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How lifestyle influencers are having to pivot to retain attention as brands become more selective about who they work with and demanding about post performance (Rebecca Jennings/Vulture)
https://www.vulture.com/article/influencer-recession-audrey-peters-inte…

How Influencers Like Audrey Peters Have to Pivot
Once upon a time, lifestyle influencers could post cute photos and make millions. Now they are forced to pivot.

16WW Impulse Heating Test - A bit of research to understand the thermal behaviour of part of 16WW better! - https://www.earth.org.uk/impulse-heating-test.html

16WW Impulse Heating Test
A bit of research to understand the thermal behaviour of part of 16WW better!

Romo on leave from CBS Sports after arrest on suspicion of operating vehicle under the influence https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/romo-on-leave-from-cbs-sports-after-arrest-on-suspicion-of-operating-vehic…

The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June
as rising imports weighed on growth
-- yet consumers continued to spend.
And the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of inflation grew more slowly last month
-- but it remained above the central bank’s 2% target at a time when Americans are frustrated about the high cost of living ahead of the midterm elections, now less than 100 days away.

US economy slows, yet Americans still spending in face of inflation
The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth. But consumer spending rose. And the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of inflation grew more slowly last month, but remained above the central bank’s 2% target. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that growth in U.S. gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — decelerated from 2.1% in the first three months of 2026 and came in below economists�…

When you are a Swift compiler contributor, every day is Xmas!
https://forums.swift.org/t/dropping-the-requirement-for-c-only-bootstrapping/87739/

Dropping the requirement for C++-only bootstrapping
Dear compiler developers, I'm happy to announce that from now on "mandatory" parts of the compiler can be implemented in Swift (on the main branch). So far we only used Swift as an implementation language in parts of the compiler which are not strictly necessary for correct code generation of the standard library, like some optimization passes. Now, we can use Swift in all parts of the compiler, including the parser, AST, type checker or mandatory SIL passes. We are dropping the requirement…

How to Lead From Any Level In the Organization
...By successfully helping other people get better results, whether it is your manager, peers, or subordinates, you will grow trust and influence with those around you.
“You grow your influence with them by showing them that allowing you to have influence is good for them.” The more you show positive outcomes from your input, the more influence you will have over time...

Contrary to Elon Musk's claims about Neuralink Blindsight, ReVision Implant admits about their V1 implant that it will not work for congenitally blind adults, i.e. "blindness contracted from birth as then the visual cortex does not develop normally" https://www.revision-implant.com/faq

OLG Hamburg stärkt Influencer: Wann Postings ohne Werbe-Label erlaubt sind
Wer eine eigene Marke auf Instagram offensichtlich bewirbt, braucht keinen Werbe-Hashtag. Ein Link in der Bio reicht zudem fürs Impressum, erklären die Richter.

OLG Hamburg stärkt Influencer: Wann Postings ohne Werbe-Label erlaubt sind
Wer eine eigene Marke auf Instagram offensichtlich bewirbt, braucht keinen Werbe-Hashtag. Ein Link in der Bio reicht zudem fürs Impressum, erklären die Richter.

Missouri’s initiative petition process has long served as one of the ways people can shape public policy when statewide voters and the Missouri state legislature reach different conclusions.
It is part of the constitutional balance that ensures governing authority ultimately remains accountable to the people.
Amendment 4 would not eliminate that constitutional authority, but it would make exercising it nearly impossible.
Missouri is one of 26 states that uses a citizen-in…

Missouri Ballot Measure Attempts to Undermine Voters’ Influence Over Policy
If passed, Amendment 4 could make it substantially more difficult for citizen-led constitutional amendments to succeed.

Analysis shows declining YouTube and X viewerships for several high-profile right-wing influencers, pointing to a shrinking audience for pro-Trump content (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/trump-iran-econom…

How the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the Midterms
Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.