Your inbox might finally get quieter now that Google is taking down a major AI scam ring
Android Central
Google is teaming up with the FBI to sue the massive scam ring that weaponized Gemini to flood your phone with phishing texts. 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…
Washington Post sued over alleged surveillance pricing
Boing Boing
If you were fired or excluded from a job due to your race, age, or other demographics unrelated to the work you're being paid to do, it's called discrimination. But in our late capitalist world, the yacht-owning powers-that-be call it surveillance pricing. — … more…
Musk's Starlink hooked rural customers. Then came the price increases.
Yahoo Entertainment
When Julie Slama and her husband moved to a home outside Dunbar, Nebraska, in April 2022, they were happy customers of Elon Musk's Starlink. The satellite-ba... more…
Top analyst: 71% of SpaceX’s $2 trillion value rests on AI. Grok’s numbers are ‘almost comical’ by comparison
Yahoo Entertainment
Keith Snyder at CFRA can’t justify SpaceX’s $2 trillion post-IPO market cap without assuming growth that current Grok adoption data doesn’t support. more…
The Tightwad-Spendthrift Marriage: How to Stop Fighting About Money
Artofmanliness.com
Ask any marriage counselor what couples fight about most, and money will be at or near the top of the list. Research backs up clinical experience: disagreements over finances are one of the strongest predictors of marital conflict, chronic stress, and divorce… more…
FBI says Russian hackers hijacked old Wi-Fi routers
Fox News
The FBI says Russian hackers exploited vulnerable TP-Link home routers to spy on targets and steal login data. Learn which models are affected. more…
A Commons of Software Productive Infrastructure, by and for Capital
Marewolf.me
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There Is Life Before Main in Rust
Grack.com
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NLnet announces funding for 67 more open-source projects
Nlnet.nl
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Labor Is a Market Distortion, we need VAT and UBI
Wilsoniumite.com
There is a pretty serious gap in how the economy functions right now, has been for decades, and we have to close it. I’m not here to be all “tax the rich” even though I maybe think that’s a good idea too. I’m not here to say “free markets are amazing” even th… more…
Apple faces yet another EU antitrust investigation, this time for preferencing iCloud
9to5Mac
Apple’s antitrust battles with the European Union are many and varied, and it may now be facing yet another one.
Italy’s competition regulator has today opened an investigation into whether Apple illegally preferences iCloud over third-party cloud services – … 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…
Why Xbox (and others) are considering the role of "ads" on console — it's more complicated than simple "greed," unfortunately
Windows Central
Even before the current memory crisis and various other crises, the volume of players spending literally *nothing* on consoles like Xbox and PlayStation is increasing. When you're selling hardware at a loss, that's a problem. more…
Inside Xbox's margin crush: A string of misses at Xbox Game Studios, misguided Game Pass decisions, and the memory rout at its core
Windows Central
Microsoft's gaming division is facing a margin crisis, although not in a vacuum. The entire industry is struggling to figure out a healthy path forward in a universe where memory has become scarce. more…
Inside the cloud's new agentic AI-ready, Arm-powered foundation
Theregister.com
PARTNER CONTENT: From hyperscalers to enterprises, performance-per-watt and system-level efficiency are redefining the cloud compute foundation more…
Pizza Hut Has Now Been Out-Pizza'd Into Abject Surrender
Jezebel
Parent company Yum Brands is shedding itself of Pizza Hut, as the onetime biggest U.S. pizza brand continues its death spiral. more…
A Huge Raw Milk Producer Found Tons of Pathogens in Its Milk. So They Just Sold It as Cheese Instead.
Jezebel
Sure, the raw milk may or may not contain potentially deadly pathogens, but turning it into cheese will obviously fix the problem! 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 Do Streaming Services Make You Update Your Household?
