Delightful Creatures Nothing is cuter than watching a baby flamingo learn to stand on one leg Carla Sinclair

copyright Appeals court rules brief "Vogue" horn sample was not copyright infringement Rob Beschizza

politics FedEx and UPS promise to pass on Trump tariff refunds to customers Rob Beschizza

whales "Save Willy Act" proposes Coast Guard 'whale desk' to prevent whale deaths in San Francisco Bay Jason Weisberger

Technology An open-source bot that only bets "no" on Polymarket is making money Ellsworth Toohey

Ceasefire Once again Israel ignores "ceasefire" part of "ceasefire" Jason Weisberger

tech The legal and creative battle over who gets to modify beloved games Séamus Bellamy

Operation Sorry You Lost Your Son "No stupid rules of engagement": The content war presidency and America's vibe-based war doctrine Jason Weisberger

Games Top AIs insist on using nuclear weapons in war simulations Rob Beschizza

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Technology An AI agent published a hit piece on the developer who rejected it Ellsworth Toohey

Today in Chaos Trump kidnaps Venezuelan President Séamus Bellamy

Global terrorism Trump's Monroe Doctrine Reboot 'strategy' is 19th-century cosplay with drones Jason Weisberger

fungus Fungus near Chernobyl may be feeding on radiation Gail Sherman

politics Leaked memo reveals the legal justification for Trump's boat strikes was written backwards Ellsworth Toohey

Games Metroid goes open world and gets a sidekick nobody asked for Grant St. Clair

illegal Trump keeps murdering fishermen and calling it policy Jason Weisberger

acab Attempt to chill reports of police misconduct in Los Angeles ruled illegal Jason Weisberger

Technology Russian AI robot face-plants on stage in viral Moscow debut disaster Ellsworth Toohey

music This artist builds musical robots from trash that "make dirt sing" Jennifer Sandlin