Friday headlines: Future perfunct
Raw milk consumption hasn't been linked to H5N1; still, a Marin County toddler who drank raw milk fell ill with some kind of influenza-like illness, just not bird flu. / STAT
"This idea of progress acknowledges that as soon as we have something...we see its flaws." Why the future is never what we hoped. / Works in Progress
Of the 3,000 electric mail trucks the US Postal Service was supposed to have on the road by now, only 93 have been delivered. / Engadget
See also: How the humble airship could one day provide a more environmentally friendly way to transport cargo. / VICE
Unrelated: "Southwest's CEO says the Trump years will be good for airlines." / Quartz
At $447 billion, Elon Musk has become the richest person in history, and has a net worth surpassing the total household wealth of most countries. / Brilliant Maps
See also: "If you are one of the many analysts seduced by the idea that the Trump administration…would in some way advance the concept of antitrust enforcement in the public good, you are a god damn idiot." / How Things Work
A string of unexpected proper nouns: By selling Hot Ones to George Soros, BuzzFeed is paying down the debt Vivek Ramaswamy suggested would give him control of the company. / The Verge
US telecoms hit by Chinese state-sponsored hackers have no plans to inform most customers whose data has been accessed—nor are they required to do so. / Ars Technica
Nigel Richards won the Spanish World Scrabble Championship, despite not speaking the language. Nine years ago he did the same thing, but in French. / The Guardian
"It can instantly cool any space to 28 degrees Fahrenheit while simultaneously warming it to 114." The first-ever smart thermostat for perimenopausal people. / McSweeney's
Data visualizations depicting the emotion of acting performances in contemporary American film. / Naitian Zhou
How to read 100 pages every day: For starters, put your phone in a drawer. / The Lamp