
2025-07-28 23:11:45
Flexport announces it is selling Convoy's tech to DAT Freight & Analytics, after acquiring the digital freight startup's tech stack in late 2023 (John Kingston/FreightWaves)
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/less-tha
Flexport announces it is selling Convoy's tech to DAT Freight & Analytics, after acquiring the digital freight startup's tech stack in late 2023 (John Kingston/FreightWaves)
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/less-tha
First waves hit Japan
as US widens tsunami warnings
after magnitude-8.8 earthquake off Russia – live updates
Hazardous waves from strong 8.8 quake are possible on the coast of Russia, Hawaii, Alaska and some Pacific islands after earthquake struck off Kamchatka
Full report: Tsunami warning for Japan and the Pacific after powerful earthquake off Russia
🚨 Listeriosis outbreak update - Ireland
Salad leaves and spinach added to list.
Nothing like cooking and enjoying a lovely HelloFresh meal and then reading the latest listeria notice that it now includes the McCormack Family Farms Irish Spinach Leaves you just used in the sauce.
I did cook it well and it was steaming hot so 🤞
Why I Abruptly Stopped Using Ulysses After Twelve Years: https://marginally.ghost.io/why-i-abruptly-stopped-using-ulysses-after-twelve-years/
As of this weekend I have switched away from Ulysses, a writing app I have used for over twelve years.…
Giants WR Jalin Hyatt on transforming body to rebound after dismal Year 2: ‘That’s what darkness does to you’ https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-wr-jalin-hyatt-on-transforming-body-to-rebound-after-dismal-y…
Under Pressure From Trump, UVA President Reportedly Resigns https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/06/27/university-virginia-president-resigns-after-trumps
Raiders coach Pete Carroll addresses media after practice — WATCH LIVE https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-coach-pete-carroll-addresses-media-after-practice-watch-live-3407328/
Gunman dead after ambush on US firefighters in Idaho
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/06/30/gunman-dead-after-ambush-on-us-firefighters-in-idaho_6742846_4.html
After more than 27 years at The Washington Post, including almost 15 as The Fact Checker, I will be leaving on July 31, having taken a buyout. ... (Glenn Kessler/Glenn Kessler on LinkedIn)
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/glennkessler_after-more-than-27-years-at-the-washington-activity-7355582813510766592-ybj-
http://www.memeorandum.com/250728/p130#a250728p130
Wildfires threaten water quality for up to eight years after they burn #environment
More and more stories of extraordinary cruelty from ICE / DHS, one after another after another.
And for every one we hear about, you know there are dozens more we don’t. https://toad.social/@KimPerales/114762712952425593
Ontario NDP, Liberals successfully stall Bill 5 after filibustering until midnight Thursday | CBC News
Bill 5 would create so-called "special economic zones" where the government can exempt companies or projects from complying with provincial laws or regulations. It would also replace the province's endangered species act, replacing it with an new law that critics say waters down protections.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ndp-liberals-stall-bill-5-after-filibuster-1.7546691
Putin is a Killer! Trump Threatens Russia After Strikes on Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/05/29/putin-is-a-killer-trump.html
Glasgow City Council is grappling with widespread disruption to its digital services more than a week after a serious cyberattack forced core systems offline.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/glasgow-city-council-ser…
After decades in the U.S., Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive
Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian lived in the United States for 47 years,
married a U.S. citizen and raised their daughter.
She was gardening in the yard of her New Orleans home when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers handcuffed and took her away, her family said.
Kashanian arrived in 1978 on a student visa and applied for asylum,
fearing retaliation for her father’s support of…
Russia's Aeroflot cancels more flights but says schedule is now 'stabilised' after cyberattack
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-aeroflot-cancels-more-flights-says-schedule-is-now-stabilised-af…
Detaining US citizen upon returning to US in attempt to compromise student information in a school system, claiming they have no Constitutional rights, is ice this week.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/vermont-school-superintendent-detained-tri…
"Rare heath fritillary butterflies surge in number on Exmoor after sunny spring"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Butterflies
Hvis du af en eller anden besynderlig årsag skulle finde på at tage til USA, skal du passe på, når du udfylder ESTA-visumfomularen. #USA https://www.
The @… recently released version 3 of the #PNG spec more than 2 decades after version 2 was released in 2003. The new spec largely makes official various extensions already in use like animated PNGs, HDR support, and EXIF metadata, so many browsers and graphics apps already largely suppo…
The Washington Post's Fact Checker Glenn Kessler is leaving the paper after over 27 years, having taken a buyout, and is "not sure" if his role will be replaced (Sean Burch/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/washington-post-fact-checker-exits/
Cowboys contract priority rankings: After Micah Parsons, who should be up next to get paid?
