Under the problemo

Ukraine is using the eastern city of Bakhmut as "a kill box" to "grind down" newly mobilized Russian soldiers. / The Week

An interview with a Ukrainian colonel touches on the importance of civilians' "wedding drones" early in the war. / War Translated

Several hundred cases of gas poisoning have been reported in more than 52 schools across Iran since the end of November. / France24

Romania's prime minister has an AI bot advisor. It recently got in trouble for copyright infringement. / Romania Insider

New York City's mayor wants shop owners to forbid customers from wearing masks, to cut down on crime. / The New York Daily News

Baghdad was built for 200,000 cars. Currently, the city sees 2.7 million cars daily. / The Economist

Seventy-fivepercent of Ivy League presidents are female. / City Journal

A breakthrough in the mathematical modeling of ecosystems may make it possible to estimate precisely how close they are to disastrous tipping points. / Quanta Magazine

Related: Advancements in AI are delivering breakthroughs in breast cancer screening by detecting signs that doctors miss. / The New York Times

Scientists in South Africa take a major step toward creating an mRNA vaccine for tuberculosis (that will work for all ages). / NPR

See also: Notes on someof the similarities between new cancer vaccines and other mRNA vaccines. / The Conversation

A new edible juice bottle can be peeled like a fruit. / dezeen

One reason "sloganwear"—e.g., those "no problemo" shirts—is so popular? It looks "fucking great online." / The Guardian

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