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Despite AI hype, Google's data shows workers aren't automating themselves away

Despite AI hype, Google's data shows workers aren't automating themselves away

Analysis of 15 million real AI interactions finds most tasks at most jobs are unaffected.

Political Wire
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Bipartisan Bill Bars Campaign Funds for Sex Scandals

“Federal politicians would be barred from using campaign contributions to fight or settle sexual misconduct allegations under a bill announced Tuesday by two House members from opposite sides of the political spectrum,” the Washington Post reports. “The proposal, from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), aims to further shape the debate over […]

Political Wire
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Trump Misses Deadline to Appeal Birthright Citizenship

“President Donald Trump doesn’t appear to have followed through on his vow to launch a long-shot effort to convince the Supreme Court to reconsider its recent ruling on birthright citizenship,” NBC News reports. “The 25-day window for filing a petition for the court to re-hear the case closed on Monday night, with the docket showing […]

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Kyle Shanahan takes blame for crash: ‘I took my eyes off the road looking for my phone’

The 49ers coach has suffered significant injuries in a car accident on July 14 that has left him with lingering concussion symptoms.

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New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

Record flight shows viability of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise routes in 2027.

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Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets

Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets

Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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Trace Adkins Forgave His Wife For Shooting Him In the Heart

"I don't think she meant to do it, man. I don't think she thought she was gonna hurt me. She thought I was indestructible." Continue reading…

WIRED
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Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign

For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Will Cost $562 Million to Inactivate. Dismantling Her Will Take Years More.

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Most Texans can’t afford to buy a home. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has 15 of them.

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The pessimist

Dario Amodei responded to the letter about open weight models. He agrees with some parts of the letter and disagrees with other parts. And while I don’t think he intended his own post to be fear-mongering, it’s not exactly hopeful either: I worry that biology will have a st...

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Double your business with companies you like

daverupert.com/2026/07/number-chart-go-up/

I’ve had the pleasure in my career of sitting in tons of different board rooms talking with executives and getting a rundown on different charts and graphs they care most deeply about. As expected, “number chart go up” is always the desired outcome. Number chart go up is good because it makes other number charts go up, specifically stock ticker number.

Political Wire
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Trump and Netanyahu Tout ‘Productive’ Meeting

“President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in the Oval Office Tuesday for a ‘productive’ 90-minute session on the Iran war — free of any public sign of tensions that have marked their relationship over the past several weeks,” Axios reports. “The meeting could have gone the other way, given Trump’s frustration with […]

The Overlook
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Future Farmers Find Their Footing at Greene County Youth Fair

Four teenagers guided their pigs around a show ring at the Greene County Youth Fair last weekend, trying to keep the animals moving while giving judge Nick Kron a clear view from every angle. Robert Pautz, 16, of Coxsackie, won the showmanship award with Stripe, his nearly 3-month-old Hampshire cross. “You have a whip in […]

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Creation of World (study to vitrage at Musée national Message Biblique Marc Chagall in Nice), 1971 #marcchagall #chagall

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Peasant with Hoe, 1882 #postimpressionism #seurat

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Where Do European Country Names Come From?

Word nerd Rob Watts explains where the names of all the European countries come from.

Which country is the “land of the rabbits”? Why does Germany have so many different names? Where do the Dutch actually live? What links Croatians and neckties?

(via open culture)

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Unearthed body cam footage and text messages reveal ICE agents have been using slurs to refer to targets of immigration operations.

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Trump appears to be slumped over asleep at Lindsey Graham's funeral

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What is the Atmosphere?

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