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Google Teases Fitbit Edge, Hints At October 12 Reveal

Google has teased its upcoming Fitbit Edge fitness tracker on social media, effectively confirming the name suggested by recent leaks while hinting at an 12 October 2026 reveal.

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Finding FEMA-funded rebuild and mitigation projects before they go to bid (OpenFEMA)

After a declared disaster, FEMA obligates money to cities, counties, utilities and other public applicants to repair roads, bridges, water systems and public buildings.

FEMA-funded rebuild and mitigation projects available before bidding
OpenFEMA API provides publicly accessible dataset of obligated projects
FEMA Disaster Recovery & Mitigation Projects actor simplifies data retrieval

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US building permits by county and city, as one tidy table (Census Building Permits Survey)

If you sell building products, build homes or lend on construction, monthly building permit counts are one of the earliest demand signals you can get.

US Census Bureau provides building permits data for every state, county, and place.
Data includes structure type, units, and valuation in thousands of dollars.
Apify Actor simplifies data access with named columns and export options.