Q: Why is the Trump administration looking at the 2020 election in Milwaukee? Vance: Well... First of all... *chuckles*
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Electrek
• Peter Johnson
Ford admits its $30K midsize EV pickup is actually ‘small’

Ford’s midsize EV pickup, due out next year, will be smaller than expected. For the first time, Ford referred to it as an “all-new, affordable small electric pickup” built on the UEV platform.
JD Vance flips around a poster to show his audience but the glare is so bad it is impossible to see what's being depicted
Electrek
• Jameson Dow
China is bringing buttons back to cars, ending trend led by Tesla

China will require automakers to include physical buttons for safety-related functions, pushing back on the proliferation of using screens for everything in modern cars.
links.daveverse.org
• Dave Winer
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Demands Health Update on Mitch McConnell.
JD Vance attempts a Wisconsin accent and gets no reaction from the crowd
Defector
• Maitreyi Anantharaman
The Long-Awaited Blowup Between Skylar Diggins And The Sky Has Finally Arrived
links.daveverse.org
• Dave Winer
politicalwire.com/2026/07/08/graham-platner-will-drop-out-of-race-via-video/
Graham Platner Will Drop Out of Race via Video.
The Open Source AI Gap Map shows the current...
The Open Source AI Gap Map shows the current capabilities of open source AI tools with an eye toward answering an important question: “What building blocks are missing for creating completely open source AI products?”
Mayor Mamdani: These new investments mean bus riders will save up to 6 minutes every trip. If you take the bus to work, that adds up fast. That means breakfast with your family. It means getting home for bedtime. It means arguing with your friends that Egypt was robbed yesterday.
The San Francisco Standard
• Kevin V. Nguyen
Dead mall back on market: Buyers walk away from distressed sale of San Francisco Centre
Presidio Bay and Prado Group wanted to transform the vacant downtown property, but the deal fell apart months after their bid was selected.
Techdirt
• Mike Masnick
Mexico Passed Speech Laws To Protect The Powerless. The Powerful Used Them To Silence Critics.
For over a decade, a particular argument keeps resurfacing from well-meaning progressives: the rise of authoritarianism around the globe is a good reason to pass laws suppressing speech. The idea is that somehow, magically, without free speech, authoritarians and fascists would never come to power in the first place. This is historically illiterate. It’s also […]
Techdirt
• Daily Deal
Daily Deal: The Premium Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Super Bundle
The Premium Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Super Bundle is a twelve-course digital toolkit designed to take you from coding novice to AI architect. The curriculum breaks down complex data science concepts into actionable steps, guiding you through hands-on projects using Python, data analysis tools, and advanced neural networks. Whether you want to automate everyday tasks, […]
AramZS's Amplify RSS Feed
• Aram Zucker-Scharff
Startups track business metrics. Newsrooms should learn from them.
werd.io/startups-track-business-metrics-newsrooms-should-learn-from-them/
I've rarely seen newsroom business teams discuss metrics like LTV, CAC, and even ARR outside fundraising or finance. They should be commonly known.
WBUR News
• WBUR
Trump says U.S.-Iran ceasefire is over
The president didn't rule out talks continuing to permanently end the war.
WBUR News
• WBUR
Trump criticizes NATO alliance. What is his motive?
NATO leaders hope President Trump’s criticism of the alliance is aimed at getting Europe to spend more on defense.
WBUR News
• WBUR
Breaking down the 2026 Emmy nominations
The Television Academy announced its annual nominations on Wednesday.
WBUR News
• WBUR
Why does replacing Chicago's lead pipes cost so much?
Chicago has more than 400,000 lead water lines, the largest known municipal inventory of lead pipes in the country.
Ars Technica
• Scharon Harding
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
Brian Alvey
• Brian Alvey
Portability is survival
Every team I talk to has the same instinct for their content: go where the audience is. Chase them on search. Chase them on social. Now they’re chasing them on AI answer engines. Whether you think that’s lazy or not, it can be valuable in the short term. But long term, it’s a trap. YourContinue reading "Portability is survival"