They’re not listening still
In the past eight months, ICE has doubled the number of police officers it’s deputized, to the point where cops now outnumber agents. / NPR
With access to data J. Edgar Hoover only dreamed of, ICE is now running one of the largest anti-left surveillance operations in United States history. / Wired
Related: A hacker posts personally identifiable information for some 40,000 Dept. of Homeland Security employees. “They have our information, so it’s only fair that we have theirs.” / TechCrunch
Overruling FDA scientists, RFK Jr. decides that compounding pharmacies won’t face HHS enforcement action for making and selling unregulated peptides. / Ars Technica
After a two-year rally, it looks like the AI bubble just burst in China. / Reuters
Dartmouth’s provost resigns after revelations of his undisclosed use of AI in public and academic writing, even as the university’s president calls for “more AI.” / Inside Higher Ed
Last month, Apple touted that it used “AI algorithms” to engineer the new iPhone Duo hinge that’s currently snapping users’ screen in (an extra) half. / Futurism
Months of experimentation went into the new sound-built Apple Music logo. “There were times where we could have cheated and we didn’t.” / It’s Nice That
A humanist at the University of Kentucky receives a religious exemption from AI, arguing that offloading labor hinders his “ability to be a moral actor.” / Religion News Service
Social media is awash in AI-generated female comics in revealing clothing, and if the jokes are any good it’s because they were stolen from human female comics. / The New York Times [$]
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In a hospital’s emergency department, “death feels so unlikely. All these people whose days started just like any other.” / Literary Hub
Realizing that the book you’re rereading won’t count toward your Goodreads stats is one of countless symptoms that maybe it’s time the internet died. / Wired
How anatomy, diet, and altitude may all play a role in whether an animal’s blood is blue, white, green, or even red. / Knowable Magazine
Surface a random batch of musical gems from the Internet Archive every time you reload this site. / The Deep Cut
Using astronomical analyses, researchers theorize that Van Gogh must have painted The Starry Night on July 22, 1889. / My Modern Met
Unrelated but worth it: James Blake’s wonderful cover of Don McLean’s “Vincent.” / YouTube
As AI-generated historical footage runs amok on the web, a searchable archive of forgotten films aims to preserve “verifiable history.” / Moving Image Archive
In Japan, homebuyers and renters can get a discount on their property if there’s the potential that a ghost may be sharing the residence. / BBC News