⬟Open Source
Trump Loses More Control Over AI Regulation As Illinois Passes Landmark Law
Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a landmark AI safety bill (SB 315) that would require major AI companies to publish safety plans, submit annual third-party testing reports, report serious incidents quickly, and protect whistleblowers who flag emerging risks. OpenAI and...
Slashdot2m ago
⬟Open Source
Occupy Wall Street Co-Founder Built an On-Device AI For Activists
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: In an era where Silicon Valley's conservatism is both expressed openly and becoming more intense by the day, it's strange to think that tech was once seen as a hive of liberalism. The right-wing nature of today's tech industry...
Slashdot2m ago
⬟Open Source
Anthropic Releases Opus 4.8 With New 'Dynamic Workflow' Tool
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8 with stronger performance and better handling of uncertain or flawed data, including a greater tendency to flag issues rather than make unsupported claims. The update also introduces a "Dynamic Workflows" research preview for coordinatin...
Slashdot2m ago
⬟Open Source
Europe Told To Cool Its Datacenter Boom Before Water, Power Run Short
A new Grundfos report warns that Europe's datacenter boom could strain water supplies and power grids unless regulators bake water and energy efficiency into planning, reporting, and incentives for new facilities. The Register reports: According to the report, the EU-wide ser...
Slashdot2m ago
⬟Open Source
MIT Researchers Develop a Low-Cost Technique To Get Lithium Out of Rocks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT News: Currently, lithium hard rock extraction involves baking the rock at over 1,000 Celsius and chemically leaching it to extract lithium. The rest of the rock is discarded. Now, a team of researchers from MIT and elsewhere has de...
Slashdot2m ago
⬟Open Source
NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base At the Moon's South Pole
NASA has outlined a three-phase plan to build a lunar base at the moon's south pole. The first phase, from 2026 to 2029, will focus on robotic missions, landers, rovers, reactors, satellites, and Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance test. Later phases will add habitats, p...
Slashdot2m ago
⬟Open Source
FBI Arrests CIA Official With $40 Million In Gold Bars In His Home
A senior CIA official, David Rush, was arrested after investigators found more than $40 million in gold bars and about $2 million in cash at his Virginia home. According to the New York Times, "The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credent...
Slashdot2m ago
⬟Open Source
Supreme Court Lets Vermont's Meta Lawsuit Proceed, Opening Door To 50-State Legal Wave
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Fortune: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny. Parent company Meta app...
Slashdot2m ago
◈AI & ML
Samsung Movingstyle Essential Review: A Screen on Wheels
Made for those who hate having a TV in the home, Samsung’s Movingstyle monitor-on-wheels brings the entertainment when you need it and hides away in a closet when you don’t.
Wired16m ago
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The Dead Economy Theory
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Hacker News22m ago
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Bijou64: A variable-length integer encoding
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Hacker News1h ago
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Trump’s mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
Border security czar Tom Homan keeps threatening to "flood" New York City with ICE agents. But a new investigation shows that ICE has been quietly ramping up arrests in the New York area already - and disproportionately targeting Latino neighborhoods. The City, a local nonpro...
The Verge1h ago
◈AI & ML
The Vatican’s Man Inside Anthropic
Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.
Wired1h ago
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At $549, Lenovo’s Legion Go S gaming handheld is suddenly a good deal
This week, the Steam Deck OLED with 512GB of storage went from $549 to $789, putting it even further out of reach for those who were considering getting one as they came back in stock after months of unavailability. I consider it a tiny consolation that there’s a decent PC ...
The Verge1h ago
⬟Open Source
Emacs bra size calculator
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Lobsters1h ago
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You can buy two of Anker’s Qi2 wireless chargers for under $25
If you’re looking for a fast iPhone or AirPods charger that’s easy to toss into your purse, backpack, or carry-on, Anker’s Zolo Magnetic Wireless Charger is a smart pick. It’s tiny and comes with a built-in USB-C cable, and you currently can buy two for $23.99 ($16 of...
The Verge1h ago
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I Am Retiring from Tech to Live Offline
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Hacker News1h ago
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Headway Therapy Patients Forced to Scan Their Faces to Keep Getting Care
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Today is the last day to apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Submit your session topic before today ends for a chance to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Apply now to share your insight and help shape the conversations defining the tech industry.
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Final 24 hours to save up to $410 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
You now have until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT to lock in Early Bird savings of up to $410 for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 before prices increase. Join 10,000+ tech leaders in October for one of the most anticipated tech events of the year. Register now.
TechCrunch2h ago
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How Ferrari bungled the design of its first EV
For nearly 80 years, Ferrari occupied a unique cultural space where its cars were aspirational, even for people who resented those who could afford them. The price, the exclusivity, and the opacity of the buying process allowed Ferrari to sail above ordinary criticism. You mi...
The Verge2h ago
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What would you be willing to put in your body?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. At this time last week, I was getting ready to ask people wh...
The Verge2h ago
⬡Web Dev
What’s !important #12: Safari Testing, ::checkmark, HTML Anchor Positioning, and More
The old (testing in Safari when you don’t have Safari), the new (::checkmark), the in-between (anchor positioning but with HTML), and more. What’s !important #12: Safari Testing, ::checkmark, HTML Anchor Positioning, and More originally handwritten and published with love...
CSS-Tricks2h ago
◈AI & ML
Blue Origin Rocket Explodes in Fiery Setback
The detonation of the New Glenn rocket resulted in a huge fireball in Florida and may have long-term implications for the company's ambitions.
Wired2h ago
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Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site
A new crew launched to China's Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.
Ars Technica3h ago
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Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy
If you're looking for a fun way to connect with nature while collecting bird species on an app like Pokémon, give this smart feeder a try.
