At a Republican midterm rally in Dallas, President Trump pledged that if the GOP retains control of both the House and Senate, his administration would issue a $5,000 payment to every American adult. He offered few details beyond requiring the money be spent on US goods and services, warning supporters not to spend it abroad. Analysts estimate the payout would cost roughly $1.3 trillion, before administrative expenses or inflationary effects are factored in.
Snap introduced Snapchat Plans, a new feature set letting users create, share and manage real-world hangouts with friends within the app. Users can set a title, date, time, invite up to 200 friends, and add Bitmoji-styled cover art, with invitations sent through one-on-one chats where friends can RSVP as Going, Maybe, or Can't Go. Snap says the events remain private and invite-only, and a future update will let users create plans directly inside group chats.
Researchers recalculated how much Mercury's radius has contracted over its history and found the planet has shrunk 10% to 30% more than earlier studies indicated. The updated figures come from reassessing surface features like fault scarps that record the planet's cooling and contraction over billions of years.
Snapchat introduced a new tool called 'Snapchat Plans' that lets users organize real-world gatherings for up to 200 people directly within the app. Invites are sent through chat DMs, recipients can RSVP as going, not going, or maybe, and events include Bitmoji-themed cover art, all visible only to the creator and invited guests.
Snapchat introduced 'Snapchat Plans,' a new feature letting users create events, invite up to 200 friends via chat, and track RSVPs, locations and times within the app. The company also added a 'My Plans' profile section to browse upcoming and past events, plus reminders before events start.
Snapchat introduced Plans, a new tool letting users create events, invite up to 200 friends, and track RSVPs directly within the app. The feature includes dynamic Bitmoji invitations that update based on responses, automated reminders before events, and a dedicated 'My Plans' tab on profiles for tracking upcoming and past gatherings.
One year after cofounder Charlie Kirk's assassination, Turning Point is preparing to spend tens of millions of dollars backing Republican candidates in the 2026 midterms. Its super PAC is targeting $15-20 million in ads across three priority states—New Hampshire, Arizona and Nevada—while a separate nonprofit arm funds full-time field staff there and in seven other states where Democrats could flip seats. Key races include the New Hampshire Senate contest between John Sununu and Chris Pappas, and the Arizona governor's race pitting Katie Hobbs against Andy Biggs.
Apple unveiled the Watch Ultra 4 and Watch Series 12 with two new agentic audio features, Live Rewind and Siri Recap, which let the watch continuously process ambient sound to summarize conversations or replay recent audio. This shifts the Apple Watch from a primarily health-focused device toward one that functions as an ambient AI assistant on the wrist.
Google announced a record €13bn investment in Finland to build three new data centres, expand its existing Hamina facility, and support energy infrastructure for AI growth. As part of the deal, Google signed a 22-year agreement with Fortum to purchase up to half the electricity output from the Loviisa nuclear plant.
Planet Labs, the San Francisco-based Earth-imaging company, maintains a public ephemerides feed that lists tracking data for its satellite fleet. A query of this data against catalog records shows 97 Planet Labs satellites currently active, spanning several constellations including the newly launched Pelican-11, which was deployed into low Earth orbit via SpaceX's Transporter 17 mission on July 7th.
A geospatial artificial intelligence firm analyzed 72 of the world's largest cities to assess how well each is positioned to withstand climate-related risks such as heat, flooding, and extreme weather. The resulting ranking places some well-known cities in unexpectedly low or high positions relative to public perception.
Hotel developer Ian McClure has become the first outside operator in more than ten years to sign a fresh development agreement with Planet Fitness, rather than buying into the chain by acquiring an existing franchisee's gyms. McClure's firm, Gulf Coast Hotel Management, which runs extended-stay hotels and Wyndham properties across several states, secured three area deals to open over a dozen locations on Florida's Gulf Coast. Each gym costs between $1.3 million and $5.4 million to launch depending on financing.
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