BGR
Netflix, HBO, Disney+, and other streaming services require you to update your household to monitor password sharing across locations, which is banned. more…
The next AI safety fight may actually be about DNA
Vox
AI company CEOs Sam Altman (OpenAI), Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) disagree on a lot, like how fast the technology should develop, the best way to regulate it, and how to prepare society for smarter-than-human AI, among other … more…
Apple Faces First Italian DMA Probe on iCloud Interoperability
MacRumors
Italy's competition regulator said on Tuesday it had launched an investigation into Apple over its compliance with interoperability obligations as set out in the European Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Under the DMA, Apple must ensure that third-party provid… 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…
Taboola expands DeeperDive into an ad network for AI apps and agents
Digiday
Taboola is opening DeeperDive’s monetization engine to third-party AI apps positioning it as the economic layer of a more conversational web. more…
Media Buying Briefing: Breaking down Coca-Cola’s campaign blitz with an eye toward its review
Digiday
Reading the tea leaves of Coca-Cola’s recent campaigns (and their media spending) reveals its priorities ahead of a huge media and data account review. more…
Safer, more lightweight sunscreen approved for the US – first
Refractor.io
The US has broken a two-decade drought with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adding bemotrizinol to the list of approved active ingredients that can be used in sunscreen, paving the way for more effective protection from ultraviolet (UV) light.Continue … more…
Rs 77 lakh Mercedes, zero cooling: Chandigarh woman wins Rs 1 lakh for ‘avoidable’ hardship, mental agony
The Indian Express
The Chandigarh State Consumer Commission was hearing a complaint filed by 61-year-old Chandigarh resident, against an authorised Mercedes-Benz dealership, and Mercedes-Benz India Private Limited. more…
Food prices rise in May, propel household inflation to 3.93%
The Indian Express
Retail prices are seen rising at a faster rate in the coming months as producers pass on more of their input price increases on account of the war in West Asia, with a sub-par monsoon seen as another upside risk. more…
UPSC Key: India-France ties, US diplomat summoned and El Niño
The Indian Express
Why is the emergence of El Niño in the Pacific Ocean important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as Employment rate, I&B’s draft rules, and Maritime security have for both the Preliminary and Main exams? You can learn more by reading the In… more…
Vancouver chef repurposes surplus food to help address food waste
CBC News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how one Vancouver chef is turning food waste into meals, see an award-winning photo of scientists working to save coral reefs and learn why there's so much backlash against AI data centres. 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…
Yes to California's Bill to Ban Surveillance Pricing
EFF
Corporations harvest and monetize ever-growing amounts of our personal data, such as our browsing history and physical location. One bitter fruit of this poisonous tree is known as “surveillance pricing”: corporations offer the same product to two different p… more…
TAG Loses Ground as P&G Drops Mandate and Google, Trade Desk Ditch Certifications
Adweek
One of adland’s most influential accreditors is showing signs of strain as major players let their certifications lapse more…
Future of Marketing Briefing: Accenture’s Whalar bet: own the room when creator marketing gets complicated
Digiday
The Whalar deal is Accenture running the same play it ran on programmatic — only this time it got there earlier. more…
New Consumer Report Finds “Concerning Levels of Additives” in Popular Snacks
Nakedcapitalism.com
Quelle surprise! Junk food often contains a lot of less-than-healthy additives. more…
Iran War: Iran and US Announce Signing of Memorandum of Understanding for Friday, Amid Doubts About Status of Terms, Israel Sabotage; Iran Claims Blockade and Hostilities on All Front to End Monday Night
Nakedcapitalism.com
Today's Iran war news: For a change, both Iran and Trump say a "deal" really will be signed. But will that come to pass? more…
How to choose the right VPN settings for stable streaming during high-traffic events like the 2026 World Cup
TechRadar
By default, your VPN might not offer optimal performance for streaming during high-traffic events like the World Cup — these are the settings you should switch to. more…
Stream the World Cup everywhere — AT&T debuts unlimited iPad eSIM offer for $3-a-day with 'no contracts or subscriptions'
TechRadar
AT&T launched a $3 daily unlimited iPad data pass, allowing eligible users nationwide to connect without contract subscriptions. more…
It's not just you — nearly half of us wish we could just click our fingers and make generative AI disappear
TechRadar
New data reveals nearly half of British adults would get rid of generative AI entirely – younger citizens unexpectedly lead the opposition. more…
Canada is the latest to try limiting kids' social media exposure — but new bill gives platforms room to change
CBC News
Canada aims to join countries worldwide restricting social media for children and youth, but some experts say it's what else is in the country's new online harm bill – including safety requirements for social platforms and a new regulator – that could set Can… more…
Asus ProArt PA27USD 27-inch OLED review: Precision color with high-speed gaming prowess
Tom's Hardware UK
