The Atlantic
Florida Republicans approve a gerrymandered congressional map that could flip four Democratic seats, but they're legally forbidden from admitting it's partisan - so they just whistle innocently and hope no one subpoenas them.
BBC World
Families of Canada mass shooting victims sue OpenAI, alleging the company ignored a shooter's ChatGPT red flags to protect its $850bn valuation.
Ars Technica
New study finds that graduating with a diverse peer group leads to higher starting salaries in business and law schools, potentially giving courts a metric to reconsider affirmative action bans.
TechCrunch
Parallel Web Systems, the AI startup by ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, raises another $100M at a $2B valuation, proving investors still love AI and don't care about his Twitter drama.
The Guardian Europe
Tupac’s stepbrother sues the alleged killer and a bunch of ghosts, hoping to finally figure out who else was involved in the 1996 murder - or at least get some answers before the statute of limitations on conspiracy theories expires.
Inside Climate News
Federal agencies face a lawsuit for allegedly ignoring photographic evidence of threatened owls to greenlight a copper mine in Arizona.
The Guardian Europe
Wellness culture wants you to buy probiotics for a vagina that, scientifically speaking, is doing just fine cleaning itself.
BBC World
France tells its citizens to flee Mali after a weekend of coordinated rebel and militant attacks - because sometimes the best travel advice is 'get out.'
SpaceNews
A Falcon 9 upper stage, having spent months aimlessly orbiting Earth, has booked a one-way ticket to the moon's Einstein crater for August 5 - because even rocket parts need closure.
BBC World
Oil prices hit a monthly high as the US apparently decides that an extended blockade of Iran is the diplomatic equivalent of sitting on the remote control.
The Verge
ChatGPT's user growth is slowing and uninstalls are soaring, just as OpenAI tries to convince investors it's worth IPO-ing. Timing is everything.
The Guardian
Pam Bondi, who was too busy being a former attorney general to testify, suddenly finds time after Democrats file contempt charges. What a coincidence.
BBC Business
North Northamptonshire Council offers £150 heating oil vouchers to struggling families, because apparently capping prices would be too sensible.
The Verge
Oracle bets $300 billion on OpenAI, because Larry Ellison got bored of making money the boring way. What could go wrong?
The Guardian Europe
San Antonio finally wins a playoff series, thanks to a 7'4" Frenchman who makes life 'extremely difficult' for everyone else.
ScienceDaily
New research suggests life may have started not in a warm pond but in a freezing-thawing cycle that made primitive bubbles fuse and hold DNA better - turns out, ice can be a matchmaker.
BBC Health
Eleven cancers are rising in young Brits, scientists blame obesity but aren't sure, and the NHS says check your poo for blood - no, really.
BBC World
Royalty and reality TV collide as King Charles and Trump swap jokes about French, naked statues, and White House renovations - meanwhile, bears, balloons, and a marathon finish line fumble make headlines.
ScienceDaily
A one-in-a-million supernova (SN Winny) appears five times due to gravitational lensing, offering a new way to measure the universe's expansion rate and maybe end the Hubble tension squabble.
NPR Economy
Spirit Airlines, the Dollar General of the skies, is in a nosedive as legacy carriers steal its playbook, loyalty programs lock in customers, and the economy squeezes its core flyers.
The Good Times
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