Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use
The Verge
Today, I’m talking with Adam Bry, who is CEO of Skydio, the leading US maker of autonomous drones. Before we recorded this episode, I actually got to remotely operate one of Skydio’s drones in the Bay Area from Adam’s laptop in our podcast studio in New York … more…
Happy birthday to the Trump phone
The Verge
From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), as it was officially called, was a combination of contradictory specs, product images that were clearly not photographs of a real phone, a… more…
Snap’s New AR Glasses Are Trying to Beat Meta to the Punch
Gizmodo.com
Specs now have a consumer-ready pair of AR glasses for a hefty price. more…
Samsung shows off ultra-bright XR displays that could power future smart glasses
Android Central
Samsung's new 40,000-nit XR displays could finally make slimmer AR glasses practical, but real-world products still need to prove they're more than flashy demos. more…
Meta's Smart Glasses Are Testing Facial Recognition Software Used by Police and the Military
CNET
Meta's smart glasses are raising surveillance concerns again. more…
This week's Anthropic-inspired AI freakout, explained
Business Insider
Anthropic limits AI model use, citing safety concerns. But it's also trying to stop open-source models from competing. more…
Jeff Bezos' AI Startup Aims To Build an 'Artificial General Engineer'
Slashdot.org
Jeff Bezos says his new AI startup, Prometheus, is working toward an "artificial general engineer" capable of helping design complex physical products such as robots, drugs, manufacturing systems, and rocket engines. The Verge reports: The NYT first reported … more…
Ukraine's drone hunters are evolving. The next generation is getting faster.
Business Insider
The companies behind Ukraine's top popular interceptor drones are making their products faster to keep pace with Russia's new jet-powered Shaheds. more…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned Mythos posed a national security threat. Washington just responded.
Business Insider
Anthropic's Dario Amodei warned his AI model, Mythos, was so powerful it posed serious threats. Then the government stepped in and Anthropic shut it down. more…
Nvidia gave them financial stability. These founders used it to walk away.
Business Insider
These founders left Nvidia despite soaring stock and enviable culture. Here's what motivated them to take the leap into launching AI startups. more…
RJ Scaringe said there are 2 big reasons Rivian's new R2 doesn't look like a Tesla Model Y dupe
Business Insider
CEO RJ Scaringe said that while Tesla's models are "great vehicles," customers need choices, and Rivian can play a role in providing them. more…
Sundar Pichai skirts AI and tells students to 'choose optimism' in his Stanford graduation speech
Business Insider
Google CEO Sundar Pichai played it safe during his graduation speech at Stanford on Sunday. more…
Jeff Bezos says AI is like a knife that can be used for good or bad, and the solution isn't 'no more data centers'
Business Insider
The Amazon founder is serving as the co-CEO of Prometheus, a physical AI startup that just closed a $12 billion round. more…
How a nutritionist hits her protein goal without tracking food or counting macros
Business Insider
According to Sophie Gastman, a registered nutritionist, you don't need to count your macros to eat enough protein. Instead, she keeps her kitchen stocked with certain essentials. more…
The World Cup is coming to Atlanta. Small businesses hope it pays off.
Business Insider
Some Atlanta entrepreneurs are investing thousands ahead of the World Cup. Whether it'll pay off is still up in the air. more…
He finally felt financially stable — until he was laid off. Then came a frustrating job search and restaurant work in NYC.