Asus combines professional and gaming cred in the ProArt PA27USD. It’s a 27-inch QD-OLED with 4K resolution, professional image modes, auto-calibration, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision and wide gamut color. more…
AI ≠ AI
Iphoneblog.de
From a pure AI perspective, nothing Apple showcased during their WWDC keynote yesterday was particularly groundbreaking. In fact, much of it featured capabilities long since available in other AI tools and services – in some cases, years ago. And guess what? … more…
Top 10 Proxy Browsers for Secure and Private Surfing
Addictivetips.com
Proxy browsers route your traffic through a middleman server before it reaches any site you visit. A proxy web browser hides your real IP address, so the site sees the proxy’s address instead of yours. These tools range from dedicated downloadable browsers to… more…
Are You Saving Enough For Emergencies? How You Compare To Other Americans Your Age
Forbes
How do your emergency savings stack up? Discover the median emergency savings by age in 2026, analyze structural saving gaps, and see if you are prepared. more…
Gen Alpha Poised To Reshape Retail
Forbes
Gen Alpha is already shaping household spending, forcing brands to rethink product discovery, loyalty, and marketing in the age of AI. more…
How To Avoid Text Scams And Spot Red Flags Early
Forbes
Scam texts are becoming more sophisticated. Learn how to spot the warning signs, avoid common schemes, and protect yourself from text message fraud. more…
Five Types of Travelers Driving Premium Demand
Skift
Premium is evolving beyond a product category to become an entire ecosystem. Instead of chasing each other’s offers and upgrades, travel brands should leverage the premium economy through the lens of customers they already interact with. more…
Wide Screen Film Formats
Everything-everywhere.com
Podcast Transcript You might have noticed that your television screen today is rectangular, but in the past, TV screens were more square. And sometimes you might have seen black bars on either the top or the side of a movie you are watching. The width, or l… more…
Businesses are betting big on FIFA-related events. But will it pay off?
CBC News
Screening parties, brand activations, special menus — businesses across Toronto and Vancouver are stepping up their game to attract customers during the FIFA World Cup, which starts this week and runs until mid-July. more…
3 Top Consumer Stocks Building Durable Growth
Yahoo Entertainment
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Italy's antitrust regulator probes Apple over cloud services under Digital Market rules
Yahoo Entertainment
Italy's competition regulator said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into Apple over compliance with interoperability obligations, under the Europe... more…
Mastercard (MA): The Best Compounder Stock to Buy Now
Yahoo Entertainment
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is one of the 7 Best Compounder Stocks to Buy Now. On June 2, 2026, Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) announced several lea... more…
Fox Corp. to buy streaming platform Roku for $22 billion
Yahoo Entertainment
The deal will combine the Murdoch family's media assets, which include broadcast channels, with the San José-based streaming company that has 100 million vie... more…
Economists Push Fed Rate-Cut Expectations Into 2027, Survey Shows
Yahoo Entertainment
(Bloomberg) -- Economists moved back their expectation for interest-rate cuts and now see the Federal Reserve holding rates steady into the middle of next... more…
Waymo Is Doubling Down on Self-Driving Car Ambitions. What That Means for GOOGL Stock.
Barchart.com
Waymo's $220 million Arizona testing expansion suggests Alphabet is building a larger runway for future autonomous transportation growth. more…
Franklin Templeton CEO sends strong message on SpaceX
TheStreet
SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq on June 12, 2026, under the ticker SPCX, raising $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation in the largest IPO ever. Two... more…
Anthropic Turns To Google To Back Massive Data Center Push
Yahoo Entertainment
Anthropic is moving to take greater control of the computing infrastructure that powers its AI models, pursuing data center leases that would place the compa... more…
Stocks Set to Open Sharply Higher as Oil Sinks on U.S.-Iran Deal, Fed Meeting Awaited
Barchart.com
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are up +1.22%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +1.99% this morning, pointing to a sharply higher open o... more…
Markets News, June 16, 2026: Dow Hits Record as Chip Stocks Lead Tech Lower; SpaceX Stock Soars on Cursor Deal
Investopedia
Tech stocks took a breather and the Dow extended its run of record highs on Tuesday as Federal Reserve and Group of Seven meetings got underway. more…
Friday Bullet Points about Beginnings and Endings and In Betweens
Wordpress.com
We have arrived at Friday once again and, as often happens, we’re here at the end of the week and I have a few items that I don’t feel warrant a full blog post… but that I still want to mention. So we have another Friday bullet points post. EverQuest Legends… more…
Interpol Dismantles SniperDz Phishing-as-a-Service Platform
Infosecurity Magazine
New revelations by Group-IB expose the full scale of the decade-old SniperDz phishing operation more…
Stop the Nomenclature Nonsense
Inside Higher Ed
Stop the Nomenclature Nonsense
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Say what you mean—about credits, supports, pathways, timelines and costs—and mobility, affordability, licensure and workforce connection will finally move in the same direction… more…
Fox Announces Plans To Acquire Roku For $22 Billion
AdExchanger
Fox has announced plans to acquire Roku for $22 billion, the corporation announced on Monday.
