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Justice Department backs xAI in NAACP lawsuit over data center pollution

xAI has some powerful friends, and they're asking the court to dismiss NAACP's lawsuit.

The Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus is over $1,000 off at Amazon ahead of Prime Day

Get the best portable power station deal. Save 42% on the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus at Amazon.

Girlfriends review – love and growing pains in queer coming-of-age tale that goes from Hong Kong to Taiwan

A trio of actors play one woman from high school to her mid-30s in Tracy Choi’s thoughtful romantic drama It can stretch credibility a little when an actor plays the same character over a long time span in one film. Richard Linklater solved the...

The Uses of Utopia by Joad Raymond Wren review – can the ideal society ever exist?

This fascinating intellectual history of imagined paradises takes us from Thomas More to Ursula K Le GuinBy definition, utopia cannot exist. In 1516, educated readers of Thomas More’s Utopia would have appreciated a tension between two possible...

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When will social media ban start, and which apps will be affected?

The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat banned for UK teens early in 2027.

DeepSeek closes $7bn-plus round with an unusual structure

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab that unsettled the industry with a cheap, capable model last year, has closed its first round of outside funding, raising roughly 50 billion yuan, about $7bn, in a deal whose structure is as notable as its size. The...

Florida sues TikTok over its child social-media law

Florida has sued TikTok, accusing the app of breaking the state’s law restricting minors’ access to social media and of misleading parents about what their children would find there. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the suit on 15 June,...

Alibaba unveils AI models for robots as China’s focus shifts to agents

Alibaba has revealed its first suite of AI models for robots, a move that says as much about where Chinese technology is heading as about the models themselves. The launch came as the industry pivots away from chatbots and towards agents, the...

Anthropic curbs make the case for sovereign AI, Upstage chief says

When the US government ordered Anthropic to cut foreign access to its most capable models, and the company switched them off worldwide rather than try to comply selectively, it handed every advocate of home-grown AI a tidy piece of evidence. Sung...

History for Cape Verde as Spain start with a stutter | World Cup Daily

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay, Dan Bardell and Sid Lowe as debutants Cape Verde earn a draw against the favourites Spain Continue reading...

Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax isn’t far off Labour’s housing policy. Not that you’ll ever hear Starmer say it | Anna Minton

The UK has its own progressive policies such as the second home and ‘mansion’ taxes. So why isn’t the PM shouting it from the rooftops?In April, to mark the day on which Americans are expected to file their taxes, the New York mayor, Zohran...

Exclusive: Optiak raises €4m to build an orchestration layer for enterprise AI

Optiak, a startup building what it calls a modular operating system for enterprise AI, has come out of stealth with a €4m pre-seed round, about $4.7m, led by Market One Capital, Next Tier Ventures, EA Ventures Plug and Play EMEA Fund and Mission....

Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions

Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.

Xbox is reportedly closing the studio behind Hellblade merely days after showing off its next game

Xbox is reportedly closing Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series, just days after it announced a new game at the Xbox Games Showcase.

Alienated by Disclosure Day? You are not alone

Audiences have propelled Spielberg’s alien thriller to the top of the box office. Yet some exiting the cinema appear to believe this sappy extravaganza is not the director’s finest hourA sage person once told me every noted director’s career is an...

AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists

Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi dataThe rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the “race against extinction” faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants...

The bat that weighs the same as a teaspoon of salt – and the biologist who rediscovered it

The short-tailed roundleaf bat was feared extinct until scientist Iroro Tanshi found one in Afi sanctuary in Nigeria, and set out to protect the only confirmed roosting colonyJust after sunrise, a cacophony of whoops and chatter can be heard over...

Free as a bird: the Mexicans redefining gender – in pictures

From gymnasts in kitten heels to lovers stalked by a devil, Pieter Henket’s dazzling portrait series, Birds of Mexico City, can feel like being in ‘a museum where the art comes alive’ Continue reading...

From cool Marseille to a photo-feast in Arles – an art trail through Provence

The French cities of Marseille, Aix, Avignon and Arles boast a wealth of museums and festivals showing work by contemporary artists. Here’s how to make the most of a dazzling cultural summerMy wife and I moved from London to Marseille a little over...

Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens review – the last day of maternity leave is a comic rollercoaster

Parenting is represented in all its hilarious, moving and truthfully plodding detail, in the story of a mother and her two little boysThe last day of maternity leave, and an unnamed mother of two decides to stage a “yes day”, full of treats and...

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for June 16, 2026

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

NYT Pips hints, answers for June 16, 2026

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Facebook now has an answering genie for all your burning questions, just like Google Search

Meta is rolling out AI Mode on Facebook, a new feature that uses Meta AI to answer questions by pulling from public content across Meta apps, rather than returning standard search results.