Business Insider
After landing a six-figure role at StubHub, Steven Lowe was laid off, struggled to find work, and took a restaurant host job in New York City. more…
What the new AI-powered Siri really means for Apple — and for OpenAI
Business Insider
Two years ago, Apple and ChatGPT were partners. Now it looks like they're breaking up — and the evidence is in the new, AI-powered Siri. more…
The Impact Of Humanoid Robots On Humanity
Smashingmagazine.com
We have officially moved past the era of humanoid robots as mere public relations stunts. As they become increasingly lifelike, society may soon face profound social, psychological, and ethical challenges. What happens when the boundary between humans and mac… more…
Designing With Uncertainty: How AI Supercharges Probabilistic Thinking
Smashingmagazine.com
In a world where AI is informing more design choices, it’s easy to mistake predictions for certainties. This article introduces Probabilistic Design, a mindset that allows UX and product teams to accept uncertainty, decipher AI outputs with nuance, and make s… more…
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon Reality Elite and a white-label toolkit for AI glasses, betting the next platform is not a phone
The Next Web
Qualcomm announced two products on Tuesday aimed at positioning the company as the silicon supplier for whatever computing device eventually displaces the smartphone. The first is Snapdragon Reality Elite, a mixed reality chip platform with substantially impr… more…
The EU just passed the Turnberry trade deal. The tech fight is only starting.
The Next Web
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to ratify the Turnberry Agreement, the trade deal struck at Donald Trump’s Scottish golf resort in July 2025. The final tally was 440 in favour, 151 against, with 50 abstentions. Under the deal, the EU will eliminate m… more…
Unhealthy air quality in California city as huge warehouse fire burns for 3rd day
Yahoo Entertainment
Officials in a Northern California city urged people sensitive to smoke to keep indoors as firefighters spent a third day Saturday battling a fire in a huge... more…
Officials say sprinklers at California medical equipment warehouse didn't work during blaze
Yahoo Entertainment
Firefighters responding to a blaze that destroyed a massive medical equipment warehouse in Northern California and sent embers flying for miles were hindered... more…
Marketing jobs are among the most exposed to AI. Adobe and LinkedIn are teaming up to ensure the industry is upskilled—not replaced
Yahoo Entertainment
In a Fortune exclusive, Adobe and LinkedIn announce new coursework designed to teach marketing professionals how to properly use AI. more…
The Gen Z cofounder of $1.6 billion Whop says his platform has minted over 650 millionaires—he wants to make work fun and money worries obsolete
Yahoo Entertainment
CEO Steven Schwartz says workers enjoying their jobs is a “foreign” concept to most, but hundreds are becoming millionaires by profiting from their passions... more…
US officials downplay text of the Iran agreement, saying it doesn’t account for back-channel commitments
CNN
US negotiators are working to quickly release the text of the agreement between Washington and Tehran, even as they downplay the significance of the specific... more…
12 biggest Apple WWDC 2026 takeaways you need to know
Fox News
Apple WWDC 2026 unveiled Siri AI rebuilt with Google collaboration, iOS 27 for iPhone 11, faster apps and smarter parental controls across devices. more…
Stranger Than Heaven Interview: Director Says Tupac is a Good Idea and Confirms Yakuza Story Connections
IGN
We interviewed RGG Studio's head Masayoshi Yokoyama about Stranger Than Heaven using Tupac's likeness, story connections to previous games, and incorporating Japanese history. more…
From Content to Conversion: TikTok’s New All-in-One Funnel Tools
Socialmediaexaminer.com
Looking for native TikTok tools to make marketing content faster? Wondering how to capture more traffic and direct sales from TikTok search? In this article, you'll discover how to use TikTok’s latest features to improve content creation, search strategy, and… more…
Coinbase Says Let the AI Agents Trade Fartcoin
Gizmodo.com
Why lose money trading Fartcoin when an AI agent could lose it for you? more…
Hazel (YC W24) Is Hiring a Full Stack Engineer
Hacker News
Note: This role is exclusively available to U.S. citizens who can obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued Top
Secret security clearance with full-scope polygraph. There are no exceptions.
Who We Are:
Our mission at Hazel is simple and powerful. We use … more…
What the Fuck Happened to Nerds
Bearblog.dev
<p>I've befriended some of the most thoughtful, brilliant, curious, eccentric, and sincere people I've ever met in the tech industry. Many of my dearest frie... more…
There is a shadow hanging over this Fable thing
12gramsofcarbon.com
Man, I was just trying to relax and (have my agent) code on a Friday more…
Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization?
