The big greasy
The United States attacks Houthi ballistic missiles in Yemen over the Iran-aligned group's targeting of Red Sea shipping. / PBS
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they attacked Israel's "spy headquarters" in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. / Reuters
Pakistan warns of retaliation for an Iranian airstrike. / CNN
OpenAi no longer prohibits using its technology for military purposes. / The Intercept
Related: Amazon is now stocked with products named "I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy." / Ars Technica
More than one in three women worldwide do not feel safe walking alone at night in their own community. / Gallup
In China, suspected criminals who end up in court are found guilty 99% of the time. / The Economist
In the US, chronic absenteeism in schools nearly doubled between 2018-19 and 2021-22, to 28% of students. / The New Yorker
A dialect group selects "enshittification" as 2023's word of the year. / The American Dialect Society
See also, from last month: "It's been a year of endless einsteins." / The New York Times [+]
Emma Stone says she applies to be on Jeopardy! every year—"and not that 'Celebrity' horsecrap." / AV Club
BBC Radio 1's first female presenter Annie Nightingale dies at 83. / Mixmag
"Gen Z lip-sync face" refers to young men physically contorting their faces online to appear to have prominent jawlines. / GQ
See also: "It's a new year, the annual Great De-bogging, when we all attempt to heave ourselves out of the muck and into a better life." / Experimental History
A company harvests ice from Greenland's fjords and ships it to bars in the United Arab Emirates. / The Guardian
A short video on how river ice is made into hot tea in Mongolia. / The Kid Should See This
A study finds around 99% of Americans live near at least one Mexican restaurant. / axios
Similar to how General Tso's chicken is hard to find in China, "New Orleans-style wings" have almost nothing to do with Louisiana. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
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