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Meta Halts Employee Data Tracking After Sensitive Info Reportedly Exposed
CNET - 25 Jun 2026 00:27
The company wanted to use the controversial program to help train its AI.
Stripe, Anthropic, and OpenAI Are Backing Effort To Stop Respiratory Infections
Slashdot - 25 Jun 2026 03:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: [T]he payment company Stripe, founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison, says it will fund a new $500 million nonprofit whose goal is preventing both th...
Google Settles Lawsuit With Teen as Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Gain Steam
Gizmodo - 25 Jun 2026 00:13
Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat are still headed to trial next month.
New Mistic Backdoor Linked to KongTuke in ClickFix and ModeloRAT Campaigns
The Hacker News - 25 Jun 2026 14:24
A new, stealthy backdoor named Mistic has been deployed as part of suspected financially motivated attacks aimed at multiple organizations spanning insurance, education, IT, and professional services sectors since April ...
Colossal and the US Government Are Creating an Endangered Species BioVault
Wired - 25 Jun 2026 13:00
The move comes as the Trump administration is trying to weaken the act thats meant to protect endangered species from going extinct in the first place.
Kremlin demands answers over removal of apps from the App Store
AppleInsider - 25 Jun 2026 12:10
Russian officials have demanded that Apple explain why a number of apps related to the internet and technology company VK were removed from the iPhone's App Store without any kind of "warning or explanation" ...
IBM stacks up a sub-nanometer chip future
The Register - 25 Jun 2026 12:03Companies are not looking before they're leaping into the AI playpen
The Register - 25 Jun 2026 00:55Astronomers Find Stellar Evidence of an Engulfed Planet
Universe Today - 25 Jun 2026 00:47
A team of 14 researchers from the United States and Chile have found evidence of a subgiant star eating one of its planets. The star, called TOI-5882, was already known to astronomers because of its massive companion, a ...
That "Pink Planet" Astronomers Found Turns Out to be a Salty Customer!
Universe Today - 25 Jun 2026 00:20
Found in 2013, Pink Planet was too faint to study with ground-based telescopes. In new study, scientists used JWST and advanced processing methods to obtain its spectrum for the first time. Observations provided some of ...
No way! The best 4K TV streaming stick is somehow just $17 for Prime Day
Android Central - 25 Jun 2026 23:50
Amazon's best-selling Fire TV Stick 4K range just got a huge discount, and you don't want to miss out. The Select model is down to just $17.
Euclid's New Portrait of the Milky Way's Crowded Bulge
Universe Today - 25 Jun 2026 23:41
The ESA's Euclid space telescope took 26 hours to capture this portrait of the Milky Way's central bulge. This isn't part of its primary mission; instead it's kind of like bonus science. It'll be used...
Kylie Jenners Meta AI glasses have the internet split
Mashable - 25 Jun 2026 23:40
Metas Kylie Jenner AI glasses are here with a built-in camera, hands-free video, and voice controls.
Trump Plans to Name Adam Candeub as Antitrust Chief in Justice Dept.
The New York Times - 25 Jun 2026 23:25
President Trump plans to nominate a tech critic and telecommunications lawyer, Adam Candeub, to lead the division.
Earth may have been seeding Venus with life for billions of years
Science Daily - 25 Jun 2026 23:22
A new study suggests Earth may have been sending tiny hitchhikers to Venus for billions of years. Researchers found that asteroid impacts could launch microbes into space, where some might survive the journey and end up ...
They've read the scroll thing! AI helps decipher ancient document charred by Vesuvius
The Register - 25 Jun 2026 23:18They read the scroll thing! AI helps decipher ancient document charred by Vesuvius
The Register - 25 Jun 2026 23:185 Wired Gaming Headphones With The Best Audio
BGR - 25 Jun 2026 23:17
When you're gaming, especially if you're in a fast-paced first-person shooter, you want to hear every sound, which you'll only get from great headphones.
Prime Day ends soon: We found the 150+ best deals on Apple, Kindle, DJI, and Lego favorites
Mashable - 25 Jun 2026 23:15
Amazon's summer sale is still going. Shop the best Prime Day deals on Sony headphones, Samsung TVs, Kindles, and Apple Watches.
Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data
Wired - 25 Jun 2026 23:13
The decision by Amazon-owned MGM Studios to drop the OpenAI movie is just part of AI and film industries becoming increasingly intertwined. On Uncanny Valley, we look at where this is all headed.
The New York Times Amends Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft
The New York Times - 25 Jun 2026 23:11
In a new court filing, The Times accused Microsoft of encouraging OpenAI to train its A.I. systems using copyrighted articles.
Polestar Banned From Selling Cars In US From Model Year 2027
Slashdot - 25 Jun 2026 23:00
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from autoevolution: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security denied Polestar an authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule. Polestar will ...