The Beauty of Doing Nothing Together. “What you’re doing hardly matters. What matters is inviting someone into the ordinary parts of your life instead of waiting for an occasion that feels worthy of an invitation.”
Host: The 30-year yield yesterday closed at its highest since 2007. Are you concerned Fed Chair Warsh doesn't have control of these markets? It makes lives harder for consumers who want to buy a house.
Hassett: Kevin Warsh is well-liked by his colleagues
Defector
• Drew Magary
Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Cleveland Browns
Some people are fans of the Cleveland Browns. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cleveland Browns. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.
Your team: Cleveland Browns.
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Ars Technica
• Ryan Whitwam
Google reveals Gemini Robotics 2.0, promising improved dexterity and safety
Gemini Robotics 2 includes three models, but only one is publicly available right now.
WIRED
• Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger
Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic
This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open vs. closed source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, and how to stop your chatbot logs from showing up in search engine results.
WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage
Back to School Office Chair Deals 2026: $200 and Less
Here are the best back-to-school deals under $200 on comfy, ergonomic chairs for all-nighters and cram sessions
Electrek
• Reinette LeJeune
Jackery 3,584Wh and 2,048Wh HomePower power stations get exclusive $1,450 savings to new lows, Roborock, Greenworks, more
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Khaya Himmelman
Blue States Sue DHS and FEMA Over Coercive Election Changes
Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! Last week, a coalition of officials from 25 Democratic-led states and Washington D.C....
Chris Coyier
• Chris Coyier
CodePen 2.0
Noting perhaps my largest personal career accomplishment, which is launching CodePen 2.0. Far more work, believe it or not, than the entire creation of the original CodePen. This isn’t the place to describe every detail of what we did and why we did it. If you’re interested, perhaps our Why 2.0? podcast or the What’s […]
Jason Snell getting ready for Apple’s quarterly results later today, when Tim Cook will appear on his 90th financial call for Apple:
That’s more than two decades of talking on the phone once a quarter to financial analysts. He’s probably earned a break.
Sunday at Port-en-Bessin, 1888 #georgesseurat #seurat
Sistine Chapel Ceiling: The Prophet Joel, 1512 #highrenaissance #michelangelo
Trump gets lost mid-sentence: "And for the veterans where... no truck... where you have uh, a situation where you have not truck drivers in the military, where you don't have truck drivers... they're gonna be given a very quick pass"
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Running Out of Options to Fix Inflation
“With three months remaining until election day, there is now little the Trump administration can do to bring relief to Americans battered by years of stagnant wages and steep inflation before they hit the polls, experts say — complicating midterm campaigning for Republicans and sharpening the opportunity for Democrats to win back some control in […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Faces Escalation Conundrum as Iran War Flares
“After another night of massive strikes on Iran, the U.S. is once again facing a conundrum: escalate the conflict in retaliation for Iran’s attacks on U.S. assets, or focus on restocking strained munitions and calming turmoil in global energy markets,” Bloomberg reports. “Neither tack promises a quick end to the five-month war. President Donald Trump […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Max Miller Drops Domestic Violence Case Ex-Wife
“Rep. Max Miller’s domestic violence case against his ex-wife, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno, was formally dismissed this week after a judge concluded that the lawmaker had not actually been harmed or made to fear for his safety,” the New York Post reports.
WordPress Developer Blog
• Jonathan Bossenger
Build your first AI-Powered WordPress plugin
If you've been watching the Core AI projects land and wondering how the pieces fit together in a real plugin, then this post is for you. We're going to build one together, step by step, focusing on how to implement each of the three AI building blocks.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Space Force-backed mission does its best impression of Top Gun in orbit
"Dogfighting in space doesn’t quite have the drama of an aerial dogfight."