Microsoft eyes another wave of layoffs that could hit 5,000 workers next week
Microsoft is reportedly preparing another round of layoffs that could affect thousands of employees across sales, consulting and Xbox as it continues investing heavily in AI.
Danganronpa 2x2 Delay Pushes Launch to Early 2027 With First Look at New Slayhem Mode
Spike Chunsoft has announced that Danganronpa 2x2 has been delayed to early 2027.
"Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue": Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken
Sony is erasing over 550 movies from PlayStation libraries without offering a single refund. If clicking "Buy" only grants access until a corporate licensing deal expires, the service is fundamentally broken.
Virginia county asks all employees, including schools, to conserve power due to AI-driven electricity price hikes — state's 400-plus data c…
The grid is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding grid.
The Shadow (1941) | The Ghost Building | Classic Old Time Radio Mystery
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Kirk: "Bones, what is this thing about you growing a bear?". McCoy: Is for something that I am doing in the Rec Room.
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The TRUTH about Kylie's Meta glasses | More Perfect Union
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Underwater Suit-Wearing Cyborg Insect Capable of Hours-Long Diving and Terra-Aqua Travel
A wearable diving suit enables terrestrial cyborg cockroaches to maintain respiration and locomotion underwater for up to 3 hours. This biohybrid system facilitates sustained exploration through hybrid hazardous terrain…
PlayStation fans brutally reject Sony's disc decision, eye Windows 11 PCs over Xbox
Sony confirmed physical PlayStation discs end in January 2028, and angry fans are threatening to abandon consoles for Windows 11 PCs instead.
Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs
The AI drug boom has a long way to go before reaching patients.
Carcass Clad is less story-heavy than Mouthwashing, but 'a lot of thought' has gone into it: 'We haven't discovered how much we can push it'
There's still worldbuilding, and a setting entirely separate from that of Mouthwashing.
Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech
New York City’s Summer of Ludd festival is teaching people how to live offline.
‘guix substitute‘ and ‘guix pull‘ Vulnerabilities
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Valve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own
While Valve will not be making and providing their own e-ink display for the Steam Machine, they have opened it up so anyone can now do it.
Tesla sales soar 25% in Europe
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Physical pressure could make EV batteries last twice as long and reduce environmental impact
The key to making longer-lasting electric vehicle batteries may not be specialised materials or new chemistry, but simple physical pressure, according to new research.
Self-Host Weekly (3 July 2026)
This week, a new non-profit called The Human-Centered Computing Foundation (HCCF) announced they're launching a campaign for a new top-level domain dedicated to self-hosting (.self).
Weird Al Yankovic Turned Down “Nice Pile Of Money” For AI Ad: “I Can’t Be The Poster Boy For AI”
The prince of parody music has spoken, as Weird Al Yankovic draws a line in the sand over AI.
Self Hosted Card Game webapp
Building a card game platform that enforces zero rules, ranting about AI slop, wrestling with Go, and shipping an alpha that actually works. This is the raw, unfiltered dev log behind Agnostic Cardgame.
Spanish government ‘quietly bans use of Palantir’ in critical state systems over fears of national security leaks
Spain has started quietly banning companies from signing contracts with controversial US tech firm Palantir amid security fears.
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.
CEO of $248 billion cybersecurity company says workers are about to face a ‘Darwinian moment’ thanks to AI: Evolve or get cut
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warns that 90% of employees aren’t AI savvy—and it could determine the fate of their careers.
🇪🇺 EU Court confirms €4.1bn Google fine - largest antitrust penalty ever imposed by the EU Commission
A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney suggests AI could've saved Destiny 2 and will "enable games like Destiny to thrive!"
"If only some sort of newfangled technology could come along"
Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive
Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to rein in AI use as costs spiral out of control.
PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Isn’t Just Concerning, It’s Offensive
PlayStation games are going fully digital in 2028. That's not just concerning for physical media fans - it's offensive to players everywhere.
Google loses final appeal over $4.7 billion EU Android antitrust fine
Europe's highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting $4.7 billion fine imposed on Google back in 2018.
Trump gets OpenAI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders’ target
Insiders say Sam Altman is in active talks with the Trump administration.
CEO Says He’ll Fire Any Employee Who Sends Him More AI Slop
An executive threatened to "fire the next person" whose sent them an email written by ChatGPT.
Aster League 2179 announced, a spinoff of BallisticNG
A BallisticNG small vehicles kart racing spinoff. Physics test available now!
U.K. Likely to Intervene in Paramount's Takeover of Warner Bros.
The British government has signalled that it is likely to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discover.
“Televised Nervous Breakdown”: CEO of Palantir Suffers a Bit of a Meltdown During Live Interview
"This is the voice of American business that is being channeled through me!"
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."
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.
TIL that yesterday morning, Microsoft increased Office prices
For the second time in five years, Microsoft is hiking prices for commercial customers of its widely used Office bundles.
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PragmaticCoding is all about … pragmatic coding! Writing code that gets the job done and is easy to read, understand, maintain and enhance.
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…
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.
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".
Pippin Ruins Moria | Auralnauts
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Immich v3.0.0 is out, with Workflows preview
v3.0.0 Welcome to Immich v3.0.0! After months of hard work from the team and our amazing contributors, we're thrilled to announce the next major version of Immich: v3.0.0! 🎉 Breaking changes This ...
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.
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature to digitize game collections
Microsoft could follow Sony's lead and remove discs from its Xbox consoles; however, there could be a feature to help digitize your games.
TIL about the 'Red Lady of Paviland' a 33k-34k old skeleton covered in ochre and one of the oldest examples of a ceremonial burial
In 1823, geologists excavating the remains of mammoths in Goat's Hole Cave near Paviland in South Wales made an intriguing discovery: a partial human skeleton covered in red ochre, accompanied by shell beads and carved …
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."
MULDOON'S LOG - Volume One - Jurassic Park Found Footage (VHS Analog Horror) [2:38:21]
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[PDF] Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine
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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.