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Google's AI brain drain continues.

“New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.” “The mayor this week fired dozens of corporate leaders from […]

Toyota’s larger electric SUV starts at $45,380 and comes standard with a dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) system delivering a combined 375 hp.

The owners cite debt and rising costs as reasons for listing, raising concerns among musicians and longtime patrons about the future of the cherished El Cerrito bar.

Colored composition (Hommage to Johann Sebastian Bachh), 1912 #macke #augustmacke

View of Tegernsee #expressionism #augustmacke

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1510 #bosch #northernrenaissance

Amir Hassan was trailing by more than 17 percentage points behind Thomas J. Smith in Michigan's 8th congressional district primary as of Wednesday morning. This despite an endorsement from Donald Trump. Smith suspended his campaign on July 17. Amusing stuff. Source: The Ind...

It's as much about grounded characters and well-timed emotional beats as CGI-filled action extravaganzas.

Micro.blog is often confused with systems like Mastodon or Twitter. They are really very different. Those platforms connect your writing to people. Micro.blog connects it to the web.

The community is amazing too. I’m as committed as ever to the idea that small, open platforms can focus on safety. But what separates the platform from everything else is its open web principles. Every feature — from conversations to cross-posting — exists first to support writing on the web. Making blogs better and your presence on the web better.

Some people prefer the engagement they get on Mastodon or Instagram or whatever other social platform. That’s okay. It’s a big world and you should use whatever best suits you. And I’ll remain clear-eyed about what we’re doing and what we’re not doing.

Donald Trump is lying about the economy and MAGA is silent on Max Miller’s heinous behavior.

Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses.

Some people are fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.

Your team: Cincinnati Bengals.

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He went on to work for many decades at the Social Security Administration and was a longtime volunteer at the Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland.

The rise of AI is bringing a bunch of fascinating legal questions that are harder to answer than many expect. The latest one: who is liable if an agentic system running on its own hacks someone? That’s the question a bunch of people have been asking this past week in the wake of multiple stories […]

The Ultimate Python and Artificial Intelligence Bundle has 9 courses to help you take your Python and AI knowledge to the next level. You’ll learn about data pre-processing and visualization, artificial neural networks, how to use the Keras framework, and more. It’s on sale for $40. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated […]

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump’s conflicts of interest and whether he’s exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment. Lipton spoke with Terry Gross. 

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Coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from the highest rates of black lung in 50 years.

This comes after Trump cancelled regulations limiting toxic silica dust in mines, which would have prevented at least 1,067 deaths and 3,746 black lung cases.

It’s a great time to be a Segway fan, as right behind the pre-order deal that just launched on the newest Max G3 Plus e-scooter, the brand has also dropped its Xafari All-Terrain Smart Cruiser e-bike to a new $1,500 low, while the premium Xyber Electric Bike is down at a ne...