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Jasper Philipsen is running out of road

After a second straight sprint finish out of the picture, the Alpecin-Deceuninck star had nothing to say – and maybe that says enough.

Fact-checked: What Mike Mazzei told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club

Republican gubernatorial candidate fields questions on taxes, reading scores, marijuana enforcement and rural hospital funding

The Gay Cruise

Stage 9 shortened due to heatwave red alert

The Corrèze region has been placed under a red alert due to an "exceptionally intense heatwave", which has led to stage 9 being shortened by 30 km and pushed an hour later.

Tour stage 8: Merlier comes from nowhere to take back-to-back wins

Tim Merlier looked out of position in his quest for consecutive sprint wins, but despite starting from way back in the last corner, he came with so much speed than no one could touch him.

Under the Hood 2026 Draft Pitching Tier List: Tiers 1 & 2

Brandon Tew and Matt Seese tag-team a ranking of the top pitchers in the 2026 MLB Draft Class.

Texas AG Candidate Vows to Investigate SpaceX’s BEAD Awards

Nathan Johnson says the state’s subgrant selection process ‘sure looks like’ corruption.

punk this week: twisted teens, the carp + 16 more

NightFreak, Billy Gardner & Friends, Ultra Lights, Sharp Pins, Yankee Bastard, Youth in Asia, Vital Stress, and more. A stacked week.

Tour sprint breakdown: How did Alpecin-Premier Tech lose stage 7?

Jasper Philipsen's leadout appeared to hand him the stage on a platter, but a cool-headed Tim Merlier was too good.

The three pillars of expansions

How I decide if an add-on is worth it

PLIVE- Deep Sea Diving: Greatest Hits Volume 1 (07/10)

Interesting pitching prospects rostered in 5% or fewer dynasty leagues. Every sample size in history started small.

Tour stage 6: Pogačar lays waste to the field on the Col du Tourmalet

The defending champion storms into yellow with a long-range solo strike.

I Lied to My Girlfriend

A tiny robin, record heat, and a return to the sea.

The Silent Silicon Web: How Geopolitical Conflict and AI are Reshaping the Global Optical Fiber Value Chain

Throughout human history, economics, logistics, and the use of force have been intertwined in the pursuit of maximum effectiveness and expected output. The ability to imagine and apply unconventional …

FCC to Host Two-Day IP Transition Workshop

The Commission will discuss potential obstacles and solutions with industry professionals on July 15 and 16.

Too late, and beside the point: Israel's Armenian Genocide recognition

Instead of being historic, Israel's recognition of the Armenian genocide is clearly opportunistic, and has done little to increase relations with Yerevan.

Enola Holmes 3 Has Nothing Left to Deduce

A few years back, Enola Holmes provided a nice distraction from a global pandemic. The film was a vehicle for Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown to spread her wings into other properties. It has…

Journos on Journos: Fionn Pooler

This edition of Journos on Journos features Fionn Pooler, a Scotland-based independent journalist who publishes one of my favorite newsletters. Fionn calls The Pourover "a newsletter about coffee," bu…

2026-07-08 - Flux & Halo: Horned Devils, Winged Angels, and Domestic Heat in Stone Ruins, Foggy Roads, Laundry Rooms, and Heavenly Light - 18 images

18 images: horned devils with tridents in gothic ruins, haloed angels with harps under divine light, plus intimate laundry-room heat. Raw ma

There Is No Phone

OpenAI is not building a phone. Amazon is not building a phone. And now SpaceX is not building a phone. Are you sensing a trend? The trend is that basically the entire tech industry is rumored to onc…

Comcast Files New Pole Complaint Against Virginia Utility

The cable company and the Appalachian Power Company have been unable to resolve a dispute over pole replacement costs

Power analysis: What did it take for the break to be successful on stage 4?

Riding in brutal heat at the Tour de France, EF Education-EasyPost's Sean Quinn published power numbers that tell a story of a day of two halves in the breakaway.

Sen. Collins Presses OMB to Reconsider Sweeping Grant Rule Changes

The proposed rule could affect major federal broadband programs, including BEAD

Top EchoStar Executive Hamid Akhavan Resigns

Tower companies are trying to slow Dish Wireless’s bankruptcy proceeding

House Republican Introduces Bill to Extend Broadband Deployment Deadlines

The bill would extend the timeline for broadband infrastructure projects to Jan. 1, 2028.

SpaceX Buoyed by Launch Dominance, but Starlink Mobile’s Future Unclear, Analysts Say

A MoffettNathanson report said real competition with terrestrial mobile carriers was unlikely

SpaceX President Announces Large Contribution to Trump Accounts

Shotwell announced she is gifting SpaceX stock to assist children born in lower income households in central Texas.

South Carolina Cuts BEAD Recipients in Half

State and federal American Rescue Plan Act funds take eight ISPs out of the BEAD program.

xPected Edge #15: Accountability Check-In (Part III)

PJ Benasillo digs into the data and unearths some fantasy gold for your dynasty teams.

Adland, It’s Time to Bring the Champagne Again

Marketing scientist Rory Dolan argues that in an AI-saturated industry, the real edge comes from standardizing the science, betting harder on creative bravery, and building internal cultures where tak…

Gallery: Colnago's new TT2 time trial bike

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

When Claude Fable 5 Is Worth Double, and When to Use Opus 4.8

Anthropic reports Claude Fable 5 falls back to Opus 4.8 on a fifth of Terminal-Bench trials, and after the July relaunch one tester measured three of four debugging tasks rerouted. The launch drew a r…

I Dislocated My Elbow at a Queer Wrestling Event: A Genki Travel Insurance Horror Story

I dislocated my elbow at a queer wrestling event in Portland, OR. I've been trying to stay more active: bouldering, salsa dancing, acro yoga. But wrestling was a bad idea.

FCC Data Breach Rules Still Under Review, Agency Says

Telecom industry groups still want to overturn a court decision upholding the rules, fearing the precedent would make it harder to ax rules with Congress’s help

The "Capture Everything" Trick That Stops ADHD Tasks From Vanishing Into the Void

THE "CAPTURE EVERYTHING" TRICK THAT STOPS ADHD TASKS FROM VANISHING INTO THE VOID Voice: Coach 🎯 | Framework: Tool Demo 🔨 | Slot: Day 3 ☀️ Afternoon How many thoughts did you lose before lunch tod…

Copy This 5-Minute AI Prompt to Build an ADHD Task Inbox Before Your Brain Escapes

COPY THIS 5-MINUTE AI PROMPT TO BUILD AN ADHD TASK INBOX BEFORE YOUR BRAIN ESCAPES Meta: ADHD brains leak thoughts overnight. This 5-minute evening AI prompt captures every loose end before it vanish…

Time Blindness Is Real: Why 'I'll Do It Later' Becomes an ADHD Disaster

Let's stop pretending this is a character flaw. It is not. It is a neurological reality with a name, and if you have ever lost an entire afternoon to "I'll just check one thing first," you already kno…

The Brutal Truth About ADHD Nobody Tells You: You're Not Lazy — Your Brain Is Fighting This One Hidden System

THE PROBLEM You have been called lazy. Maybe by a teacher. A boss. A partner. Maybe by yourself, late at night, staring at a sink full of dishes you meant to wash three days ago. Here is the truth t…

The Sunday — July 5

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. WHAT THE LEFT IS DOODLING. WHAT THE RIGHT IS DOODL…

Wildfires and code red heat could lead to cancellation of upcoming Tour stages

Stages 3 and 4 are at risk of being cancelled by local authorities.