Pragmaticengineer.com
Leadership at the social media giant has been on an AI-fueled rampage through its engineering org. We report what’s happened more…
NLnet announces funding for 67 more open-source projects
Nlnet.nl
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Lines of Code Got a Better Publicist
Curlewis.co.nz
A case against measuring AI-assisted engineering by code volume and other vanity metrics instead of outcomes. more…
I stopped paying for Whoop thanks to this open source app
Android Police
This app freed me from Whoop's subscription more…
Google Pics is the first AI image tool that actually listens to what you want
Android Police
AI image app for people who hate AI image apps more…
Adam Bowman
Scientific American
Clocking the electrical messages between neurons using fluorescence more…
Omar Yaghi
Scientific American
The Nobel laureate shares how artificial intelligence will change the way science is done more…
The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism) (#869)
Tim.blog
Max Levchin (@mlevchin) is a serial entrepreneur, computer scientist, philanthropist, and active investor in more than 100 startups. He is the founder and CEO of Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. He is also … more…
Forget Jerseys – These 5 FIFA World Cup 2026 Products Are Actually Worth Buying
Yanko Design
Forget Jerseys – These 5 FIFA World Cup 2026 Products Are Actually Worth BuyingThe FIFA World Cup has evolved far beyond the boundaries of sport. As one of the world’s most-watched events, it influences culture, technology, fashion, and... more…
An Ex-Alibaba Exec Spent 12 Years Building the Smart Glasses that Google Couldn’t
Yanko Design
An Ex-Alibaba Exec Spent 12 Years Building the Smart Glasses that Google Couldn’tThe story of Google Glass is a well-worn legend in Silicon Valley. It was a product so far ahead of its time that it became... more…
XREAL Just Partnered With Google to Build the Smart Glasses Apple Can’t
Yanko Design
XREAL Just Partnered With Google to Build the Smart Glasses Apple Can’tBEYOND Expo 2026 had no shortage of AI talk, but one of its most compelling hardware stories came in the shape of a pair of... more…
Microsoft's search lead unveils a Bing 'kill switch' for Copilot AI answers: "Not everyone wants AI for everything"
Windows Central
Bing now lets users disable AI Copilot answers with a new extension, giving searchers more control over results. more…
Delos Data offers AI chip startups a fast track to rack scale
Theregister.com
Half the trouble of building an Nvidia NVL or AMD Helios competitor is just getting the networking out of the box more…
Palantir's NHS data deal called in for a second opinion
Theregister.com
Experts welcome contract review after claims NHS England missed chance to grow UK health tech market more…
The Digital Renaissance: Why 2026 is the Most Exciting Year to be a Web Creator
Webdesignerdepot.com
The industry isn't dying—it’s undergoing a high-speed "Hard Reset" that is promoting developers from manual laborers to digital architects. While some are exiting the grind, the bold are becoming "Solo-Agency" powerhouses, leveraging AI to build in days what … more…
Microsoft Advertising Launches Product Explorer via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Search Engine Journal
Microsoft Advertising launches Product Explorer, a new Merchant Center tool that helps advertisers analyze feed health, product status, and performance data.
The post Microsoft Advertising Launches Product Explorer appeared first on Search Engine Journal. more…
The Review Gap: Finding Client Opportunities In Competitor Feedback
Search Engine Journal
Competitor reviews reveal customer language, service gaps, and positioning opportunities that most SEOs overlook when focusing only on ratings.
