cryptocurrency SEC charges blockchain payments firm Ripple with conducting unregistered securities offering Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Excellent explainer: how consensus algorithms (including Bitcoin/blockchain) work Cory Doctorow

The ports are empty as Trump's trade war slows the US economy Jason Weisberger

shopping Forever 21 bankrupt again Rob Beschizza

Trump tariffs BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sounds alarm: "The economy is weakening as we speak" Carla Sinclair

Education Department crippled as Trump slashes half its staff Jason Weisberger

Roy Ayers, soul-jazz pioneer who sang "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," RIP Allan Rose Hill

politics Office of the Special Counsel finds DOGE firings illegal Jason Weisberger

allegiant air Passengers trapped on plane for 6 hours in New York lose it: "Let us out! We're calling 911!" (video) Carla Sinclair

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

media British furry franchise The Wombles may soon return to screens Rob Beschizza

avoidable deaths Hunter illegally shoots bear in tree. Bear falls and kills hunter's friend Carla Sinclair

3d printing 3D-printed Dune chess set Rob Beschizza

death Al Pacino confirms there's no afterlife Thom Dunn

Flight Attendants "Gate lice": The insulting nickname airline staff and premier flyers use for eager boarders Mark Frauenfelder

Space Supermassive black holes only 300 light years apart Rob Beschizza

donald trump Whining Giuliani schooled by official: "I know you're no longer a licensed attorney because you made false statements about the election, so allow me to clarify Michigan law for you." Mark Frauenfelder

physics If you could see spacetime, it would look like this (video) Allan Rose Hill

Emerging nations crippled by $29 trillion in debt while creditors milk surcharges Ellsworth Toohey

Video of plant talking to its neighbor David Pescovitz