Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Hank Green, the cofounder of Complexly, where we make SciShow, Crash Course, and a bunch of other educational YouTube channels. I’m back in the Decoder guest host chair for another couple of episodes while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, I’m talking with Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi, […]

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Amazon schedules its annual fall hardware event for September 30 in NYC, where it is expected to launch Echo smart speakers, Kindles, and possibly other gadgets  —  The company will likely launch its latest Echo devices and new Kindles at the September 30th event.

With the cuts to Medicaid, food aid and other safety net programs in the Republicans’ massive tax and spending law widely unpopular, New York Republican hopes in the 2026 state elections may depend on convincing New Yorkers that they are big beneficiaries of the tax cuts in the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. It might be […]

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Lance Whitney / ZDNET:
PayPal launches PayPal Links, which lets users create personalized, one-time links to send money to or request payment from other PayPal users, including crypto  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — PayPal Links lets you send and request money with other PayPal users.

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Sources: Google adopts risk-based Android security updates, prioritizing fixing only high-risk vulnerabilities in monthly releases, and others in quarterly ASBs  —  Google has changed its release strategy for Android security updates.  Here's what this means for you  —  •  —  •