crowdfunding Trump supporters astonished to learn that the man they gave $20m to "build the wall" has nothing to show for it Cory Doctorow

nothing to see Meta is not sorry it built the spyware, just sorry you noticed Jason Weisberger

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

cute Enclose.horse is a daily puzzle game about keeping a tiny horse penned in Gail Sherman

crime Google employee charged with fraud after winning $1.2m on Polymarket Rob Beschizza

spacex The most alarming parts of Elon Musk's SpaceX filing, ranked Jason Weisberger

Technology OpenAI needs a 26x revenue increase to justify its buildout Ellsworth Toohey

Games Sandcastles: "ultimate sandbox game" takes you to the beach Rob Beschizza

Technology Roomba inventor builds robots designed to bond with you Popkin

History Would you sleep in a 1,000-year-old cliff dwelling? Popkin

Technology Security researcher tears apart White House app and finds a tracking and security nightmare Jason Weisberger

Pope issues diplomatic version of "Whatchu talkin' about, Willis?" Jason Weisberger

photography Trees that refused to be stopped by brick walls and cracks Popkin

fire Did the fire "save" Notre-dam? Jason Weisberger

Technology A hobbyist mounted a cesium atomic clock on his Raspberry Pi Ellsworth Toohey

History Someone already pitched Bezos' 10,000-year clock — in 1903 Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets KitchenAid puts a new feature in an old mixer: a stepless speed dial Rob Beschizza

History Clermont-Ferrand's cathedral is built entirely from black lava stone Popkin

Technology Guy built an e-ink subway display so he didn't have to keep unlocking his phone Ellsworth Toohey

design Croatian friends have modded over 2,000 Casio watches Ellsworth Toohey