Tesla on Wednesday reported a drop in its profit during the second quarter, as the electric vehicle maker continues to struggle despite CEO Elon Musk's pivot back to focusing on his companies after his controversial role leading the Trump administration's government cost cutting efforts.

The company's electric vehicle sales have been flagging, and earlier this month it reported a drop of 13.5% in the quarter, compared with the same period a year ago. On Wednesday, Tesla said its net income also suffered, slumping 16% year-on-year.

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Germany’s federal government is preparing massive cuts to social welfare benefits, pensions and healthcare starting in the autumn. Chancellor Friedrich Merz made this clear last Friday at his summer press conference. The business pages of the main media outlets are also full of suggestions on how to save billions at the expense of the needy, pensioners, the sick and wage workers.

It is now clear that the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and Social Democrats (SPD) deliberately omitted the planned social cuts from their coalition agreement and delegated them to expert commissions in order to first push through the massive increase in military spending. They apparently anticipated tremendous resistance if they had announced a huge increase in rearmament spending and social cuts at the same time. But now, as Merz made clear, there is no more time to lose. Workers and the most socially vulnerable are to pay the costs of rearmament and war.

German Chancellor Merz announces massive cuts to social welfare benefits

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I did a very deep dive into the history of Libre Software and stuff, and how "Open Source" became a term. And speculated out of it a whole theory about AI, ICE and US Politics in general.

Probably the best article I've ever written.

Maingear's new case even comes with an optional optical DVD drive.

This Retro PC Case Gives Your Gaming Rig Big Windows 95 Energy

^{Kyle Barr (Gizmodo)}

It will now “avoid” doing that on more accounts.

Instagram changes its algorithm after being accused of steering predators to children

Instagram accounts that primarily feature images of children, but are run by adult users, will no longer be recommended to “potentially suspicious adults.”

^{Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)}

GeForce RTX 3050 A jumps from Ampere to Ada Lovelace

GeForce RTX 3050 refuses to die as Nvidia plans fifth iteration of its 2022 budget GPU — new Ada Lovelace-powered part suggests the name could even outlive Ampere silicon

^{Zhiye Liu (Tom's Hardware)}

Google is making video AI models harder to ignore.

AI video is invading YouTube Shorts and Google Photos starting today

^{Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)}

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Tesla’s earnings hit a new low, with largest revenue drop in years

^{Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)}

The company behind Truth Social is converting its cash into crypto, creating a high-stakes link between its future and the volatile digital currency.

Trump Media Is Now a $2 Billion Bitcoin Bet

^{Luc Olinga (Gizmodo)}

Meta showed off its futuristic wristband again, this time with a scientific paper in the journal Nature.

Meta’s Body-Reading Wristband Is Getting a Lot More Sophisticated

^{James Pero (Gizmodo)}

The move delays base-level reporting and monitoring, and actual cleanup will be punted even further into the future.

Trump’s Coal-Friendly EPA Rolls Back Rules Meant to Prevent Water Contamination | Truthout

^{britney (Truthout)}

Proton has launched a new tool called Lumo, offering a privacy-first AI assistant that does not log user conversations and doesn't use their prompts for training.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/proton-launches-privacy-respecting-encrypted-ai-assistant-lumo/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/updates-tesla-q2-earnings-musk-qa-2025-07-23/

However, civil rights organizations aim to challenge the law in court.

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Puerto Rico Criminalizes Gender-Affirming Care for People Under 21

^{S. Baum (Truthout)}

The ruling is the first in a series of attempts by US President Donald Trump to release more information related to the Epstein case, as he faces growing pressure from his MAGA supporters.

US judge denies bid to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

^{Rana Taha (Deutsche Welle)}

Activists launch civil disobedience campaign in New York and San Francisco after company dropped climate vows

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‘Wells Fargo is complicit’: seven arrested at climate protests outside bank’s offices

^{Nina Lakhani (The Guardian)}

Mexico's Naval Ministry has major investments lined up for the ports of Ensenada, Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas, Acapulco, Veracruz, Progreso, Guaymas, Topolobambo and Altamira.

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9 Mexican ports to get nearly US $16B in public-private investment

^{MND Staff (Mexico News Daily)}

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who had been fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-consumer-product-safety-f0ed5ff2409287440f5067d64031429d

My father feels dizzy every single day. I lost four kilograms in just one week. People are collapsing in the streets.

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The Last Thing We Had in Gaza Was Flour. Now Even That Is Gone. | Truthout

^{britney (Truthout)}

Rep. Randy Fine cheered a report saying that Palestinian children had died of starvation.

Republican Promoted to House Foreign Affairs as He Says of Gaza: “Starve Away”

^{Sharon Zhang (Truthout)}

Redesigned icons, a softer interface, a fresh color palette, and interactive elements to show you exactly how DuckDuckGo is protecting you.

DuckDuckGo Browser: Fresh New Look, Same Great Protection

Have you been using the DuckDuckGo browser for a while? If so, you may have noticed a few changes around here! As you navigate through the browser, you’ll notice redesigned icons, a softer, rounder interface, and a fresh color palette.

^{Dax (Spread Privacy)}

Federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released ahead of his trial while slamming the Trump administration's MS-13 claims

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'There Is No Evidence': Judge Orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Release While Ripping Trump DOJ

Judge Waverly Crenshaw argued that there is "slim evidence demonstrating Abrego is a member of MS-13" in a Wednesday ruling.

^{brad-reed (Common Dreams)}

The report comes as president sues the Wall Street Journal for defamation

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DOJ told Trump that his name is among others in the Epstein files: report

^{Kelly Rissman (The Independent)}

According to a statement from Iran's military, the US warship approached waters monitored by Iran, prompting a rapid-reaction helicopter from the Third Naval Region of the Iranian Army's Navy (NEDAJA) to deploy.

The helicopter hovered over the destroyer and delivered a clear radio warning to steer clear of Iranian-monitored waters.

In the ensuing standoff, the crew of the USS Fitzgerald threatened to engage the helicopter if it remained in proximity.

Iran’s Army Air Defense Command then intervened, declaring the helicopter under full air defense protection and ordering the American destroyer to change its course.

According to the statement, the USS Fitzgerald complied, heading south away from the disputed area.

Iranian Navy helicopter intercepts US destroyer in Sea of Oman

An Iranian Navy helicopter has intercepted the US destroyer USS Fitzgerald in the Sea of Oman, issuing escalating warnings and ultimately compelling the American vessel to alter its course southward.

^PressTV