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The Supreme Court has stepped in to block the Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms. The ruling prevents the Postal Service from implementing changes that election officials warned would seriously disrupt access to the ballot in November. It's a significant check on executive power over voting infrastructure.
Shifting to the roads and your face, Meta's Display glasses now include an Audio Only mode designed to detect when you're driving and automatically shut off the visual display. It's a sensible safety concession, though it also raises the question of why a screen near your eyes was considered road-adjacent in the first place. Trade-offs, as always.
And Tesla's long-promised Roadster is apparently set for a reveal this October, nine years after the original concept wowed the industry. Some reservation holders have been waiting since two thousand seventeen. Speculation around gas thrusters for acceleration has done little to quiet critics who say the company that once redefined the car has lost its focus on actually building them.
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