Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue
"It really seems like anyone with some renders and a white paper written by someone being gassed up by an overly agreeable AI can get VC funding these days."
Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.
U.S home battery installations hit record high on rising electricity costs | Record home battery installations unlock options for grids—and…
Record home battery installations unlock options for grids—and AI data centers.
On December 4, Microsoft announced a global price increase for Office 365. Pricing updates take effect July 1, 2026.
On December 4, Microsoft announced a global price and packaging update for select Microsoft 365 commercial suites and standalone components, including Enterprise, Business, Frontline, and Government commercial equivalen…
NSA is sabotaging cryptographic standards to weaken it. Act now to stop it.
NSA's SIGINT Enabling Project includes sabotaging cryptographic standards. NSA is now overtly paying for standardization of "ietf-tls-mlkem", a weakening of the much more sensible "ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem".
Will PS6 Be Like a Nintendo Switch? Sony Says Its Next-Gen Console Will Enable 'A Seamless Experience That Can Be Enjoyed Naturally Beyond …
Sony has suggested its next-gen console — widely assumed to be the PlayStation 6 — could work like the Nintendo Switch by enabling “a seamless experience that can be enjoyed naturally beyond the living room.”
Microsoft Teams' new controversial AI will listen to your meetings and answer before you ask, but it won't be turned on by default
Microsoft Teams is rolling out an AI-powered feature called Facilitator, which can watch or listen to your meetings to address knowledge gaps.
SpaceX Investors Are Having Another Brutal Day
Shares are still swinging wildly after the IPO.
Your Kids' School Bus Is About to Become a Roaming Surveillance Vehicle
A company that sells cameras to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses wants to turn them into license plate readers.
Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals
A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."
[PDF] Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine
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TIL that yesterday, Microsoft increased Office prices
For the second time in five years, Microsoft is hiking prices for commercial customers of its widely used Office bundles.
Why isn’t Tripadvisor warning guests about dangerous hotels? - New AI summaries at the top of reviews mask food poisoning, hazardous rooms …
New AI summaries at the top of reviews mask food poisoning, hazardous rooms and sexual harassment
Ammo Counters.
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Bring Back Crappy Forums: Web forums were rough around the edges and faded in relevance as seemingly better options emerged. But what if we…
Old web forums were poorly coded and rough around the edges, but maybe we gave up on them too quickly in the social media era.
TIL that Truth Social is (was?) based on Mastodon
Mastodon had originally threatened to sue Trump's 'Truth Social' site for allegedly violating its open-source license.
TIL that the center of a nuclear explosion can reach temperatures of approximately 100 million degrees Celsius.
The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.
Sony Just Killed Discs: Physical Disc Production to End January 2028 for New Games Releasing on PlayStation Consoles
Sony has announced physical disc production ends in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles.
Top AI Researchers Terrified of a “Chernobyl Moment”: a Mass Casualty Event, or Worse, That Turns the World Against AI Forever
"AI doesn't need a Chernobyl moment."
Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum — Meet OOMWOO
I’m starting a new build-in-public project: oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum you build yourself. Raspberry Pi, ROS 2, 2D LiDAR, Home Assistant, 3D printed, local-first — and open from the first commit.
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | Samurai Outriders Trailer
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TIL the Foo Fighters deny HIV/AIDS exists
A platinum-selling alt-rock group may be endangering their fans by promoting a dangerous myth.
San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
As Texas counties have faced hurdles to curb the rapid growth of data center developments, cities could have more success with banning them through their zoning laws, land experts say.
Employers who laid off workers citing AI are already starting to regret it
Companies are realizing artificial intelligence can't do everything after all, prompting them to rehire employees to grow their businesses
Announcing the Monetization Gateway: charge for any resource behind Cloudflare via x402
We're opening the waitlist for our Monetization Gateway, which will allow you to charge for any web page, dataset, API, or MCP tool behind Cloudflare. The charges will settle in stablecoins over the x402 open protocol, …
Scientists discover an unexpected way to make pancreatic cancer cells self-destruct
Researchers tested experimental PCAI compounds against pancreatic cancer cells and found they had powerful anticancer effects. One leading compound blocked more than 90% of cancer cell migration, suggesting it could hel…
Koei Tecmo is working on a brand-new IP codenamed "FUJI"
It’s a completely original IP that leverages Koei Tecmo’s expertise in “Oriental-style aesthetics and action games.”
UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores—CMA says developers should be able to steer users aw…
New measures designed to bring down prices and spur UK tech innovation.
Poll: Frequent AI chatbot users more likely to believe anti-vaccine myths— Poll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with …
People who don’t have a trusted health care provider are more likely than people with one to believe or lean toward believing several common myths about vaccines, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust …
Technocarcinization, Apple and Google becoming more like Facebook with both surveillance and control.
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up; AI may worsen global inequality.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up.
Setting up local Caddy with Porkbun
Setting up Caddy Reverse Proxy, for two use cases:
TIL that there are ticks that can cause meat allergies.
VCU researchers find explosive rise in tick-linked meat allergy across the U.S.
‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering — Datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing u…
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C
TIL That the government's mass surveillance programs operating under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, have never stopped an act of terrorism.
SCOTUS Decision: Birthright Citizenship
Uruky - The Paid European Search Engine (Review)
My first impressions after using Uruky for a month
NodeBB - Julian Lam - E04
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Meta Oversight Board: Non-Public Figures Need More Protection Over Sexualized Deepfakes
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave up on Instagram a reportedly AI-generated video impersonating a woman and calls on Meta to strengthen protections for non-public figures who are the targets of…
Apple's Hide My Email vulnerability reportedly exposes users' real email addresses
Apple's Hide My Email has an unpatched flaw that reveals real addresses in minutes. Reported in June 2025, still exploitable. Full technical breakdown
Bunjie Announces Mass Layoffs
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Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video
A new video shows the final production version of the upcoming Clicks Communicator, a BlackBerry-like smartphone that runs modern apps.
Steam Summer Sale 2026 Has Begun
The Steam Summer Sale is on now — find great deals on thousands of games!
Kids online safety package clears House, drawing warnings from digital rights and tech groups
The KIDS Act received broad bipartisan support. But the legislation is expected to face challenges in the Senate.
Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue
"It really seems like anyone with some renders and a white paper written by someone being gassed up by an overly agreeable AI can get VC funding these days."
Amazon sued in Australia after Prime subscribers were made to pay more to remove ads
The ACCC has commenced Federal Court proceedings against Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd (Amazon AU) for allegedly breaching the Australian Consumer Law by including unfair contract terms in its Prime subscriptions c…
Scammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist
Ebay, Amazon, and Etsy are unable to stop the flood of AI-generated seed scams.
Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Anthropic is redeploying Claude Fable 5 starting July 1 following the lifting of export controls, with updated cybersecurity safeguards and a new industry jailbreak framework.
Professor denounces mass AI fraud on an exam at Brown University: ‘Academic integrity is at risk’
The renowned economist Roberto Serrano has ‘overwhelming evidence’ that his students cheated. He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate so the technology does not signal the end of higher education
Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: 'We can't trust heavy users of AI to understand their c…
Godot is growing fast, so here is how we are dealing with the huge increase in contributions.
Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses
Meta is rate-limiting on-device features.