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Hold your nose and vote for Cuomo

Today is a good day to talk about where the Democrats should go. The Democratic Party tolerates no dissent. If you don't toe the line, you're next in line for destruction. I'm not kidding. This episode of my at-least-monthly podcast explains why Cuomo is the right choice fo...

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Who Knew Basketball Needed an Interactive LED Floor?

ASB GlassFloor makes a glass playing surface for sports arenas that can show animations, track athletes' performance, and repaint court lines with a tap. Pros in Europe are already playing on it.

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AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums

AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums

"This is a moment where that community feels collectively under threat and isn't sure what the process is for solving the problem.”

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Complaints About Tariff Evasion Have Jumped 160 Percent Under Trump

As importers find creative ways to avoid paying Donald Trump’s tariffs, a flood of tipsters is coming forward to keep alleged troublemakers in check.

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The Best Vacuum for Pet Hair—We Tested a Dozen Models to Find Which Work Best

Cordless, handheld, robot, and traditional—we tested them all to find the vacuum that’s fantastic for fur.

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How to Tell If Your WordPress News Is Really Newsworthy

In the first of the series, Media Playbook, Rae and Adam discuss how to connect WordPress businesses with the media. They share tips on crafting newsworthy stories and building relationships for better visibility.

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Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?

Over the past three decades, A.D.H.D. diagnoses in the U.S. have been climbing steadily, and so have prescriptions for the medication to manage the symptoms. As the field booms, some longtime researchers are starting to question whether much of the fundamental thinking aroun...

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Scientists Discover the Key to Axolotls’ Ability to Regenerate Limbs

A new study reveals the key lies not in the production of a regrowth molecule, but in that molecule's controlled destruction. The discovery could inspire future regenerative medicine.

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
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“Sick”: Trump’s Violent Outbursts Worsen as Parade Fiasco Sinks In

After the horrific assassination of a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota, President Trump at first correctly stressed that such violence is absolutely intolerable. But then he uncorked a long, vile, unhinged tirade on Truth Social, threatening to unleash ICE ...

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Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses

The shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.

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Trump Mobile — The President Launches a Mobile Carrier and a $500 ‘T1’ Android Phone

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Todd Spangler, Variety: Meanwhile, the Trump Mobile “47 Plan” is pricier than the unlimited plans from prepaid services operated by Verizon’s Visible, AT&T’s Cricket Wireless and T-Mobile’s Metro, which are each around $40 per month. The Trump T1 Phone, which runs G...

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WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App

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Eli Tan and Mike Isaac, reporting for The New York Times:

On Monday, WhatsApp said it would start showing ads inside its app for the first time. The promotions will appear only in an area of the app called Updates, which is used by around 1.5 billion people a day. WhatsApp will collect some data on users to target the ads, such as location and the device’s default language, but it will not touch the contents of messages or whom users speak with. The company added that it had no plans to place ads in chats and personal messages.

(a) I’ve never once looked at the Updates tab in WhatsApp; (b) does anyone believe they’re not going to put ads in the other tabs sooner or later?

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Duncan Davidson is moving on from Shopify, in part because of what will change with AI:

It’s like 1997 and the early web all over again. But different, and more extreme. Of course, like then, many will be looking for a free lunch or to create party tricks. And, like the web, it’ll take us a while to really figure out how it’s going to change the world. For those that invest the time and effort, however, entirely new horizons are opening up even as entire industries are about to be rewritten.

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The president is selling a phone

The president is selling a phone

The Trump Mobile T1 probably won't be a big hit. It's still dangerous

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[Sponsor] Drata

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Mastodon in 2025

We’re already well into 2025, and it has been a huge start to the year for Mastodon. We want to bring you an overdue update on exactly what we’re working on, from a strategic perspective. Mastodon’s mission is to ensure that our online social spaces belong to the people fore...

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Sense of Community

Luke waxes poetic about WordCamp Brisbane and Jonathan ruminates on the value of continuity in the WordPress community. They discuss Automattic’s recent acquisition of Clay and then Luke puts Jonathan on the spot with the WPCC.

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Try This Free Version of Microsoft Office That Runs in Your Browser

If you can't afford Microsoft’s $150 suite of office tools, there’s a web-based version that’s free to use—and nearly just as capable.

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How Apple Created a Custom iPhone Camera for ‘F1’

Mounted on Formula One cars and used in real races, the new movie helped bring features like log encoding and ACES support to the iPhone 15 Pro.

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A manhunt and search for a motive in Minnesota

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Last night, police arrested Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers and their spouses. One couple died. The other survived. 

The details of Boelter’s life and what might have pushed him to commit these crimes are still coming into focus. But police say he planned the attack meticulously. We also know he is a devout Christian, fervently antiabortion, and kept a long hit list of other Democrats.

Colby Itkowitz speaks with national reporter Patrick Marley about the shootings and how Boelter was apprehended.

Today’s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy with help from Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Ariel Plotnick and Maggie Penman, and mixed by Sean Carter. 

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