This week a lot of details were announced about .NET 8 and C# 12. Also included is NPR leaving Twitter, Uber screwing drivers, and the power of libraries.

Software Development & Design

• CSS Text balancing with text-wrap:balance - Ahmad Shadeed
• 5 useful extensions for Task<T> in .NET - Steven Giesel
• Learn how to modernize your .NET apps from the pros! - Jon Galloway
• A README Template – With an Automatically Generated Table of Contents - Matthias Ott
• ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 8 Preview 3 - Daniel Roth
• Check out new C# 12 preview features! - Kathleen Dollard
• Announcing .NET 8 Preview 3 - Jiachen Jiang
• Chasing Rainbows - Andy Baio

Technology & the Internet

• Big Tech's Big Downgrade - Ed Zitron
• NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media’ - David Folkenflik

Gaming

• Halo veteran Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft - Jay Peters

Business & Finance

• How ride-hail companies use data to pay drivers less - Kai Ryssdal & Livi Burdette
• How the State Could Take Control of the Banking System - The Economist

Science

• Black hole is soaring between galaxies, leaving stars in its wake - John Timmer
• You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first - Rob Stein
• New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ - Passant Rabie

Everything Else

• The Money Saving Power of Your Library Card - Shara Tibken

A Song to Leave You With

Breaking Benjamin - Never Again