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Tesla robotaxis finally hit the road in Austin in June after years of unfulfilled promises from Musk to deliver driverless cars.
A consumer-fueled U.S. economy is still growing at a strong pace, a weak jobs market might be on the mend and inflation is still a lingering — if smaller — problem than it was a few years ago.
SpaceX lines up four Wall Street banks for potential IPO, FT reports
Former special counsel gives evidence on his handling of two federal investigations into Trump; Vance to travel to Minnesota House Democrats expected to overwhelmingly reject a bill to fund ICEThe committee is taking a recess for members to vote on the House floor. A reminder that today we’re expecting a vote on Department of Homeland Security funding bill that dozens of Democrats have vowed to vote against.The top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, Jamie Raskin, praised Jack Smith’s handling of his investigations into the president. Raskin also noted the persistent denigration by Donald Trump as Smith conducted the probes. Continue reading…
“I’m 61 years old, single and still have a job.”
Traders on the Kalshi predictions market raised the odds for Rieder getting the nomination to 33%
NCR Voyix EVP Benny Tadele on AI in Restaurants: ICR Conference 2026
Today’s episode of Decoder is about X, Grok, and Elon Musk. By now we’re several weeks into one of the worst, most upsetting, and most stupidly irresponsible AI controversies in the short history of generative AI. Grok, the chatbot made by Elon Musk’s xAI, is able to make all manner of AI-generated images, including non-consensual […]
Spotify rolled out 'prompted playlist' to premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, which uses AI prompts and listening habits to make playlists.
The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens.
Tesla robotaxis finally hit the road in Austin in June after years of unfulfilled promises from Musk to deliver driverless cars.
A consumer-fueled U.S. economy is still growing at a strong pace, a weak jobs market might be on the mend and inflation is still a lingering — if smaller — problem than it was a few years ago.
SpaceX lines up four Wall Street banks for potential IPO, FT reports
Former special counsel gives evidence on his handling of two federal investigations into Trump; Vance to travel to Minnesota House Democrats expected to overwhelmingly reject a bill to fund ICEThe committee is taking a recess for members to vote on the House floor. A reminder that today we’re expecting a vote on Department of Homeland Security funding bill that dozens of Democrats have vowed to vote against.The top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, Jamie Raskin, praised Jack Smith’s handling of his investigations into the president. Raskin also noted the persistent denigration by Donald Trump as Smith conducted the probes. Continue reading…
“I’m 61 years old, single and still have a job.”
Traders on the Kalshi predictions market raised the odds for Rieder getting the nomination to 33%
NCR Voyix EVP Benny Tadele on AI in Restaurants: ICR Conference 2026
Today’s episode of Decoder is about X, Grok, and Elon Musk. By now we’re several weeks into one of the worst, most upsetting, and most stupidly irresponsible AI controversies in the short history of generative AI. Grok, the chatbot made by Elon Musk’s xAI, is able to make all manner of AI-generated images, including non-consensual […]
Spotify rolled out 'prompted playlist' to premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, which uses AI prompts and listening habits to make playlists.
The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens.