If a bipartisan coalition of legislators installed some Hue lights and a Nest in the Capitol building, would that be enough to make it a ‘Smart House’ … of Representatives? Ha. It’s funny because compromise is dead and we’re all so screwed.

This week: eight of nine Supreme Court justices make it through busy season, Carlos gets peer pressured into connecting his front door to the Internet, and Ryan says “I do” to Elon Musk. 🚗.

Links:

• Trump Gets Chance to Influence American Life for Generations Through Supreme Court Pick - The New York Times
• Newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Unseats Incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley in New York Primary - WSJ
• Online Retailers Can Be Forced to Collect Tax, High Court Rules - Bloomberg
• Silicon Valley's upside from Supreme Court decision on American Express - Axios
• Tesla opens Model 3 orders to more people and trims prices
• Bozoma Saint John is leaving Uber for Endeavor - Recode
• Lyft Nears Acquisition of Motivate, U.S. Bike-Share Leader — The Information
• Google Maps removes Uber integration | Ars Technica
• Uber wins right to keep operating in London
• Santa Barbara City impounds scooter share service on its first weekend - KEYT
• Scoop: How Lime is pitching its scooter biz to investors - Axios
• OmniFocus 3 for Mac to Ship in September - The Omni Group
• Auto-Unlock: How It Works on August Smart Lock | August Home Blog
• Amazon Fire TV Cube review: a smarter streaming box - The Verge
• Only 6% of smart speaker owners using them to control smart home devices | 9to5Mac
• Keyboard Service Program for MacBook and MacBook Pro - Apple Support
• Apple admits its computers are broken | The Outline
• Why Apple’s AirPower Wireless Charger Is Taking So Long to Make - Bloomberg
• Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019 - Bloomberg
• AMC Theatres Dolby Cinema
• The Unmade Podcast