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9to5 Mac macOS 27 could grant two wishes that longtime Mac users want most
macOS 27 will be unveiled on Monday at WWDC, and rumors indicate the update will grant two wishes that longtime Mac users especially have been wanting. more…
The Next Web Blackstone-backed AirTrunk plans $30bn India data centre push as the country becomes AI’s next construction site
Six weeks ago, AirTrunk did not operate in India. Now it wants to spend $30 billion there. The Blackstone-backed hyperscale data centre operator announced on Thursday that it plans to invest more than INR 3,000 billion ($30 billion) in India by...
Mashable Madonna streamed a surprise concert on Grindr
Madonna performed a pop-up concert in Times Square that she announced on Grindr.
Jalopinik It Makes No Sense Why U.S. Auto Sales Are Holding Steady, But They Are
Turns out, despite everything, people still want to buy cars.
Gizmodo Let’s Talk About the End Credits of ‘Masters of the Universe’
The new film from director Travis Knight teases the future with three end-credit scenes.
Polygon Valve's Steam Machine and Steam Frame set to ship this summer
Valve's next batch of hardware- the living room-focused PC, the Steam Machine, and its VR headset, the Steam Frame- will be shipping this summer.
InVerse The Best Batman Show Of The Decade Is Returning Sooner Than We Thought
Prime Video's 'Batman: Caped Crusader' will return with a new season this July — and it's bringing a few classic Batman villains with it.
Hack-A-Day This Week in Security: Messing with AI, 7Zip and Notepad++ Vulnerabilities, HTTP2 Bomb, and More
With the rise of AI coding assistants continuing apparently unabated, some project maintainers have begun striking back. Ars Technica reports on projects putting hostile directions into the AGENTS.md file, or …read more
Lifehacker Now There's a 'Brainrot' Monopoly Game
This fast-paced Monopoly variant is full of internet slang.
The Takeout Barbra Streisand Says There's 'Nothing Better' Than This Nostalgic Dish
Barbra Streisand has had the opportunity to dine on some of the world's best food, but she still says there's nothing better than this classic dish.
Apple Insider Stay safe & browse the internet freely with 70% off Proton VPN
Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are basically a required utility in 2026 if you want to browse the internet without being tracked. Get Proton VPN at up to 70% off a two-year subscription.Proton VPN can keep your browsing habits private. Image...
Ars Technica Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.
9to5 Mac iOS 27 tidbits: Find My changes, new animations, more
iOS 27 is expected to be full of new features for Siri and Apple Intelligence. There are, however, a few other changes in store for some of the most-used iPhone apps. Here are a few new details from a Bloomberg report published today. more…
New York Times - World Marjane Satrapi, Artist and Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
Her popular graphic novel series, published in the early 2000s, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.
The Next Web Mira Murati resurfaces after 18 months with a warning about AI governance and a product no one expected
For someone who helped ship ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Codex, Mira Murati has been remarkably quiet. On Thursday, she broke the silence. Sitting down with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang in San Francisco, the CEO of Thinking Machines Lab gave her first major...
Polygon Scary Movie 6 grasps for relevance by parodying KPop Demon Hunters in the worst way possible
The Scary Movie franchise takes on Netflix's popular children's film KPop Demon Hunters with terrible results.
The Takeout 11 Popular Fast Food Soups, Ranked Worst To Best
If you're craving a bowl of warm, hearty soup, you may want to think carefully before deciding which fast food restaurant gets your order.
Engadget Engadget Podcast: What does NVIDIA's RTX Spark mean for PCs?
This week on the Engaadget Podcast, we dive into NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip and the many ways it could reshape the world of Windows PCs (or not).
Kotaku Wizards Of The Coast Deadnamed Trans Employees In Front Of Their Colleagues During Union Election, Apologized, Then Did It Again
'The actions here are...at odds with the kindness and support I experience daily'
The Next Web A Chinese startup just dethroned Nvidia on the benchmark Nvidia helped build
Two days. That is how long Nvidia’s latest robotics model sat at the top of the RoboArena leaderboard before a startup from Hangzhou knocked it off. On Wednesday, Spirit AI announced that its foundation model for embodied intelligence, Spirit v1.6,...
Engadget How the Internet Crosses Oceans Without You Noticing
A closer look at how undersea cables connect the world.
