Culture war
London has recorded its first month with no significant rainfall since 1871. / London Centric
“It kind of undermines a child’s faith in the world.” How wildfire smoke is reshaping childhood. / Inside Climate News
“Taylor Farms, the agricultural company widely believed to be behind the cyclospora outbreak currently raging throughout the US, is also heavily involved in modern-day forced labor.” / Futurism
A US district judge rules the recycling symbol is free speech, and limiting its use to actually recyclable products—as environmental advocates would prefer—is unconstitutional. / Grist
US Central Command is crowdsourcing ideas from military analysts for “new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.” / CNN
See also: Why Is the US running so low on weapons? / The Atlantic [$]
When the Air Force tested GPS jammers in White Sands, they may have contributed to the first US aviation deaths from “electronic warfare.” / WIRED
In a comparison of presidential Air Force Ones, the new Qatari-donated jet was built for royalty, whereas previous models were built for work. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Capital One says it closed multiple Trump Organization accounts in 2021 as part of an anti-money-laundering probe, not for political reasons. / The Hill
To speed the hunt for Nazi-looted artwork, records of which reside in multiple, often error-ridden databases, a team has built a new AI tool that’s open to the public. / Artnet, AI Provenance Assistant
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“If you measure bad behavior, and then train a system not to manifest what you’ve measured, you train it not just to do less of the bad thing but also to evade measurement of it.” What if we can never trust AI? / The New Yorker
Americans believe AI will exacerbate the class divide, according to new polling, and the best parenting hack is, unsurprisingly, being rich. / Semafor, The Atlantic [$]
See also: Residents hope to preserve Key West’s status as a literary haven, but surging home prices have put that dream out of reach for all but the most successful writers. / The New York Times [$]
Relaunched: Supercut is back, so you’ll never lose “every Kramer appearance in chronological order” again. / Supercut
A newly minted Seinfeld obsessive chronicles their fandom in an interactive essay. / Visualising Data
Devotees mourn the loss of Dannon coffee yogurt, with some resorting to DIY alternatives as they await the product’s imminent return to store shelves. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Among the strange twists and turns in basketball star Kawhi Leonard’s business dealings: a secret investment in Rhode Island FC. / WPRI
European soccer unions would quit the World Cup if FIFA sells World Cup stakes to external investors. / Reuters
The “30 under 30” we’ve needed: Recommendations for 30 albums that are under 30 minutes. / The Quietus
See also: Why the perfect song is exactly two minutes and 42 seconds long. / The Morning News