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On Fresh Air: “A decade ago, [Casey] Gerald was a rising star, a Yale and Harvard graduate running a celebrated nonprofit. Then he shut it all down. His new book is an argument for forging a different path.” Gerald “has walked away from his own success twice. The first time ...

Why the current tech backlash feels different. Issues of surveillance and police militarization date back at least to the Patriot Act and 9/11. Why didn’t most Americans care then, and why are they protesting now? On the Verge’s Decoder podcast with Nila Patel.

During the ridiculous Republican Midterm Election Convention, Trump vowed to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of Congress in November. This is straight-up bribery in my opinion, but with a mealymouthed Republican Congress, and a corrupt Supreme...

Global EV sales barely moved the needle in August, but that number hides two dramatically different markets: Europe surged 36% from a year ago, while North America plunged 33%.

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“President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that his controversial proposal to send a $5,000 check to every American would not need approval from Congress,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “Well, we think not. I think they will do it if we needed it. But we think not. The country is doing so well, we’ve taken in trillions […]

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released a new open-source application dubbed Pizza Bot, which gives developers an email-style inbox for

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An accomplished research chemist with a specialty in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, he was also a lawyer (he passed the California and Hawaii bar exams as a hobby in his 50s), a comedian and a fitness buff.

Luke and Jonathan discuss WordCamp US, the recent leadership change at Automattic, and the implications to the WordPress project. Jonathan works through his naivety and mixes metaphors. Luke makes a swing and a miss on a cricket reference.

Gutenberg 23.8 and 23.9 bring declarable block keyboard shortcuts, theme.json schema fixes for responsive states, and a batch of new deprecations.

TIL that my iPhone has a tiny bit of water in it (for cooling).

Teaser trailer for Musk, a 3h45m-long documentary film on fascist businessman Elon Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. “He’s chaotic, random, capricious. He is manifestly cruel and selfish. In a science fiction novel, he would not be a hero.”

A new Cygnal poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 51% to 42%. Generic Congressional Ballot Democrats 51%   Republicans 42%   Cygnal poll · ±2.53%

“More reinforcements that Republicans have eagerly anticipated from President Donald Trump’s war chest arrived Thursday with additional spending in House and Senate races, bringing the total so far to $57 million,” the Washington Post reports.

A win! Another court has blocked the Trump administration’s push to change mail-voting rules just weeks before the midterms. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied the DOJ’s request to revive new USPS requirements for mail ballots, leaving the lower court’s injunction in place.

Laptops don't usually get hot enough to burn—but they can still be harmful.

The mayor has built his brand on fiscal restraint and business ties. This week, he swung toward labor and renters, his biggest political turn yet.

Dolly's faith was part of her life from childhood through her final days. Her sister Stella now remembers one especially meaningful moment near the end. Continue reading…

Republicans love to talk a big game.

But the reality is that, under their control, families are paying more at the grocery store, insurance premiums have gone up, and we’re still engaged in this unconstitutional, illegal war.

Enough with the talking points. The American people deserve better.

There are multiple things this administration is incapable of doing: winning wars, curbing inflation, not acting like Nazis, wearing shoes that fit them, etc. But if there’s one thing it’s most known for, it’s the unwillingness to take a loss and move on. That’s why the DOJ is still trying to imprison/jettison into a war-torn […]