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Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our clocks (wapo.st)

U.S. Says ISIS Was Responsible for Deadly Moscow Concert Hall Attack (www.nytimes.com)

Using AI to spot edible mushrooms could kill you | AI tools are good for some things, but don’t trust your health to apps that make frequent mistakes (wapo.st)

In particular, know how to identify the common and deadly species (eg: much of the genus Amanita) yourself, and get multiple trustworthy field guides for your part of the world.

These Birds Are National Symbols but Getting Harder to See | The populations of some Latin American birds are declining, even in the countries they symbolize. (www.nytimes.com)

One Thing Most Countries Have in Common: Unsafe Air (www.nytimes.com)

Eliminating particulates from combustion is a major co-benefit of phasing out fossil fuel use.

Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting (www.nytimes.com)

Western Australia had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news (www.abc.net.au)

OpenAI’s GPT Is a Recruiter’s Dream Tool. Tests Show There’s Racial Bias (www.bloomberg.com)

Code used in the analysis is here

Oregon Passes 'Right to Repair' Law With Extra Cojones: Oregon’s “right to repair” bill, which now only needs the governor’s signature before it becomes law, has teeth not found in similar legislation (fossforce.com)

Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Targets Russia’s Oil Industry (www.nytimes.com)

Mr. Ernst and Mr. Krutikhin noted that, unlike in other oil infrastructure such as pipelines, a lot of complex machinery and sophisticated engineering goes into refineries, and they can take several months to fix. Some analysts say the repairs could take longer than usual because sanctions prohibit Western sales of certain...

On popular online platforms, predatory groups coerce children into self-harm | Vulnerable teens are blackmailed into degrading and violent acts by abusers who then boast about it (wapo.st)

The first demonstration of entirely roll-to-roll fabricated perovskite solar cell modules under ambient room conditions (www.nature.com)

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies (www.nytimes.com)

Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging. (www.nytimes.com)

The fires in the Amazon, which reaches across nine South American nations, are the result of an extreme drought fueled by climate change, experts said....

The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything (www.theatlantic.com)

How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy (www.nytimes.com)

Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power | AI and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up. (wapo.st)

Why Is Your News Site Going Out of Business? (talkingpointsmemo.com)

United Nations Official Says State Repression of Environmental Defenders Threatens Democracy and Human Rights (insideclimatenews.org)

In the Amazon, a new way to live off nature (wapo.st)

But now a smattering of solar panels across 12 villages in a couple of Ecuador’s deeply forested eastern provinces are making Canelos’s vision materialize. Every morning, before dawn, his people pass around a bowl of wayusa, a traditional drink made from a local plant that helps bring their dreams into focus. In them, they...

Microsoft Word’s Subtle Typeface Change Affected Millions. Did You Notice? (www.nytimes.com)

N.Y. State Sues JBS, the Brazilian Beef Giant, Over Its Climate Claims | The lawsuit says the meatpacking company has made a series of misleading statements about its environmental efforts. (www.nytimes.com)

Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.” (www.nytimes.com)

Meta Staff Found Instagram Tool Enabled Child Exploitation. The Company Pressed Ahead Anyway. (www.wsj.com)

Employees offered suggestions to reduce risks of misuse of subscription accounts featuring minors. Meta took another approach and says its programs are well monitored.