Analysts believe the AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble, and four times the size of the subprime bubble. / Morningstar See also: “We believe we’re closer to the seventh inning than the first, and several developments indicate we may be entering the later phases
Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store, along with other apps that allow users to report ICE sightings, at the behest of Pam Bondi. / TechCrunch Neighbors react to the aftermath of an ICE raid: “I’m pissed off… I feel defeated because the authorities aren’t doing anything.” / Chicago Sun-
This week a district judge ruled Rubio and Noem violated the First Amendment and federal law in their deportation efforts—and that it’s up to the American people to decide what happens next. / Lawdork See also: “Earlier this month, the Supreme Court rendered obsolete the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition
A troubling sign for the American economy: Hiring is falling, indicating the job market is essentially “frozen.” / The New Republic See also: The government shutdown means the economic data that fuels the jobs reports—and that businesses rely on—is now on hold. / Quartz Ahead of last night’s funding
As US lawmakers scramble to pin the looming government shutdown on the other party, the White House could use the opportunity to cut workers and do “what DOGE couldn’t do.” / CNBC, The Atlantic [$] James Comey was arguably the first major figure to comply in advance to Trump, and all
With a storm brewing that may threaten the Eastern US, the National Weather Service says staffing cuts have left it without the people it needs to do its job. / The Washington Post [$] Economic growth is slowing to a crawl in the US. “The trade war is in fact wreaking economic
As ocean acidification crosses into the danger zone, “7 of the 9 critical Earth system boundaries have now been breached.” / Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research According to a report from Senate Democrats, DOGE staffers moved a live copy of every American’s Social Security info to an unsecured cloud
Even as Meta rolls out teen accounts on Facebook and Messenger, researchers say Instagram teen accounts continue to show suicide content. / Engadget, BBC How the White House’s takedown of Tylenol is laying the groundwork for its next likely target: the MMR vaccine. / Rasmussen Retorts Roxane Gay: “Calling for civility…
The Dept. of Homeland Security has added DNA from thousands of US citizens, despite them not being charged with a crime, and added it to the FBI’s genetic database. / The Guardian ABC’s reinstatement of Kimmel may have had a lot to do with building goodwill ahead of a
Even after ABC/Disney reversed course on Kimmel, Sinclair says it will pre-empt the show’s return on its 38 ABC stations. / The Hollywood Reporter For Disney and other power players to survive the next three years, they’re going to have to understand just how unpopular Trump is.
