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Elon Musk says Tesla expects to have self-driving working on the Tesla Semi “probably around the end of this year or early next year.”

Going by Tesla’s record on self-driving deadlines, it is: their jobs are safe for a long time.

“Democrats are learning a hard lesson Republicans know all too well: The party out of power doesn’t just ride the anti-incumbency wave — it can also get swept up in it,” Axios reports. “The populist energy surging through the left after President Trump’s return to the White House is roiling Democratic primaries and fueling establishment […]

“During President Trump’s second term, Republicans have escalated their attacks on hard-to-trace fundraising methods used by left-leaning groups,” CBS News reports. ”Now, those efforts could force more disclosure for a project linked to Mr. Trump himself: Freedom 250, the entity behind America’s 250th birthday celebration.”

Hudson Valley homeowners have been taking pictures of a strange-looking bug that has begun to swarm in local backyards. While they look harmless, it's what they turn into that could ruin the rest of your summer. Continue reading…

The most memorable moments at Circles Conference don't happen under the spotlight. They happen over coffee, in hallway conversations, and during shared meals. Founder Ismael Burciaga shares why those moments have always been the conference's true purpose.

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As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.

Plus: Evolution Isn't the Only Designer Now, Altman Put the Singularity on Sale

“Americans’ economic pessimism eased somewhat this month, a positive sign for the White House as it battles inflation fueled by the Iran war,” Semafor reports. “Gallup’s economic confidence measure rose to -31 in July from a low of -45 in May, an improvement largely driven by Republicans and independents shifting in a more positive direction.”

New platforms are paying people to license their likeness for AI-generated dramas and ads, creating a new marketplace for biometric identity.

The current maelstrom of discussion surrounding the use of open-source software and open-weight AI models appears to be splitting opinion

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As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, people are getting more nervous about how it could change the economy and their jobs. Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, explains why A.I.’s impact is so hard to pin down and what we can ...

“President Donald Trump has arrived at yet another fork in the road on Iran. But each time he reaches such a point, his options only become more narrow and the costs of any course of action grow,” CNN reports.

“A bipartisan bill aiming to penalize Moscow’s war in Ukraine has exposed a fissure among potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders, some of whom worry the measure would turbocharge President Donald Trump’s power to impose tariffs and harm the economy,” NOTUS reports. “The bill, titled the ‘Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026,’ could get […]

CNBC: “Initial market reaction Friday was muted, with the renewed tariff push largely anticipated by investors, given the approaching expiry of the previous duties. That contrasts with the ‘shock and awe’ approach that underpinned the sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ levies announced in April 2025, which sent markets plummeting.” “However, investors and analysts say the circumstances surrounding […]

New York Times: “Mr. Netanyahu, who is trailing in the opinion polls at home before Israel’s fall vote, is under pressure to show his domestic audience that he still has a close working relationship with Mr. Trump, analysts say, despite their differences. Mr. Trump is heading into U.S. midterm elections in November after an unpopular […]

“In the span of a week, Sen. Darline Graham was sworn into office, co-sponsored her first piece of legislation and made a massive political decision—all before she buried her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Darline Graham, who in recent years had run South Carolina’s Commission for the Blind, is […]

“Representative Hakeem Jeffries stood inside a union hall in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley on Sunday, under a banner that read ‘AFFORDABLE’ in oversize red letters,” the New York Times reports. “In case the message was not clear enough, the lectern the New York Democrat stood behind blared the same slogan — ‘Fighting for an Affordable America’ […]

“For decades, the federal government has funneled big-ticket grants to local communities to help them take on ambitious construction projects to expand public transit. The grants, sometimes in the billions of dollars, have funded new railroad tracks, train stations and roads rebuilt for modern bus service. Today, they’re funding extensions of the Second Avenue Subway […]