Rising corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe's inflation over the past two years. / IMF

Two-thirds of North America may suffer blackouts this summer due to extreme heat. / CNN

Related: The MittiCool is a small refrigerator that works without electricity or greenhouse gas refrigerants. / The Kid Should See This

The United States' first constitutional climate trial finishes in Montana. / Undark

The Supreme Court is about to finish its term—so where are the 10 big opinions still to be issued? / Wake Up to Politics

Worldwide, nearly 40 percent of installed software is unlicensed or counterfeit. / The Hustle

Volunteers at an eating disorder hotline relate what it's like to be replaced by a chatbot. "I felt like I was really doing something good." / STAT 

Unrelated: Why the United States is suddenly littered with vape shops. / The Atlantic

Between 1955 and 1963, the CIA ran a brothel in San Francisco's Telegraph Hill and tested LSD on unsuspecting clients. / SF Gate

Twenty-five years ago, a neuroscientist bet a philosopher that we'd know by now how the brain achieves consciousness. He lost. / Nature

Scientists discover a "mind-boggling" new species of palm that flowers and fruits underground. / The Guardian

Contemporary artists revive vanitas, paintings that warn against the shallow pleasures of material possessions. / Artsy

A web comic for our current moment: "Goodnight, phone." / The Verge