Electrek
• Reinette LeJeune
Electrek
• Fred Lambert
Nevada caps Tesla’s Vegas ‘Robotaxi’ fleet at 10 — it asked for 5,000

Nevada’s Transportation Authority granted Tesla a permit to run driverless vehicles in Las Vegas last month and capped the fleet at 10 cars. Tesla’s application had asked for 5,000.
The permit also confines Tesla to an approved stretch of the Strip, bans pickups at Harry Reid International Airport, and limits the vehicles to 45 mph.
Electrek
• Micah Toll
America doesn’t need faster e-bikes. It needs better small electric vehicles

For the last few years, it has felt like the electric bike industry has been engaged in a constant arms race.
Every new launch seems to promise more speed, more power, bigger batteries, and increasingly motorcycle-like styling. And every time a new model pushes the envelope, the comments inevitably fill with some people asking the same question: “Why not just make it faster?”
I think that’s the wrong question.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Consumers Frozen Out Of Tariff Refund Bonanza
Refunds from Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs are boosting corporate quarterly earnings, while Consumers who paid the tariffs are shut out.
Defector
• Tom Ley
Angel Reese’s Game Is Too Weird Not To Appreciate
Defector
• Kelsey McKinney
I Taught A Scorekeeping Class And Everybody Came
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Jana Deak
Have You Seen the New Mail Trucks?
Mail carriers can now stand inside the truck to grab packages without stepping outside. That one change alone makes a big difference on a long route. Continue reading…
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Allison
Beloved Cheese Festival Returns For More Fun To Orange County
The community has shared their excitement on social media as this festival is set to return! This local celebration brings foodies and locals together to enjoy the area and most importantly, cheese. Continue reading…
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Bobby Welber
Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Checks: What New Yorkers Need To Know
Here's where that idea actually stands and what it would mean for your wallet. Continue reading…
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Bobby Welber
These Items Are Banned At The Dutchess County Fair in New York
Going to the Dutchess County Fair? You might want to check your bag, car and pockets before heading to Rhinebeck. Continue reading…
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• John Amato
Trump Turns Over U.S. Foreign Policy To North Korea
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Sees No Urgency to Replace Karoline Leavitt
“President Donald Trump is weighing relying again on a rotating cast of Cabinet officials to handle press briefings for an indefinite period following the departure of press secretary Karoline Leavitt later this month,” CNN reports. “The tentative plan comes amid a seemingly wide-open race to fill Leavitt’s role, with Trump still in the earliest stages […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Colombia Names Ambassador to Repair Strained Relations
“Colombia President Abelardo de la Espriella named former Foreign Minister María Consuelo Araújo his new ambassador to the U.S. as he seeks to rebuild ties after years of tensions under his predecessor,” Bloomberg reports. “Her appointment comes days after De la Espriella spoke with Trump and asked him to temporarily suspend tariffs on Colombian goods […]
What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat
When you’re dieting to lose weight, human evolution is often working against you. We’ll talk about why with Daniel Lieberman, author of Fed Up and founder of Harvard’s Department of Evolutionary Biology. He spoke with Terry Gross about diets he’s tested, and the often contradictory information about what’s healthy to eat and what’s not.
Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Etna, a novel that looks at war through the narration of a dog.
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The San Francisco Standard
• Natallie Rocha
Would you take a Waymo to Sea Ranch?
California approves the company’s expanded service area, which includes the East Bay and Sonoma County.
Apples and Biscuits, 1895 #cezanne #postimpressionism
Racket
• Racket Staff
Sound for Silents, Midwest Black Book Fair, Nut Roll Candy Bike Ride: This Week’s Best Events
Plus a mile of free music in Minneapolis. Yes, even in this economy.
Listening to the latest AppStories podcast about how to grade Siri AI. I like the way John and Federico approach this. Siri AI can be both way better than old Siri and also not nearly as capable as frontier models. Who after using GPT-5.6 Luna for free is going to use Siri instead?