Not a lot this weekend, but hopefully they are all interesting.
How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular - The New York Times: Monopolies are bad and touch almost every aspect of our economy.
Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity Are Promoting Scientific Racism in Search Results | WIRED: Since imitative AI is based on the internet, and the internet is a vile refuge of scum and villainy and racism and sexism, so are the results of imitative AI.
Iceland embraced a shorter work week. Here’s how it turned out | CNN Business: Happy employees are productive employees.
Wait, NFL players eat how many Uncrustables? - The Athletic: Athletes are finely tuned machines that run on … cold, crustless peanut butter and jelly.
Lady in the Water is the bridge between 2 eras of M. Night Shyamalan | Polygon: It’s not good, but the article is an interesting look at an undeniably interesting career.
Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers - Ars Technica: Pretty much says it all.
Opinion | It’s now the Washington Post humor writer’s job to endorse Harris for president - The Washington Post: Bezos has done incredible damage to his reputation.
Have a great week, everyone.