“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.”
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. 📺
Finding the Microsoft video
McSweeney’s
• Tyler Gooch
I’ll Take This Costco Sample, but Only So I Can Make an Informed Purchasing Decision
Defector
• Diana Moskovitz
You Don’t Know Alysa Liu’s Power Until You See It In Person
WIRED
• Luke Larsen
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
• 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
• Matt Kamen
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
• Nick Lucchesi
JFrog report recaps a tumultuous year in supply chain security

Calendar year 2025 not only broke records for code package proliferation; it also redefined the foundational architecture of the software
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Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed
• Manuel Moreale
Piri
Podcast Standards Project
• Transistor
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
• Henri Robbins
Razer Viper V4 Pro Review: Iterative Update Packs Big Performance
Small, iterative improvements bring serious performance gains to Razer’s Viper V4 Pro.
WIRED
• Justin Pot
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
• Chris Hamill-Stewart
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.
The Daily
• The New York Times
Trump’s National Support Is Cratering
Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms after Humiliating Fox Poll Hits
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.
Chartres Blue
The deep cobalt-blue stained glass of Chartres Cathedral, surrounded by a 'lost recipe' legend that the documentary record contradicts.
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.
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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