The post The Review Gap: Finding Client Opportunities In Competitor Feedback appeared first on Search Engine Journa… more…
SpaceX IPO Makes Elon World's First Trillionaire, and It May Mark the Top of the AI Hysteria
Jezebel
Today is a triumphant day for Elon Musk, and it should be a sobering one for anyone who still believes in the fairy tale called capitalism. more…
My local LLM is helping me use Claude more effectively, and it's the perfect one-two punch for my workflow
XDA Developers
I stopped throwing everything at Claude Code more…
The Googlebook could finally bring Linux to mainstream users, if Google gets out of its own way
XDA Developers
Valved proved it was possible, but Google can be the true catalyst more…
10 Tuesday AM Reads
Ritholtz.com
My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • How to Earn a Billion Dollars. Someone replied that having a few million and growing at 93% a month was radically different from being a billionaire. I suspect many people would agree with this statement. But it t… more…
Transcript: Jean Eric Salata, Chair of EQT group
Ritholtz.com
The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Jean Eric Salata, Chair of EQT group, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube (video), YouTube (audio), and Bloomberg. All of our earl… more…
Why GSC Impressions Are Up But Traffic Is Falling: 4 Things To Consider First – Ask An SEO via @sejournal, @rollerblader
Search Engine Journal
Rising impressions with falling traffic often stems from SERP changes, AI features, irrelevant rankings, or new content indexing.
The post Why GSC Impressions Are Up But Traffic Is Falling: 4 Things To Consider First – Ask An SEO appeared first on Search Engi… more…
Google’s Mueller Says llms.txt Can’t Help LLMs Differentiate Sites via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Search Engine Journal
Mueller argues LLM systems can't use llms.txt to differentiate between websites for discovery. He sees a narrow role once an agent is on a site.
The post Google’s Mueller Says llms.txt Can’t Help LLMs Differentiate Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journa… more…
I thought all pool robots needed constant attention, but this one changed my mind
Android Authority
I tested the WYBOT S3, a robotic pool cleaner that maps your pool, docks itself, and handles much of its own maintenance. more…
Exclusive: Zeiss Refutes Rumors Cosina Developed Otus ML Lenses
PetaPixel
Despite rumors to the contrary, Zeiss tells PetaPixel that it did develop its new series of Otus ML prime lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
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Light Lens Lab’s New Black-and-White Film Will Have Unique ‘Character’
PetaPixel
Since Light Lens Lab shared its last development update for its black-and-white film project last Summer, it has made significant progress and solved some new problems.
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Daily Deal: The Learn to Code with React Bundle
Techdirt
The Learn to Code with React Bundle has 9 courses to help you learn more about React, Redux, and JavaScript. Used by the likes of Instagram, Facebook, Netflix, and Imgur, React is an efficient and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Mean… more…
Lean Launch Pad 2026 @ Stanford – Lessons Learned Presentations
Steveblank.com
We just finished the 16th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. In those 16 years, the class has gone from a radical idea – that the Lean method could provide a more productive framework for new startups – to something that everyone agrees is a way to buil… more…
10 points hotels to book near major cities for an easy, last-minute summer getaway
The Points Guy
Still planning a last-minute summer getaway? Check out these beautiful points hotels near major U.S. cities. more…
Salomon's Creative Director: "Salomon Should Never Become a Fashion Brand" (EXCLUSIVE)
Highsnobiety
Salomon's new creative director, Margiela-trained designer Heikki Salonen, says Salomon "should never become a fashion brand." more…
Umbro Is Football’s Original Fashion Brand
Highsnobiety
One of the earliest producers of sportswear — and the earliest adopters of collaborations — Umbro survived a dip and is back on top. more…
7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 4
Ducttapemarketing.com
7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 4 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing
Catch the Full Episode Overview Every founder I talk to is excited about AI content tools. Most of them should be a little nervous. The market is … more…
Does the Rule of 40 Work for Hardware?
Feld.com
I've written about the Rule of 40 since 2015, and it's now gospel in SaaS. Does it mean anything for a company that makes physical things? Yes - but you have to read the curve, not the snapshot. more…
The AI PC era has a benchmarking problem
PCWorld
I like numbers. Data feels sure. What could be better than measurable progress, a way of quantifying the world to stop arguments before they start?
