“The FTC is reportedly pitching a merger condition that would forbid advertising agencies from boycotting platforms based on political content”

Ramp wants to raise at $16B valuation

23andMe's founder Anne Wojcicki wins bid for bankrupt DNA testing firm

In Kenya, two young Belgians fined for attempting to illegally export around 5,000 ants

How Ireland became the Saudi Arabia of siphoned-off global profits

Is there a least bad alcohol?

Japan’s “slow life” stories are the ultimate fantasy read for office workers

Starbucks adds protein to its cold foam (??)

Mapping the seafloor with robots

Walmart, Amazon explore issuing stablecoins

Is Intel headed for a breakup?

Alien abduction claims really fell off

OpenAI and Barbie collab coming soon

Brain Implant Lets Man with ALS Speak and Sing with His ‘Real Voice’

“Listening to sound doesn’t just trigger brain activity it reshapes your brain’s internal networks in real time.”

What caused the Air India crash?

Smart tires will report on the health of roads in new pilot program

The death of the checkout counter is leading brands to rethink their store layouts

Peloton creates CTO role to focus on AI

Celsius denies "spurious second-hand claim" the drink triggers a positive drug test

Why is Bluesky sooo scoldy?

Has fashion run out of ideas, or incentives?

Wikipedia pauses AI summaries after editor revolt

San Franciscans are cuckoo for Labubu

Crypto kidnapping suspects plead not guilty

The Next "Barista Milk"

“Whenever I tell people I’m taking this course, they ask me what happens if an actor gets an erection”

Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for copyright infringement

What if your house changed color with the seasons?

Everything Feels Like It Doesn't Make Sense: Protests, incentives, and the contradiction of Gentle Singularity

RIP Brian Wilson

23andMe says 15% of customers asked to delete their genetic data since bankruptcy 🙋

Stripe is acquiring Privy

“What we need is a new metaphysical language, a way of saying we owe more to our society than ambition without wisdom.”

Rotten Apple: are we finally watching the death of the iPhone?

Japanese MLB stars to be featured on manhole covers

UN: Economic concerns are the main barrier to having children

Buy Now, Pay Later vacations

Snapchat is to make AR glasses happen (again)

Nostalgia is Soda's Biggest Weapon

They made a speaker out of the Jeff Koons dog

LA imposes curfew in downtown