Washington Post LongevityShare of US adults reporting gambling activity falls — Show the summaryA survey finds that 45% of US adults gambled in the past year, down from 64% in 2016.
Ars Technica AdvancesFormer SpaceX engineers build robotic factory for steel parts — Show the summaryA team of former SpaceX engineers has developed a robotised plant for the automated production of steel components.
Ars Technica AdvancesAnother Chinese company successfully lands a reusable rocket — Show the summaryA new Chinese company has successfully recovered a rocket’s first stage, ready for reflight.
OpenAI AdvancesOpenAI confirms zero data retention policy for advanced models — Show the summaryOpenAI reaffirms Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers and previews a new secure processing system.
Simon Willison AdvancesA compact AI model matches benchmarks of much larger models — Show the summaryQwen 3.8 27B scores 52 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching models tens of times larger.
New York Times WorldCalifornia approves energy efficiency rule for replacement tyres — Show the summaryThe new regulation sets efficiency standards for replacement tyres and has been criticised by manufacturers over costs.
The Guardian WorldShare of English pupils with top GCSE maths grades rises — Show the summaryIn England, 23.1% of pupils achieved the highest grades, up 0.1 percentage points on the previous year.
Reuters WorldAustralia passes law requiring big tech to pay for local news — Show the summaryAustralia’s parliament passed a law requiring tech platforms to provide remuneration for local news content.
Aeon ConsciousnessThe courage of dissent: why early feminists rejected politeness — Show the summaryAn essay on Mary Astell and Catharine Macaulay, who refused to remain polite in debates with male power.
Research ANSA CultureA study in PLOS ONE shows Barbie bodies closer to real proportions — Show the summaryAnalysis published in PLOS ONE finds some Barbie models are curvier than 30 years ago, while Ken is less muscular.
Le Monde LongevityWHO ships 70,000 doses of ebola vaccine to DR Congo — Show the summaryWHO deployed 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine to contain an ebola outbreak in DR Congo.
Dezeen CultureSchaum Architects to lead restoration of Donald Judd’s Artillery Sheds in Texas — Show the summaryThe Texas-based firm will be lead architect for the restoration of the Chinati Foundation’s two large sheds in Marfa.
Research Nature ConsciousnessHow psychedelics tune the brain to its surroundings — Show the summaryA scientific review examines the mechanisms by which psychedelics alter sensory perception in relation to environmental context.
Research ScienceDaily ConsciousnessAn imagery-based therapy reduces childhood-rooted fear of failure — Show the summaryYoung adults treated with imagery-based therapy show lasting reductions in fear, guilt and stress linked to childhood criticism.
Research Sciences et AvenirSA LongevityThe immune system of supercentenarians changes in a protective way — Show the summaryAn observational study of people over 100 finds a different composition of immune cells, possibly linked to a lower cancer risk.
New Scientist CultureA book traces the history of the psychedelic drug secreted by desert toads — Show the summaryKimon de Greef’s The Ego Trip reconstructs the rise of 5-MeO-DMT, from toad secretions to its purported properties.
Internazionale CultureLocarno festival rewards independent and experimental cinema — Show the summaryThe 2026 edition of the Swiss festival confirms its role as a space for free, innovative filmmaking.
Atlas Obscura CultureKloster Eberbach, the Cistercian abbey that became the set of The Name of the Rose — Show the summaryFounded in 1136 on the Rhine, the abbey has produced wine for nine centuries and was a location for the 1986 film starring Sean Connery.
Research PsyPost ConsciousnessMeta-analysis confirms MDMA triggers sustained oxytocin release — Show the summaryA meta-analysis shows MDMA produces a sustained release of oxytocin, a mechanism linked to empathy in psychiatric therapy.
UN News - Global perspective Human stories WorldUN report quantifies journalism’s impact on humanitarian aid — Show the summaryA UN study estimates that a single New York Times article generated $500,000 in extra official aid.
Research ScienceDaily ConsciousnessTravelling electrical waves in the brain may help build perception — Show the summaryNew research suggests travelling electrical waves in the brain help build perception and memory, rather than acting as mere background activity.
Research Smithsonian Magazine AdvancesA never-before-seen mutation may explain octopus intelligence — Show the summaryScientists find a unique mutation in the ribosomal RNA of the most intelligent shore-dwelling octopuses, linked to complex nervous systems.
Smithsonian Magazine CultureMetropolitan Museum displays ancient papyrus fragment of the Odyssey with unknown verses — Show the summaryThe Met is displaying a papyrus with three verses of the Odyssey missing from modern translations of Homer.
Research TLDR AdvancesNew method makes AI models more efficient on edge devices — Show the summaryArxiv paper presents FreeToken, a method for serving MoE models efficiently on edge hardware.
