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How to end the ‘Hormuz war’ Al Jazeera · Alan Eyre The least bad option for the U.S. is to let the MoU Article 5 play out. 

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President’s final act begins Axios · Jim VandeHei Trump is not a share-the-stage, pass-the-torch, groom-your-successor kind of guy. Instead, he’ll exploit his leverage. 

Robot soldiers are being built in America — and the alarm is growing the-independent.com · Josh Marcus A tech startup co-founder says he would provide armed robots “tomorrow” if the U.S. military asked — and that has human rights experts worried. 

How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit Ars Technica · Nate Anderson A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file. 

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Toxic lies atavist.com · Holbrook Mohr, Mitch Weiss For decades, managers at a nuclear facility in Kentucky assured workers they were safe. Then four friends risked everything to reveal the truth. 

Exercise works for depression. So why isn’t it treated like real medicine? bigthink.com · Nicholas Fabiano The evidence is clear. We just don’t use it properly. 

Dodgers huge favorites after Tarik Skubal blockbuster flipboard.com · The Sports Desk Why adding the hard-throwing lefty all but assures Los Angeles’ third straight World Series title. 

Squealing car tires, an abrupt reverse, the end of a life ESPN · Anthony Olivieri Hannah Rapp was an up-and-coming boxer until a fateful bike ride ended in tragedy. 

7 books that imagine what happens after the singularity mentalfloss.com · Eden Gordon These books present different visions of a future in which AI’s capabilities have surpassed humanity’s. 

Why do we act and sound like someone else after a trip? BBC Travel · David Farley Instead of bringing back souvenirs, some travelers return from vacation with an entirely different accent, look and manner. 

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