Polymarket’s Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster 23. March 2026 (17:48) At the Polymarket pop-up in DC, attendees were supposed to be able to bet on geopolitical crises in real time with their friends. That didn’t happen.(Wired)
Carbon Capture Technology Is Helping This Pub Make Beer 23. March 2026 (16:30) A pub in California is pulling carbon dioxide from the air to carbonate pints. If the business model works, it could give the broader carbon-capture industry a boost.(New York Times)
The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep 23. March 2026 (12:00) Between pickup artists and juvenile pranksters, the wearable device is becoming associated with pests of all kinds.(Wired)
Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He's One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza 23. March 2026 (11:00) In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.(Wired)
Meet the Gods of AI Warfare 23. March 2026 (11:00) In its early days, the AI initiative known as Project Maven had its fair share of skeptics at the Pentagon. Today, many of them are true believers.(Wired)
What Happens When You Can’t Get a Death Certificate in Gaza 23. March 2026 (11:00) For families of the missing, systemic obstacles to identifying remains and locating people in Israeli detention has created a kind of social and legal purgatory.(Wired)
Takeaways From the Times’s Inside Look at the C.D.C. 23. March 2026 (10:30) Many current and former employees say the actions of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are undermining the agency’s role in safeguarding public health.(New York Times)