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Trump’s IRS settlement earmarks nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars for purported victims of the Biden administration, including Jan. 6. insurrectionists. / The Washington Post [$]
See also: A class action lawsuit claims Amazon is refusing to provide customers with tariff refunds to “curry favor with Trump by allowing the federal government to retain the funds.” / Engadget
Stressing this isn’t a “pandemic emergency,” the World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international health emergency. / NPR
Taco Bell is trying out AI menu boards at its drive-thrus that can “dynamically change the layout, content, and visuals on a car-by-car basis.” / The Verge [$]
Unrelated: A new app makes it possible to hack electronic shelf labels. / Gizmodo
When certain disputes arise on Polymarket, it’s up to a “loosely organized” group of crypto holders to decide what happens next. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Scientists recently discovered a new material—a calcium, copper, and silicon clathrate—that formed during the world’s first nuclear test in July 1945. / WIRED
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“We need to come up with a new social contract around these tools.” Trevor Paglen and Holly Herndon on art and AI. / Totei
Researchers say they’ve invented a serum that can revive mammals’ dormant ability to regrow limbs. / Futurism
“We’ve been changing ourselves with language, with tools, with architecture, with culture, from the moment we climbed down from the trees.” What does it mean to be human now? / Vox [$]
The protein craze is causing a shortage of whey, the processing of which is complex and expensive, and can’t keep up with demand. / The Atlantic [$]
“A Japanese manufacturer of animatronic wolves designed to scare off wild animals is being swamped with orders as the East Asian country grapples with rising bear attacks.” / The Independent
You won’t want to miss the feeding times at the Denali sled dog puppy cam. / National Park Service
Biologists have observed whales “yelling” to be heard over shipping noise in the Strait of Gibraltar. / Discover
“How about a 1.0, 2.0, type A, A to B, B to C, or a micro to macro?” I cannot throw away USB cables, and it is becoming a problem. / McSweeney’s
Before Linotype, human compositors were renowned for their typesetting speed, and competed in public races that drew thousands of spectators. / Public Domain Review