The Atlantic
Olivia Rodrigo's Baby-Doll Dress Sparks Moral Panic, History Lesson Ensues
Olivia Rodrigo wears a baby-doll dress, the internet panics, and fashion historians remind us this has been a thing since the 1860s.
The Atlantic
Yahoo News
Danish Authorities Race to ID Dead Whale: Is It Timmy, the Internet's Favorite Humpback?
Danish authorities are DNA-testing a dead whale to see if it's Timmy, the humpback whose weeks-long ordeal and rescue made him a global star - and whose potential demise would be a very damp ending to a very wet story.
ScienceDaily
Plant That Played Dead for 60 Years Finally Reappears, Thanks to a Random Photo
A plant declared extinct for 60 years was rediscovered after a horticulturalist posted a photo on iNaturalist, proving that sometimes the best science happens when you stop and smell the flowers - and upload them to the internet.
The Verge
Walmart Drops a Whole Fleet of Android Tablets That Cost Less Combined Than One iPad Pro
Walmart’s Onn brand drops six Android tablets starting at $97, all costing less combined than a single iPad Pro, because why pay more for something that does the same thing?
The Guardian
Trump Administration Cuts Weather Data, Promises AI Will Fix It, Experts Raise Eyebrows
Noaa cuts data collection, bets on AI models that can’t handle extreme weather, and experts wonder what could possibly go wrong this hurricane season.
The Guardian
Court Hears Iran Ordered Stabbing of Journalist, Because Apparently Subtlety Is Overrated
A London court hears that a journalist's stabbing was ordered by Iran via proxies, because apparently international diplomacy has a new playbook: knives and getaway cars.
Ars Technica
NASA Chief's Childhood Space Camp Visit Comes Full Circle, Doubles Registrations Like It's No Big Deal
NASA boss Jared Isaacman opens a $15M Space Camp expansion, and Artemis II moon flyby doubles summer registrations - proof that space still sells tickets.
BBC Politics
Nigel Farage's House-Buying Story Gets a Bit Thorny
Nigel Farage's claim he bought a £1.4m house with I'm A Celebrity money hits a snag when company accounts suggest otherwise - and a £5m crypto-gift looms.
The Guardian
Chancellor Decides That Not Raising Fuel Tax Is Actually an Option, Shocking Absolutely No One
Chancellor Rachel Reeves decides not to raise fuel duty, because sometimes the easiest way to help with the cost of living is to just not make it worse.
BBC World
Ebola's Back, and It Brought a Rare Strain Nobody Vaccinated For
WHO declares Ebola emergency as rare, unvaccinated strain spreads through conflict zones, funerals, and a stubborn belief in witchcraft over hospitals.
The Guardian Europe
Absolutely Beautiful Village Has Absolutely No Way to Buy Food Without a Car
The Cotswolds are postcard-perfect, unless you need to buy a bag of apples without a car - then it's a three-hour walk to pay triple the price.
Pitchfork
Blondshell Announces Fall Tour, Drops New Song About Friendship's Emotional Toll
Blondshell's new song explores the messy emotional labor of friendship, while her fall tour promises to bring that energy to a city near you.
The Guardian Europe
Anthropic to Give Finance Watchdog the Scoop on Its Alarmingly Clever Cyber AI
Anthropic is briefing the global finance watchdog on its Claude Mythos AI model, which excels at finding cyber flaws - because nothing says 'financial stability' like an AI that can hack better than humans.
TechCrunch
Grafana Labs Refuses to Pay Ransom for Code That Was Already Public, Because Why Would You?
Grafana Labs gets hacked, but the stolen code is already open source, so the ransom demand is basically asking people to pay for something they can get for free.
The Guardian Europe
Peru's Unofficial Neighborhoods: Where the Housing Market Meets a Cliffside Gamble
Peru's informal neighborhoods are building on disaster-prone slopes because affordable housing is a myth, and climate change is the uninvited guest who won't leave.
BBC World
Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla in International Waters, Calls It 'Provocation for the Sake of Provocation'
Israeli forces board aid flotilla in international waters, calling it a 'provocation'; activists call it piracy; UN says Gaza still desperate for aid.
SpaceNews
Britain Warns Its Space Systems Are Basically a 'Please Hack Me' Sign for Adversaries
Britain's space defense architecture is fragile, outdated, and reliant on human operators - a recipe for disaster in the next conflict, argues a SpaceNews opinion piece.
The Guardian Europe
Starmer Not Setting Departure Timetable, Says Ally Who's Clearly Been Asked This Before
David Lammy insists Keir Starmer isn't going anywhere (no, really), while Labour tries to stop shooting itself in the foot long enough to win a byelection.
ScienceDaily
Schrödinger’s clock: Time could tick faster and slower at the same time
Few concepts in physics are as familiar, or as puzzling, as time itself
BBC Health
Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columb
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