But as we all know, people find plenty of reason still to fight about performance, even in spite of PC ben… more…
Anthropic’s Safety Superpower
Stratechery.com
Anthropic's belief in its own commitment to safety gives the company license to aggressively favor its business and even challenge the U.S. government. more…
How to advertise on Facebook in 2026: a complete guide
Hootsuite.com
Whether you're a pro Facebook marketer or a relative newcomer, knowing how to advertise on Facebook is a skill that'll always come in handy.
The post How to advertise on Facebook in 2026: a complete guide appeared first on Social Media Marketing & Management … more…
CL4R1T4S/ANTHROPIC/CLAUDE-FABLE-5.md at main · elder-plinius/CL4R1T4S
Github.com
Here is some information about Claude and Anthropic's products in case the person asks: This iteration of Claude is Claude Fable 5, the first model in Anthropic's new Claude 5 family and part of a new Mythos-class model tier that sits above Claude Opus in cap… more…
Colin Firth’s Ex‑Wife Tears Into Gwyneth Paltrow Over “Nasty” And “Unacceptable” Ad: “You Need To Be Canceled”
Boredpanda.com
“You’re either so detached that you need to be canceled, because you live in another world, or you’re actually a really, really nasty person,” Giuggioli wrote. more…
Meet the 22 investors to know in robotics and physical AI
Business Insider
Investors focus on robotics and physical AI, raising $23 billion this year, as technology evolves from software to real-world applications. more…
Why I keep returning to the Twin Cities
Salon
Where to eat, stay and explore in Minneapolis and St. Paul more…
As AI reshapes search, TikTok turns discovery into a performance pitch
Digiday
The platform argues rising search activity is evidence that discovery is increasingly driving performance outcomes advertisers expect. more…
Kepler, Samsung Ads and Kraft Heinz are among the 2026 Digiday Media Buying and Planning Awards winners
Digiday
This year’s Digiday Media Buying and Planning Awards winners reflect a media landscape increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, data-driven decision making and integrated audience strategies. Across categories, organizations used AI to identify and eng… more…
VW T7 camper is an Outback-ready California with a toilet and a twist
New Atlas
Australia's camper vans generally pale in comparison to its bombproof off-road camper trailers. But if there's one name building camper vans fit to be hitched in towing tandems with the likes of the Track Tvan and Mosfab Cosmos, it's Trakka. The Sydney-area b… more…
Genius accordion camper pod spreads wings into panoramic retreat
New Atlas
No one wants to tow a huge, heavy mobile home from campground to campground, but many a camping enthusiast wouldn't mind having that kind of small-home space after arrival. The new Mini House Caravan from Turkish company Ortsan Outdoor does both things, rolli… more…
The Mother Earth Effect Is Olivia Ramirez Smith’s Bet on Grounding
Socialmediaexplorer.com
Olivia Ramirez Smith, The Earthing Ambassador, on grounding, wellness, and the work of The Mother Earth Effect LLC.
The post The Mother Earth Effect Is Olivia Ramirez Smith’s Bet on Grounding appeared first on Social Media Explorer. more…
Donna Mirus Bates Promoted To Global Franchise Strategy Officer For Universal Destinations & Experiences
Deadline
Amid a period of huge growth for Universal Destinations & Experiences, the Comcast NBCUniversal unit has appointed Donna Mirus Bates to the position of Global Franchise Strategy Officer. In the role, she will oversee franchise management & strategic partnersh… more…
What explains Kwality’s shift from frozen desserts? Dietitian reveals hidden health risks
The Indian Express
From weight gain and insulin resistance to poor gut health, dietitian explains why frozen desserts may be less healthy than dairy-based alternatives more…
What Helps Some Brains Resist Cognitive Decline? New Study Offers Clues
mindbodygreen.com
The case for building brain reserve more…
Eating For Immune Health? Don't Forget About This Key Nutrient
mindbodygreen.com
A common breakfast food may help support gut immunity naturally. more…
Elon Musk’s Cyborg Turn Points to a Grim Future
The New Republic
It’s hard to think of a cohort of rich people in recent history as extravagantly exhibitionist as today’s tech billionaires. For the modal Silicon Valley oligarch, the life of easy luxury is not enough. The point of being unfathomably rich in our time is not … more…
Should The Camera Industry Make a Left-Handed Camera?
