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Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 leaks reveal more changes, no Classic after all [Gallery]

Leaked renders reveal Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 design changes and new colors.

20 Jun3 min read

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic

Nobel laureate John Jumper, who co-developed the AlphaFold AI model at Google DeepMind, announced his departure to join rival artificial intelligence company Anthropic.

20 Jun2 min read

Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about

iOS 27 introduces smarter bill splitting in Apple Wallet, enhanced location sharing in Find My, and improved Apple Maps features, including detailed Flyover and Local Lists.

The European Social Stack

A new declaration proposes establishing a decentralized European social stack, leveraging open platforms like the Fediverse and Matrix to counter monopolistic foreign platforms and protect democratic principles.

20 Jun14 min read

The Verge

Moves of the Diamond Hand is an unfinished, irresistibly weird dice-based RPG

Moves of the Diamond Hand is an unfinished, dice-based RPG where players navigate a hardboiled world of sinister corporations and animal-human hybrids through strategic dice rolls for every action.

Lithuanian startup launches open-source network to detect Shahed-type drones

A Lithuanian startup launched an open-source network that uses an app on volunteers' smartphones to detect Shahed-type drones by analyzing ambient sound for specific engine signatures.

Temporary Cloudflare Accounts for AI Agents

Cloudflare introduced temporary accounts for AI agents, allowing them to deploy websites and APIs for 60 minutes without human sign-up, streamlining development and iteration.

20 Jun5 min read

Ars Technica

The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed

The UK plans to implement flawed facial age estimation technology for asylum seekers, despite an internal government report revealing the AI's significant bias and inaccuracy in identifying children.

20 Jun10 min read

Home Batteries: How They're Installed and How Much They Cost

Home batteries store excess energy from solar panels or cheap electricity for later use, helping with grid balancing and power outages.

Bootimus – A Self-Contained PXE and HTTP Boot Server

Bootimus is a self-contained PXE and HTTP boot server with automatic distro detection and zero configuration.

CSSQuake

CSSQuake is a multiplayer game built using CSS and JavaScript with various gameplay and debug settings available.

20 Jun1 min read

I Found 29 Early Prime Day Deals That Are Worth Shopping Now (2026)

Amazon offers 29 early Prime Day deals on gear, including laptops, earbuds, and espresso machines.

20 Jun13 min read

16 Best Greens Powders (2026): Taste-Tested for Months

Greens powders remain unregulated and may not contain specified ingredients or produce claimed effects.

20 Jun34 min read

Siri AI Hands On: A Smart, Helpful Assistant

Apple's revamped Siri AI is conversational, highly personalized, and actually helpful, with improved understanding and app interaction.

20 Jun8 min read

Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data

Hackers allegedly published stolen Madison Square Garden data, including potential customer information and Knicks player references.

20 Jun4 min read

Scientists Invent a Way to Brew Espresso With Ultrasonic Waves—No Hot Water Required

Researchers use ultrasonic waves to brew espresso without hot water, reducing energy consumption by 75 percent.

XLibre XServer 25.2.0 Released

XLibre XServer 25.2.0 introduces significant architectural refactoring, particularly in glamor_egl, enabling improved support for proprietary Nvidia drivers and extensive enhancements to the kdrive subsystem.

How to feed a dictator

A new documentary explores the experiences of private chefs who cooked for brutal dictators like Idi Amin and Saddam Hussein, revealing the moral complexities and dangers inherent in their service.

I solved my mystery fatigue with AI

An individual leveraged AI to analyze personal health data and identify the cause of their chronic fatigue, suggesting a four-step process for others to use AI in managing ambiguous symptoms.

20 Jun17 min read

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots.

VLC Media Player's lead developer launched Kyber, an infrastructure layer for real-time remote device control, to manage future fleets of robots and drones with minimal latency.

Hey, n00b, we didn't hire you to complete tasks

New engineers should prioritize learning and demonstrating growth over simply completing tasks, as senior colleagues evaluate their potential to become high-impact contributors.

Americans express unease over SpaceX's influence on retirement savings

Americans express unease over SpaceX's influence on their retirement savings due to its impact on the stock market.

19 Jun5 min read

Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn’t work

The US government ordered Anthropic to restrict export of its AI models Fable and Mythos due to national security concerns.

19 Jun6 min read