Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into 3M’s Forever Chemicals (www.propublica.org)
30-Year-Old Pro Golfer Grayson Murray Exits PGA Tournament, Then Dies (www.thedailybeast.com)
The grenade launcher of my (dry) dreams (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
Putin’s designs on a Baltic island are leading Sweden to prepare for war, researcher says (theconversation.com)
By Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Department of Government, University of Essex....
Eight taken to hospital after turbulence on flight from Doha to Dublin (www.theguardian.com)
Eight people have been taken to hospital after a flight from Doha to Dublin experienced turbulence....
Synapse, backed by a16z, has collapsed, and 10 million consumers could be hurt (techcrunch.com)
Samuel Alito’s wife claimed upside-down flag was ‘international sign of distress’ (www.theguardian.com)
Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss issue and seek Alito’s recusal on January 6 cases...
Mutation Has Led to a New Type of Cat, Scientists Say [Sharon Adarlo | May 25 24 | Futurism] (futurism.com)
A research team has identified a new type of cat which has the typical adorable face and fur pattern of the black and white tuxedo cat, but with a difference: the fur on this feline’s back starts off with a solid color at its base, such as black, and gradually turns white at the tip — all caused by a unique mutation....
Timmy is literally a go-between for his sister Luci and Miez (imgur.com)
Expand for all images and text. English/German as always....
RTX 4060 vs RTX 3060 12GB GPU faceoff: New versus old mainstream GPUs compared (www.tomshardware.com)
A woman took her sick puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized. The dog is up for adoption again. (www.nbcnews.com)
Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her....
Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails (apnews.com)
A new South Dakota policy to stop the use of gender pronouns by public university faculty and staff in official correspondence is also keeping Native American employees from listing their tribal affiliations in a state with a long and violent history of conflict with tribes....
Family members infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat (www.cbsnews.com)
A number of family members who shared a meal of bear meat that one of the family members had harvested earlier were subsequently infected with brain worms, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Playing Asteroids: Recharged on Atari VCS (lemmus.org)
TIL of research into genetically engineering humans for space and living on other planets. (www.space.com)
One method is epigenome engineering and would target genes advantageous for space. Another method is to combine the DNA of other species (i.e. tardigrades) with human cells to make humans better fit for space....
Prosecutors accuse Weinstein’s lawyer of witness intimidation (www.salon.com)
Galaxy Z Fold6 Slim (or Ultra) is coming alongside the Galaxy S25 series (www.gsmarena.com)
Chinese PC maker spills AMD Radeon RX 7650M XT launch plans — GPU features in a dock it will reveal on Monday (www.tomshardware.com)
Star Trek: Discovery Beats Picard & Rises Higher In Nielsen Streaming Top 10 (screenrant.com)
tl;dr ST Discovery is doing well in the ratings, despite cancellation being announced already....
Mexico is about to experience its 'highest temperatures ever recorded' as death toll climbs (www.cbc.ca)
Study: Microplastics found in the Testicles of Every Human and Dog Participant in the Study (medium.com)
Death Toll From Russian Bombing Of Kharkiv Hardware Store Climbs To 16* (www.rferl.org)
kyivindependent.com/update-14-killed-in-russian-s…...
ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
ChatGPT Answers Programming Questions Incorrectly 52% of the Time: Study (gizmodo.com)
The research from Purdue University, first spotted by news outlet Futurism, was presented earlier this month at the Computer-Human Interaction Conference in Hawaii and looked at 517 programming questions on Stack Overflow that were then fed to ChatGPT....