Why Team Iran Is in a Tough Spot at the World Cup

At its first game in Los Angeles, the men’s national team drew spectators who weren’t coming for the soccer, but rather to protest the regime in Tehran.

Learning About Ground Loop Isolators thanks to a Scam Product

When [Denki Otaku] bought a ¥1,200 (roughly €6.5) XLR ground loop isolator off Japanese Amazon, he initially didn’t suspect that anything was off. Since they’re fairly simple devices, with basically …read more

House of the Dragon Season 3 – Stronger, Bloodier, More Spectacular

Stronger, Bloodier, More Spectacular The post House of the Dragon Season 3 – Stronger, Bloodier, More Spectacular appeared first on theGeek.games.

You may soon be able to split your Xbox purchases into installments

Code spotted on the Xbox website suggests Microsoft is preparing buy now, pay later integrations with Klarna and PayPal, letting users split the cost of games and hardware into installments.

Will the Iran Deal Stick?

After many false starts, this cease-fire plan could be different. That’s because the war really has become painful for both the U.S. and Iran.

Naval Mines Could Still Stymie Gulf Shipping After War

The U.S. Navy will be deploying a new generation of drone-based countermeasures to search the sea floor and surface for any mines Iran laid.

Australia’s Former Electricity Substations Are Being Turned Into Homes

In a country where the housing market is squeezed, decommissioned electrical substations are in demand as refurbished residences.

Hurdle hints and answers for June 16, 2026

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Pick up a new language — or 25 — with this $127 Rosetta Stone deal

Learn up to 25 languages in a year with this one-year subscription to Rosetta Stone Sapphire, now just $127.20.

Stock up for the summer with this $15 BJ’s membership

Get a 1-year BJ’s Club Card Membership with Easy Renewal for just $15 and unlock access to bulk savings, top brands, fresh groceries, gas stations, and summer-ready essentials.

Stop copy-pasting prompts across GPT-4o, Claude, and Gemini — this tool combines them for a one-time $55

Compare outputs from GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, and more with ChatPlayground AI’s lifetime plan for side-by-side AI testing and prompt optimization.

How to watch Iraq vs. Norway online for free

How to watch World Cup for free. Live stream Iraq vs. Norway in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

How to unblock Pornhub for free in Australia

How to unblock porn for free in Australia. Unblock and watch Pornhub for free from anywhere in the world.

Chrome is removing the last workaround keeping Manifest V2 ad blockers alive

Chrome 150, due June 30, removes the last developer flag keeping Manifest V2 ad blockers like uBlock Origin alive.

The Batman Part 2 casting rumor reveals an even darker movie than the original

The Batman Part II could be even darker than its predecessor if Sebastian Stan is playing Victor Zsasz according to uncorraborated rumors.

Let's Debunk These 6 Common Van Life Myths Right Now

Living on the road comes with certain challenges, and not everything is as idyllic as influencers might have you believe but it's not all bad either.

Elon Musk Now Has About $1 Trillion More Than the Next Richest Person in the World

He could lose almost $1 trillion and still be the richest person in the world.

How to run Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on a Mac

Playing Minecraft is better with Bedrock, but it's not directly available for macOS. Here's how to get around the limitation and improve your building experience.You can play Minecraft Bedrock on macOS, but it requires a workaround. Minecraft is...

Israel Counts the Ways That Netanyahu’s Iran Strategy Failed

The U.S.-Iran framework agreement appears to omit some of the most important provisions that Israel wanted.

[Sponsor] Mux — Video for Developers

Video is a boatload of data. Every video file in your product contains audio, objects, and scenes that most stacks can’t read or access. Mux Robots turns that data into video intelligence. Configure your video workflows once, and they run...

The Washington Post on the EU’s DMA Folly

The Washington Post editorial board yesterday (News+ link), “Why Europe Won’t Have the New Siri: Brussels insists the decision is “Apple’s and Apple’s only” and that nothing in its flagship Digital Markets Act forbids the launch. That’s...

The Most Conservative Automaker Created The Wildest Muscle Car Graphics

The massive hood scoop alone would help this muscle car stand out in a crowd, but the bright red, white, and blue graphics put it over the top.

★ The Talk Show: Live From WWDC 2026

Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose on Tuesday 9 June 2026, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join John Gruber to discuss Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2026.

This Alarm Clock Has The Capacity To Wake You

Every now and then a project comes into the Hackaday feed that has so many levels of wrong about it that you really shouldn’t do it at home, but is …read more

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for June 16, 2026

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Apple TV releases massive Widow’s Bay-themed playlist on Apple Music

The “Patricia’s Sunset Cocktails” playlist from episode 4 of Widow’s Bay’s first season is now available on Apple Music. Get it below.

