A creative’s guide to community-building
I grew up on different continents—Africa, Europe, and North America. Having the privilege of living in and experiencing diverse countries and cultures during my formative years made it…
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Fed minutes show majority of FOMC saw inflation as greater risk
Most US Federal Reserve officials highlighted the risk to inflation as outweighing concerns over the labour market at their meeting last month, as tariffs fuelled a growing divide within…
Europe: Stoxx 600 closes higher but gains limited by tech, defence
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed higher on Wednesday boosted by consumer and healthcare stocks, while declines in tech and defence stocks limited gains, ahead of a crucial meeting of global…
Trump Aide Thinks the Smithsonian “Overemphasizes” Slavery
Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Smithsonian, thinks its museums overemphasize slavery when they should be emphasizing “how far…
NY Mayor Eric Adams’s Corruption Scandal Just Keeps Going
Another slew of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s allies will likely face charges, which are expected to include multiple counts of bribery, according to The New York Times. The defendants…
Trump and Melania’s Scammy Meme Coins Have Lost Almost All Value
You may recall that the president has a meme coin, $TRUMP. Days before his second inauguration, the president—who told Fox News in his first term that he was not “a big fan” of…
Court allows Trump to end deportation amnesty for Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal
A federal appeals court said Wednesday that Homeland Security can move ahead with plans to end long-running deportation amnesties, known as Temporary Protected Status, for about 60,000…
GOP Governors Sending Troops to D.C. Crime Show Self-Awareness Is Dead
For every 100,000 Mississippians, 118 were the victim of a violent crime and 751 were the victims of property crime, according to FBI data. The American Prospect reported that in 2024,…
Texas Dem Who Rejected Authoritarian Tactics Threatened With Felony
On Tuesday, Texas Representative Nicole Collier chose to sleep on the floor of the State House rather than be subject to draconian 24-7 state trooper surveillance if she were to leave.…
Trump Fails for Third Time on Unsealing Epstein Grand Jury Records
Climate Power senior adviser Jesse Lee accused Republicans of inflicting a “massive utility bill hike” on their constituents. “This is nothing short of a betrayal of their own voters.…
Judge denies Justice Department request for Epstein grand jury transcripts
The Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein was denied by a federal judge Wednesday. Source link
Why the NFL just put AI on its roster
Just in time for the season’s kick off, the National Football League (NFL) is tapping into artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze game and performance insights in real time. On Aug. 20,…
Jerome Powell eyes long-awaited rate cut in September
The Federal Reserve is increasingly likely to cut interest rates at its meeting in September, as worries about potential inflation compete with new concerns about a slowdown in hiring.…
The Trump DOJ’s Embarrassing Letter in the Tariff Case
The DOJ missive is not a legal argument. It is pure political intimidation. Source link
“Couch F***er!”: JD Vance Booed While Hyping Up Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Climate Power senior adviser Jesse Lee accused Republicans of inflicting a “massive utility bill hike” on their constituents. “This is nothing short of a betrayal of their own voters.…
Angered by America, India tilts toward China
Is the world's most powerful democracy about to lose the world's most populous democracy? Could be. India has, in the last two days, reset deeply troubled relations with China at the same…
Democrats Have a Massive Voter Registration Problem
Climate Power senior adviser Jesse Lee accused Republicans of inflicting a “massive utility bill hike” on their constituents. “This is nothing short of a betrayal of their own voters.…
A new FDA-approved device could change how Americans lose weight
Small wearable patches that continuously scan your blood and zap numbers to your smartphone are about to be everywhere. Once the sole domain of people with diabetes, glucose monitors are…
Hank Green’s passion project to help you stop scrolling is dominating the App Store
The top free app in Apple’s App Store right now is a passion project from Hank Green that includes a sentient bean, knitted socks, and home decorating. Its entire goal is to get you to put…
In Latest Weird Flub, Trump Mixes Up Two Countries That Start With A
Climate Power senior adviser Jesse Lee accused Republicans of inflicting a “massive utility bill hike” on their constituents. “This is nothing short of a betrayal of their own voters.…
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Do Large Language Models Dream of AI Agents?
During sleep, the human brain sorts through different memories, consolidating important ones while discarding those that don’t matter. What if AI could do the same? Bilt, a company that…
Spotify just turned your phone into a DJ booth
Impressing everyone when you’re handed the aux in the car to play DJ just got easier. Spotify now offers the option to listen to playlists with seamless transitions between songs, plus the…
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts.…
Gavin Newsom’s Trump trolling is working. Here’s how we know
California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has been trolling Donald “TACO” Trump (shorthand for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” as Newsom has repeated) on social media, with the…