covers Watch Phoebe Bridgers cover a song from Bo Burnham's "Inside" Thom Dunn

Technology A World of Warcraft bug accidentally created a virtual pandemic Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Hackers stole iPhone 18 Pro schematics from Apple supplier Tata Séamus Bellamy

Mountains out of mole hills JD Vance discovers the Nicene Creed in a yard sign Jason Weisberger

politics NPR retracts comically specific article about Supreme Court's Samuel Alito retiring, after he doesn't Rob Beschizza

politics TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave Séamus Bellamy

Prison time for director who conned Netflix out of $11m Rob Beschizza

mysteries An Oklahoma family vanished in 2009 with $32,000 cash, a trancelike home video, and no explanation Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump's Great American State Fair is "kind of rubbish" Jennifer Sandlin

failures Trump's "Great American" state fair opens with busted rides and a cow named Melania Jason Weisberger

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Science A computer the size of a star would nest Dyson spheres like Russian dolls Ellsworth Toohey

History Om Malik, 1966-2026 Rob Beschizza

Games Retroid's Pocket Nova takes a second shot at getting 4:3 right Rob Beschizza

DHS ICE does in-person Instagram moderation now Jason Weisberger

privacy Facebook employee data exposed in Meta's own surveillance program Séamus Bellamy

please remain seated Teen exits Disneyland ride, learns why you keep your arms, legs, and body inside the boat Jason Weisberger

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professtional sports The cheating wasn't in the rider. It was in the bike Jason Weisberger

art Toyo Ito's Expo Hall "Shining Hat" looks like a portal opening in the sky Popkin