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-contra…
Absolutely no one:
Me, after getting a global ping by the school Japanese teacher after she sent a planning update at nearly 1AM to the student chat: *sends thinly veiled remark about her working too much at night as a haiku*
Jake Ferguson shares message to fans after mega deal with Cowboys https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-jake-ferguson-shouts-out-coaches-fans-massive-new-deal
He should have become a priest. Then they'd never have fired him...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/new-orleans-teacher-widower-mark-jacobs-catholic-school
My article just out:
Progressive Jews (and non-Jews too!) need to revive the social democratic politics of solidarity. It brings poor & middle together, in contrast to the politics of far-left "allyship" & elite charity which both drive them apart.
https://www.
Trump administration seeks to cut federal after-school program - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/06/28/after-school-program-funding/
Texas Solicitor General Resigned After Fantasizing Colleague Would Get 'Anally Raped By a Cylindrical Asteroid' https://www.404media.co/texas-solicitor-general-judd-stone-resigned/
‘We’ve Been Getting After It’—Raiders TE Brock Bowers On Working With New QB Geno Smith https://raiderramble.com/2025/06/28/weve-been-getting-after-it-raiders-te-brock-bowers-on-working-with-new-qb-geno-smith/
Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax after Trump cuts off U.S. trade talks (Lim Hui Jie/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax-after-trump-cuts-off-us-trade-talks.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250630/p5#a250630p5
Coffee and pastry lovers in the Twin Cities . . . the staff at Groundswell could use a little help if you have a little to spare. https://gofund.me/48ade0a3
Docs: Groq revised its 2025 revenue projections to $500M within the past month, citing delays in data center capacity, after projecting $2B earlier this year (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-chipmaker-groq-sla…
Yesterday, it was Romania:
Flash floods after torrential rainstorms kill at least 3 people and force hundreds of evacuations.
https://apnews.com/article/romania-flash-floods-rain-evacuations-886009c299a3b120d1a96f2f5083eb6c
I used to tell my kids my own version of Cinderella, where the Prince was romatically ensnared by Cinderella's radical social justice focused politics.
After their wedding her commitment to constituonal reform leads to the introduction of genuine democratic participation in politics in the kingdom with fulll workers rights, universal healthcare and free education for all children.
For some reason., they always preferred the traditional story?
https://writing.exchange/@golgaloth/114934064392785110
karate: Zachary Karate Club
Network of friendships among members of a university karate club. Includes metadata for faction membership after a social partition. Note: there are two versions of this network, one with 77 edges and one with 78, due to an ambiguous typo in the original study. (The most commonly used is the one with 78 edges.).
This network has 34 nodes and 78 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
More than a decade after EuroMaidan, Ukrainians once again rally in Kyiv for their rights (PHOTOS): https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/26/more-than-a-decade-after.html
Ann Telnaes resigned from the Washington Post after her cartoon was rejected by editors. She said, “I will not stop holding truth to power through my cartooning, because as they say, 'Democracy dies in darkness.'"
Join us May 29th at 8pm ET via Zoom for a conversation.
Sign up: #Cartoonist #Press #FreeSpeech
Sen. Thom Tillis says he won’t seek re-election
after opposing Trump megabill
“It’s not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election” -- Sen. Thom Tillis announced.
His announcement comes after he voted against advancing Trump’s megabill.