Engadget How to watch the Xbox Games Showcase
Microsoft has two livestreams planned for this Sunday.
Lifehacker You Can Now Use iMessage on Windows (With Some Serious Limitations)
Phone Link allows you to send and receive Apple Messages on your PC.
New York Times - World The Priests Revered in the Land of Five Genders
The bissus of South Sulawesi are considered a link between the earthly and celestial because they are thought to embody both male and female traits.
Jalopinik Which Tracks Need To Return To The F1 Schedule?
The French Grand Prix, the sport's oldest event, hasn't been held since 2022. The German Grand Prix has been absent from F1's schedule since 2019.
Apple Insider Apple Vision Pro, WWDC, and Apple takes on Chrome, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple is surely laser-focused now on next week's WWDC, but it did take a moment for a rare swipe at a rival, and it seems to have made some harsh choices about Apple Vision Pro.It doesn't look like there's going to be an Apple Vision Pro 2 for a...
The Next Web Japan risks becoming an ‘AI colony’, its digital minister warns
The phrase Japan’s digital minister chose was deliberately stark. Hisashi Matsumoto warned that the country risks becoming an “AI colony” if it fails to keep pace with the technology, using the term to defend a government-backed bill that would...
The Next Web Anthropic says Claude writes 80% of its own code and the world needs a plan to hit the brakes
One of Anthropic’s engineers hasn’t written a line of code in five months. Not because the work dried up, but because Claude does it now. As of May 2026, more than 80% of the code merged into Anthropic’s production codebase was authored by Claude,...
New York Times - World Former Prince Andrew Sublet Cottages on Royal Property Where He Lived Rent-Free
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received income from renting out three cottages at Royal Lodge, where he paid no rent himself, a British public spending watchdog found.
Kotaku Leak Reveals Microsoft Wants Its AI To Be ‘Addictive,’ CEO Satya Nadella Feigns Astonishment
The new 'AI personal assistant' Scout has apparently already hooked its own employees
Apple Insider I only want one thing from WWDC 2026, and it's got nothing to do with AI
Apple is set to announce a raft of new platform updates at WWDC on June 8, but there's only one thing I want, and it's got nothing to do with the Apple Intelligence or Siri upgrades that have been rumored for months.HomeKit simply refuses to be...
Techcrunch AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India
The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.
Polygon Nintendo Switch 2 mouse controls haven't had a major breakthrough in 1 full year
Mouse controls were a major selling point of the Nintendo Switch 2, but one year after release, they've yet to impress or be necessary.
Den of Geek Documentary Stealing Magic Takes on Trickery Within the World of Illusions
Magicians have been using the art of illusion to deceive the mind for centuries, yet it appears that even they can fall victim to trickery. In Fish Bowl Films and Magic Castle Entertainment Production’s documentary Stealing Magic, the audience will...
Lifehacker This Blink 2K Outdoor Camera System Is 55% Off Right Now
This early Prime Day deal works out to about $32 per Blink camera, which is cheaper than buying them individually.
New York Times - World As Trump Toughens Rules on Cuba’s Economy, Hotel Chains Withdraw
The Trump administration’s efforts to tighten the economic noose on Cuba appear to be working, as more international firms announced they would leave the island.
Mashable Hydrogen-powered helicopter makes first piloted flight
A hydrogen-powered helicopter has completed its first piloted flight, marking a significant step toward more sustainable aviation.
BBC - Europe UK in most dangerous period I've known, military chief says
Russian incursions into UK defences risk crossing a line, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton tells the BBC.
9to5 Mac iOS 27: You might have to join a waitlist to try new Siri features
Apple is set to announce iOS 27 and an all-new version of Siri at WWDC in just a few days. Ahead of that, Bloomberg has published a monster recap of everything to expect at the event. There’s one specifically interesting tidbit: the so-called new...
InVerse 40 Years Later, An Underrated Sci-Fi Adventure Deserves To Be Remembered For More Than Bad Timing
A space thriller for the whole family has endured beyond its mistimed release.
Den of Geek 10 Reasons Why Xbox Lost The Console War
The console war was the constant back and forth of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo to be the main household name for the video game console. It’s been a long time coming, and it hasn’t always been these three, but they are the main names associated...
Lifehacker This Microphone-Free Sonos Speaker Is at Its Lowest Price Ever Right Now
This early Prime Day deal offers the sound quality, Bluetooth support, and ecosystem of Sonos—just without the voice assistant.
