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🙈 Useless Fact of the Day

The pop you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually a bubble of gas burning.
📅 This Day in History
🍳 On July 24, 1959...
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held the impromptu Kitchen Debate at the American National Exhibition in Moscow, a Cold War exchange captured for television audiences.
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📰 News
FDA is investigating a sixth Cyclospora outbreak this year, with 72 new cases amid a nationwide surge exceeding 11,500 illnesses. Officials haven’t revealed locations or sources, though prior cases were linked to Mexican-grown shredded lettuce distributed widely.
UK households can buy plug-in balcony solar panels from 27 August after a law change. Aimed at renters and flat owners, the £400-plus systems could cut bills by £70-£110 yearly, expanding access to small-scale clean energy.
Tech giants are allegedly using off-balance-sheet structures to finance massive AI data centers, hiding huge debt. The article warns this raises Enron-like concerns and could worsen risks if AI profits fail to justify the spending boom.
🕵️ Corporate Sabotage 101

Tip #15: Turn a yes/no question into a workshop.
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MicYou is a powerful tool that turns your Android device into a high-quality microphone for your PC.
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Control Panel for Agent Work Visibility
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Beautiful, AI-native markdown IDE and LLM wiki
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Go-native cli proxy that reduces token usage
🐙 GitHub Pulse
The article argues AI “software factories” overpromise: more coding-agent loops don’t equal better software. It warns review quality, incidents, and bugs are worsening, and says human judgment, context, and collaboration remain essential despite claims that automation is “good enough.”
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