Trump has repeatedly criticized Tillis over his opposition to the sweeping tax package — and has threatened to explore primary challengers to the two-term Senator
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Audioasis
Magic Mouth:
🎵 Speak Softly After Dark (For Nina)
#MagicMouth
https://magicmouth.bandcamp.com/track/speak-softly-after-dark-for-nina-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/0lLge0jBAupYzOcpQNMRxE
Where do Cowboys turn after Tyler Guyton injury: Cycling through Dallas offensive line options for Week 1
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/where-d
Share of news influencers on Bluesky has doubled after the 2024 US election to 43%, but X remains popular, with 82% of news influencers maintaining an account (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/20
Murkowski votes to advance GOP megabill after early misgivings over Medicaid, SNAP cuts (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5375462-murkowski-votes-to-advance-gop-megabill-after-early-misgivings-over-medicaid-snap-cuts/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p56#a250629p56
2025 Big Bets Report: Bettor Banks $1 Million After OKC Wins NBA Finals https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2025-big-bets-report-bettor-banks-1-million-after-okc-wins-nba-finals
All-UFL standout gets first-team reps after shining at Cowboys camp https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/all-ufl-standout-gets-first-team-reps-after-shining-dallas-cowboys-camp
‘He Put On Like 100lbs’: Kyle Rittenhouse Deletes Social Media Accounts and Immediately Becomes Laughingstock of the Internet After 'Finally' Disappearing from Public Spotlight
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/06/28/kyle-rittenhouse-deletes-social-media-accounts-and-immediately-becomes-laughingstock-of-the-internet-after-finally-disappearing-from-public-spotlight/
E2B, formerly FoundryLabs, which is developing an open-source, sandboxed cloud infrastructure for AI agents, raised a $21M Series A led by Insight Partners (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/28/e2
Dolphins' Bayron Matos released from hospital after sustaining injury in training camp
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphins-bayron-mato…
After being battered by Ukraine, Russia hopes to 'strengthen' Black Sea Fleet: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/26/after-being-battered-by-ukraine.html
Trump threatens to back Tillis primary challengers after 'no' vote on big, beautiful bill (Miriam Waldvogel/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/5375476-trump-threatens-to-back-tillis-primary-challengers-after-no-vote-on-big-beautiful-bill/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p94#a250628p94
Being a dog walker is my dream job
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/26/a-new-start-after-60-i-became-a-dog-walker-and-ive-never-been-happier
People might continue reading Cybernews after this, but not people in the cybersecurity business, that's for sure. Let's hope this stops them from promoting their baloney.
Glorious and detailed debunking of their false claims by @…
Fact-Checking Claims By Cybernews: The 16 Billion Record Data Breach That Wasn't
train_terrorists: Madrid train bombing terrorists (2004)
A network of associations among the terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombing, as reconstructed from press stories after-the-fact. Edge weights encode four levels of connection strength: friendships, ties to Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, co-participants in wars, and co-participants in previous terrorist attacks.
This network has 64 nodes and 243 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted
Hollywood Brown injury: Chiefs WR carted off field after leg injury, per report
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/hollywood-brown-injury-chiefs-wr-cart…
Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher (Retired)
United States Navy here
In less than 72 hours, both Lauren Boebert and I are facing a federally-mandated fundraising deadline.
After June 30, both of our campaigns will be required by law to file a report with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) showing how much we’ve raised.
This is our very first FEC report,
and our fundraising numbers are going to be closely compared with Boebert’s.
It’s also our first chance …
CeeDee Lamb, Joe Milton taunt Cowboys CB after blown coverage in first padded practice https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/ceedee-lamb-joe-milton-taunt-dallas-cowboys-cb-after-blown-coverage-first-padded-practice
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
After the Fire:
🎵 Der Kommissar
#AftertheFire
https://orenamram.bandcamp.com/track/after-the-fire-der-kommissar-oren-amram-2023-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ROtxObpdDA25o5DriPSOk
Texans' Nick Chubb relishing return to football after broken foot: 'It's been great getting back'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/texans-
The Portland Tribune and two sister papers will cease their print editions after major newsroom layoffs, while the Gresham Outlook will reduce its print output (Mike Rogoway/Oregonian)
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/0
Super Bowl 2026 odds, picks: Best and worst bets to make after ranking 32 teams by market value
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-b
Ravens CB Jaire Alexander highlights 'long-lasting relationships' after Packers exit
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-cb-jaire-ale…
Next Man Up? Raiders Lean Into Youth Movement After Wilkins Departure https://raiderramble.com/2025/07/27/next-man-up-raiders-lean-into-youth-movement-after-wilkins-departure/
Sources: Figma's IPO, which could raise as much as $1.2B after Figma raised its range to $30 to $32 per share on July 28, is approaching 40 times oversubscribed (Anthony Hughes/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Isaiah Likely injury: Ravens TE expected to be out 'a few weeks' after suffering ankle injury
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/isaiah-
Cowboys In Danger Of Another Injury Blow After 1st Rounder Drops https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/tyler-guyton-goes-down-injury/?adt_ei=[email]
INSIDIOUS attack after negotiations: Russia strikes Ukraine with DRONES and MISSILES #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/24/insidious-attack-after-negotiations-russia.htm…
Hunter Renfrow says Dabo Swinney talked him out of retiring after missing 2024 season with autoimmune disease
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/hunter…
Google will roll out AI Mode in the UK in the coming days after launching in the US and India; the optional feature will appear as a tab and in the search box (Zoe Kleinman/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyj4zky4zwo
Raiders' position battle gets major update after first week of training camp https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-position-battle-gets-major-update-after-f…
Colts CB Charvarius Ward details mental health struggles with 49ers after daughter's death
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/colts-cb-c…
Cowboys legend Deion Sanders shares amazing health update after cancer diagnosis https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-legend-deion-sanders-shares-amazing-health-update-medical-scare
The Trump admin said it would go after violent immigrants
but they are giving this guy:
*an early release from prison
*a promise not to be deported for at least a year
*a work permit
https://c.im/@cdarwin/114764280905402524#.
