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Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records
The Register - 4 Jun 2026 14:30China-Linked Spies Are Reportedly Using Job Platform Scams to Harvest Intel
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2026 02:14
Committing alleged espionage against your country was never so depressingly low-paying.
Zapping Mosquitos With Lasers Is a Real Thing, Thanks to AI
CNET - 4 Jun 2026 00:43
Inventor Steven Cheng is developing prototypes for a mobile bug-zapping defense system.
Uber Cuts 23% of HR Team, Denies AI Was Behind Layoffs Despite CEO's Automation Warning
IBTimes - 4 Jun 2026 12:24
Uber restructures its HR division, cutting 23% of jobs in People and Places to enhance efficiency. Despite AI's growing role, the company denies AI-driven layoffs, focusing instead on organisational streamlining and ...
Finerenone in Persons with Chronic Kidney Disease without Diabetes
New England Journal of Medicine - 4 Jun 2026 10:01
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Google AI Edge Gallery launches on macOS, letting Mac users run Gemini models locally
9 to 5 Mac - 4 Jun 2026 02:58
In addition to Google AI Edge Gallery, which lets users run Gemma models locally on their Macs, the company also released the Gemma 4 12B model and the Google AI Edge Eloquent dictation app for the Mac. Here are the deta...
SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO
Space News - 4 Jun 2026 02:54
SpaceX plans to raise at least $75 billion in its initial public offering, valuing the company at more than $1.75 trillion. The post SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO appeared first on SpaceNews.
OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons
Wired - 4 Jun 2026 01:01
Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons.
WhatsApp, Slack Notifications Could Hijack Google Gemini on Android
The Hacker News - 4 Jun 2026 00:41
A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini's voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim's connected windows, fake a messa...
Canada wants to make its own AI, break free from US bots
The Register - 4 Jun 2026 23:56Valve's Steam Machine: Summer Release Planned, Still No Price
CNET - 4 Jun 2026 23:48
The Steam Deck dominates gaming on the go, and the Steam Machine looks to conquer the living room.
Epic Games asks U.S. Supreme Court to deny Apples petition in App Store case
9 to 5 Mac - 4 Jun 2026 23:44
Epic Games is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Apples latest attempt to challenge two rulings in its long-running legal fight over off-App-Store purchases. Here are the details. more
Is The Pixel Tablet Still Worth Buying In 2026?
BGR - 4 Jun 2026 23:17Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Development, Flags 'Self-Improvement' Risk
Slashdot - 4 Jun 2026 23:00
Anthropic is urging leading AI labs to consider slowing development, warning that frontier models are advancing fast enough that they may soon be able to improve themselves without direct human intervention. The company ...
New Cloud-Detecting Method Will Help Astronomers Characterize Exoplanets
Universe Today - 4 Jun 2026 22:54
Astronomers have developed a technique that allows them to detect cloud cycles on distant exoplanets.Using data from the James Webb Sapce Telescope (JWST), the astronomers found that mornings and evenings on the gas gian...
Steam Machine and Steam Frame are coming 'this summer'
Engadget - 4 Jun 2026 22:53
Still no price in sight.
First AI agent for Messages Business Chat approved by Apple
AppleInsider - 4 Jun 2026 22:47
The Poke app will give Siri even more competition, as it lets you send emails, set reminders, generate images, and more, right from the Apple Messages app.The Poke app lets you use AI to respond to messages, schedule din...
Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity
Phys.org - 4 Jun 2026 22:40
Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many electric cars are getting bigger.
Image: Colorful, chaotic Jupiter
Phys.org - 4 Jun 2026 22:40
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter's northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May 12, 2024.
New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hints
Live Science - 4 Jun 2026 22:38
A new microraptor from Cretaceous China likely preyed on ancient birds.
HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs
Space News - 4 Jun 2026 22:32
House Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a recent tactical communications satellite procurement and GPS oversight The post HASC...
Lamine Yamal teases second color of upcoming Beats headphones
9 to 5 Mac - 4 Jun 2026 22:31
Soccer sensation Lamine Yamal has published a second photo featuring a pair of unreleased Beats headphones. Here are the details. more