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Pour one out for Roku City

Roku will become a doorway to Fox content under Lachlan Murdoch's leadership after the acquisition.

16 Jun6 min read

10 Designers Share the Trends Defining Dwellings of Tomorrow

Designers predict homes will become more multipurpose with trends like meditation spaces and shaded outdoor areas.

Subquadratic – Introducing SubQ 1.1 Small

SubQ 1.1 Small model achieves near-perfect long-context retrieval with reduced attention compute.

16 Jun4 min read

Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it

Robinhood lays off 10% of its staff, citing need for a leaner organizational structure.

16 Jun3 min read

Steam Machine could launch as early as this month, leak claims

Steam Machine may launch as early as June 22 or 23, according to recent leaks and tweets.

Running local models is good now

Local models have improved significantly, now allowing for fast and accurate agentic coding and development tasks on personal machines.

16 Jun6 min read

The Death of the Starter Home

Rising housing costs are making starter homes increasingly unaffordable for many Americans, forcing creative alternatives and delayed homeownership.

16 Jun16 min read

What’s new in Android’s June 2026 Google System Updates: WhatsApp backups

Android's June 2026 Google System Updates enable users to manage WhatsApp backups directly through device settings and introduce a "Trusted" badge for eligible Play Store reviewers.

16 Jun4 min read

Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5

Anthropic and the White House remain at odds over export controls on Claude Fable 5, with the administration citing jailbreaking concerns and the company downplaying the risks.

Amazon Announces Multibillion-Dollar Data Center in Missouri

Amazon Web Services announced a multibillion-dollar data center campus investment in Missouri, creating over 400 full-time jobs and supporting AWS cloud computing and AI workloads.

Reviews have become expensive, rewrites have become cheap

AI-generated code, while technically correct, often leads to over-engineered solutions, making human code reviews more expensive and time-consuming, while AI-powered rewrites become a cheaper alternative.

16 Jun2 min read

Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced student boos and a walkout at Stanford's graduation over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli military and its ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

15 Jun3 min read

Ars Technica

Key mission for Europe's commercial space enterprise scrubbed again

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket experienced its fourth launch scrub in five months due to a fluid systems anomaly, highlighting ongoing challenges for Europe's commercial space ambitions.

Banned Book Library in a Wi-Fi Smart Light Bulb

A designer created a Wi-Fi smart light bulb that hosts an open access point and web server, allowing users to discreetly share banned books in communities where they are restricted.

Why I email complete strangers

Emailing strangers can lead to meaningful connections and conversations that deepen over time despite initial hesitation and fear of rejection.

15 Jun7 min read

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak

The US government forced Anthropic to pull its AI models offline citing national security concerns and unspecified export control issues.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Company’s AI Reorg Was ‘Atrocious’

Meta's AI reorganization was poorly handled, prompting promises of improved communication and stability from the company's CTO Andrew Bosworth.

Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts

Facebook's new AI Mode search generates results from public posts across Meta's platforms.

Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory

Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series.

15 Jun3 min read

Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch Ultra update rolls out in the US, no Wear OS feature changes

Samsung has released a minimal firmware update for the Galaxy Watch 7, Watch 8, and Watch Ultra in the US, primarily focusing on security without introducing new Wear OS features or UI changes.

15 Jun3 min read

SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7 billion raised

SpaceX’s initial public offering increased to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their option to purchase additional shares, making it the largest IPO ever.

15 Jun2 min read

Google Chrome’s next update will mark the end of popular ad blockers

Google Chrome's upcoming update, Chrome 150, will eliminate a technical workaround that allowed popular Manifest V2-based ad blockers, like uBlock Origin, to function.

Hetzner increased dedicated server prices 3-4x

Hetzner significantly increased dedicated server prices by three to four times for new customers, following a previous 30% hike, reflecting rising hardware costs and increased demand.

15 Jun2 min read

My favorite Qi2 power bank is cheaper than ever for Verge readers

The Baseus AM52 10,000mAh power bank, featuring Qi2.2 wireless and fast wired charging, is available at its lowest price through an exclusive discount code.