— It almost sounds too good to be true: “Boston is piloting a new type of heat pump that’s as easy to install as a window AC” (WBUR)

— Chicago’s Blizzard of ’79. Mayor Wu, you’ve been warned: “Residents are steaming about snowbanks — and some neighborhoods are angrier than others” (Globe)

— If he wins the primary, he’s going to be a formidable general-election candidate: “Money talks for GOP’s Minogue as candidate carries more cash than Healey” (Herald)

— Jon Keller makes the case why NH should be stripped of its first-in-nation presidential primary status: “Ken Burns’ naïve politics” (MassterList)

— Just a mere preview of the crypto-financial meltdown to come: “A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away” (WSJ)

— Horatio Alger stories, D.C. style: “Massachusetts Dems join Pelosi school of get rich quick schemes” (Herald)

— I hadn’t heard of this pivot. Interesting: “Merrimack College opens $17M lecture hall as it pivots from liberal arts to research” (BBJ)

— Beacon Hill tries to fix a problem created in Washington: “Penny’s demise triggers rounding legislation for cash transactions” (Yahoo)

— As the article notes, ideology has crashed into reality: “Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance” (NYT)

— Via Ukraine, this is the same futuristic technology the Pentagon was experimenting with in El Paso earlier this week: “The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft” (The Atlantic)