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Even as they create and enable expansive virtual worlds, data centers are physical buildings in real communities around the nation and the globe.
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The truth is much worse than most people realize, and they knew a lot of it.
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stereogum.com/2314347/infinity-knives-brian-ennals-do-not-hold-back/interviews/qa
A bracingly honest interview from a hip-hop duo that knows no other way.
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The question is: what on earth is Google doing?
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But what the patient — who had come to the office in December expecting to see a different dentist — didn’t know was that she was being treated by Dr.
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nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing-by-hand-is-good-for-your
Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research. I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it is that when you write things down by hand you’re recruiting more of your brain, which is a good thing.
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flaminghydra.com/issue-618/#flaminghydra.com/poetic-license/
Rax King enjoys the ride and isn’t worried about the wheels
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newrepublic.com/article/212105/jewish-radicals-wanted-equality
In her history of the Jewish Labor Bund, Molly Crabapple tells the story of workers who opposed prejudice, tyranny, and nationalism.
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A crime novel has been pulled from sale by an agent after securing major six- and seven-figure deals in the US and the UK due to AI allegations.
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treehugger.com/complaining-about-walking-while-texting-complaining-about-walking-while-old-4866214
An aramzs.xyz post
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techdirt.com/2026/07/30/john-oliver-dares-buc-ees-to-sue-him-over-trademark-infringement/
I will admit it’s always a special kind of fun when a topic we cover here at Techdirt gets the John Oliver treatment. He and his writing team generally gets things right, which helps. And I&#…
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Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France.
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The Trump administration’s plan to stop funding the Pan American Health Organization, which coordinates public health efforts across dozens of countries including the United States, will leave Americans more vulnerable to infectious disease threats, more than 100 U.
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cnbc.com/2026/07/30/leopold-aschenbrenners-hedge-fund-is-facing-steep-ai-losses.html
Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund is unwinding trades and may be forced to liquidate assets, according to people familiar with the matter.
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nytimes.com/2026/07/27/business/energy-environment/nuclear-power-palisades-michigan.html
When Michigan’s oldest operating nuclear power plant shut down in 2022, it was supposed to be for good.
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abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/ghislaine-maxwell-us-senate-resolution-explained/106975030
The bipartisan vote is non-binding, but it reveals the sentiment surrounding Epstein within Donald Trump's own party. Here's how.
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wired.com/story/openais-hacking-debacle-was-a-human-mistake/
If the generative AI giant had followed well-known security best practices, it’s likely that its AI agent would never have escaped to the open internet and hacked multiple companies.
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texasmonthly.com/news-politics/rob-schneider-texas-sharia-law/
No, Rob Schneider doesn’t live here. But he has a lot to say about our state’s supposed fall to Islamic forces.
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ShieldFont is available today if you've got copy that needs protecting, we mean
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Celebrated translator Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.
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Using public domain art in tabletop game design
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A deep dive into the origin story of W Social, an analysis of the strategic arguments they have been using to appeal to government officials, media companies and advertisers... and the discussion of conflicting signals they have been sending
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nathannewman.substack.com/p/the-sane-nyc-dsa-vs-the-crazy-national
If you are confused about what DSA is, the answer is that it is two very different organizations that I don't think can coexist for much longer
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ranthebuilder.cloud/blog/my-blogs-biggest-fans-are-ai-bots-so-i-fought-back/
How I discovered AI bots faking my traffic spike, and how I fought back with AWS WAF challenges, blocking, and pay-per-crawl rules.
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standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:btxrwcaeyodrap5mnjw2fvmz/3mrq6ma5dgs2x?q=JFZRchqzmB
“The Atmosphere is an ecosystem of apps that use Atmosphere accounts.An Atmosphere account exists outside of any single app. It consists of a username and a big folder of all the content and relationships a person has. It's public!Atmosphere apps use this folder to create social experiences like blogging, tweeting, and sharing. Because everything is public, Atmosphere apps can create uniquely seamless experiences between themselves!”
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Anthony Fauci and the politics of retribution
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A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online.
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History is calling. Sorry!
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Version 2.3 brings Enterprise deployment, privacy diligence, and pricing integrity as industry standards to Help Agentic Advertising scale
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politico.com/news/2026/03/23/trump-denies-disaster-aid-for-democratic-led-states-00831199
The president has approved just 23 percent of blue state requests for disaster aid, compared to 89 percent for red states.