Kyler Murray says knee 'as close as it's going to get' to full strength after ACL recovery
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/kyler-m
Google says it revised its Android Earthquake Alerts algorithm after it failed to send the highest-level Take Action warnings to 10M people in Turkey in 2023 (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77v2kx304go
Christian Wilkins timeline: Why Raiders chose to cut star lineman after injury, alleged locker room incident
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/christi
Hunter Renfrow's comeback bid turning heads at Panthers training camp after missing 2024 season
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/hunter-
Where Things Stand
Policy bill: After releasing a 940-page version of their sprawling domestic policy bill overnight, Senate Republicans on Saturday were seeking the votes to pass it, a key step in advancing President Trump’s agenda. They cut deals with holdouts in their ranks that they hoped would be enough to speed the bill through the chamber as early as this weekend.
Final cost: If Senate Republicans begin debate on the sweeping bill on Saturday, they will do so wit…
Sources: the US DOJ fired two of its most senior antitrust enforcers after disagreements related to defusing its lawsuit against HPE over its $14B Juniper deal (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.co…
Zach Evans set to retire: Former blue-chip RB abruptly ends NFL career after brief stints with Jets, Rams
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/zach-ev
Waymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in Dallas in 2026 with Avis as the fleet partner, a first after exclusively working with Uber in Austin and Atlanta (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-…
Leigh Sparks has returned to her studio in Carpenteria California after leaving for several reasons, including a cancer diagnosis, the Covid-19 pandemic and the birth of her grandchildren.
“I’m just getting started and I want to show other women that they can do the same,” Sparks told CVN.
Now, Sparks has elected to share her space with several other artists,
who all pitch in to pay for the cost of the space and work in the gallery throughout the week.
Other artist…
Sources: Nvidia ordered 300K H20 chips from TSMC last week, adding to inventory of 600K to 700K, amid strong China demand after Trump admin cleared H20 sales (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-orders-30…
After investing $250M on Gardner, Wilson, are the Jets done spending? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45809435/new-york-jets-contract-extensions-breece-hall-jermaine-johnson-vera-tucker
As Reddit turns 20, a look at its AI efforts, including the Reddit Answers chatbot, while it battles unauthorized scraping of user data for AI training (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/28/reddit-20-fighting-ai-defending-data.html…
Ravens TE Likely to miss time after rolling ankle https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45854913/ravens-te-isaiah-likely-miss-rolling-ankle
License plate reader company Flock has stopped US agencies from accessing cameras in CA, IL, and VA after reports of lookups related to ICE and an abortion case (404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/flock-removes-state…
Sources: Quince, a DTC luxury brand that is viral on Instagram and TikTok, raised ~$200M led by Iconiq at a $4.5B valuation, after raising $120M in January 2025 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-…
Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart says there's 'no bad blood' with team after contentious contract standoff
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bengals…
Investigation: California colleges and universities continue to renew Turnitin subscriptions despite the cost, faulty anti-plagiarism tech, and privacy issues (Tara García Mathewson/The Markup)
https://themarkup.org/artificial-intelligence/2025/06/2…
NFL temporarily closes NYC office after high-rise shooting injures employee https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6523873/2025/07/29/nfl-closing-nyc-headquarters-shooting-aftermath/
Jets' Fields back in team drills after injury scare https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45841967/jets-justin-fields-returns-11-11-drills-injury-scare
49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir arrested after officers allege obstruction of justice in traffic stop
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/49ers-c
49ers' Tarron Jackson taken off field on stretcher, hospitalized after collapsing at practice
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/49ers-t
Longest NFL suspensions of last 20 years: Where ex-Raven Justin Tucker ranks after receiving 10-game ban
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/longes…
Super Bowl LIX halftime show protester arrested months after demonstration during Kendrick Lamar's set
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-…