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Zohran and AOC, smiling together in a restaurant.

Zohran and AOC sitting together at a table.

Nepalese food at Laliguras Bistro, including chili chicken with tingmo bread and aloo dum

A busy first day as your Mayor-elect: early morning interviews, transition announcements and meetings. More to say on all of it tomorrow.

But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.

hey @rauchg.blue you’re cordially invited to eat shit. Moving all my projects off @vercel.com

Memory Integrity Enforcement Changes the Game on iOS Apple's new support for ARM's Memory Tagging Extension in iOS and their A19 SoC is an underrated feature for journalists, activists, and other high-profile figures.

The most relevant new feature in iOS 26 for journalists, lawyers, activists, politicians, executives, and other high-profile figures wasn't really advertised to consumers at all. Rather, it was announced in a Sept 9th post on the Apple Security Research blog...
www.privacyguides.org/posts/2025/0...

Official mascots of the 2026 FIFA World Cup unveiled!

Just look at what happened with solar investment - it’s astonishing.

Solar has seen the most rapid investment growth, soaring from $142 billion in 2015 to a projected $441 billion this year.

Line chart showing that there's been a rapid escalation in how quickly the world installs a gigawatt of solar power capacity.

Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪

You can now try OpenAI's gpt-oss:120b for free and privately without using Ollama or LMStudio You can use gpt-oss:120b without paying for rented cloud servers or having ridiculous GPU memory on tap thanks to DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo's own AI chatbot, Duck.ai, has added support for OpenAI's 120 billion parameter open-source model, gpt-oss:120b.

Anyone can try it now completely free, and without signing up for an account!

www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google

The fact that Google may be ending sideloading apps on Android forever is another reason we should donate more to @postmarketOS

With 1-2 more years of work, it could reach a state similar to Desktop Linux or Android ROMs, where everything works, at least on a good number of devices.

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Who else remembers Christmas Eve 2015 in NYC, when the city seemed to teleport to Florida with a high of 72°

‎No Thanks app ‎Welcome to our No Thanks App! Our app simplifies the process of scanning barcodes, It makes your shopping goes easily, just scan the product and the app will tell you. Key Features: Effortless Barc...

“No Thanks” is an app that tells you if a product is made by an Israeli company, or a company that does business with Israel.

apps.apple.com/app/id647620...

Gemini CLI: your open-source AI agent Free and open source, Gemini CLI brings Gemini directly into developers’ terminals — with unmatched access for individuals.

Gemini CLI: your open-source AI agent https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini-cli-open-source-ai-agent/

Announcing that we’re building the next-generation of Xbox first-party devices and cloud, including our future Xbox consoles, together with AMD.

Next-level performance, cutting-edge graphics, breakthrough gameplay, and unmatched compatibility. Stay tuned for what’s next.

If passed, it would ban or regulate use of three harmful chemicals – potassium bromate, propyl paraben and Red Dye No. 3 – from food manufactured, distributed or sold in NY

If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.

We will hold this administration accountable.

The founding fathers did not live and die to see this moment. It’s time for all of us to stand up peacefully.

Apple TV brings a beautiful redesign and enhanced home entertainment experience Apple today previewed tvOS 26, making Apple TV even more immersive, enjoyable, and convenient.

Apple TV brings a beautiful redesign and enhanced home entertainment experience https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-tv-brings-a-beautiful-redesign-and-enhanced-home-entertainment-experience/

Constellation, Meta Sign 20-Year Deal for Clean, Reliable Nuclear Energy in Illinois Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,1...

"Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,121 megawatts of emissions-free #nuclearenergy."

- From 2015-2019, MTA awarded 15 contracts to construct 16 stations. Since 2020, we’ve awarded 12 contracts to construct 52 stations.

- The report also highlights the 50% savings achieved by the MTA decision to fully replace old signals with modern signals, instead of overlaying new on top of old.

- Since 2020, contractor bids have come in an average of 6% below professional estimates, saving the MTA $890 million so far. The MTA has also saved an additional $395 million on insurance costs and more than $800 million on in-house support services.

#transit
MTA's Efficiency Drive: Projects Are Now Built Faster and Cheaper by limiting unnecessary customization, bringing more work in house, close oversight of construction contractors, and bundling work by geography and project type

Some examples of this in practice from @mta.info Capital Plan:

This is a view from the surface of Comet 67P.

The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.

The dots moving in the background are stars.

After 25 long, humbling and frustrating seasons, the Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals after defeating the defending-champion Celtics in six games.

New York basketball is back, relevant and thriving, and this just might be the beginning of what's to come: http://dlvr.it/TKqNq4

Jalen Brunson, wearing No. 11, is raising his arm on the court with spectators behind him. A headline reads: "Knicks Eliminate Celtics to Reach East Finals for First Time in 25 Years." Photo by Frank Franklin Li/Associated Press.

Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: The Knicks defeated the Celtics to advance to their first Eastern Conference finals in 25 years. www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

World's First Patient Treated with Personalized CRISPR Gene Editing Therapy at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Landmark study from CHOP and Penn Medicine showcases the power of customized gene editing therapy to treat patient with rare metabolic disease.

www.chop.edu/news/worlds-...

The Best Free Table Bread In NYC, Ranked - New York - The Infatuation Our favorite complimentary bread in the city, from the popovers at The Polo Bar to the cheddar biscuits at the Time Square Red Lobster.

This is the kind of article a Middle Eastern dad would write

#gtaVI