The post Fox Announces Plans To Acquire Roku For $22 Billion appeared first on AdExchanger. more…
Why Prediction Is Replacing Precision For Outcome-Driven Advertising
AdExchanger
For years, the advertising model was contextual. If an insurance provider wanted to sell its product, it would prioritize advertising on insurance-related sites. The thinking was that you had to go where the signals were strongest. Only those actively visitin… more…
The Trump Administration Wants More Tariffs To Combat 'Structural Excess Capacity.' Here's What That Means.
Reason
The administration says foreign overproduction harms U.S. manufacturing. But producing more than a country consumes is a normal feature of global trade. more…
AI Update, June 12, 2026: AI News and Views From the Past Week
MarketingProfs.com
Catch up on select AI news and developments since Friday, June 5. Stay in the know. Read the full article at MarketingProfs more…
Day 1,571 of WW3: Ukraine is expanding international defense partnerships, signing almost 20 joint production agreements and targeting $55 billion in annual defense output. This is your Saturday Ukraine discussion [News]
Fark.com
Day 1,571 of WW3: Ukraine is expanding international defense partnerships, signing almost 20 joint production agreements and targeting $55 billion in annual defense output. This is your Saturday Ukraine discussion more…
It’s Time For Xbox Game Pass To Die
Screen Rant
Xbox is in the midst of rehabilitating its brand and kickstarting a new wave of console exclusives, but refuses to address the real issue: Game Pass. more…
Dutch Consumer Group Launches €220 Million Lawsuit Over Steam’s “Market Dominance”
Sankakucomplex.com
Valve is facing yet another legal challenge over Steam’s business practices, this time in the Netherlands, where consumer advocacy group Consumer Competition Claims (CCC) has launched a new collective action seeking more than €220 million in damages on behalf… more…
Dutch Consumer Group Launches €220 Million Lawsuit Over Steam’s “Market Dominance”
Sankakucomplex.com
Valve is facing yet another legal challenge over Steam’s business practices, this time in the Netherlands, where consumer advocacy group Consumer Competition Claims (CCC) has launched a new collective action seeking more than €220 million in damages on behalf… more…
MAHA’s Food Agenda Undermined By Trump Administration Policies
Forbes
though MAHA’s food agenda still features prominently, in practice achieving its goals is being made increasingly difficult by a number of Trump administration policies. more…
Analyst: Q1 2026 revenue figures show there is still demand for compelling single-player video games
GamesIndustry.biz
Global game content revenue increased 3.6% to $54.14 billion in Q1 2026, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth, according to estimates reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Read more more…
Asha Sharma faces tough decisions with limited room for manoeuvre | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
The general consensus on Asha Sharma's first 100 days as Xbox CEO has been largely positive. She has certainly confounded the fears of early detractors who took one look at her background in the company's Core AI division and decried her appointment to Xbox a… more…
AI and Cybersecurity – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask
Securityweek.com
From defending networks to enabling attacks, artificial intelligence is changing every aspect of cybersecurity. Here's what dozens of experts say security leaders need to understand now.
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Visit Jacar at KLIMS 2026 and enjoy RM388 member cash back and tint+coating+PPF combo from RM1.5k!
Paul Tan's Automotive News
The Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) is here, bringing plenty of new car launches from a variety of brands. But it’s not just the new metal on display, because if you are indeed eyeing […]
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Why Fox Spent $22 Billion on Roku
Vulture
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch sees Roku, a market leader in streaming distribution, as the streaming power-up his company needs. Here, columnist Josef Adalian breaks down the strategy behind the acquisition. more…
The Wild, Wild West of Trademarks
Vulture
The Patagonia–vs.–Pattie Gonia court case and Pattie Gonia–vs.–Patagonia public-opinion case are very different and mired in their respective intricacies. Here’s what’s going on. more…
Why Apple’s on-Device AI is NVIDIA’s New Problem
Geeky Gadgets
Apple’s 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) highlighted a significant shift in artificial intelligence, focusing on on-device processing rather than cloud-based systems. Nate Jones explains how Apple’s approach, built on its Apple Foundation models an… more…
What Meta’s Al Pendant Always-on Audio Means for Your Daily Privacy
Geeky Gadgets
Meta’s AI pendant is a wearable device designed to process audio in real time, offering features such as transcription and integration with digital platforms like calendars and emails. Developed using technology from Limitless, a startup Meta acquired in 2025… more…
Scaling Security Insights: how we achieved a 10x increase in global scanning capacity
Cloudflare.com
Cloudflare Security Insights system now processes over 120 scans per second, providing frequent insights for all customers. By optimizing Kafka consumers, Postgres queries, and our API, we scaled our throughput 10x without adding hardware. more…
Breitbart Business Digest: Peace, Chicks, and Rockets
Breitbart News
We're writing this from a decidedly terrestrial compound while the world finally gets its chance to buy shares of a company whose goal is to lead humanity into its interplanetary future.
