Music is killing home taping
In retaliation for Iran's attack that killed US troops, the US launches airstrikes against targets in Iraq and Syria linked to Iran-backed groups. / Reuters
See also: Why the war in Gaza makes a nuclear Iran more likely. / Foreign Affairs
Following a history teacher's viral video, Target removes a book from its Black History Month collection that misidentifies civil rights icons. / NPR
Independent music labels say Apple Music's bonuses for artists who provide spatial audio tracks will pay less to those who can't afford to record spatial audio. / The Verge
Wayne Kramer of the legendary MC5 has died at 75. / Rolling Stone
Apprenticeships in the US are growing more popular, increasing by 82.1% between 2008 and 2021. / USAFacts
Apparently an idea that's been floating around awhile: How a giant umbrella in space could block enough solar radiation to counter global warming. / The New York Times [+]
Using a technique known as distributed acoustic sensing, fiber optic cables can be used to detect various phenomena, and are now being used to monitor the health of railways. / WIRED
A 17-year-old has been arrested in Provo, Utah, for taping fish to ATMs and other objects. / USA Today
Eight months after it was apprehended, a pigeon suspected of being a Chinese spy has been released. / Gizmodo
Backed by tech libertarians, a new sports organization that celebrates steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs calls itself "the most inclusive sports league in history." / VICE
Hand-colorizing the oldest surviving map of London—the Copperplate map of the late 1550s—makes you appreciate entirely new Tudor-era details. / Londonist: Time Machine
Finding the wonders within a hike to a 20-square-kilometer area that appears—on a map, anyway—to be the most uninteresting place imaginable. / Noema
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