The Daily Populous

A federal appeals court has ruled that most of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs are unlawful, potentially dealing a significant blow to the president's effort to reshape the country's trade policy unilaterally.

In a 7-4 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected Trump's authority to carry out most of his tariffs, agreeing with the lower court that Trump's actions were "invalid as contrary to law."

However, the court delayed the impact of its decision through mid-October to allow the Trump administration to appeal to the Supreme Court, as the tariffs remain in effect. »

Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters.

Taco Bell is rethinking its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to power drive-through restaurants in the US after comical videos of the tech making mistakes were viewed millions of times.

But despite some of the viral glitches facing Taco Bell, it says two million orders have been successfully processed using the voice AI since its introduction. »

Now, it looks like Bungie is getting ready for its longest round of playtesting for Marathon yet: 30 days of consecutive playtest sessions with daily check-ins and a cash-equivalent “thank you” at the end for those who complete it.

The invite outlines a fully remote playtest that runs for 30 consecutive days, from Monday, September 8, through Tuesday, October 7, 2025 (weekends included).

“This user research study is a playtest that will run for 30 consecutive days from Monday 9/8 to Tuesday 10/7, including weekends. »

Black residents had sued, challenging what they called the town's "hand-me-down governance" and refusal to let Braxton serve after he ran unopposed for mayor in 2020.

The result was an overwhelmingly White government in a town where Black residents outnumber White residents 2-1.

Braxton asked both Black and White residents to serve, but no White residents agreed to join his council, according to the lawsuit. »