@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle says users in the US can now link to and interact with some apps in AI Mode, including Instacart, Canva, and YouTube Music (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/googles-ai-mode-now-lets-you-link-and-interact-with-…
@cdarwin@c.imSuper Pacs tied to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac)
have spent millions in a California congressional race to keep a progressive Democrat from winning Eric Swalwell’s former seat.
Aisha Wahab, a state senator who has been endorsed by the California Democratic party, is widely considered the frontrunner in the special election for the district covering a swathe of the East Bay.
Swalwell had been in office for more than a decade when he resigned earlier th…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMeta will now notify parents if teens discuss suicide or self-harm with Meta AI and is working on alerts to emergency services for users at risk of self-harm (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/meta
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialYouTube says new creators will need double, or 8,000 , watch hours over the past year or 20M Shorts views in the last 90 days to start earning money from Feb. 1 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/yout
@cdarwin@c.imProgressive California state lawmaker
Aisha Wahab
made history last week in a special election
that will make her the first Afghan American in Congress.
Wahab overcame a flood of attack ads from pro-Israel groups
to beat her Democratic rival, Melissa Hernandez,
in a race to replace disgraced Congressmember Eric Swalwell,
who resigned in April amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Wahab tells Democracy Now! she appreciates voters in her distri…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle Images launches a Pinterest-like redesign with a browsable, dynamic gallery of images, and adds a way for users to create AI images in Search (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/google-images-gets-a-pinterest-…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young
http://www.memeorandum.com/260717/p101#a260717p101
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialIs there any reason I should not assume that candidates taking #AIPAC money are people who either directly or indirectly support #EthnicCleansing and #LandTheft as long as it's by an "ally"?…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialIs there any reason I should not assume that candidates taking #AIPAC money are people who either directly or indirectly support #EthnicCleansing and #LandTheft as long as it's by an "ally"?…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialYouTube says new creators will need double, or 8,000 , watch hours over the past year or 20M Shorts views in the last 90 days to start earning money from Feb. 1 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/yout
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Campfires
#AishaVaughan
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/campfires
https://open.spotify.com/track/0jbIVfPkfy8dlUDmJpEd6p
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSource calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202
@servelan@newsie.socialAisha Wahab makes history as the first Afghan American elected to Congress
https://19thnews.org/2026/08/aisha-wahab-california-house-swalwell/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFacebook brings back Facebook Creator Studio as a stand-alone app with built-in AI chatbot to help creators grow their audiences through personalized guidance (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/facebook-rolls-out-an-ai-companion-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle launches a Google Finance app for Android, with market data, financial news, and an AI-powered "Key Moments" feature, and plans an iOS version this year (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/google-finance-gets-a-dedica…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comProgressive Aisha Wahab wins Eric Swalwell's former House seat (Dustin Gardiner/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/20/progressive-aisha-wahab-wins-eric-swalwells-former-house-seat-01045145
http://www.memeorandum.com/260821/p2#a260821p2
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman unveil the $250 Luffu Link, a screenless, jewelry-inspired LTE health and safety band, set to ship in early 2027 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/fitbit-founders-launc…
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 The Water
#AishaVaughan
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/the-water
https://open.spotify.com/track/7dOkwcpsFwUzIu1zeQ0RB0
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 The Water
#AishaVaughan
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/the-water
https://open.spotify.com/track/7dOkwcpsFwUzIu1zeQ0RB0
@Techmeme@techhub.socialWhatsApp upgrades its two-step verification, letting users replace the six-digit PIN with a longer alphanumeric password, and adds support for multiple passkeys (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/whats…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comAisha Wahab wins special election to serve out remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term, AP projects (Carlos E. Castañeda/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/aisha-wahab-califonia-district-14-special-election-eric-swalwell/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260820/p115#a260820p115
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA speculative scenario titled "Europe 2031" projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/20/e…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #MusicMap
Johann Sebastian Bach, Fred Thomas, Fred Thomas, Aisha Orazbayeva & Lucy Railton:
🎵 Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV.721
#JohannSebastianBach #FredThomas #AishaOrazbayeva
https://open.spotify.com/track/34tSvebFYkq07xLMjuO8Y9
@memeorandum@universeodon.comRussia-linked accounts spread far-right narrative online during Ceuta migration crisis, analysis finds (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/07/far-right-narrative-russia-online-accounts-ceuta-migration-crisis-analysis
http://www.memeorandum.com/260807/p70#a260807p70
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6Musics00sForever
Death in Vegas:
🎵 Aisha
#DeathinVegas
https://open.spotify.com/track/6987QQm1UGiJjFrpXmFPBq
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PacificNotions
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 In the Rain
#AishaVaughan
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/dreams-in-the-rain
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Fs9BqaKtnbpzv31q94KAM
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PacificNotions
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Dark Forest
#AishaVaughan
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/dark-forest
https://open.spotify.com/track/02akGIcJbOkGvoIMwV80Zb
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Frozen
#AishaVaughan
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/frozen
https://open.spotify.com/track/5VK1e0iwY9dofEuS7KuzLA
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Dreams In The Rain
#AishaVaughan
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/dreams-in-the-rain
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Fs9BqaKtnbpzv31q94KAM
