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 Google’s $99 a night employee perk
CNBC · Jennifer Elias
The company is offering a “Summer Special” for its campus hotel to lure workers back to the office.
 Should Trump’s election interference trial be televised?
ABC News · Alexandra Hutzler
Some Democrats say yes, while the former president’s attorneys argue TV cameras would create a “circus-like atmosphere.”
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 “Oppenheimer” ignites controversy in Japan
Axios · Kira Wang
Critics decry its failure to grapple with the reality of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and its celebration of the “father of the atomic bomb.”
 AI is making it possible to talk to the dead
bigthink.com · Ross Pomeroy
Programs like ChatGPT can create “thanabots” based on deceased loved ones’ digital communications, allowing us to talk with the departed.
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 Why so many Americans have stopped going to church
The Atlantic · Isabel Fattal
The decline is not just about religious institutions; it’s about society itself.
 Pythons big enough to devour gators
BBC News · Max Matza
Since Florida launched its snake-hunting contest, thousands of people have staked their hopes on killing as many Burmese pythons as they can.
 DNA from Beethoven’s hair reveals surprise almost 200 years later
ScienceAlert · Mike McRae
The famous classical composer’s death was probably the result of a hepatitis B infection, but more questions on his life and death remain.
 Indigenous tour guides are showing travelers how to protect the Amazon
thrillist.com · Siobhan Reid
“We want to end the circus of predatory tourism.”
 USWNT’s recent struggles are no predictor of game vs. Sweden
USA TODAY Sports · Nancy Armour
Why it’s probably not wise to bank on the two-time defending champions and world’s No. 1 team continuing to play as poorly as it has.
 Big Ten, Big 12 devour largest remaining pieces of Pac-12
flipboard.com · The Sports Desk
College football’s latest seismic shift has sold out the student-athlete ethos, left rivals furious and upended an increasingly professional sport.
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