BBC World
Colombian Man's Hope Crumbles Along With Building in Deadly Earthquake
In Cali, a man's hope hangs by a thread as rescuers dig for survivors, but the rubble gives no answers.
BBC World
The Guardian
Wildfire Evicts Big Sur's Fanciest Tourists, Nature Remains Unimpressed
Big Sur's chic spots get evacuated as a wildfire rages, while the rest of the West burns with record-breaking flair.
NASA
NASA's New Space Telescope Is Named After a Woman Who Basically Built Hubble
NASA's Roman Space Telescope will launch in 2026 to study dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets - because the universe still has plenty of secrets to keep us up at night.
BBC Health
UK's E-Scooter 'Wild West' Now Injuring Children as Young as Nine, Because of Course
UK hospitals see a surge in child e-scooter injuries, with no laws to stop it - because turbo mode and zero helmet rules are a great combo.
The Guardian Europe
Brits Blast to 100m Gold and Silver as Marcell Jacobs' Body Stages a Coup
Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu deliver a British one-two in the European 100m, while Marcell Jacobs' body taps out mid-race - and someone's got a crown.
BBC World
Ghost City Finds New Tenants: Alleged Scam Syndicates Move Into Malaysia's Empty $100bn Dream
Malaysia's $100bn ghost city Forest City finally has residents - mostly alleged scammers, with 335 arrested in a raid that suggests the 'dream paradise' has become a scammer's paradise.
TechCrunch
Anthropic's Unreleased AI Model Tackles Riemann Hypothesis, Makes Progress, and Possibly Reopens Existential Math Questions
Anthropic's unreleased AI model makes a dent in the Riemann hypothesis, using 60 subagents and 31 million tokens, proving that even math's biggest mysteries aren't safe from a well-prompted algorithm.
SpaceNews
Golden Dome Faces 2027 Funding Cliff, Pentagon Says 'Figure It Out or No Money'
Pentagon's missile defense program faces a 2027 funding cliff, and the general in charge is basically saying, 'Figure it out, or no money.' Also, they're digging dirt.
TechCrunch
Accel Raises $550M India Fund in Weeks, Because Why Not When You Still Have 55% of the Last One Left?
Accel raises a $550M India fund in weeks, despite having 55% of the last one left, betting on AI apps and consumer startups.
TechCrunch
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni Reportedly Knew About Their Startup's Cookie Stuffing for Months, Because of Course They Did
Gates and Kianni allegedly knew about Phia's cookie stuffing for months, but sure, it was just a bug. A bug they turned on and off like a light switch.
Grist
Canada's Wildfire Season: First Nations Lose Homes, Histories, and Patience
Wildfires rage across Canada, and First Nations are left counting losses, fighting bureaucracy, and wondering why the fire trucks can't handle the terrain.
BBC Politics
Wealthy Areas Told to Do Their Part Housing Asylum Seekers; Cue Collective Wince from Piddington
Burnham suggests wealthy areas house more asylum seekers; Piddington considers leaving the UK, again.
The Good Times
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