Following inaction from the government, fishing communities and conservationists are taking it upon themselves to set up and monitor no-catch zones to combat species depletion caused by overfishing.https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-how-a-fishing-refuge-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-works-its-goal-to-let-the-sea-rest/
VR Clubbing has exploded since Covid-19 lockdowns, with enthusiasts doing drugs and finding friends and love in an inclusive environment. But some say the convenience is making it harder to control their vices.https://www.wired.com/story/60-hour-dance-sessions-simulated-sex-and-ketamine-inside-the-world-of-hardcore-vr-ravers/
The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.https://www.wired.com/story/easyjson-open-source-vk-ties/
Forget Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of VR meetings; the industrial metaverse bridges digital and physical worlds in a way that’s actually useful.https://www.wired.com/story/the-metaverse-is-here-and-its-industrial/
A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique morphology and genetic structure may be useful for the development of bioelectronics.https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-have-just-discovered-a-new-type-of-electricity-conducting-bacteria/
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.https://www.wired.com/story/why-car-brands-are-finally-switching-back-to-buttons/
The bloc will protect foreign scientists that relocate to the region as it seeks to catch up with the U.S. and China on innovative technologies like AI, President von der Leyen said.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/eu-chief-touts-protections-for-foreign-scientists-ai-researchers-3226b7fa
Israel’s security cabinet voted to approve a new ground operation that includes occupying the Gaza Strip while also agreeing to a plan to take control over aid distribution.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-approves-plan-to-occupy-gaza-control-aid-distribution-90412130
A shooting occurred at Featherly Regional Park in Yorba Linda, California.https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-victims-unknown-condition-after-shooting-wilderness-park/story?id=121455675
A nearly $5 million Lamborghini yacht needed rescuing after it began to sink off the coast of Florida, near Miami, during Formula One weekend.https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/dozens-rescued-after-yacht-starts-sinking-121455711
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is among many Democrats looking to find the right path to challenge President Donald Trump and Republicans after the GOP won the White House and congressional majorities in 2024https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/balancing-trump-criticism-bipartisanship-democrat-jon-ossoff-walks-121464001
Simpson’s wryly evasive photos, films, collages—and now paintings—peel back the layers of our looking.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/lorna-simpson-profile
Inside the living rooms of notable New Yorkers.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/power-houses
As the Trump Administration encroaches on the city, Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams try to salvage their political careers.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/why-cant-new-york-have-nice-mayors
Bumblefoot, string-foot, and falcons are just a few of the hazards that New York’s birds have to brave.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/pity-the-barefoot-pigeon
New York’s other baseball team has the league’s richest owner and just poached one of the game’s best hitters from the Yankees. They may never be the same.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/if-the-mets-are-no-longer-underdogs-are-they-still-the-mets
The Justices, who have steadily eroded prohibitions on government sponsorship of religious schools, now seem ready to end them entirely.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-this-the-end-of-the-separation-of-church-and-state
Other cities have better infrastructure, fewer rats, cleaner streets, plentiful public toilets, more elbow room. Yet people continue to flock here.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/the-promise-of-new-york
Can the Administration retain public support for a trade policy that could force Americans to buy less stuff?https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/donald-trump-versus-barbie
"Lack of financial communication is one of the most-common root causes of divorce," a financial analyst told Newsweek.https://www.newsweek.com/man-backed-calling-off-wedding-weeks-away-fiancee-drops-bombshell-2067963