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Waymo introduces teen accounts in Phoenix, allowing teenagers aged 14-17 to use its Waymo One ridehailing service alone with parental approval (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/699580/waymo-teen-account-phoenix

Waymo introduces teen accounts for the first time in Phoenix
Waymo is introducing teen accounts for the first time in Phoenix. Kids as young as 14 can create an account that’s linked to their parent or guardian.

Trump's Team of Cowards - CounterPunch.org
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/07/trumps-team-of-cowards/

Trump's Team of Cowards
Donald Trump’s decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), brought his administration to a new level of

The BBC names Newsbeat Deputy Editor Julian Vaccari as the new editor of Question Time, starting in August ahead of the program's September return (BBC)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/julian-vaccari-new-editor-question-time

Julian Vaccari appointed new editor of BBC Question Time
Julian will start this role in August ahead of the programme’s return in September

"A new report lists the world’s 25 most endangered primates. Most people have never heard of them."
#Animals #Conservation

A new report lists the world’s 25 most endangered primates. Most people have never heard of them.
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. A new report, “Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates,” catalogs the species closest to the brink. Compiled by more than 100 scientists and conservationists, it’s a stark warning: without urgent action, some of our closest […]

Hi there, it’s Ryan Busse.
I’ve spent my life protecting public lands.
I’ve hunted them, hiked them, raised my kids on them.
And now, I’m watching a MAGA-backed billionaire wrecking crew try to sell them off.
Donald Trump is back. And with the help of Congressional Republicans, he’s letting Elon Musk and DOGE gut protections and auction off your land to oil companies and developers.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲.
That’s why I…

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What if the railways could promote stability rather than disrupting society? (🇩🇪:🤯)
The Swiss railways explore using batteries on trains to smoothen a.o. peaks related to coordinated train schedules, which facilitate easy and reliable connections at many stations around the clock (🇫🇷:🤯)
https://www.

What if the railways could promote stability rather than disrupting society? | Jaap Burger
What if the railways could promote stability rather than disrupting society? (The German mind cannot comprehend this). The Swiss railways are exploring ways to use batteries on maintenance trains that can operate independently of overhead wires and combine them as an aggregated fleet with smart energy management. This system would ensure that the batteries are charged in time for the next task, reduce battery ageing by avoiding long periods of low or high charge, and could be used to reduce po…

I’ve never had a real need for these “activity notifications” so I wasn’t sure if these were available for #Mastodon. I checked and was not surprised to see that they are indeed already there. What surprised me was that #Bluesky only added them now.

Bluesky can really keep up with the news now that it has activity notifications
A new update has also added much more control over which notifications users will see, and who can trigger them. One thing that has been missing from Bluesky until now was the ability to turn on notifications for specific accounts, but now Activity Notifications are live. If you want to know every …

Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry report struggling with overwork and discrimination, citing overnight shifts of up to 16 hours and abusive treatment (Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/filipino-workers-taiwan-chip-industry/

Workers describe abusive treatment in Taiwan’s semiconductor factories
A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they face long shifts, low pay, and unequal treatment.

Decart, which offers real-time generative video and GPU optimization tech to cloud providers and AI companies, raised a $100M Series B at a $3.1B valuation (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/07/decart-raises-10…

Decart raises $100M on $3.1B valuation to grow real-time AI video platform - SiliconANGLE
Decart raises $100M on $3.1B valuation to grow real-time AI video platform - SiliconANGLE

Twilio Q2: revenue up 13% YoY to $1.23B, vs. $1.19B est., 349K active customer accounts, and Q3 earnings forecast below est.; TWLO falls 10% after hours (Brandon Evans/Seeking Alpha)
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4481722-twilio-sinks…

Twilio sinks as Q3 earnings forecast comes in weaker than expected
Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) shares sank more than 10% during early post-market trading Thursday after its second quarter fiscal 2025 financial results featured a third quarter earnings per share forecast that was weaker than the market expected.