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Nothing Is Safe From Private Equity Rollups
The American Prospect
Is antitrust enforcement equal to the challenge of defeating the most prevalent abuses?
The post Nothing Is Safe From Private Equity Rollups appeared first on The American Prospect. more…
Scaling Without Selling: Alternative Ways Smart Businesses Fund Their Next Big Move
Addicted2success.com
Growth Does Not Always Require Giving Something Up Every growing business reaches a point where ambition starts to outpace available resources. Expansion plans become more serious. New hires are needed. Equipment upgrades can no longer wait. Marketing budgets… more…
The FDA has added a new active ingredient to over-the-counter sunscreens for the first time in 20 years, and the reason bemotrizinol matters is not just regulation — it absorbs both UVA and UVB rays, offering U.S. formulas a tool many countries have had for years
Space Daily
On 9 June 2026, the US Food and Drug Administration added bemotrizinol to the list of active ingredients permitted in over-the-counter sunscreens, according to the agency’s news release. It is the first new active ingredient added to the OTC sunscreen monogra… more…
Flesh-Eating Parasite Spreads Through Texas As Officials Fight Infestation
The Daily Caller
Twelve cases of the New World Screwworm have been reported in the U.S., according to the Department of Agriculture's APHIS. more…
Long-Awaited Rule Aims To Boost ACA Choices While Embracing Higher Deductibles
Kffhealthnews.org
The Trump administration finalized a rule that embraces new types of Obamacare coverage, including 30% higher out-of-pocket costs for some plans, and a more novel approach that allows insurers to offer coverage without set networks of doctors and hospitals. more…
Samsung UK offers up to £300 cashback on Galaxy devices in summer promotion
Intomobile.com
Three-week campaign covers smartphones, tablets, watches and earbuds with rewards paid directly to Samsung Wallet more…
Huawei announces HarmonyOS 7 with agentic AI and 15% performance boost
Intomobile.com
The latest update for Huawei's ecosystem focuses on spatial effects and smarter AI integration more…
Xreal’s Aura smart glasses run Android XR and are now open for reservations
Intomobile.com
The new Aura glasses bring a full Android XR experience to your face, with AI built in and a design meant for all-day wear more…
Trump Says “I Love Inflation” as Americans Face Highest Rate in 3 Years
Truthout
Trump claims ending the Iran War will curb inflation, but several questions remain — including when the war will end. more…
Analysts tip pressure for Bitcoin, gold as US inflation tops 4%
Cointelegraph
US CPI hit 4.2% in May as Iran war energy costs surged, dimming rate-cut hopes and pressuring Bitcoin and other assets. more…
Bitcoin tags $63.2K as BTC price action ignores inflation, Iran Hormuz closure
Cointelegraph
Bitcoin manages to return to $63,000 despite mounting US inflation headwinds and Iran's new declaration of the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz oil route. more…
The Weekly Closeout: Trump loves inflation and Abercrombie opens a ‘pinnacle’ store in SoHo
Retail Dive
The President told reporters he isn’t concerned about price increases, while the apparel retailer opened the “best expression" of the brand to date. more…
I Reverse-Engineered 50 API Breaches. The Same Five Mistakes Keep Appearing.
Dzone.com
Between December 22, 2025 and January 15, 2026, an attacker spent 24 consecutive days inside Navia Benefit Solutions' systems. They quietly and methodically pulled Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health plan enrollment details, and COBRA records belo… more…
The AI Abundance Paradigm: Government Money Without Strings Attached — Part III
Globalresearch.ca
The first two articles in this series explored the proposition that artificial intelligence and robotics will soon be ushering in an economy of unprecedented abundance, and examined the resource and energy constraints that could limit that voluminous growth. … more…