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1 Interactive: mapping the flow of international trade, visual capitalist
Who trades what with who? Beautiful map. For Belgium it's mostly US, China and neighbouring European countries.

 2. We know nothing about the future of sex robots, Engadget
Should a sex robot be able to withdraw consent if it thinks the act of sex would be harmful to its user? That's one of several instances Bendel outlined in which the needs of the robot and its user may conflict. If the user begins showing signs of physical distress or fatigue, is it wise to program conditions whereby the bot would turn itself off? We don't have an answer, but we'll need one -- and soon.

 3. Price tags: celebrities on social media, the Economist
Influencers can earn anywhere from $12,500 (100-500k followers) - $300,000 (over 7m followers) per youtube post. for instagram it's $5,000 (100-500k followers) - $150,000 (over 7m followers). Keep in mind that an instagram post is basically just a picture. That's a very expensive picture.