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WIRED spoke with the Texas state representative, who is hiding out in Illinois along with his colleagues in an attempt to stop Republicans from enacting an unprecedented redistricting plan.

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Victor Hernandez, Director of Operations at US Upgrades LLC, has emerged as a key figure in Florida’s evolving home renovation sector, where efficient systems and operational clarity have become central to success. As Director of Operations, Hernandez plays a central role in managing the company’s extensive project pipeline, streamlining internal systems, and executing strategic growth plans—all while maintaining high standards across dozens of subcontractors and projects. Hernandez emphasizes operational structure. “I oversee the full lifecycle of our projects,” he explains, referencing a process that spans appointment setting, permitting, subcontractor coordination, installations, and insurance inspections. With more than 50 active projects…

Aug 13, 2025, 08:30 AM ETAS THE FINAL SECONDS ticked away on the New York Knicks’ playoff thrashing of the Boston Celtics in May and the mad revelers of Bing Bong Nation poured out of Madison Square Garden, Justin Brandel sorted through a tangle of emotions. He was watching in amazement from his Manhattan apartment and trying to keep up with the text thread blowing up his phone — his friends, fellow Knicks fans, hazarding guesses about how much the cheapest tickets would cost for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. $800 just to get in the door? $1,000?…

For an app all about spilling the beans on who you’re allegedly dating, it’s ironic that TeaOnHer was spilling the personal information of thousands of its users to the open web. TeaOnHer was designed for men to share photos and information about women they claim to have been dating. But much like Tea, the dating-gossip app for women it was trying to replicate, TeaOnHer had gaping holes in its security that exposed its users’ personal information, including photos of their driver’s licenses and other government-issued identity documents, as TechCrunch reported last week. These gated community-like apps were created ostensibly to…

The United States government announced new sanctions targeting armed groups involved in illegal mining and those profiting from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The Department of the Treasury designated four entities engaged in the production and trade of conflict minerals in Rubaya, a vast mining area known for its rich deposits of critical minerals. These sanctions aim to punish actors destabilizing the eastern DR Congo, including armed groups using forced labor and violence against civilians in their illegal mining operations. The sanctions also target companies in the DR Congo and China that collaborate with…

Los Angeles police have formally linked a break-in at Brad Pitt’s home in the city in June to a string of other burglaries at properties belonging to celebrities.Los Angeles police chief Jim McDonnell announced the arrest of four suspects, saying they were a a crew that were committing burglaries at the homes of “various high-profile residents” throughout the city, adding that “some of the burglaries included homes of actors and professional athletes”.McDonnell did not name Pitt but said the case originated from a burglary investigation on 25 June of a resident in the 2300 block of North Edgemont Drive, which…

When Karen Mara Moss’ son was diagnosed with clubfoot, she travelled to the US in search of a life-changing treatment. She made a promise to bring it home and two decades on, her non-profit is at the heart of a remarkable success story. “I looked at those tiny feet. They were turned over and rigidly pointing inwards,” recalls Karen Mara Moss about the day her son Alex was born in 2003. For her, the memory is as vivid today as it was then. Within moments of his birth, a concerned obstetrician commented on Alex’s feet. Then the paediatrician diagnosed Alex…

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Simon JackBusiness editorRolls-RoyceArtist’s impression of a small nuclear power stationRolls-Royce’s plan to power artificial intelligence (AI) with its nuclear reactors could make it the UK’s most valuable company, its boss has said.The engineering firm has signed deals to provide small modular reactors (SMRs) to the UK and Czech governments.AI has boomed in popularity since 2022, but the technology uses lots of energy, something which has raised practical and environmental concerns.Rolls-Royce chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic told the BBC it has the “potential” to become the UK’s highest-valued company by overtaking the largest firms on the London Stock Exchange thanks to its…