Microsoft 365 has a new default typeface. Benjamin Franklin vs. counterfeiters. A Japanese textiles company still uses 40-year-old software. A wall-mounted E Ink-based calendar that syncs with Google Calendar. A new museum exhibit focuses on “food archaeology.” Electric bikes are popular among…the Amish? A fast-deploying portable hammock. The original “Wilhelm scream” has been found. Opening today: “Barbenheimer.” Hostess introduces the Ding Dongs x Twinkies Mashup. All that and more in WhatTheyThink’s weekly miscellany.
Several countries have sent firefighting planes and ground crews to aid Greece as wildfires continue to rage near Athens amid a heatwave that has seen temperatures above 40C. New evacuations have also been ordered, with others ongoing for a third day along the road linking Athens to Corinth.