Between nice and kind
International leaders visit Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. / BBC News
American military officials warn that the best Ukrainians can hope for is "a largely frozen conflict." / The New York Times [+]
Clinics in Alabama halt offering in vitro fertilization after the state Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos should enjoy human rights. / The Associated Press
See also: "The movement to treat embryos as full-fledged people is taking a victory lap." / Vox
How did Portugal fix its opioid epidemic? By adopting the opposite policies of the United States, basically. / NPR
Bicycle riding in London is up 20% from pre-pandemic levels. / Bloomberg CityLab
New residential buildings entice wealthy buyers with "exceptional breathing experiences." / The New Republic
Google "pauses" its Gemini image generator's ability to create images of people. / Forbes
Grimes calls the Gemini debacle a "masterpiece" of performance art. "It's trapped in a cage, trained to make beautiful things, and then battered into gaslighting humankind." / X
An advice column addresses what to do when a friend gives you an AI-generated gift. / WIRED
See also: If you have to choose between being nice and kind, the latter is a better option. / More! By Damola
A historian accounts for female private detectives who've been forgotten. / The Guardian
A team of trackers searches for saolas—"likely the world's most elusive large land mammal," last photographed in 2013. / Ensia
Unrelated/related: What it's like to be an author with a weird name. / Meditations in an Emergency
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