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Nearly all of the leaders of the Maine Democratic Party — including the party chairman, legislative leaders and other Democratic nominees for Congress and governor — have called on Platner to withdraw from the race. Meanwhile, the list of potential nominees to replace Platner is growing.

Ford is recalling nearly 43,000 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles. This time, it’s due to a faulty differential unit that may fracture, resulting in a loss of drive power.

A Military Veteran Navigates PTSD in Prison
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/07/07/a-military-veteran-navigates-ptsd-in-prison/

Landscape in Drenthe, 1883 #vangogh #realism

A scientist who worked on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is now building a rival of his own — in Europe, not Silicon Valley.

Rémi Cadène, co-founder and CEO of Paris-based startup UMA, unveiled plans for a lightweight humanoid robot called Northstar and says the company is already talking to 50 potential customers.

Cody Johnson's career hasn't been about flashy viral moments — it's been about a steady, sustainable rise to the top. Continue reading…

Sometimes Claude's judgement sucks, and that's why Jive coding usually produces a dashboard app. A different piece of software will drive it in a different direction. That's what I meant by AI-izing, in an earlier post.

We shipped Micro.blog 3.0 for Android today. See the full release notes here. I think this is the first time that both iOS and Android have had exact feature parity. We previously had some code on iOS that was only written in Obj-C.

The Trump administration continues to meddle in state elections. The Justice Department has notified three Michigan cities (Detroit, East Lansing, and Lansing) that it is seeking election-related records and plans to deploy federal election monitors to polling places during the state’s Aug primary.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/06/justice-department-doj-send-election-monitors-3-michigan-cities-detroit/90826340007/

Sometimes Claude’s judgement sucks, and that’s why Jive coding usually produces a dashboard app. A different piece of software will drive it in a different direction. That’s what I meant by AI-izing, in an earlier post.

Vilma Jää, a Finnish folk and pop singer, is bringing her eerie and affecting traditional music to the Metropolitan Opera.

I used to be a single-thread developer, but now I'm multi-tasking, I can work on two things at once. Claude is now able to research and fix certain problems, and his work is in a sandbox where it doesn't have any access to the surroundings, and can't make too big a mess, and it's going great, if there's a mistake it can quickly be corrected.

Researchers found that a single dose left persistent changes to the genomes of neurons, a discovery that could have implications for treating addiction.

Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket.

Kia’s growing lineup of electric vehicles, ranging from affordable SUVs to vans, helped power the automaker to its best first-half sales performance on record.

Big Tech is investing in fashion’s cultural legitimacy to make AI smart glasses socially acceptable, but consumers view them as synonymous with surveillance. Is removing the camera the key to adoption?

PRESS RELEASE In a clinical trial, XANTOBI delivered weight loss of up to 406 pounds, or 100 percent of patients’ starting weight. Study participants experienced an average loss of 147 pounds and a reduction in opacity by several degrees. Eighty-six percent of partici...

I used to be a single-thread developer, but now I’m multi-tasking, I can work on two things at once. Claude is now able to research and fix certain problems, and his work is in a sandbox where it doesn’t have any access to the surroundings, and can’t make too big a mess, and it’s going […]

Michael Scott calls Oscar Martinez (The Office) into his office to get his advice on an upcoming medical procedure: “It is a colonoscopy. In your experience, what should I be expecting, in terms of sensation, or emotions? Is there anything … Continue reading →