ped x’ing: an urban hawk takes advantage of a crosswalk signal to shield it from view as it stalks its pigeon bounty—via Clive Thompson’s Linkfest
whispering gallery mode: peacock plumage can be induced to emit lasers—via the New Shelton wet/dry
pix: US government going after Brazil’s native digital payment platform—calling it an unfair barrier to trade—meanwhile only President Lula da Silva is standing up to Trump’s tariff bullying
showrunner: Amazon investing in AI start-up Fable that allows subscribers to make their own TV shows
pro-somnolence: the technique of cognitive shuffling to quiet the mind and get back to sleep
the candy factory: the unique artists’ commune in New York City founded by Ann Ballentine—via Messy Nessy Chic
query-agnostic adversarial triggers: feline-related textual asides cause marked increase in AI error rates
one year ago, america was a dead country, now it is the hottest country anywhere in the world: Trump escalates trade war with Canada as Carney suggests they may miss the deadline
living batteries: cable bacteria thriving in muddy harness chemical gradients to create and electrical circuit and get oxygen in an anoxic environment
starling network: Benn Jordan saved a .PNG image to a bird by turning a drawing into audio which could be mimicked and reproduced, see also—via Waxy
