BOMBSHELL story by Olivia Carville @bloomberg.com Internal Report Shows TikTok Kept Safety Feature From Millions A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement NO PAYWALL www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide

A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.

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We experienced one of the tournament’s biggest moments side by side. Joy and connection should not be scarce resources. Every New Yorker deserves to have their dignity affirmed.

The beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.

Good reference stat for New Yorkers fed up with green sheds: NYC has some 330 miles of scaffolding, enough to encircle Manhattan 10 times www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

New York, City of Scaffolding, Tries a Glow-up

Sidewalk sheds are ubiquitous in NYC. New designs and reformed rules are the latest attempt to minimize their blight, while keeping pedestrians safe.

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Seattle was electric during the World Cup. To support 750,000 visitors, the city pedestrianized streets, activated public spaces, and removed parking. Rather than revert these changes, city leaders should identify what worked and make those changes permanent. seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/09/s...

Seattle won the World Cup, what did we learn?

Waterfront Park was a popular destination over the past month, especially on July 6. (Michael Smith) Over the past four weeks, Seattle hosted six World Cup matches featuring teams from eight differ…

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“If you’ve recently asked yourself, ‘How can they kill journalism even deader?’ — this is how.”

Rachel Holliday Smith@rachelholliday.bsky.social · 4w ago

related, I have sent this @drewmagary.bsky.social column to so many people lately. it really speaks to the moment of what ALL publishers — of any size, content type, funding model — are up against right now

I cannot tell you how often this theme has come up in my work conversations lately. we are now forced to contend with the hard fact that google has decided they don't want to send people to visit websites anymore, very much including ours. all of our peers in news are seeing the same.

if you want to fight back against these forces in your personal media diet, try as much as you can to visit, share and support your favorite and beloved publishers DIRECTLY (sign up for a newsletter, visit their homepage, etc.) and financially support them if you can

related, I have sent this @drewmagary.bsky.social column to so many people lately. it really speaks to the moment of what ALL publishers — of any size, content type, funding model — are up against right now

Google hates you

"The repercussions of Google's pivot to AI will be vast and horrid."

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This morning a driver struck and killed Louisa Gag, a biking advocate and transportation planner. Gag had coauthored a Vision Zero Action plan: visionzeronetwork.org/wp-content/u...

Boston transportation planner fatally struck by car near Roxbury Crossing, family says - The Boston Globe

Louisa Gag, 36, "was a dedicated public servant to the City of Boston and passionately advocated for safer streets,” her sister said.

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When even scientists are shocked by extreme weather, the only conclusion to draw: we're in trouble. Must-read story by @eroston.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Amazon and Google just reported emissions jumps of 16% and 18%, respectively, in 2025 compared to 2024. The main driver is not hard to guess: data centers and AI. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI

Amazon and Google report jumps in their greenhouse gas output as the data center boom gains momentum.

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It's easy to be distracted by the disaster on the Mall -- but plenty of other, better celebrations of the 250th are happening outside DC including ***Tall Ships*** www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

and more! www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

To Find the Heart of America’s 250 Celebrations, Get Out of Washington

Just as with the bicentennial in 1976, official events for the 250th anniversary of the US can’t measure up to locally organized exhibits, parades and commemorations.

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Justin Fox@byjustinfox.bsky.social · last mo.

As everyone opines (with justification) about how lame the semiquincentennial is compared with the bicentennial I would like to point out there will at least be a bunch of amazing sailing ships in New York Harbor this weekend sail4th.org

@langealexandra.bsky.social did a lovely regular review of the Obama library. But this gem on the 1st presidential playground for @kristoncapps.bsky.social 's design NL is the real star. Did you know: "Progressive presidents have long been invested in child’s play" www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

A First-Ever Presidential Playground Gives Kids a Foothold in US History

Designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the playground at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be one of its most accessible features.

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Remember Kansas City, the one that was a model for free buses for other cities from NYC to Albuquerque? They've quietly ended their program, just in time to host the World Cup. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A City That Inspired Mamdani Is Bringing Back Bus Fares

Kansas City was the first major US city to make buses free. Six years later, as World Cup revelers arrived, it ended the fare-free program.

