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dev.to - TheBitForge - 2x, Not 10x: What AI Coding Tools Actually Save You (A Freelancer's Honest Field Notes)
2x, Not 10x: What AI Coding Tools Actually Save You (A Freelancer's Honest Field Notes)
DEV Community

💡 Quick take: The AI-productivity conversation split into two camps this year — '10x or bust' and 'it's actually slowing us down.' Both are wrong for most of us. This is the boring, useful middle. A client on Upwork asked me…

catvalente.substack.com - Catherynne M. Valente - Obligatory Freelance Author I Am Up For An Award Post
Obligatory Freelance Author I Am Up For An Award Post
Welcome to Garbagetown

Greetings from the other side, Garbagetowners! I have been quiet, I know, but only because I was finishing a book, and had to give all my energy to that, leaving little for the trashfire world in which we all burn as one. Turns out it's still on…

scmp.com - He Huifeng - The upside of downsizing: Chinese youth head for more affordable small towns
The upside of downsizing: Chinese youth head for more affordable small towns
South China Morning Post

For five years, Alice Zheng, a former bank loan reviewer, followed the path expected of many young Chinese: securing a stable job and striving for middle-class comfort in the megacity Shenzhen. But after years of long hours, rigid corporate…

cosmopolitan.com - Sophie Williams - M&S' £24 chocolate brown ruched top is the 'jeans and a nice top' design you can dress up or down
M&S' £24 chocolate brown ruched top is the 'jeans and a nice top' design you can dress up or down
Cosmopolitan

Unless you've been living under a fashion rock, you'll know that chocolate brown has been trending this season. Co-existing alongside bolder colours like cobalt blue and chilli red, it's the shade to pick if your outfit calls for softer, more…

timesleader.com - Commentary: Cyclospora outbreak raises risks for some
Commentary: Cyclospora outbreak raises risks for some
Times Leader

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in February 2025, I knew my life would become more complicated. I am among the estimated 14 million Americans under age 65 who are considered…

forbes.com - Rachel Wells - PwC Reports Caught With AI Slop Is A Warning To Every Worker Right Now
PwC Reports Caught With AI Slop Is A Warning To Every Worker Right Now
Forbes

AI slop is injurious to your career, trust-building, and credibility It's not the only big consulting firm caught passing off AI slop as genuine, authentic thought leadership. But here we are. PwC has just been caught red-handed passing off AI slop…

fastcompany.com - Anna-Louise Jackson - America's blood supply is so low the Red Cross is calling it a crisis
America's blood supply is so low the Red Cross is calling it a crisis
Fast Company

For only the second time in its history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis, and the second time it's done so in the past five years, as it cautions that the current blood supply could threaten patient care. With less than…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - Vertiv: Ignore The Q2 Revenue Miss, AI Data Center Outlook Is Bright (Upgrade) (VRT)
Vertiv: Ignore The Q2 Revenue Miss, AI Data Center Outlook Is Bright (Upgrade) (VRT)
Seeking Alpha

Vertiv is upgraded to 'Buy' as earnings estimates rise despite a recent stock pullback. Q1 results showed strong EPS and margin growth, with a 51% YoY adjusted operating profit increase and a 22.6% margin. Management raised the FY 2026 outlook…

kotaku.com - Ash Parrish - Game Devs Put Together An Itch.io Bundle Of Over 100 Games With Proceeds Going To Help Laid-Off Colleagues - Kotaku
Game Devs Put Together An Itch.io Bundle Of Over 100 Games With Proceeds Going To Help Laid-Off Colleagues - Kotaku
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

An itch.io game bundle put together by Necrosoft Games and The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) union is a new way gamers can show their support for developers who have been let go amidst the ongoing video game industry labor crisis.

digitalspy.com - Divya Soni - Exclusive: Spider-Man: Brand New Day boss reveals their 'favourite' thing about Tom Holland
Exclusive: Spider-Man: Brand New Day boss reveals their 'favourite' thing about Tom Holland
Digital Spy

After swinging onto our screens back in 2016, Tom Holland quickly proved himself a worthy successor to the previous two Spider-Man stars. His authentic portrayal of both Peter Parker and the titular superhero in the Marvel reboot has led to four…

ign.com - Michael Cripe - Marvel Casts Samara Weaving as Emma Frost for Its MCU X-Men Movie
Marvel Casts Samara Weaving as Emma Frost for Its MCU X-Men Movie
IGN

Marvel Studios has reportedly cast Ready or Not star Samara Weaving as Emma Frost for its upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) X-Men movie. Details on the latest mutant to join the MCU were shared by Deadline, marking one of the first names to…

arstechnica.com - Scott K. Johnson - China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs
China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs
Ars Technica

While recycling is a mathematically obvious response to the finite, non-renewable nature of many resources, the economic math is often challenging. For many materials, it can be hard to compete with virgin materials on a cost basis. Fast-moving…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - AI Stocks Cracked In July, New S&P 500 Challenges Emerge In August
AI Stocks Cracked In July, New S&P 500 Challenges Emerge In August
Seeking Alpha

The S&P 500, while flat, had its worst July since 2014, with tech and AI stocks under heavy pressure while Energy surged on higher oil prices. Despite negative headline returns, six of eleven sector ETFs rose, and the S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF…

arstechnica.com - Jacek Krywko - How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
Ars Technica

A fruit fly hunting a piece of rotting fruit or a mate navigates by smell, following plumes of odor. Out in the wild, turbulent air swirls these plumes into a chaotic, broken landscape—dense chemical filaments laced through long stretches of…

digitalspy.com - Divya Soni - Strictly Come Dancing and Taskmaster favourites join This Morning's summer presenter line-up
Strictly Come Dancing and Taskmaster favourites join This Morning's summer presenter line-up
Digital Spy

This Morning has unveiled its summer presenting line-up, featuring fan favourites from Strictly Come Dancing and Taskmaster. The popular daytime show is typically hosted by Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley, with Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond manning…

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