Elon Musk Says He’s Not a Killer, Journalists Would Be Dead if He Were

"Elon says all kinds of stuff all the time, I don’t worry about it much," the editor-in-chief of the Verge told Gizmodo.

Summer Hikaru Died leads 2026 best manga awards nominees list

American Manga Awards nominees have been announced and is looking firece for 2026.

I Finally Understand America After Watching UFC Freedom 250 at LA’s Most Hi-Tech Sports Bar

"When you can't be there, be here at Cosm," is its slogan. But what if I didn't want to be at the fight?

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Maersk Still Shipping Weapons Components to Israel, Despite Claiming Otherwise

“Maersk facilitated the transport of bullets Israel used to snipe Palestinian children in the head," said one activist.

Sign in with Apple and Hide My Email are getting a new shared email domain

Apple announced today that it will soon use a single shared domain for private email addresses generated by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email. Here are the details.

iOS 27 fixes three of the most annoying Messages bugs

iOS 27 focuses heavily on bug fixes and performance improvements across apps like Safari, Mail, Calendar, and more. In the Messages app, iOS 27 fixes what I think are three of the most frustrating bugs …

U.S. and Iran Sign a Framework Deal, Leaving Major Issues for Future Talks

U.S. and Iranian officials said the deal included a 60-day cease-fire to pave the way for negotiations toward a final peace agreement and talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

Here's Why Manual And Automatic Transmission Fluid Aren't Interchangeable

Manual and automatic transmission fluids should do roughly the same job, but there are differences between the two. Here's why they aren't interchangeable.

What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?

Helium-3 is expensive and demand is forecast to soar, so some are planning to mine it on the moon.

House of the Dragon season 3 might finally redeem itself with the Battle of the Gullet

After House of the Dragon's anticlimactic season 2 finale, the new season offers a shot at redemption by depicting Westeros' bloodiest naval battle.

Rocapine raises $13m to build wellness apps that hold instead of hook

Rocapine, a Paris venture studio building wellness apps, has raised a $13m Series A led by Educapital, the company said. The pitch is a neat inversion: take the playbook that made mobile gaming addictive, fast iteration, AI-native development,...

The (Mostly) Unanswered Questions at the Heart of a U.S.-Iran Accord

The short-term truce hasn’t been made public, and the long-term peace deal it is supposed to yield doesn’t exist yet, so there is much still unknown about any agreement between the adversaries.

Still seeing ‘Indexing in Progress’ on iOS 27? Here’s how to check the actual status

For some iOS 27 beta 1 users, the indexing process is taking much longer than expected. Thankfully, there’s a way to check the actual percentage from a Mac. Here’s how.

What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates

Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?

Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.

Canada wants to stop companies from using your data to charge you more, but the details are still missing

The Canadian government introduced legislation on Monday to overhaul the country’s private-sector privacy laws, including new restrictions on businesses that use personal data to charge individual consumers higher prices. Bill C-36, the Protecting...

In the Dark on U.S.-Iran Deal, Senators Refrain From Praising It

Democrats demanded an immediate briefing and even Republicans conceded they had no information on an agreement the administration has declined to release.

Key mission for Europe's commercial space enterprise scrubbed again

Isar Aerospace is not hurting for money, but it is sorely lacking in the currency of flight experience.

6 Best And 2 Worst New Fast Food Items Of 2026 (So Far)

We're about halfway through the year, and there have been plenty of fast food triumphs and flops to dissect, including new beverages, burgers, and desserts.

9to5Mac Daily: June 15, 2026 – More iOS 27 features and changes

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by...

Xiaomi built a robotic arm that plugs in your EV at home, delivering on a promise Tesla made in 2014 and never kept

Xiaomi has unveiled a robotic charging arm designed for residential garages that automatically plugs and unplugs an electric vehicle without any owner intervention. The system detects the vehicle’s position after parking, extends to the charging...

The European Commission Ruled Months Ago That Google’s Integration of Gemini in Android Violates the DMA

Ryan Whitham, writing for Ars Technica back in April: European regulators are proposing several broad changes to the way AI tools operate on Android phones. Some of this is straightforward, like allowing third-party AI tools to be...

What Does It Mean To Be An Owner-Operator Of A Semi Truck?

You might sometimes hear of truckers being called "owner-operators", but what exactly does that mean, and why would a trucker want to be one?

Rivian CEO says supervised point-to-point self-driving will arrive this year, and he’s comparing it directly to Tesla’s FSD

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the company will ship supervised point-to-point self-driving on all of its second-generation vehicles and the R2 later this year, describing the capability as “very similar to Tesla’s FSD.” Speaking at the Masters of...

