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There are plenty of pollution blind spots that ground monitors miss. So NASA launched a powerful new instrument in April to track air pollution from space. The new tool, called TEMPO, monitors three smog-forming pollutants: nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and ground-level ozone. NASA released the first data maps from TEMPO today. They show pollution building up over major cities in North America, including Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC.

They are made by Novo Nordisk, and its market value “has risen by more than a third so far this year to about $419 billion, bigger than the country’s gross domestic product of about $406 billion,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

Early results are in from attempts to recreate LK-99 and see if it truly is the room-temperature superconductor of people’s dreams.

The 31-year-old Reed Jobs named the firm Yosemite after the park where his parents got married. His father, Steve Jobs, died of pancreatic cancer in 2011.

Lack was a Black cancer patient whose cells were sampled by doctors without her permission. Her cells, called the HeLa line, led to numerous scientific advances, but her family never received compensation. Today is her 103rd birthday.

Temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix for 31 days in a row. The record-smashing heat has crowded hospitals with patients struck with heat illness or who burned themselves on scorching hot pavement. July is expected to go down as the planet’s hottest month on record, and North America’s heatwaves this month would have been virtually impossible without climate change.

After overcoming one legal challenge, the UK’s Covid inquiry has reportedly hit another roadblock as it attempts to acquire the old WhatsApp messages of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson — a forgotten passcode. The Times of London is reporting that Johnson can’t recall the old phone’s PIN, which he stopped using in May 2021. At least he didn’t drop it into the ocean.

The subscription-based meditation app is bringing some of its relaxing audio tracks to Spotify. While that includes free content from several of its shows, including Calm for Sleep, Calm for Stress & Anxiety, and Calm for Meditation, you’ll still need a Calm subscription to access all the tracks.

“When the surfer got the board back, there were bite marks on it.” Listen man, generally I feel that wildlife that has lost its fear of humans is a bad deal for everyone. However, in this specific case, I do want to see if the otter can actually hang ten.

Burger King in Thailand has revealed what it considers the “real cheeseburger,” which is just a bun with 20 slices of cheese... and no meat.

The disgraced Theranos founder and CEO has had her prison sentence reduced from 11 years and 3 months to 9 years and 7 months. No reason has been given, but could be on account of behavioral considerations like following orders and completing rehabilitation courses.

The spreading AI tools in hospitals are making it harder for nurses to do their jobs well:

Turns out, a lot of people! Kind of seems like they’re unclear on which of Elon Musk’s claims are backed by science, though:

Apple’s recent focus on accessibility in its devices includes features like the upcoming Personal Voice and Assistive Access mode. Now, according to Mark Gurman, Apple’s considering including warnings that people with specific health conditions should not buy or use the headset that it’s expected to reveal next week.

You are never gonna guess what happened.

Elizabeth Holmes will begin serving her 11-year federal prison sentence for defrauding investors in her blood testing company. She is still appealing her conviction.