Violet and Marlowe Rob a Bank (Tribeca 2026 Best Animated Short)
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Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely
Failure raises questions about how Verizon prepares refurbished phones for new users.
A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe exclusively told The Drive that no collision repair should cost tens of thousands of dollars — and explained why it's happened.
Elon Musk set to become world's first trillionaire as SpaceX lists on US stock market
"SpaceX wants to be able to take you to the Moon, take you to Mars, and ultimately beyond," Elon Musk says at a launch event in Starbase, Texas.
Self-Host Weekly (12 June 2026)
An ode to what was, and what could have been
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers around the country.
England: Police use of facial recognition technology growing rapidly - Statewatch
Police are using live facial recognition to scan millions of faces. A law governing its use is on the way, but campaigners warn it won't be enough.
Software Update Automatically Turns off Amazon Delivery Drivers’ AC During Dangerous Summer Heat
A new software update is turning off the AC in Amazon delivery vans after 10 minutes or 30 seconds under certain conditions.
AI is hitting employment among young software developers hard
Employment in AI-vulnerable occupations, such as software development, has declined markedly faster among workers in their early 20s than among young workers in less-automatable jobs, new data from ADP and the Stanford …
Silicon Valley's AI elite are shelling out as much as $6,000/hour for 'nerdy escorts' who can talk tech and crypto
The AI grind often leaves workers with plenty of cash but not enough time, and chatbots can't fill the void.
Deezer Launches Free AI Music Detector for Playlists
43% of people joining Deezer from other streaming platforms already have AI music in their playlists
Atari Pole Position: Factory Assembly Line Footage
The development and release of Pole Position is probably worthy of an in depth deep dive for another time, so look out for that in a future post. In the meantime, I’ve come across some more e…
The best games of 2026 so far
If you fancy roaring around Japan’s open roads, scaling impossible mountains and playing with post-apocalyptic Pokémon, this year’s highlights mean you can do so without leaving your chair
Petition: Reverse NHS England's decision to make its code repositories closed-source
Previously, the NHS Service Standard held that “public services are built with public money, so unless there's a good reason not to, the code they're based on should be made available for other people to reuse and build…
OpenAI says China ran a covert campaign to turn Americans against data centers, but used facts that happen to be true
OpenAI writes that the now-banned accounts were "supporting covert influence operations that promoted narratives in an attempt to manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and wider...
Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones
Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces
Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world
The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner in the Backrooms
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Cloudflare reports agentic AI traffic surpasses human traffic
Cloudflare's internet-measurement tool, Cloudflare Radar, shows agentic AI bots now generate the majority of web requests, at 57.4% versus 42.6% from humans, data shared by CEO Matthew Prince on X and reported by NBC Ne…
Solar overtakes coal in US electricity for the first month on record
New solar records and long-term coal decline in the United States lead to latest clean power milestone
Wonky witch fable 1666: Amsterdam is the kind of sexy nonsense I want from Assassin's Creed: Hexe
Thoughts from the 1666: Amsterdam prologue, a new project from Assassin's Creed's original director that is strangely redolent of AC's early days.
This California city just approved the use of Flock drones as first responders, but residents are worried about 'militarization and surveil…
Stockton, California just invested millions of dollars in Flock drones to act as first responders.
LinkedIn from Microsoft locked me out — they demand I give my passport and access to my webcam to Persona
To get back into a locked account, LinkedIn hands you to Persona — a $2-billion third party that photographs your passport, scans its chip, and maps your face.
Bucking RFK Jr., OB-GYNs release vaccine guidance that conflicts with CDC / Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the indepen…
Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google
Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.
The Quiet Modder Behind Some of Handheld Gaming's Most Interesting Hardware Hacks
From RAM upgrades and storage mods to Steam Deck and ROG Ally experiments, e1000 has spent years pushing handheld hardware beyond what manufacturers thought possible
“I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers”: Colombia Law’s T…
The company is clearly trying to make an example of the author who wrote about her time at the company. Her free speech should be protected, says Prof Tim Wu of Columbia University Law School
TIL | Octopuses: Three Hearts and Real Reason Why Two Stops When They Swim
Octopuses have three hearts—discover why two stop when they swim and learn how this amazing system works. Read more now!
Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden try to fight censorship with bipartisan JAWBONE Act
Cruz/Wyden bill would help Americans sue federal officials over censorship.
Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns
Learn to reduce your risk with our online articles, features, case reports, guidance and resources.
"Scammers have adapted": Valve confirms that physical Steam Gift Cards are dead. Once the current stocks are sold through, they're done.
Valve's Steam Gift Cards have been a staple in major retailers throughout the world for quite some time. But today, the firm confirmed they're being phased out.
Former EVE Online developers are building a society simulation MMO where your character keeps playing even after you log off
Long-in-the-works colony sim MMO Seed is shaping up into something that looks like EVE Online for RimWorld fans.
Why Star Trek is Actually Socialist! | ft: @YUGOPNIK & @FreddaYT
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I read every day but rarely have my e-reader on me — so I built a self-hosted EPUB library that syncs my reading position between my Kobo a…
Open-source, self-hosted EPUB library. Sync reading progress across KOReader, Moon+ Reader, Kobo and any browser. Offline reading via PWA.
Google is Killing uBlock Origin in Chrome
The conflict of interest couldn't be more obvious
Microsoft doesn't know what to do about the memory pricing crisis Microsoft is causing
It's astonishing how much expectations are being lowered for the next Xbox.
Venture Bros explains minions
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Louis Rossmann is suing Samsung after firm offers $330 refund for defective SSD while selling the drives on Amazon for $949 — spat over 4TB…
Samsung has 60 days to give Rossman a working replacement before he takes the company to court in Austin Texas.
Steam Controller Review: Now You're Playing with Power - Nerrel
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Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users
Visa is embedding its payment network into ChatGPT, allowing the chatbot to shop and complete transactions for users.
TIL that cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling products of all time. It cost nearly $1,000 per pill, even though that same pill co…
Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest
Canada announces bill banning social media for anyone under 16
The regulation also imposes new safety expectations on 'AI chatbot services.'
Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims
Former xAI engineer Devin Kim claims he was illegally fired for trying to implement safety mechanisms for the chatbot
Making a better Social Media
Introduction What is a ‘better’ social media? My last post on recreating old Facebook surprisingly made it to the front page of Hacker News, so it’s safe to assume there’s some interest, or nostalgia, for something in t…
Teardown Confirms the Trump Phone Is a Gold-Painted HTC U24 Pro
Is the Trump phone actually made in America? Our deep-dive teardown reveals the Trump Mobile T1 is basically a gold-painted, rebranded HTC U24 Pro.
Open letter from The Document Foundatio about the Euro-Office announcement
Dear office suite users, In recent days you will have read various articles announcing the arrival of Euro-Office, which is being “marketed” as the first open-source office suite developed in Europe. We feel compelled —…
STALKER 2: Cost of Hope – Official Story and Characters Trailer
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TIL Blepharidachne kingii is a species of grass known by the common name King's eyelashgrass. It is native to the Great Basin in the United…
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TIL that 75% of global tiger population lives in India.
Tigers in India constituted more than 75% of the global tiger population as of 2025.[1][2][3] India operates 58 tiger reserves. Tigers are the national animal there.[4][5]
Little Rock residents protest private Google data center meeting at First Methodist Church
Residents gathered outside First United Methodist Church in downtown Little Rock Wednesday to protest a private meeting centered on Google’s proposed data cente