Ars Technica
Casimir Inc., the team behind the EM-drive, now promises free energy from quantum vacuum fluctuations - because why let physics get in the way of a good funding round?
The Guardian Europe
José Mourinho's potential return to Real Madrid after 13 years feels like the plot of a telenovela, complete with nuts, fruit, and a basement iPad viewing.
BBC Business
British Gas will pay £20m into a redress fund and up to £112m total after Ofgem found it broke into vulnerable customers' homes to force-fit prepayment meters. The company says it's sorry. Again.
The Guardian Europe
After weeks of closed doors, rejected offers, and one very appalled MP, Andy Burnham finally secures a path to Westminster - thanks to a 32-year-old MP willing to swap his seat for a shot at saving the Labour Party.
Ars Technica
Routine vaccines are increasingly linked to lower dementia risk, and scientists think it might be because they train your innate immune system to fight brain inflammation. Who knew shots could be so multitasky?
The Guardian
Andy Burnham's morning jog triggers a historical romp through British politicians using exercise as a metaphor for ambition, from Blair's shell suit to Johnson's laundry-basket chic.
TechCrunch
OpenAI partners with Plaid to let ChatGPT Pro users connect bank accounts, because who wouldn't want an AI analyzing their spending habits and offering financial advice?
The Guardian
Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi uses Cannes press conference to explain that caring about innocent civilians killed in war doesn't mean you're pro-execution of protesters, and vice versa.
The Verge
X picks a side in the Tates' legal vendetta against anonymous critics, accidentally defending free speech while Musk's 'free speech absolutism' gets a stress test.
Inside Climate News
America's largest public utility distributes booklet claiming coal ash is harmless; experts who've actually studied it use words like 'lies' and 'dishonest.'
ScienceDaily
Scientists confirm that serotonin, the brain's mood-booster, can also make tinnitus worse - especially if you're on antidepressants. Great news for mice with off switches, less so for the 14% of humans hearing phantom noises.
The Guardian
Zelenskyy vows retaliation against Russian oil and military targets after Kyiv attacks kill 24, while Trump says the strikes 'set back' peace efforts.
The Guardian Europe
A weary public faces a soul-battle between Starmer, Farage, Polanski, and Badenoch - Dante would charge extra for this tour.
The Guardian
Sterling hits a five-week low as traders react to the possibility of Andy Burnham challenging Keir Starmer, because nothing says market confidence like a mayor who once called the UK 'in hock to the bond markets.'
NASA
Hubble captures a lenticular galaxy that partied too hard half a billion years ago and is now too shocked to make new stars, thanks to its supermassive black hole acting as a cosmic bouncer.
The Guardian Europe
Hearts and Celtic face off for the Scottish title; Belgium names a World Cup squad full of veterans and one guy who hasn't played in a year; and a Hull fan spends £2,000 for the privilege of uncertainty.
Ars Technica
Anthropic admits it has no clue what Claude Code will look like next year, but says that's fine because the models are improving so fast that any plan would be obsolete anyway.
The Guardian Europe
Ebola kills 65 in DRC's 17th outbreak since 1976; officials worry about new strain and cross-border spread.
The Guardian Europe
A Dutch man discovers his ancestor was a Nazi general, returns a looted painting, and the Netherlands continues its slow, awkward shuffle toward confronting its wartime past.
ZDNet
A non-enthusiast finds 5 ways to make Sonos speakers useful beyond playing music - including waking up without doomscrolling and having Giancarlo Esposito narrate the weather forecast.
The Good Times
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