Designator

Google Home Speaker in ‘Jade’ green slips to August ship date, but you don’t have to wait

Google Home Speaker in "Jade" green slips to August ship date on Google Store.

The AI backlash is only getting started

Concerns about AI are growing and sparking a mounting backlash against the technology.

26 Jun

The Verge

Apple’s AirPods Max 2 headphones are still $150 off — for now

Apple's AirPods Max 2 headphones are still $150 off at Walmart for $399.

26 Jun5 min read

‘Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro’ needed more words to prove its power, three other flagship chips coming

Qualcomm is developing four new flagship Snapdragon chips, including the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro.

A data race that doesn't compile

Rust's type system can prevent parallel Redux reducer pipelines from introducing data races by ensuring that concurrent reducers cannot write to the same state slice.

AI children's books, body horror edition

AI-generated children's books often exhibit a disturbing sameness and unsettling visual anomalies, demonstrating the limitations and potential creepiness of current image generation models.

Framework's 10G Ethernet module exposes USB-C's complexity

Framework's 10G Ethernet module highlights USB-C's complex bandwidth capabilities and thermal issues, often failing to achieve advertised speeds and reaching high temperatures during sustained use.

26 Jun3 min read

Anthropic Thinks Its Own Success Is Key to Making AI Safe

Anthropic believes its own success and accumulation of power are essential for responsibly developing advanced AI, viewing itself as a "good guy" guiding the world through inevitable technological transformation.

26 Jun8 min read

This Is Probably Your Last Chance to Buy a Cheap MacBook for a While

Apple has significantly increased MacBook and iPad prices due to a component shortage, making current Amazon Prime Day deals the last opportunity for consumers to purchase these devices at lower costs.

26 Jun3 min read

TechCrunch

The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns

The White House is asking OpenAI to limit the release of its new GPT 5.6 model due to safety concerns.

Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data

Amazon-owned MGM Studios dropped a film about OpenAI's Sam Altman, while Google DeepMind partnered with A24, illustrating the increasing intertwining of AI and the film industry.

The Garbage Collection Handbook: The Art of Automatic Memory Management (2nd Ed)

The Garbage Collection Handbook updates its 2012 edition with new approaches and techniques in automatic memory management.

25 Jun2 min read

The ROG XREAL R1 gaming glasses might not replace your display, but they make a great addition

XREAL's ROG R1 gaming glasses feature a 240Hz micro-OLED display and AR spatial tracking.

25 Jun10 min read

The Verge

Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun

Android 17's new foldable gaming mode features a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of the screen.

99 Prime Day Deals That Aren’t For Suckers, Up to 50% Off (2026)

Wired lists 99 Prime Day deals with up to 50 percent off on various products.

25 Jun44 min read

Venezuela’s Powerful Earthquakes Were a Rare ‘Seismic Doublet’

Venezuela experienced a rare seismic doublet with two earthquakes of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude occurring 39 seconds apart.

The Verge

YouTube updates Shorts to make it even more like TikTok

YouTube Shorts introduces new features like a "clear screen" mode, 2x playback speed, and a heart icon for likes, making the platform more similar to TikTok.

Bible as RAG Database

A new tool utilizes Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to enable thematic searching and cross-referencing within the Bible, treating its texts as a structured database.

Exploring the internal representations of Pangram 3.3.2

Pangram 3.3.2, an AI text detection model, differentiates between human and AI-generated documents by progressively separating their internal representations across its neural network layers.

25 Jun8 min read

Google opens the Play Store to external billing in the US, UK, and Europe next week

Google will open the Play Store to external payments in the US, UK, and Europe on June 30, reducing developer fees to 10% on the first $1 million in annual earnings.

Ending All Respiratory Infections

Intercept, a $500 million philanthropic initiative, aims to eliminate respiratory infections like colds and flu by funding broad-spectrum preventatives and air cleaning technologies.

Mixing Visual and Textual Code

Hybrid ClojureScript, a new programming language, allows developers to integrate visual interactive syntax directly into code, enabling a mix of textual and visual expression for domain-specific ideas.

LuaJIT 3.0 proposed syntax extensions

LuaJIT 3.0 proposes new syntax extensions to improve developer quality-of-life, drawing from proven concepts in other languages while maintaining backward compatibility and avoiding ambiguity.

25 Jun35 min read

TechCrunch

Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war

Europe is pushing back on Washington's chip war over the MATCH Act.