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Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Get Platformonomics Updates By Email Service resumed! News Google CAPEX – Q2 2026 A good start! (Though Wall Street seems to disagree). Google CFO commentary: CapEx was $44.9 billion in the second […]

NEW: The owner of a private school in Arkansas ordered students to scrub floors and urged them to attack a classmate. Few records exist of the incident.

Reporter Jennifer Smith Richards pieced together what happened.
https://www.propublica.org/article/arkansas-private-school-abuse-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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“Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is launching the Independent Leadership Council, a new effort to elect independent candidates to Congress that will focus first on competitive seats this election cycle,” Semafor reports. Said Manchin: “We’re trying to build a true independent network. Not a third party, but a movement of people that will bring […]

“President Donald Trump is escalating his war of words against Senate Majority Leader John Thune. He’s still not likely to get what he wants,” Politico reports. ”Trump on Wednesday told rally-goers in Georgia to ‘call John Thune’ over the Senate GOP’s inability to pass a partisan election bill, known as the SAVE America Act, and […]

Kane Brown already has his. Lauren Alaina still doesn't — and she's got a pretty good reason why the matching diamond tattoos haven't happened yet. Continue reading…

Welcome to New York AeroXplorer: LaGuardia Tower Alerts Pilots to Possible Shoulder-Fired Missile Threat Near Airport. Excerpt: "Controllers told inbound flights to stay alert for individuals on the ground who may have been carrying a rocket launcher." In case you're optimistic about AI today  AI Secret : OpenAI Bags a Fields Medalist. Plus: GPUs Stop Waiting, Kimi Exposed […]

NHTSA has denied a petition asking it to open a defect investigation into the hidden manual door releases on the Tesla Model 3. But in the same decision, the agency agreed to start writing new door-safety rules for the entire auto industry.

The denial, published today, covers 179,031 model year 2022 Model 3 vehicles. NHTSA said it found exactly one complaint matching the petition’s allegation — and it came from the same owner who filed it.

“President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a ‘massive attack’ on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea,” CNBC reports. “‘I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We […]

Maybe podcast apps would not be "dying slowly with dignity" if we could get some new features in there to make the RSS features even more awesome, but the people with the apps won't listen to friends. If I wanted them to listen I'd have to compete with them.

US robotics researchers flew to Venezuela with snakebots after getting a call.

Vietnam veterans in one Tennessee county spotted something on their highway that didn't sit right — and within a day, the pushback had already moved mountains. Continue reading…

It would be ideal for the 49ers to see several young players blast through practices and reinforce the idea that the team has a next generation of stalwarts emerging.

San Francisco finally got a billboard that understood its AI anxiety. Then we found out who bought it.

One of the Bay Area’s highest-priced listings has found a buyer, showing how rare opportunities on large land parcels are motivating luxury buyers to make moves.

Buster Posey might not overhaul the roster, but the organization must clear the way for prospects and inexperienced players to receive opportunities.

Anthony Davis has been linked to Golden State, but the Warriors have not had substantive talks with the Wizards about a potential trade.

It’s finally sunny in San Francisco. Bring the whole group chat to an outdoor movie night, embark on a taco crawl, hunt for vintage treasures, and more.

Planning commissioners unanimously approved a condo project that previously would not have seen the light of day in the residential neighborhood.

Years after Google bus blockades and a facial-recognition ban, San Francisco has embraced surveillance drones and robocars. Will the truce between tech and the city last?

I love television, but I hate what Silicon Valley did to it.