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Far more people noticed Amazon Web Services being down for less than a day than have noticed the federal gov't being mostly closed for 3 weeks. Here's a perfect example: These smart beds began roasting their owners during AWS outage | PCWorld

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This seems a lot like heroin: Spending hours on TikTok? Here’s how the app keeps you swiping. - Washington Post

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Could be the first serious competitor to Google in a while: Introducing ChatGPT Atlas | OpenAI

And: OpenAI's metamorphosis from chat app to tech giant

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The city bought the building counting on rental income from the Denver Post, which does have a lease that lasts another several years, even though the Post had abandoned the building. Sure does make the 4 "no" votes on the city council look smart. But now what? Denver budget woes deepen as major leaseholder stops paying $650,000 in monthly rent - CBS Colorado

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I suspect that calling this off was primarily Rubio’s idea and I think it’s a great decision. Trump's meeting with Putin in Budapest scrapped just days after summit was announced

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If I owned TSLA stock, I'd vote no: Proxy advisor ISS opposes Tesla CEO Elon Musk $1 trillion pay plan

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Speaking of electric vehicles, another one bites the dust: GM folds production of poor-selling electric van BrightDrop in Canada

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More on a topic I mentioned earlier this week: Opinion | Peanut allergies are declining, reversing a public health disaster - The Washington Post

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This annoys me even though it doesn't impact me: YouTube crackdown, Trump's "big, beautiful bill" threaten gambling

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I agree, though I don't know that it's enough to get his base to put any distance between themselves and Trump: Trump's foreign policy focus undercuts his America First message

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What about the fist bump? The first known high-five wasn’t until 1977. - Interesting Facts

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Seems like this is exactly their job: Denver auditor to evaluate city’s homelessness programs, budget process and 16th Street project

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Boy is this a vicious cycle: RTD ridership still falling as state pushes transit development

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I'm happy about this even as I have slight qualms about this level of regulation. I also note that I didn't realize the existing law didn't apply to streaming services. I've said sooooo many times in the past few months (to my wife), "it's very annoying how loud the ads are".

‘Dial it down’: California forces Netflix, Hulu to lower ad volume - POLITICO

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America, beware of politicians (mostly Dems) who want America to have economic laws and rules more like Europe's: How Europe crushes innovation

Europe has no companies in the 25 biggest companies in the world:

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