Ars Technica
NASA's Artemis II crew got a Mach 39 patch after hitting 24,664 mph on reentry - because apparently going really fast deserves an embroidered trophy.
The Guardian
Trump picks his personal lawyer to be attorney general, because the DOJ's motto should apparently be 'To Protect and Serve the President.'
BBC Business
Sam Bankman-Fried, serving 25 years for fraud, applies for a pardon from a president who already said he wouldn't give him one. Bold strategy, Sam.
Pitchfork
Kelsey Lu ends a seven-year album drought with a new record, a ghost-decapitating video, and a tour that will remind everyone why they missed her.
The Guardian
A documentary about a melting glacier spends most of its runtime on grandpa's vacation videos, because nothing says 'climate emergency' like ambient music and family nostalgia.
BBC Health
A new drug aims to prevent the dreaded 'Ozempic butt' by preserving muscle during weight loss, because apparently your glutes deserve better than a deflated balloon look.
ScienceDaily
Space-time: physicists use it every day, but ask them what it actually is and they'll start talking about elephants. A philosopher-friendly deep dive into the metaphysical mess at the heart of relativity.
TechCrunch
WhatsApp disrupts yet another NSO Group spyware campaign, because apparently court orders are just suggestions.
ZDNet
OpenAI's ChatGPT now remembers everything you've ever told it, synthesizes a dossier about you, and might get it hilariously wrong - all while you can't fully delete what it knows.
The Guardian
A truck full of fireworks catches fire on I-75 in Tennessee, treating bystanders to an unscheduled light show that endangered drivers but injured no one.
SpaceNews
Axiom Space and Prada show off fancy moon undies with cooling tubes and luxury materials, because even astronauts deserve custom-tailored comfort before they step on the lunar surface.
The Atlantic
A movement demanding protections for white identity can't define what that identity actually is, but that hasn't stopped it from gaining political power.
The Guardian Europe
Kimi Antonelli, age 19, wins Monaco Grand Prix, extends championship lead to 66 points, and makes seasoned F1 champions look like they're driving in slow motion.
The Guardian Europe
Markets do their best impression of a yo-yo as Iran halts operations, oil prices spike then retreat, AI stocks get a reality check, and the world's oldest bank becomes the centre of a bidding war.
BBC Health
New research says your five-a-day might be failing you if it doesn't include specific flavanol-rich foods like blueberries and green tea, but experts warn not to ditch your carrots just yet.
The Guardian
Asia’s monsoon season begins, delivering vital rain to farmers and flash floods to everyone else, with the Indian meteorological department projecting a slightly below-average rainfall due to El Niño.
BBC World
A diver's trembling hands capture rare footage of a Great White shark in the Mediterranean, proving the species is still around despite overfishing.
The Guardian
Starmer gives Apple and Google three months to block explicit images on kids' phones or face legislation, after a year of being told incremental change is the new bold.
BBC World
Xi Jinping visits North Korea to remind Kim Jong Un that China was the original 'forged in blood' ally, not that new guy Putin - because nothing says friendship like geopolitical leverage and a shared defence treaty.
Grist
A Michigan program offers aspiring farmers a safe place to learn, fail, and grow - without the crippling debt and existential dread of a real farm.
The Good Times
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