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Astro’s GitHub issue backlog is heading to zero for the first time in 5 years. Now Cloudflare is open-sourcing the tool that did it.

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Most open source maintainers will know the feeling of opening GitHub to a growing pile of issues that can’t feasibly

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AI agents can create database sprawl issues. YugabyteDB’s solution is more agents!

Rows of green-lit server racks flank a data-center aisle carpeted with grass and wildflowers.

The next database scaling problem may not be how big a database gets, but how many databases an enterprise suddenly

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猛暑、原発停止相次ぐ欧州 ドナウ川の水減り、冷却水足りず:朝日新聞 (digital.asahi.com)

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What’s It Like to Have an A.I. Boss? (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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A Cornered Trump Just Might Turn on Big Oil (bloomberg.com)

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Low on prospect capital, loaded with needs, the Phillies’ best asset at the deadline turned out to be ... Bryce Harper (share.inquirer.com)

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Falcons to sign Bijan Robinson to 3-year extension that resets RB market: Sources (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Political Wire
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David Ellison Says Lawsuit Is About CNN

“Paramount CEO David Ellison has come out swinging against an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block his pending $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger, arguing that the effort by a group of 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America is really about politics and CNN,” The Wrap reports. Said Ellison: “I believe that […]

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Ukraine Deploys Killer Robots to Narrow Manpower Gap

“When a group of Russian assault troops approached Ukrainian defenses on a section of the front line in eastern Donetsk, they were met by an unexpected adversary: a battle robot armed with a flamethrower,” Bloomberg reports. “As the Russians took up position near a tree line, the robot set to work turning the dry summer […]

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Max Miller Accused of Sharing Child Sex Abuse Material

Emily Moreno’s lawyers write that Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) shared a Dropbox folder with an image of their child that could be considered Child Sexual Abuse Material. They ask his attorney: “Whose idea was it so share this intimate image of the child?”

Scripting News Valid
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How to create a standard, 2026 addition

TL;DR: What developers need. Enough examples, a validator, and decent docs that value explaining over mathematical elegance. We assume developers can read and think, and if there's doubt look to the examples for guidance. It's worth noting we did not take the RSS.chat proje...

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jonah Owen Lamb

‘An incorrigible menace’: Feds paint a damning picture of a San Francisco fraudster

After months on the lam, “Lucky Luke” Brugnara, who once fled on foot from federal court, faces fraud charges for buying a house with $400,000 in Covid relief funds.

The San Francisco Standard
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SF’s July 4 chaos: Bad planning, dead Waymos, and 1,000 people waiting for a bus

Internal records reveal “rushed” planning and Muni being unprepared for an onslaught of riders.

The San Francisco Standard
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Buster Posey won’t call it a rebuild. The Giants’ fire sale says otherwise

The Giants’ president of baseball operations made five trades and acquired eight players ahead of Monday’s deadline. It was a win for the organization.

Berkeleyside
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What Berkeley families need to know about Trump Accounts for babies, kids

A law change means California families won’t owe taxes on money in Trump Accounts. Families in two Berkeley zip codes may be eligible for $250 from Dell.

Political Wire
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Trump and Graham Dominate South Carolina Debate

“Senator Darline Graham sought to introduce herself to Republican voters in South Carolina on Monday, in the first debate of a condensed special primary election to succeed her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, who died last month,” the New York Times reports. “In the whirlwind few weeks since Mr. Graham died of an aortic tear, Ms. […]

Political Wire
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Scott Bessent Says Deal to Reopen Strait Is Imminent

“The U.S. Treasury secretary signaled Washington and Tehran could reach a deal over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, sending the oil price 4 percent lower,” the Financial Times reports. Said Scott Bessent: ‘There is a chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow to open the […]

Electrek
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Segway’s new MAX G3 Plus electric scooter goes farther with more power and better safety

Segway is giving its flagship commuter scooter a big upgrade with the launch of the new MAX G3 Plus, adding a larger battery, improved safety features, and what the company says is a more honest way of measuring range.

TPM – Talking Points Memo
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The Backstory of the Data Center Backlash

In response to last week’s post about AI data centers, I got this fascinating response from TPM Reader RK. Very...

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'Don't Ever Talk Again!' Trump Explodes Over Pirro Reflecting Pool Question

President Donald Trump exploded at a reporter Monday who asked whether he was reconsidering U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's role after she dropped a vandalism case against a former Olympian. Pirro filed a motion Friday to dismiss a felony case against three-time Olympian...