TechCrunch3h ago
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Backrooms is at the forefront of horror’s YouTube wave
Though YouTube has always been a place where up-and-coming artists could be discovered and make it big, in recent years the platform has become a launching pad for some of Hollywood's most exciting new horror directors. The filmmakers behind films like Talk to Me, Iron Lung, ...
The Verge3h ago
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Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM
Acer is aiming to take on the MacBook Neo more directly with a new Swift Air 14, a new 14-inch laptop that starts at $699. The laptop will use Intel's lower-cost Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" chips - either Core 5 or Core 7 models, both of which are six-core processors. It com...
The Verge3h ago
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Here's why the failure of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
"I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage."
Ars Technica3h ago
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High Density Living, 2000 Years Ago: Inside the Roman Apartment Building
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Hacker News3h ago
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Trump Mobile’s website still says the T1 Phone is ‘American-made’
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. As the phone's supposed launch continues, we noticed its website may be violating FTC rules. When the Trump phone was first annou...
The Verge3h ago
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The UK Government's Low Value Purchase System Is a Waste of Time
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Hacker News3h ago
◈AI & ML
15 Best Wireless Chargers, All Tested and Reviewed (2026)
Stop fumbling for cables in the dark. These WIRED-tested stands and pads will take the hassle out of refueling your phone, wireless earbuds, and watch.
Wired4h ago
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This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory
South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
TechCrunch4h ago
◆Engineering
AI-Assisted Migration Tool Helps Teams Move from ingress-nginx to Higress in Minutes
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation has highlighted a new AI-assisted migration approach that enabled engineers to migrate 60 ingress-nginx resources to Higress in roughly 30 minutes, demonstrating how artificial intelligence is increasingly being applied to modernize Kuber...
InfoQ4h ago
◆Engineering
Presentation: Building Evals for AI Adoption: From Principles to Practice
Mallika Rao discusses the hidden risk of evaluation debt in production AI systems, drawing on her experience at Twitter, Walmart, and Netflix. She explains why traditional metrics fail modern architectures, breaks down a five-layer evaluation stack spanning infrastructure and...
InfoQ4h ago
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Tulip mania: when a single flower was worth more than a house (2025)
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Hacker News4h ago
◈AI & ML
This MacBook Privacy Screen Totally Changed How I Work in Public
I'm one of those people who enjoys working on planes and in public spaces in general. But the issue of privacy was always a hurdle.
Wired5h ago
◈AI & ML
HP Omnibook 3 Review: Redefining the Budget Laptop
To get to $600, Apple and HP made different compromises. If you demand more power and performance, the HP Omnibook 3 delivers.
Wired5h ago
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These researchers would be in Africa fighting ebola—but Trump cut their funding
US Infectious diseases centers launched during COVID have lost their funding under Trump.
Ars Technica5h ago
◈AI & ML
Physical Media Is Making a Comeback. The Next Console Generation Might Kill It
Consoles with disc drives are the easiest way to enjoy all kinds of physical media, but that could end with the next-gen PlayStation 6 and Microsoft's Project Helix.
Wired5h ago
⬟Open Source
What are you doing this weekend?
Feel free to tell what you plan on doing this weekend and even ask for help or feedback. Please keep in mind it’s more than OK to do nothing at all too!
Lobsters5h ago
◈AI & ML
GoRuck GR1 Review: Great For Travel, Rucking, the Gym, and More
Built like a tank, the endlessly capable GoRuck GR1 is as close to a do-it-all bag as you can get.
Wired6h ago
⬟Open Source
Leaving performance on the table
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Lobsters6h ago
⬟Open Source
You probably don't need Yocto, and that's fine
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Lobsters7h ago
◆Engineering
GitHub Slashes Agent Workflow Token Spend up to 62% with Daily Audits and MCP Pruning
GitHub reports cutting token costs in agentic CI workflows by up to 62% by pruning unused MCP tools, swapping some MCP calls for gh CLI, and running daily “auditor” and “optimizer” agents. A token-usage.jsonl artefact and an Effective Tokens metric help track spend ac...
InfoQ7h ago
⬟Open Source
How do you version public web APIs?
Often there is an existing API called something like "Product API". It often also has /api/v1 in the path. To me this often feels like an antipattern, especially when the API itself uses semantic versioning: mixing the routes with the API contract. Having /v1/ in the URL whil...
Lobsters10h ago
⬟Open Source
SQLite Does Not Accept Agentic Code
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Lobsters12h ago
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The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida
New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA's Artemis Program.
Ars Technica13h ago
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida
The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.
TechCrunch14h ago
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Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire test
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Hacker News14h ago
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Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget cutting becomes its major selling point
The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category.
TechCrunch15h ago
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Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
A new law and AV tracker tool gives the clearest accounting yet of how many robotaxis and self-driving trucks are in Texas.
TechCrunch15h ago
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How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of the June 8 deadline
Startup Battlefield applications are due tomorrow, so now's the time to put the finishing touches on your submission!
TechCrunch17h ago
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2027 Audi RS5 first drive: A performance PHEV with split personalities
Audi has developed an entirely new electric torque-vectoring rear differential.
Ars Technica18h ago
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LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they're false
Fine-tuning tests show "bias... toward confidently representing the claims as true."
Ars Technica18h ago
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Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.
Ars Technica19h ago
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US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds
There are strategies to improve healthcare, but US isn't trying them.
Ars Technica19h ago
⬟Open Source
Announcing Rust 1.96.0
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Lobsters20h ago
◆Engineering
Still a developer. Just outside. Our latest GitHub Shop collection is here.
The ESC collection lets you escape the confines of your desk and get out into the sun where good ideas are bound to happen. The post Still a developer. Just outside. Our latest GitHub Shop collection is here. appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GitHub Blog21h ago