Kochpoured$2millionintoanembryonicLibertarianPartytobuoyhisrunforvicepresident.Heknewhewouldn'twin—butthatwasn'tthepoint. New Republic link
SellersarefindingoldAmazonBasicslistingsandusingthemtosellweightedblankets,knivesandclocks. The Verge link
Asurveyoftrepanation,ortrephination,theoldestsurgicalprocedureknowntohumanity. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu link
AcritiqueofFarhadManjoo'sNewYorkTimesarticleoninternetdatatrackersandtheongoingprivacyhysteria. stratechery.com link
Today,UnixpowersiOSandAndroid—itslegendbeginswithagatorandatrioofresearchers. Ars Technica link
Assummer-getawayseasondrawstoaclose,it'stimetofaceatoughreality:Americaisnotagreatvacationnation. Washington Post link
AChevron-ledjointventureamongseveralenergycompaniesisspendingbillionsofdollarsinKazakhstantoexpandanoilfieldremarkableforitslongevity,promiseandrisk. The New York Times link
TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyissettoannounceThursdaythatitwillloosenfederalrulesonmethane,apowerfulgreenhousegaslinkedtoclimatechange,accordingtotwoofficialsbriefedonthedecision. Washington Post link
InApril2017,MarielColónMirówasfourmonthsoutoflawschoolandlookingforawaytoearnmoneywhileshewaitedontheresultsoftheNewYorkStatebarexam.WhenshefoundajoblistingonCraigslistforaSpanish-speakingparalegal,sheappliedimmediately.OnceColónMirógotthejob,shefinallyaskedwhothedefendantwas. New York Magazine link
Floridadevelopershavelongpromisedutopia.Willtheirlatestattempt—anInstagram-friendly,experience-ledcommunity-slash-shoppingmall—finallydeliver? VICE link
Hebuiltat$60,000-a-monthbusinesssellingopioidalternativesoutofhisapartment.Hisclientssayhesaveslives.Thegovernmentwantstoshuthimdown. narratively.com link
Seeninthewild,robotsoftenappearcuteandnonthreatening.Thisdoesn'tmeanweshouldn'tbehostile. Wired link
WesternintelligenceofficialssayChineseagentsarecontactingthousandsofforeigncitizensusingLinkedIn,includingformergovernmentofficials. The New York Times link
JessiCombs—vehiclebuilder,racer,fabricator,TVpersonality,andall-aroundautomotivelegend—waskilledonTuesdayinacrashwhileattemptingtobreakherownland-speedrecordinsoutheastOregon.Shewas39. roadandtrack.com link
Ifyoutrainamachinelearningtooltofindhumanfeaturesinemojis,theresultsarenotpretty. VICE link
Astheworld'spaparazzicontinuetooverstepboundaries,pryingintothepersonallivesoftheworld'spopelite,thereareahandfulofpeople—entrustedbythesepopstar'steams—tocaptureeveryelementofamusician'slife. i-d.vice.com link