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By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to Cameron County, Texas (the “permittee”), to own, operate, and maintain a vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle crossing, known as the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge (B&M Bridge), […]

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE SUBJECT:       Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials   Section 1.  Policy and General Findings.  (a)  Recoverable critical minerals and materials (CMMs) are industrial resources necessary to promote the national defense. (b)  America’s inadequate supply of […]

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LemonLime’s Jordan Zietz said he’s really, really sorry about the whole thing.

On Thursday, Apple announced record third-quarter earnings, with total revenue of $109.4B, up 16 percent from the year-ago quarter. iPhone revenue was up 22%, Mac revenue was up 10.4%, Services revenue was up 12%, and Wearables revenue was up 6%.…

“President Donald Trump wants Congress to add tariffs on Iran to a sanctions bill against Russia and Tehran that has bipartisan support,” CNBC reports. “Those duties would have little effect because the U.S. imports nearly nothing from Iran. But tacking them on to the bill may torpedo its chances of becoming law.”

“The U.S. State Department will now offer passports featuring President Donald Trump’s image on the inside cover at special events across the United States,” CNN reports. “The commemorative passports, which show a stone-faced Trump leaning over the Resolute Desk above his signature on the inside cover, were first announced in the spring and billed as […]

“Mortgage rates jumped to their highest level in a year, dealing another blow to a long-stalled housing market that shows little sign of recovering,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

It’s not that AI can’t be useful or helpful in certain contexts. And this is certainly not to say AI can’t take over repetitive tasks to allow people to focus on things that need more of human touch. The problem with AI isn’t necessarily AI itself. It’s that far too many tech companies are pitching […]

Scotty McCreery's youngest son is only 9 months old and already outgrowing 18-month clothing — the McCreery household sounds like a lot to keep up with. Continue reading…

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City Education Department officials in recent months quietly relaxed a controversial curriculum mandate for early childhood education programs, Chalkbeat has learned. The 2023 mandate, part of former Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping NYC Reads curriculum overhaul, required all classrooms in the city’s publicly funded […]

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Friend is certainly a unique product that some people will hate, but I find the decisions fascinating. Each device is randomly assigned a voice and personality that you can’t change. Is it a real product or an experiment? I guess both!

Wired has a story about the new Friend 2.0 pendant and its creator, Avi Schiffmann:

That analog component is important to Schiffmann. He says he doesn’t have an internet connection in his home. He listens to music on a record player. He’s shooting a documentary about himself on Kodak Ektachrome.

Companies ship more code today than ever, thanks to agentic coding tools. For product teams, this accelerated pace of development

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I saw this tweet and it struck me as one of the more powerful indicators of the need to untether...

Vivek Ramaswamy calls protesters "whiners" after being booed for his support of data centers

Vivek Ramaswamy is booed offstage after telling Ohio crowd, 'The truth of the matter is, people in my generation have already made it. We're gonna be fine.'

DoesItPlay tracks the many "physical" games that don't work without the Internet.