Fstoppers
Roughly 10% of the global population is left-handed. That is approximately 800 million people. In almost every industry that manufactures hand-operated tools, those 800 million people can buy a product designed for them. In the camera industry, they cannot. … more…
Your Camera Is an Object. It Should Be a Beautiful One.
Fstoppers
Somewhere in a closet or on a shelf, many photographers have a camera they love holding. Not because it has the best sensor or the fastest autofocus or the most impressive spec sheet, but because it feels right in the hand and looks right hanging from the nec… more…
Every Camera System's Best-Kept-Secret Lens
Fstoppers
Every lens catalog has a flagship tier. These are the lenses that dominate reviews, anchor marketing campaigns, and justify the system's reputation: the Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L, the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II, the Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S. They deserve the att… more…
Brand Positioning That Improves The Economics Of Growth
Brandingstrategyinsider.com
Brand positioning has always been a leadership requirement. The problem is that too many organizations manage it as a marketing activity until the business begins to feel the cost. I’ve seen the cost show up in familiar ways. Sales teams explain value differe… more…
The Difference Between Positioning And Messaging
Brandingstrategyinsider.com
Alongside category design, messaging, storytelling, and thought leadership, positioning is where your company claims its strategic seat within the market’s mental map—and, when engineered deliberately, this seat is one competitors cannot easily take. When bus… more…
Kepler, Samsung Ads and Kraft Heinz are among the 2026 Digiday Media Buying and Planning Awards winners
Digiday
This year’s Digiday Media Buying and Planning Awards winners reflect a media landscape increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, data-driven decision making and integrated audience strategies. Across categories, organizations used AI to identify and eng… more…
How CMOs can make the case for creative investment
Digiday
Ilaria Pasquinelli, Chief Marketing Officer, LIONS Brands that invest in creative marketing outperform the competition and grow. That is a bold claim, but there is proof to back up these claims. Global brand consultancy Interbrand analyzed data from 50 busin… more…
The World Cup is a big chance for retail media to prove itself to advertisers
Digiday
The World Cup, being much longer than other sporting events with more opportunities for campaigns, will likely serve as a case study for future retail media activations. more…
Media Briefing: Publishers put premium video behind the paywall to sell subscriptions
Digiday
The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Bloomberg test putting video behind the paywall to drive and retain subscriptions. more…
Michael Hudson: Debts That Cannot Be Paid Won’t Be
Nakedcapitalism.com
R. C. J. Cranstoun spoke with Michael Hudson on debt, rentierism, and the geopolitical rift around sanctions, energy, and the dollar system more…
We Built the Casino, Then Blamed the Gambler
Psychology Today
We Built the Casino, Then Blamed the Gambler - Sports media profits from gambling while condemning the athletes who gamble. more…
Social Connections, Not Social Media, Will Help Young Men
Psychology Today
Effective models for young men to engage with themselves and others. more…
How to Think About AI Without Splitting into Doom or Hype
Psychology Today
Confronted with AI, we tend to split, apocalypse vs utopia. Psychoanalytically, doomer and zoomer make similar moves—projecting to simplify hard thoughts. The tuner keeps thinking. more…
No, Pokémon Go Data Isn't Being Used to Train Military Drones, Niantic Spatial Insists
IGN
Pokémon Go location data captured by players is not being used to train military drones, Niantic Spatial has insisted. more…
OpenAI signs major Visa deal — so AI agents will soon be able to make payments and purchases for you
TechRadar
Visa payments to be integrated within OpenAI's ecosystem, paving the way for future agentic transactions and bookings. more…
Are we finally starting to trust agents? New report claims 74% 'trust a personal AI agent more than their best friend'
TechRadar
One in 10 consumers already trust AI agents to complete transactions without their approval as trust continues to rise. more…