essay on the erasure of Islam from Rumi’s poetry.