Democrats remain unexpectedly competitive in the battle for Congress ahead of November’s midterm election, a new poll found. Overall, 46% of registered voters say they back the Democratic candidate for Congress, compared with 44% for Republicans. Democratic strength has been bolstered by President Joe Biden’s success at breaking through legislative gridlock in Washington. Biden’s approval rating jumped 9 percentage points in another poll released Thursday, pushing his approval rating to now sit at 45%. Voters’ renewed affinity for Democrats is being driven by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, drops in gas prices and the overall cooling of inflation.

Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two unannounced planes of undocumented migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts earlier this week, joining Gov. Greg Abbott in sending migrants to sanctuary cities and escalating the standoff with Biden over his border policies. The moves drew a harsh rebuke from Democrats, who criticized the “political stunts” and questioned their legality. The action served as a reminder of how ill prepared Democratic parts of the Northeast are to handle influxes of poor migrants, despite being seen as immigration strongholds. While the White House has hosted a series of high-level meetings on immigration, the topic remains a point of contention between the administration and the Department of Homeland Security.

Adobe announced it's acquiring Figma, a popular cloud-based design platform, for around $20 billion. The move sparked Adobe investor concern over the high price tag that led to a drop of more than $30 billion in the market value of the company Figma is relatively little known to the broader public but maintains a loyal following among developers and product managers that Adobe hopes will leverage its own customer base. The transaction marks Adobe’s largest acquisition and a substantial financial gain for Figma – the purchase price is double what Figma was valued at during its last funding round.

Uber is investigating a cybersecurity incident after reports that the company’s internal systems were breached. The alleged hacker, who claims to be an 18-year-old, said they breached uber for fun and is considering leaking the company’s course code. The breach comes as the Biden administration opens applications for state governments to receive a sliver of a new $1 billion cybersecurity grant program, intended to provide starter funds to craft cybersecurity strategies.

A new online atlas of bird migration illustrated the routes of more than 400 bird species in the Americas, bringing together online data from hundreds of scientific studies for the first time. On Thursday night, 228 million birds were predicted to be in flight across the U.S. as part of fall migration. The population of birds in the U.S. and Canada has dropped nearly 30% in the past 50 years, stemming from habitat loss and window collisions with new research underscoring the growing global problem of light pollution. Some researchers say the trend of using energy-efficient LED lighting is increasing blue light radiation that is associated with causing “substantial biological impacts” on both humans and animals.

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