Links: Week of 18 Jul 2026
GOAT. Clearly.
BRAdam Silver says next season’s schedule is on hold until LeBron makes his decision ⏳👀
"We have to finish up the schedule and where LeBron plays affects the schedule ... opening week, Christmas. So I need him to make a decision."
(via Game Plan, @CNBCSport @boardroom)
At 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again.
His first Appalachian Trail age record was broken in 2021 by a hiker named M.J. Eberhart, trail name “Nimblewill Nomad.” Mr. Sanders befriended Mr. Eberhart that year and encouraged him to set a new mark. “He was going to quit several times,” Mr. Sanders said. “I actually went up and hiked with him the last few days so that he wouldn’t quit. We’re really close friends.” Still, Mr. Sanders wanted the record back. For the current attempt, he planned to hike 12 miles a day, with one day off a week.
GOAT! Who knew the Appalachian Trail was a regular geriatric magnet.
Who is against autonomous vehicles?
Roughly 37,000–40,000 Americans die in auto accidents every year. We now have large‑scale, real‑world evidence—from Waymo and a joint analysis with Swiss Re—that driverless operations can be substantially safer than matched human driving within their current operating domains. The latest data show that over 220 million miles driven, Waymo vehicles–in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta–have 94% fewer serious injuries, 82% fewer air bag deployments, and 93% fewer pedestrian injuries. The evidence is not fully independent, but it is unusually transparent, large‑scale evidence.
So with thousands of lives annually in the balance who is against autonomous vehicles (AVs)? Trial lawyers.