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‘You needed new tires last like three seasons ago’: Woman’s low tire pressure light comes on. She can’t believe what was really going on with her tire

The Daily Dot 

You should get new tires at least every six years, or when the tire tread depth reaches 4/32nds of an inch, according to AAA. If you can put a quarter in the tread and still see the top of George Washington’s head, that means the tread is worn down, and you should replace your tires. Some other telltale signs that you need new tires are if they have bubbles or cracks in them. Many vehicles will also alert drivers when somethings up with one of the tires in the form of a low tire pressure icon. Читать дальше...

European Clean Energy Firms Wary of A Trump Presidency

Oilprice.com 

European green energy firms are holding off on decisions about their American operations amid growing concerns that a Donald Trump administration wouldn’t support clean energy policies. Since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed two years ago, many European companies have been lured to the U.S. with the generous incentives the Act is offering for innovative green energy solutions. The IRA has nearly $370 billion in climate and clean energy provisions, including investment and production credits for solar... Читать дальше...

The FBI Gets Back on Social Media

The Wall Street Journal 

The feds will brief the tech sites about ‘foreign malign influence.’ Transparency is needed to prevent First Amendment violations and political mischief.

Graft claims hit BMA officials

BangkokPost.com 

At least 25 officials at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are believed to have been involved in alleged bidding price collusion, which resulted in the BMA purchasing gym equipment for seven projects at vastly inflated prices totalling 77.22 million baht, City Hall said on Tuesday, citing results of a preliminary investigation.

Man enters plea in fatal August 2021 shooting in Columbus

NBC4i.com 

Watch a previous report on the shooting in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man could spend the next 10 1/2 years in prison after entering a plea agreement in a fatal shooting from August 2021. The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office said Frank Mitchell, 66, entered an Alford plea Monday to [...]

Harris to announce VP as early as Monday before embarking on battleground tour - Reuters

Top Stories (us) - Google News (com) 

  1. Harris to announce VP as early as Monday before embarking on battleground tour  Reuters
  2. Kamala Harris looks to make VP decision by early August  Fox News
  3. Harris nears vice presidential announcement as her team tests out top contenders  CNN
  4. Analysis | Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick comes into sharper focus  The Washington Post

Unhappy Pasifika Greens

Scoop 

The Pacifica Greens leadership have written an open letter. Extracts include: For us, the treatment of Darleen has been deeply re-triggering, evoking once more our feelings of sheer helplessness, deep disappointment, and shame for the Party as we observed Professor Elizabeth Kerekere being subjected to a process that was reported as being mana-enhancing – yet […]

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OpenAI Debuts Advanced Voice AI for Subscribers

PYMNTS.com 

Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has begun rolling out an advanced voice feature for its ChatGPT platform. The feature, which utilizes the company’s GPT-4o model, offers hyper-realistic audio responses, according to a Tuesday (July 30) TechCrunch report. The new audio capabilities supposedly enable users to have real-time, delay-free conversations with ChatGPT and even interrupt it […]

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Matt Damon Explains Why He Admires Celtics Star Jaylen Brown

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

Hollywood stars and Boston natives Matt Damon and Casey Affleck joined ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday to discuss their new film “The Instigators.” Things certainly took a turn from discussing the film when Damon was asked which Boston athlete, past or present, he would save in a heist. “Oh my God. It’s a good question. […]