More anti-Trump billboards hit the heartland
Home of the Brave is nearly doubling its billboard campaign in Michigan, Ohio, and Iowa.
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The Critic Who Cannot Plan
K. Popper asked not who should rule but how to limit the damage rulers do. I put a machine (Jev) that cannot write or plan through Dörner’s lab of how people fail in complex situations, then made it coach to an AI mayor, to see what an AI critic can do for policy and what only the world can.
Towards AI16 min readTrump faces Russia diesel deal blowback
The US president defended his deal with Moscow to suspend export sanctions on Russian fuel, calling it “the right choice.”
Semafor Tech1 min readSusan Collins’s allies spent $25,000 attacking her rival in the Oregon version of Portland: ‘They can’t even find it on a map’
“Good luck convincing Mainers you know what’s best for them when you don’t know which Portland they live in,” blasted her Democratic rival.
Fortune AI4 min readElon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups, becomes biggest known 2026 midterm donor
Musk’s record midterm election spending comes as the Tesla and SpaceX CEO rebuilds his relationship with Trump and has business ties to the federal government.
CNBC — Technology3 min readElon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts
Elon Musk has handed out at least $276 million to Republican groups since July, The New York Times reports, making him both the party's top known donor and the biggest established midterm donor.
The Verge - All Posts2 min readThe Yandex outage probably didn’t blitz Russian bots
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plummet - but in reality it's probably not the kind of bot activity most people associate with Russia.
The Verge - All Posts2 min read‘This is not what we expected’: Latino voters were key to Trump’s win in a swing Pennsylvania district. Now some say the economy is ‘worse’
In a key congressional district, frustration over gas and grocery prices is testing Republican efforts to retain Latino voters ahead of the midterms.
Fortune AI4 min readJudge orders Trump to cancel $20 million in taxpayer-funded political ads ahead of the midterms
The ads praised Trump and included footage from his presidential campaign, drawing criticism from Democrats and some Republicans
Fortune AI3 min readCongress wants to keep AM radio in every new car
In the era of streaming music and satellite radio, traditional broadcast stations are easy to overlook. AM radio, in particular, has fallen out of favor with younger drivers. So it’s perhaps no surprise that some automakers have begun dropping it from new vehicles.
Fast Company — Technology3 min readObama cuts ad in Mississippi Senate race
Democrats are hoping nominee Scott Colom delivers an upset in the deep red state in the November midterm elections.
Semafor Tech2 min readDrone attack shuts a third Yandex data centre in Russia in 4 days
Yandex has lost a third major data centre in four days. The Russian tech company said on Sunday that a drone attack had left its site in the Vladimir region, east of Moscow, out of service, Reuters reported. Nobody was hurt, Yandex said, though some of its services are down for users.
The Next Web AI2 min readUS threatens to halt Ukraine arms
The US threatened to halt arms sales to Europe for use in Ukraine unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian refineries, the Financial Times reported, accelerating a stunning deterioration in ties between the allies.
Semafor Tech1 min readTrump and Marco Rubio are ‘extremely pissed off’ by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and are considering firing her
The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.
Fortune AI4 min readSenior Iranian official threatens to attack cables, data centers, and AI facilities in the region if the war escalates sharply again
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also said Tehran finds the latest response from the United States “insufficient.”
Fortune AI4 min readA college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused
In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to "enhance the safety and security of students." But by September of that year, the school's administration grew concerned that Flock was sharing data with Customs and Border Patrol, that camera feeds were not…
The Verge - All Posts2 min readSilicon Valley is falling in line with Trump’s attempt to rename AI
When President Donald Trump announced his plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," you'd be forgiven for being skeptical that it would catch on.
The Verge - AI2 min readPakistan suspends Imran Khan followers' provincial government
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan suspended the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the country's north on Sunday amid a large protest march led by Pak
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