C’est bra vie

In 2022, 34,600 migrants crossed the Mediterranean by the end of May. In the first five months of 2023, 65,000 made the journey. / The Economist

The search for the privately owned submersible exploring the Titanic ends after evidence is found of an implosion with no survivors. / The Associated Press

3M will pay $10.3 billion to an array of United States public water systems to resolve pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals." / Reuters

Unrelated: The first-ever flamethrower-equipped robot dog. / Throwflame

Cancer drug development is now happening fast enough that for some patients, "it is outpacing the growth of cancer cells inside their bodies." / The New York Times

The number of people with diabetes worldwide is set to more than double by 2050 to 1.3 billion. / STAT

One year without Roe: How abortion bans have affected pregnant people, providers, and clinics, "by the numbers and in their own words." / New York Magazine

Vienna is picked as the world's most liveable city. / The Economist Intelligence Unit

For your weekly wanderlust, a bike ride (with terrible music) up the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the French Pyrénées. Or some thoughts on eating at Outback Steakhouse in Brazil. / YouTube, The Washington Post

Wimbledon introduces artificial intelligence-generated audio commentary to its tennis coverage. / The Guardian

Lots of information related to imaginary instruments. / Imaginary Instruments

Patricia Marx assesses the US Army's efforts to design a tactical bra. "I pulled up the zipper with ease and immediately felt cozily swaddled." / The New Yorker

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