The Verge
The Only Instant Cameras Worth Your Money (and Your Nostalgia)
We tested instant cameras so you don't have to - spoiler: Fujifilm wins, Polaroid is pricey, and your wallet may cry.
The Verge
BBC Health
England's Obesity Rates Double Since 1993: 14 Strategies Later, Still No Magic Bullet
England's obesity rates have doubled since 1993, despite 14 government strategies - because apparently, convenience and cheap junk food are winning.
Ars Technica
Snails Reveal Secret Sauce for Their Slime: It's Collagen and Calcium, Obviously
Snails are tiny chemists, and their slime's secret is collagen and calcium - because of course it is.
The Atlantic
Jane Schoenbrun's New Film Asks: Is It Okay to Just Enjoy the Trashy Slasher?
Jane Schoenbrun's latest film turns the director's obsession with pop culture into a wry, dreamlike satire - because nothing says 'embrace your feelings' like a slasher monster emerging from a lake.
TechCrunch
OpenAI to Apple: 'Your Trade Secrets Weren't Secret Because You Left the Door Open'
OpenAI tells Apple: 'You can't claim trade secrets when your security is a sieve and your managers are still logged into ex-employees' iCloud accounts.'
The Guardian Europe
Maltese Businessman Allegedly Texted 'Preparing Champagne' for Journalist's Murder
Malta's murder trial takes a bubbly turn as a key witness claims the accused texted about celebratory champagne while plotting a journalist's killing.
NPR Economy
Employers Cut 23,000 Jobs in July, Because Apparently the Economy Needed a Break Too
July jobs report: employers cut 23,000 jobs, unemployment dipped only because 260,000 people quit the workforce, and workers are feeling the pinch as inflation eats their paychecks.
TechCrunch
SpaceX to Power Its Massive Texas Chip Factory With Natural Gas, Because of Course
SpaceX's new chip factory in Texas will be powered by natural gas, because why use free sunlight when you can burn fossil fuels?
ZDNet
How to Survive Summer Without AC: A Guide for the Sweaty and the Slightly Desperate
It's hot out there, and this guide covers everything from blackout curtains to neck wraps to why your grandmother's caffeine advice was wrong.
The Guardian
Trump's AG Pick Clears Last Hurdle, Because Apparently 'Not Perfect' Is the New Standard
Bill Cassidy caves to pressure, Blanche gets the nod, and the DOJ gets a boss who's 'not perfect' - but hey, at least the bar was on the floor.
Ars Technica
White House Drafts Executive Order Linking Vaccines to Autism, Because Science Is for Losers
Trump's White House is drafting an executive order to 'investigate' a vaccine-autism link that science has thoroughly demolished - because why let facts get in the way of a good grift?
The Verge
Samsung's Z Fold 8 Ultra: Same Old, Same Old, but Now with Better Battery and a Heftier Price Tag
Samsung's Z Fold 8 Ultra is a slightly better foldable with a bigger battery, but 'Ultra' is a stretch - no S Pen, no Privacy Display, and a $100 premium.
The Guardian Europe
Georgia Hunter Bell: From Tube Commuter to Medal Machine, or How to Un-Mess Up Your Life
Georgia Hunter Bell went from a broken 23-year-old to a medal-winning machine, proving that messing up your life is just a plot twist before the comeback montage.
Ars Technica
World's Biggest Solar Telescope Finally Catches the Sun's Plasma Doing That Thing Physics Predicted in 1869
The Sun's surface is apparently full of tiny plasma whirlpools, and the world's biggest solar telescope finally caught them doing exactly what 1860s physics predicted.
The Atlantic
Iran Sends Love Letters to Jordan, Missiles Not Included
Iran bombs Jordan, then sends love letters and thanks for targeting tips, hoping to woo the locals - because nothing says romance like a missile strike.
The Guardian
Rome Scrambles to House 400 Tents in Heatwave After Squat Eviction Goes Sideways
Rome's housing crisis hits a new low as 400 squatters face the heat after a deal collapses, and one political irony takes the spotlight.
The Verge
Jony Ive's First OpenAI Gadget Is a Hockey Puck That Talks Back, Because Why Not
OpenAI and Jony Ive are building a hockey puck-sized speaker that moves, sees, and chats, priced at $300+, launching in 2027. It's basically a smart speaker with a trust fund.
NPR Economy
Parents to Adult Kids: 'Sure, You Can Live With Us - It's Not Like You Can Afford Anything Else'
Parents are building extra bedrooms and delaying retirement because their kids can't afford to adult - and they're mostly okay with it.
ScienceDaily
Asteroid Mining Could Solve Mars' Supply Chain Problem, Because Amazon Prime Doesn't Deliver There Yet
Scientists suggest that mining asteroids for metals could solve Mars colony supply chain issues, because apparently space UPS doesn't exist yet.
The Guardian
Trump Declines to Weigh In on Ohio Rep's Future, Busy Signing Orders to Undo the 14th Amendment, Apparently
Trump juggles minerals, a besieged AG nominee, and birthright citizenship (again), while Ohio Rep. Max Miller's fate hangs by a thread - but hey, at least he's not getting involved.
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