NYT Health
Obamacare enrollment plummets after Congress lets subsidies expire, proving once again that health care is only 'affordable' when someone else pays for it.
Inside Climate News
Florida launches criminal probe into Sloth World after 31+ sloths died in a cold warehouse - because nothing says 'animal welfare' like a bankrupt business and a viral blame game.
The Atlantic
AI-detection company Pangram says 35% of new websites are AI-generated, the Pope's AI warning was probably written by AI, and we're all just slop janitors now.
BBC Business
The Real Greek gets a lifeline from the owners of Cote Brasserie, because when the Greek economy falters, apparently the French step in.
Grist
Virginia rejoins a carbon pricing program to tame AI data center energy costs - because nothing says 'lower bills' like making polluters pay, right?
Ars Technica
Scientists confirm scorpions have been secretly reinforcing their stingers and pincers with zinc, manganese, and iron - because evolution decided that being terrifying wasn't enough.
The Guardian
NAHT boss Paul Whiteman angrily puts Ofsted and the government 'on notice' over inspections he says risk headteachers' lives, citing Ruth Perry's death and new 'Nando's-style' scorecards.
The Guardian Europe
Venezia scrape into Serie A thanks to Mantova's late heroics, Brighton calls in MMA expertise for set-piece battles, and Chelsea offers £2,475 hospitality seats for the working fan.
Ars Technica
Virgin Galactic shows off a new spaceship while its bank balance shrinks faster than a rocket's fuel tank, betting it can reach space before reaching zero.
ZDNet
Best Buy drops up to $2,000 on the TCL QM8 Mini LED TV, because who needs strings when you have savings this good?
The Guardian
Another immigrant dies in ICE custody, marking the 18th such death in 2026 and the fourth suicide at the same Georgia detention center.
BBC Business
Crayola recalls two craft kits after sand tests positive for asbestos, turning finger painting into a potential health crisis.
The Verge
A jury trial reveals that OpenAI's founding was less 'saving humanity' and more 'corporate governance drama with a side of supercomputer delivery.'
BBC Business
UK competition watchdog finds no widespread fuel price-gouging, but admits margins are historically high and competition is lacking - so drivers can enjoy paying more with a clear conscience.
Inside Climate News
Fifty-plus nations gather in Colombia to plot a course away from fossil fuels, because war, economic chaos, and a roasting planet are getting old.
MIT Technology Review
Cheap hopping robots might finally let us explore the deep sea without selling a kidney, but mining companies are already licking their chops.
The Guardian Europe
We don’t often get to see senior civil servants out and about in the wild
The Guardian
De Profundis continues its quest to record all of Cristóbal de Morales’s masses and magnificats, because 16th-century choral music deserves a modern audience - or at least a well-funded hobby.
SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to three companies to study concepts for a lunar mission to search for water ice in very low orbits
The Verge
Dyson's new robot vacuum and mop is its best floor cleaner yet, except the vacuum part isn't actually a Dyson - it's a third-party motor in a $1,200 package that struggles on carpet.
The Good Times
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