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Hostinger Promo Code: 79% Off for June 2026

Hostinger offers discounts of up to 79% off web hosting and domain registration services.

27 May5 min read

Litter-Robot Promo Codes and Deals: Up to $150 Off

Litter-Robot offers discounts of up to $150 off bundles and $50 off the starter bundle.

27 May4 min read

Priceline Promo Codes & Coupons: 10% Off June

Priceline offers 10% off select travel bookings with verified promo codes and coupons.

27 May5 min read

Verizon Promo Codes: $200 Verizon Gift Cards | June 2026

Verizon offers various promo codes and discounts, including $200 gift cards and up to $1,100 off select devices.

27 May6 min read

The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon

The just-say-no engineer emerged as a valuable role during the zero interest rate policy era in software development.

Where does next-token prediction leave us?

Next-token prediction may lead to widespread job displacement and erosion of human economic utility.

27 May8 min read

Google Health Premium joins AI Pro as weekly email redesigned

Google Health Premium is now included in Google AI Pro and Ultra plans for $19.99 per month.

27 May3 min read

The Verge

Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?

Analyses suggest parts of the Pope's encyclical on AI may have been written by AI itself.

27 May3 min read

TechCrunch

UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak

UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants' passports and selfies online due to a security lapse that remains unfixed.

Notes on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on AI

Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, addresses the ethical integration of AI into society, drawing parallels to industrial revolutions and emphasizing human dignity, justice, and labor.

26 May11 min read

The User Is Visibly Frustrated

Coding agents' conversational user experience frustrates users because their human-like behavior triggers social instincts, making their repeated mistakes more annoying than expected.

Earthion: A New Mega Drive-Style Shoot-Em-Up

Earthion, a new shoot-em-up game, offers a retro experience reminiscent of classic Mega Drive titles, featuring traditional side-scrolling action and pixel art graphics.

26 May

Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes [Video]

Motorola phones are reportedly hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes, redirecting users through a suspicious website before completing purchases.

26 May2 min read

Does anybody like React?

Multiple developers and articles criticize React for its complexity, performance issues, security vulnerabilities, and ecosystem bloat, suggesting it is often an ill-fitting solution.

Designing for and against the manufactured normalcy field (2012)

Designers work to create a manufactured normalcy field by making intentional choices to de-emphasize the strangeness of new technologies.

26 May14 min read

What’s new in Android’s May 2026 Google System Updates [U]

Google releases May 2026 system updates with various feature additions and bug fixes.

25 May5 min read

Using AI to write better code more slowly

Developers can use AI to write high-quality code more slowly by leveraging language models to find bugs and improve codebase health.

25 May4 min read

How Shamir's Secret Sharing Works

Shamir's Secret Sharing splits secrets into pieces that can be recovered with a threshold number of shares.

Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)

Walking may lead to more creativity than sitting, according to a study.

25 May

The Verge

Sennheiser’s new Momentum 5 headphones have upgraded ANC and a replaceable battery

Sennheiser's Momentum 5 headphones feature upgraded ANC and a replaceable battery.

25 May3 min read

Samsung Gallery is ditching OneDrive integration

Samsung Gallery is losing OneDrive integration later this year, ending sync capabilities on September 30, 2026.

25 May3 min read

Google clarifies its slightly confusing pair of AI Ultra plans

Google clarifies its AI Ultra plans by showing usage and storage allotments during upgrades.

25 May3 min read

The Verge

Ferrari reveals its first EV, with design help from Jony Ive

Ferrari reveals its first electric vehicle, the Luce, designed with help from Jony Ive.

25 May4 min read

Ars Technica