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Pool Closures Leave New Yorkers Heated as Summer Scorches

THE CITY - All

Netflix says it’s streamed 95 billion hours in 2025, and a lot of ads too

The Verge - All Posts

These overpriced airport battery chargers have been recalled for a fire risk

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You can once again buy the AirPods 4 for less than $90

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Sources: Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would open up 401(k) plans to cryptocurrency and other alternative investments (Financial Times)

Techmeme

Part of the Movement

Accidental Tech Podcast

Orcas Bringing Humans Gifts Of Food

The Onion

Despite Their Personas, These Black Celebs Grew up Middle Class

The Root

Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 16% YoY to $11.08B, vs. $11.07B est., net income of $3.13B, and forecasts 2025 revenue of $44.8B-$45.2B, up from $43.5B-$44.5B (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)

Techmeme

A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion

The Root

Donkey Kong Bananza’s ending clears up one thing about the weird DK timeline

Polygon - All

Stablecoin regulation bill heads to Trump's desk (Axios)

Techmeme

Anker’s new charging station battles desktop clutter with two retractable USB-C cables

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Google's Veo 3 video generation model launches on the Gemini API, with an eight-second video costing $6, making it one of the most expensive AI video options (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)

Techmeme

Peacock is raising its prices by $3

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Sources: Perplexity was valued at $18B in a reported $100M extension round; its annualized revenues jumped from $35M in August 2024 to $150M this month (Financial Times)

Techmeme

Razer’s new Pokémon collab is not very effective

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Will Business and Mamdani Have a Meeting of the Minds?

THE CITY - All

Donkey Kong Bananza is already cheaper at Costco

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Bring on the trifolds

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