Is America dictator-proof? [The Economist]

Why is Britain hopeless at punishing corruption? [1843 Magazine]

How to Ask for the Feedback You Really Need [Harvard Business Review]

More Northern Lights soon as Sun storms strengthen [BBC]

Putin’s War Was Never Just About Ukraine [Bloomberg]

Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition [Reuters]

UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza [AL-Jazeera News]

The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee [The New Yorker]

AI assistants are so back / On The Vergecast: what’s new from OpenAI and Google, the future of search, and more. [The Verge]

ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’t [Vox]

OpenAI created a team to control ‘superintelligent’ AI — then let it wither, source says [TechCrunch]

Last summer was the hottest in 2,000 years. Here’s how we know. [MIT Technology Review]

To feel middle class, you have to be wealthy [Business Insider] sigh…

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Supplies arrive in Gaza via new pier but land routes essential, says US aid chief [The Guardian]

Strangers in Their Own Land: Being Muslim in a Hindu-First India [New York Times]

Man Reported Missing On Birthday Allegedly Dismembered By Roommate [Huffington Post]

The Sad Desk Salad Is Getting Sadder [The Atlantic]

Democracy is a top concern for many voters. We asked them why. [FiveThirtyEight]

A water war is brewing between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s why. [The Washington Post]

For Palestinian citizens of Israel, commemorations of 1948 Nakba come with stigma [Le Monde]

NASA spacecraft spots dead robot on Mars surface [Mashable]

“Israel’s Genocide Has Reached New and Horrific Stage”: South Africa Requests Urgent ICJ Intervention [Democracy NOW!]

The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite. [The Intercept]

Can psychedelics treat people with a severe brain injury? [National Geographic]

A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know 'we are not safe' [NPR]

Solano, Yolo counties release public health warning for raw milk as avian flu concerns grow [CapRadioNews]

« Tsahal » dans votre salon [Le Monde diplomatique]

Biden’s Catch-22 in Ukraine [Foreign Policy]

The New Moral Resistance to Putin [Foreign Affairs]

Will China Succeed in Creating an Asian Security Order? [The Diplomat]

He Seeks Mystery Magnetic Fields With His Quantum Compass [Quanta Magazine]

How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades [NASA]

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