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The White House is invoking a rarely used legal authority called critical position pay to offer salaries up to $400,000 — the same salary as the president — for Wall Street dealmakers who can help negotiate national security supply chains. w/ @jendlouhy.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

White House to Woo Wall Street Dealmakers With $400,000 DC Jobs

The Trump administration wants 400 dealmakers to help the US bolster its national security supply chains — and it’s offering salaries as high as $400,000 a year for Wall Street recruits.

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This is an overlooked data point. Yes, the majority prefer a bigger home in sprawl, but 44% don’t and that’s really not nothing

Marina Bolotnikova@mbolotnikova.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm very struck by the research asking Americans if they prefer to live in a walkable area even it means having a smaller home. Pew has lowest percentage I've seen, with 44% of Americans preferring walkability, & even that is way higher than the share who actually have access to such housing

“Water and sewer isn’t rocket science. The fact that they failed to look at this basic stuff — what else are they missing?” www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

ICE’s Warehouse Jails Could Overwhelm the Towns Forced to Accept Them

Tremont, Pennsylvania, is unprepared, underequipped and largely unwilling to accept an 8,500-bed immigrant detention center. That might not matter.

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fola@folaak.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICE wants to jail up to 8500 immigrants in a warehouse just outside of a Pennsylvania town with 1700 people.

If it gets its way, the US House would drastically reduce funding for transit & rail systems. The House's proposed legislation—supported by GOP & Dems—would cut overall authorized transit funding by 15% compared to the current law, and reduce potential funding for projects like new lines by 45%.

Congress’s Transportation Reauthorization Bill Would Drastically Underfund Transit and Rail Projects

As currently drafted, BUILD America 250 would likely reinforce the United States’ car dependence, depriving Americans of affordable travel options and degrad…

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This, and Platformer's other episodes on AI and jobs, are finally scratching the itch for serious thinking around policy ideas here. And not just UBI.

Casey Newton@caseynewton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I talked with the awesome Kathryn Anne Edwards about why AI won't create a permanent "idle class," how to fix our broken social safety net, and why she's a "cynical optimist" despite it all.

What a killer paragraph:

Megan Greenwell@greenwell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Did you know that every dollar invested in community health worker programs results in a $2.47 return for Medicaid??? They don't just save money for health care systems, they MAKE MONEY. And yet! I wrote a long feature about one CHW program that's been decimated by public health funding cuts.

Pope Leo is holding mass at Sagrada Família today, the 100th anniversary of the death of Antoni Gaudí. The architect's genius is debated — in fact he's being considered for sainthood — but imo we don't talk enough about his structural engineers www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Sagrada Família Is a Miracle of Structural Engineering

Still underway in Barcelona after more than 140 years, Antoni Gaudí’s vision for an otherworldly church was only made possible by modern construction methods.

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My thoughts on the mixed messages of the Obamalisk and its campus www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Obama Presidential Center Wants to Be Everything But a Library

Aiming for a merger of celebrity and community, the monolithic tower stands as a contradictory, even off-putting symbol of Barack Obama’s presidency.

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This is the greatest chart in history.

Architects are now doing more work on adapting existing structures than on building new ones! Sure it might be the poor economic outlook ... but it also reflects changing green norms www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Architecture Firms Do More Work Adapting Old Buildings Than Designing New Ones

Surveyed US architecture firms say that building retrofits account for more than half of their billings.

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ICYMI: DOJ is seeking the names, addresses, and banking information of Reddit and X users, issuing grand jury subpoenas to the companies as it escalates efforts to identify critics of the Trump administration's deportation efforts buff.ly/xNSIF16 (gift link)

No reason blue skyers shouldn’t get in on the #boatmaxxing fun www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Ahoy, Boatmaxxers! The 9-year-old NYC Ferry system is basking in social media attention as it tries to lure new riders

The city-run fleet of ferryboats is seeing a surge of riders — and social media fame — as it tries to navigate New York’s challenging transit landscape.

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New from me, in Bloomberg's CityLab: how cycling and walking routes are doing more with less, and helping wildlife, too. Also, an honourable mention to the sub(s) who came up with one of the most joyful headlines to an article, ever www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US House GOP & Dems have compromised on 5-year transportation bill. Draft bill includes a $150 annual fee on electric vehicles ($35 for plugins). No fee on gas-powered cars. Though not huge, this is another disincentive to shift to EVs in a country where the EV market share is low & declining.

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