Tuesday headlines: Crushing it

Abortions are on the rise nationally, bans are more likely to hurt the maternal health of Black women, and other ways abortion has changed since Roe ended two years ago. / Vox

A Texas medical panel has approved additional guidance for doctors performing abortions, including modifying some reporting requirements—but refused to list exemptions to the ban. / Associated Press

See also: Before Roe was overturned, Texas had an average of 4,400 abortions a month; now it's five. And infant mortality has increased by nearly 13%. / The Texas Tribune, STAT

“They wrote off our heat rashes as poor hygiene.” Amazon workers say facilities are blazing hot, with some indoor work areas reaching into the 90s. / The Daily Beast

Google's AI search consumes 10 times the energy of a traditional Google search, and around the same amount of power as talking on a landline for an hour. / Jacobin

“Flooding the internet with an infinite amount of what could pass for journalism is cheap and even easier than I imagined, as long as I didn't respect the craft, my audience, or myself.” / 404 Media

All three major record labels have filed a lawsuit accusing AI music startups Suno and Udio of copyright infringement, seeking damages up to $150K per stolen work. / Musically

“I…wanted to crush this object with another iconic element from the oldest culture in America.” Sculptor Chavis Mármol drops a nine-ton replica of an Olmec head on a Tesla. / Hyperallergic

In 2018, health guidelines stopped recommending adults over 60 take aspirin daily to prevent cardiovascular events, though nearly a third still follow the old guidance. / STAT

Nine years after the Apple Watch launch, users will finally be able to choose a ringtone. / 9to5Mac

See also: Why “By the Seaside” is Apple's most polarizing ringtone. / CNN

“Imagine an extra-extra-thick, slightly under-seasoned soup. Anyone would be lucky to eat it.” Dog food is so fancy now that I ate some. / The Atlantic [+]

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