Linkfest: January 23, 2018

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What I am reading today

Unexpected Eruption at Japan's Kusatsu Triggers Avalanche (Discover Magazine)
The Shift: What if a Healthier Facebook Is Just … Instagram? (NYT Technology)


Claudia Masüger on the Chinese Wine Market: Bring your Riesling to Hotpot  (CKGSB Knowledge)
a16z Podcast: Beyond CES: Connected Home Devices, Voice, and More (Andreesson Horowitz)
SoftBank: Big cheques and balances in India (Forbes India Magazine)
a16z Podcast: Beyond CES: Connected Home Devices, Voice, and More (Andreessen Horowitz)
Unexpected Eruption at Japan's Kusatsu Triggers Avalanche (Discover Magazine)
Trillions in Private Finance for the SDGs? In Davos, Leaders Should Revisit the Role of Multilateral Development Banks (Center for Global Development)
The problem of power practice in Bangladesh (India at LSE)
"How City veteran Terry Smith took Buffett-style investing to the top of the fund charts": http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-5270431/Why-investors-love-Fundsmith-invests.html …pic.twitter.com/1pqc5qAtMJ (Devin Haran)
Top four 'pitch screw-ups'... (afaqs!: Guest Articles)
Bonus Time. Fret About MiFID Later, Asia (Gadfly: Andy Mukherjee)

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