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“U.S. retail sales fell in July by the most in more than a year as consumers pulled back on purchases of autos and at online stores,” Bloomberg reports.

The agency signed agreements to not enforce parts of three federal court orders against auto dealers accused of discrimination—and didn’t notify judges or at least one of its coplaintiffs.

Joi AI hired 10 people to masturbate using AI companions as part of a monthlong “wellness” study. The company claims the practice could help “solve male loneliness.”

It’s always the same routine. Before each giant merger the companies promise that the new combined entity will deliver the sea, moon, and stars. We’re told the consolidation will result in untold synergies, massive job growth, and incredible new innovation. Yet in a country too corrupt to have functional antitrust enforcement or working regulators, what […]

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from Urban Arrow and Aniioki, Rivian’s ALSO bike is almost here, Colorado’s wild “free e-bike” saga, NYC wants fast e-bikes gone, Paris wants to paint scooter riders yellow, HMP Lightning Mk.II electric scooter, and more.

"We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."

Samsung didn't have to change much this year because its hardware is just that good.

“For most of his second term, President Donald Trump has been arguing that the ‘golden age’ he promised for America’s economy is already here. There’s hardly been much evidence that voters agreed,” Bloomberg reports. “Now, with midterm elections less than three months away and campaigning poised to get underway in earnest, the gap has become […]

The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) put out a new opinion earlier this week arguing that President Donald...

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Porchfest, tons of back-to-school freebies, a pool party for dogs, and an Oktoberfest in August.

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“The U.S. wants to know how loyal each NATO ally is to Donald Trump’s policies before cutting military assets defending the alliance,” Bloomberg reports. “In a document recently sent to North Atlantic Treaty Organization members… the U.S. asks a series of questions that gauge support for the president’s approach. Has the country ‘been publicly supportive’ […]