Some slightly off-the-beaten-path stories that you may have missed over the past week:

— More, please: “Anthropic Inks 24K SF Kendall Square Lease” (B&T)

— Speaking of AI: “Romance tech: HBS grad applies AI to vibrators, sexual wellness” (BBJ)

— Boston biotech and medical community, take note: “Patients Are Flying to China for the Latest Cancer Treatment” (WSJ). 

— We’ll soon see if Fidelity’s historically low attrition rates hold: “One of Boston’s biggest employers returns to the office full time this week — with a new HQ” (WBUR)

— Pure election-year politics: “Data centers will be subjected to local approvals under Healey order” (GBH)

— Because Bari Weiss et gang may take charge. Dan Kennedy explains: “Friends don’t let friends watch cable news. So why is the fate of CNN vital to democracy?” (Media Nation)

— PE firms are involved? Shocking!  “Revere has waited years for new fire engines. Critics blame private equity” (GBH)

— I never would have guessed: “Florida Has Become the New Hotbed for Defense Startup Money” (WSJ)

— One of the best T rants you’ll find: “The T’s unreliability is outrageous and costly. Why do we put up with it?” (Globe)

— Pete Hegseth thinks he knows better than Dwight Eisenhower and George C. Marshall. Think about it: “The Inside Story of What Happened at Stars and Stripes” (Atlantic)