Copyfight The media company paid by the EU Parliament to make a video promoting a copyright law it stood to make millions from once sued a photographer for complaining that they'd ripped him off Cory Doctorow

videos Tame crow hands the brush back and demands more grooming Popkin

criminals Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly finds her mean-girls table in prison Jason Weisberger

Internet An anonymous group posted internet puzzles to recruit code-breakers, then vanished Ellsworth Toohey

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets Turn your data into diagrams in just a few clicks with this $13 Microsoft tool (MSRP $250) Boing Boing's Shop

AI Ted Chiang argues an LLM chatbot is as conscious as Microsoft Word Ellsworth Toohey

Vaccine beliefs RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds Jason Weisberger

politics 27,224 people pre-ordered the Trump Phone Rob Beschizza

Idahohoho Small potatoes: Oregon county backs away from Greater Idaho fantasy Jason Weisberger

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

camping This inflatable tent is a camper's dream come true Séamus Bellamy

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin

no nazis So many people said they hate Elon Musk that half the jury pool got tossed Jason Weisberger

Science A single raindrop compresses a 30-meter pine forest into a perfect image Popkin

politics Kash Patel sues The Atlantic over story claiming he often drunk or missing at work Rob Beschizza

worse things happen at sea California's ocean protections work, so naturally we're arguing about them Jason Weisberger

new york Godzilla is heading to the Big Apple, and the teaser looks incredible Gail Sherman