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“A three-month national investigation by Beyond...

“A three-month national investigation by Beyond Plastics found that not a single tracked Starbucks cold-beverage cup ended up at a recycling facility — even when the cups were placed in clearly marked recycling bins inside Starbucks stores.”

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Loved the way they wrapped up the last episode of The Late Show. Nicely done. Heck of a run and good way to go out on top. 📺

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Finding the Microsoft video

In yesterday's podcast I mentioned a Microsoft promotional video from the 90s. JY Stervinou on Twitter asked if he had found it, and it was close but it was the video I was talking about. So I checked in with Claude with this prompt. there was a microsoft promotional video ...

McSweeney’s
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I’ll Take This Costco Sample, but Only So I Can Make an Informed Purchasing Decision

Oh, hello—sorry, almost didn’t see you here at the end of the aisle with your hairnet and your alluring toaster oven full of mysterious, cost-free delicacies. I was just passing by, shopping for things that cost money. That’s what I do when I come here. I participate in the ...

Defector
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You Don’t Know Alysa Liu’s Power Until You See It In Person

You Don’t Know Alysa Liu’s Power Until You See It In Person
ANAHEIM, California—There is no fandom quite like the fandom of teenage girls. It is powerful and pure, untainted by the burdensome knowledge of adulthood while burning with an intensity that feels beyond human comprehension. That's why the screaming for Alysa Liu sounds the...

WIRED
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Samsung Movingstyle M7 Review: A Screen on Wheels

Made for those who hate having a TV in the home, Samsung’s Movingstyle monitor-on-wheels brings the entertainment when you need it and hides away in a closet when you don’t.

WIRED
Text • Rhett Allain

All the Fancy Measuring Devices Used in Science Rely on Two Stone-Age Techniques

The multifarious methods we use to gather experimental data ultimately boil down to counting or comparing.

WIRED
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Valve Steam Controller Review (2026): Wait for the Steam Machine

Without the context of Valve’s Steam Machine (which is still MIA), this controller can’t fully dazzle players yet.

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
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JFrog report recaps a tumultuous year in supply chain security

Illustration of two hands cupping a glowing dome of cascading green binary code, evoking a software supply chain breach where data and code packages spill out beyond their container.

Calendar year 2025 not only broke records for code package proliferation; it also redefined the foundational architecture of the software

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Piri

This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Piri, whose blog can be found at pketh.org. Tired of RSS? Read this in your browser or sign up for the newsletter. People and Blogs is supported by the "One a Month" club members. ...

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Podcast RSS nerds unite in London

HLS video in podcast RSS is shipping. A recap of the Podcast Standards Project meeting in London, plus new proposals for AI disclosure and private feeds.

WIRED
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Razer Viper V4 Pro Review: Iterative Update Packs Big Performance

Small, iterative improvements bring serious performance gains to Razer’s Viper V4 Pro.

WIRED
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Finally, a Great Free Radio App for Windows

Tune into live broadcasts from your Windows desktop with Trdo, a free and open-source application.

WIRED
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The Gulf’s AI Boom Has an Undersea Cable Problem

Hyperscalers are pushing the Gulf to rethink internet infrastructure as AI raises the stakes of cable disruptions.

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Trump’s National Support Is Cratering

A new major poll from The Times/Siena suggests that despite his seemingly unchecked power over the federal government and his own party, President Trump’s national support is crumbling to record lows and Democrats are poised to win back many of the key voters who got him int...

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Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms after Humiliating Fox Poll Hits

Donald Trump just got hit with an absolutely crushing poll from Fox News. Disapproval of his handling of the economy is at an all time high. His ratings on inflation are staggeringly awful. Historically friendly voter groups—whites, rural Americans, the working cla...

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Uranium Red

The saturated orange-red of Homer Laughlin's Fiestaware dinner plate, glazed with uranium oxide at up to fourteen percent by weight, produced from 1936 until the Manhattan Project commandeered the supply and revived briefly with depleted uranium until around 1973.

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Chartres Blue

The deep cobalt-blue stained glass of Chartres Cathedral, surrounded by a 'lost recipe' legend that the documentary record contradicts.

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Pinkest Pink

Stuart Semple's daylight-fluorescent pink, sold under a click-through that buyers must not be, or be acting on behalf of, Anish Kapoor.

That Trippi Show
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Those MAGA primary wins might be bad news for Trump this fall...

Why this week's Republican primaries may be a win for Trump - but ultimately may portend bad news for them in the general election. Alabama is in play, folks - what numbers are Joe and Alex excited to see? Plus: Was the DNC autopsy leak intentional? What's Joe's take on what went wrong in 2024? And why is Trump's $1.8 billion "slush fund" blowing up the Republican Party right now - and why Joe thinks this isn't over, no matter what Trump's trying to do at the federal level.
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