BBC Business
India's Strawberry Fields Dream of Going Native (and Not Getting Rained On)
India's strawberry farmers battle rain, import dependency, and a 15-year breeding timeline - but at least they have AI and vertical towers now.
BBC Business
The Guardian
Mandela Barnes Bows Out of Wisconsin Governor Race, Leaving Democrats to Sort Through the Confetti
Mandela Barnes exits the Wisconsin governor's race, citing Francesca Hong's lead, while anonymous allegations and a chaotic primary leave Democrats scrambling.
BBC Business
Property Guardians: The New Way to Live in a Former Care Home and Pretend You're a Squatter With Permission
Desperate times call for desperate measures: live in a former care home with mushrooms on the walls and only 28 days' notice, but hey, at least it's cheap.
SpaceNews
Experts to Orbital Data Center Startups: Maybe Figure Out Which Way Traffic Flows Before Launching a Million Satellites
As companies plan orbital data centers with up to a million satellites, experts plead: please decide which way to orbit before we turn LEO into a cosmic bumper-car rink.
BBC Business
Thames Water Boss Says Leakage Targets 'Not Realistic,' Offers To Leak More Realistically Instead
Thames Water CEO says leakage targets unrealistic, while company leaks 570 million litres daily; also defends his £1.16m pay and warns against nationalisation.
TechCrunch
Apple Stockpiles Inventory Like a Tech Hoarder Ahead of 'RAMageddon'
Apple hoards $11.1 billion in inventory, double its usual stash, as 'RAMageddon' memory shortages and rising costs force it to raise prices and scramble for supply - Tim Cook's final act as CEO.
The Guardian
V&A Staff Vote to Strike Because Apparently Peing Is a Luxury Now
V&A Storehouse staff vote to strike because, apparently, asking for a bathroom break is like asking for the moon. Who knew hydration was a radical demand?
The Guardian
Australia Sends Firefighters to France Because Apparently Summer Isn't Trying Hard Enough
Australia sends firefighters to France, Telegram faces court, governor general warns of democratic catastrophe, Angus Taylor's colleagues anxious, Garma festival begins, dental care barriers, Indigenous land rights battle, and working with children…
TechCrunch
Simile Raises $200M to Simulate People, Because Real Ones Are Too Unpredictable
Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation to simulate humans for research - because real people are just too messy.
Chinese Sports Car That Looks Like a Lancia Stratos Is Ready to Confuse Petrolheads Globally
China's SC01 electric sports car, looking like a Lancia Stratos and promising Lotus-like handling, is coming to the UK to prove EVs can be fun, not just fast.
ScienceDaily
Neuroscientist Asks the Brain: 'Are You Making This Up, or Is Consciousness Just Here?'
Neuroscientist Christof Koch asks if the brain creates consciousness or if it's a fundamental feature of reality, suggesting we might need to consider panpsychism and integrated information theory.
The Guardian
Labour Lets Diane Abbott and Joani Reid Back In, Proves Second Chimes Are a Thing
Labour readmits Diane Abbott and Joani Reid after disciplinary processes, with Abbott apologizing and Reid cleared of wrongdoing, as Andy Burnham promises a new era of party discipline - but maybe not too new.
The Good Times
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