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Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025 (fortune.com)
The curious surge of productivity in U.S. restaurants (bfi.uchicago.edu)
Is It Time for a Nordic Nuke? (warontherocks.com)
Harvard hired researcher to uncover slavery ties, fires him for finding slaves (theguardian.com)
Even Tesla's Insurance Arm Is Getting Wrecked (insideevs.com)
Researchers discover evidence in the mystery of America's 'Lost Colony' (foxnews.com)
Feds searched security systems at 18 WA police agencies, report finds (seattletimes.com)
Sam Altman got served with a subpoena onstage at a live event (qz.com)
It's Waymo's World. We're All Just Riding in It. 10M Rides Surpassed (wsj.com)
What would happen if USA started faking its economic data? Lessons from others (cnn.com)
Why Autoimmune Diseases Rise Sharply After 50 (wsj.com)
America has two labor markets now (axios.com)
Elon Musk's robotaxi fantasy is starting to unravel (theverge.com)
Why Arab states are silent about Iran's unrest (economist.com)
Economists are facing a recession as a hiring crunch hits (ft.com)
Psychopaths thrive in societies with more corruption, poverty, and violence (newsweek.com)
ICE Has Diverted over 25,000 Officers from Their Jobs (cato.org)
America's Elite Colleges Breed High-Status Careers–and Misery (motherjones.com)
AI Is Not Your Friend (theatlantic.com)
Bitcoin Reserve Bills Are Failing in Quick Succession in States (bloomberg.com)
Little videos are cooking our brains: How do we reclaim our attention? (vox.com)
The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too (nytimes.com)
EVs are starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads (fortune.com)
AI Was Supposed to "Revolutionize" Work. In Many Offices, It's Creating Chaos (slate.com)
What "Silicon Valley" TV Show Knew About Tech-Bro Paternalism (theatlantic.com)
Why pleasure is the key to self-improvement (theguardian.com)
Grok's 'Spicy' Mode Makes NSFW Celebrity Deepfakes of Women (But Not Men) (gizmodo.com)
DOGE's AI App Replacing Federal Workers Proves 'About as Good as an Intern' (inc.com)
Eric Schmidt: Silicon Valley Needs to Stop Obsessing over Superhuman A.I (nytimes.com)
Business Insider goes 'all-in on AI,' laying off 21% of staff (sfgate.com)