from my link log —
The Carrington Event of 1859 disrupted telegraph lines. A “Miyake Event” would be far worse.
https://daily.jstor.org/the-carrington-event-of-1859-disrupted-telegraph-lines/
saved 2023-09-11
An interview with Google SVP of Devices Rick Osterloh on Googlebooks, which he calls "the ultimate focusing move" for Google, future Pixel Googlebooks, and more (David Pierce/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/997972/googlebook-laptop-chromeos-…
Elon Musk will Texas untertunneln
Die Straßen zwischen Austin und San Antonio sind chronisch verstopft. Elon Musk will den Stau umgehen – unterirdisch.
https://www.heise.de/news/Elon-Musk-will-T
Time is running out to get this petition over the line. Sign to support adding Cornish as a nationality option in the next UK census.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761116
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Audioasis
Tacocat:
🎵 Crimson Wave
#Tacocat
https://espaceb.bandcamp.com/track/tacocat-crimson-wave
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ixncUHZXJpLWbej9oOms2
Bijan Robinson is carrying the Falcons. Can Drake London, Pitts get going against Panthers? https://www.nfl.com/news/bijan-robinson-is-carrying-the-falcons-can-drake-london-pitts-get-going-against-panthers
VC funding in physical AI companies totaled $47.4B across 521 deals in H1, up 80% from H1 2025, and more than the $41.9B invested from 2022 to 2024 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/physical-ai-funding-startups…
How the Clarity Act, heavily lobbied by Coinbase's Brian Armstrong and the crypto industry, and opposed by banks over stablecoin yields, collapsed in the Senate (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/cry