Xbox is reportedly closing Ninja Theory, Double Fine and Compulsion Games

Some well-known first-party Xbox studios are reportedly at risk of being closed down.

Siri AI in iOS 27: Features, Requirements, and How It Works

The biggest change in iOS 27 is Apple's total overhaul of Siri, with ‌Siri‌ turning into ‌Siri‌ AI. Apple delivered on the features originally promised at WWDC 2024 and added new capabilities that turn ‌Siri‌ into a viable competitor to chatbots...

IMEC built a chip platform that works up to 325GHz, and it could make 6G hardware cheap enough to actually deploy

IMEC, the Belgian semiconductor research institute that partners with more than 600 chip industry players, has expanded its 300mm RF silicon interposer platform with three new manufacturing capabilities that bring 6G chip production closer to...

'Well, It Was Good While It Lasted' — Why Many Hot Sauce Fans Are Saying Goodbye To Tapatio

Hot sauce fans are taking to internet forums to publicly grieve Tapatio, which many people are saying they're planning on giving up in the near future.

'Greatest feeling ever': Cape Verdeans tell BBC of joy at holding Spain to draw

The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.

Building a Ceiling-Based Crane Robot to Keep a Room Clean

One of the joys you get to experience whether as a proud parent or pet owner is that a lot of things get left around haphazardly. You could of course …read more

Asheville's Top 5 Budget-Friendly Restaurants, According To A Local

Asheville, North Carolina has a number of restaurants that not only serve delicious fare but treat budgets right. Our local expert has recommendations.

Apple to Unify Sign in With Apple and Hide My Email on One Domain

Apple is planning to unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a single private.icloud.com domain. Addresses generated for both features will be issued on the new domain, Apple says. Sign in with...

Xbox ponders closing Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and more in 'reset'

Microsoft is currently moving to close several of its most acclaimed studios including Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion Games.

The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: What Does 'Dah Bih Gah' Mean?

The meme of the summer has arrived.

3 more new-this-month Paramount+ movies to watch this week (June 15-21)

A critic-proof franchise horror hit, a beloved '90s indie that's aged well, and a dazzling music doc

AI as a dating wingman is a hot trend, but study says it’s just sabotaging your love life

A new study finds that using AI to write dating app messages creates a damaging gap between your online persona and your real-life self.

Does It Pay To Switch To Cheaper E85 Even Though Mileage Drops?

We're sure you've noticed gas prices are high, and you've probably considered switching to E85. We've done the math to see if it actually saves you any money.

God of War Laufey could land in the first half of 2027

A new report claims the rumored God of War spin-off focused on Faye, also known as Laufey, could launch in the first half of 2027.

Aston Martin Recalls 7 Valkyries For Rear Brakes That Can Cause A Fire

The hyper-powerful Aston hypercar is being recalled for an issue that could cause a fire in the brake cooling ducts during high-speed driving.

2027 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S And GLS63 Get A New Mild-Hybrid V8 With 603 HP And A Flat-Plane Crank

The two SUVs also get styling tweaks and bigger grilles, adaptive suspension with active roll stabilization, and an exhaust that should be more characterful.

13 Years Later, 'Rick And Morty' Gives More Wild Reasons To Tune In Again

Inverse chats with Dan Harmon and Scott Marder about keeping the adult animated classic fresh more than a dozen years later.

Apple's New Betas Offer Some Clues About the Next iPhones and MacBooks

Foldable iPhone and touchscreen MacBook confirmed?

WhatsApp Web extends voice and video calls test to group chats

Users who rely on WhatsApp’s web version will soon be able to make voice and video calls in group chats. Here are the details.

Disney's Marvel x Muppets crossover is about to put Avengers: Doomsday to shame

Marvel has announced The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe, a crossover coming this September to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak

The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn't immune from U.S. government interference.

Google Earth's flight simulator mode is now available in your browser

Up, up and away! (Just try not to crash.)

Android 17: Everything we know so far

From app bubbles to 3D emojis and Gemini Intelligence, Android 17 is packed. Here's everything confirmed so far.

Apple Card Promo Doubles Daily Cash Back on Nike Purchases

Apple is teaming up with Nike for an Apple Card promotion that gives extra Daily Cash back. For the next month, ‌Apple Card‌ users can get 6% Daily Cash back when making a purchase with ‌Apple Card‌ using Apple Pay at a Nike retail store, the...

Dragon's Dogma 2's controversial microtransactions are going away

Capcom is removing the DLC microtransactions that plagued Dragon's Dogma 2 at launch and led to negative Steam reviews.