BBC - Innovation Raspberry Pi raises profit forecast as AI demand grows
The firm said it expected to deliver adjusted earnings of at least $38m (£28.2m) for the first half of 2026.
Engadget OpenAI will let the US government review its AI models before release
The company said this week it would comply with President Trump's voluntary AI executive order.
Jalopinik At $6,995, Would You Fly To Buy This Incredibly Low-Mileage 1976 Pontiac Sunbird?
With exceptionally low miles, a manual transmission, and some seriously bright colors, will this Sunbird light up your driveway for $6,995?
Den of Geek The 16 Best Adult Animated Series You’ve Probably Never Seen
Animated shows are often aimed at children, and that doesn’t make them bad; several of those shows, like Gravity Falls or Star vs. the Forces of Evil, have a lot for adults to enjoy. That doesn’t mean, however, that every single animated show is...
Engadget Vertigo Games announces closure of its Amsterdam VR studio
Vertigo Games, known for its VR work, is closing its Amsterdam studio.
Technology Review The Download: AI hacking beyond Mythos, and chatbots’ impact on our brains
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Meta hack shows there’s more to AI security than Mythos On Monday, reports emerged that attackers had used...
New York Times - World Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo
In a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are complicating efforts to stop the virus. Health workers are trying to treat the ill and bury the dead, but some residents are still in...
Kotaku Here’s How The 9 Biggest Games At Summer Game Fest 2025 Have Turned Out
Resident Evil Requiem and 007 Last Light were big hits while MindsEye and Splitgate 2 were not
Polygon All Nintendo Switch 2 first-party games, ranked from worst to best
Nintendo has released 12 games on Switch 2 in its first year. We've ranked all Nintendo first-party games on Switch 2 from worst to best.
Den of Geek The 15 Scariest True Crime Documentaries
Scary movies can unnerve and jolt us to no end, but at the end of the day, they are fiction. We can go back to the comfort of our reality knowing that, all in all, we live in a world where those terrors don’t exist. Except, they do, and that’s what...
Engadget NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip could give Windows its true Apple Silicon moment
Arm CPU cores, a powerful GPU and gobs of unified RAM? That sounds familiar!
Den of Geek The 13 Most Obtrusive NBA Fans of All Time
With the NBA Finals just starting, basketball fans aren't the only people preparing for tipoff. Every year, the league's biggest games attract a long list of celebrity spectators, many of whom have become nearly as famous for their courtside...
BBC - Europe Fury in France after child murder suspect's criminal record released
A man suspected of murdering an 11-year-old girl had previously been identified as a potential child molester, records show.
Den of Geek 12 Disney Stars That Didn’t Continue Acting
The Disney platform is one seemingly made to create stars, since unforgettable personalities like Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling come from that background. Children star in massively popular shows and movies and, through connections and fame,...
Engadget The Morning After: NVIDIA thinks its new chip will revolutionize PCs
NVIDIA launches a powerful AI-ready notebook chip, NASA ends a Mars mission and Meta's still looking into glasses-based facial recognition.
MacRumors iOS 27: New Siri Features Could Be Gated Behind a Waitlist
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has published his WWDC preview ahead of Monday's keynote, and while almost all of the iOS 27 features he covers have already made the rounds, there are a couple of details worth highlighting. As we've covered...
Ars Technica Steve Jobs in Exile is a fine profile of Jobs' years at NeXT
“Why don’t we just frickin’ call Apple?”
Den of Geek 20 Vintage Muscle Cars in Their Natural Habitat for All the Gearheads
The 1970s were a fascinating time for American muscle cars. While changing regulations and rising fuel prices were beginning to reshape the automotive landscape, plenty of powerful machines were still roaming the streets, drag strips, and parking...
Polygon Daniel Radcliffe's weirdest post-Harry Potter movie is now streaming for free
Swiss Army Man is a great comedy fantasy from the Everything Everywhere All at Once directors that hasn't quite hit cult status yet.
Ars Technica Review: AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a disappointing way to spend $549
The superior RX 9070 also launched for $549 just over a year ago.
InVerse Apple's Remake Of A Classic Revenge Thriller Is Drastically Different From The Originals — For Good Reason
Showrunner Nick Antosca reveals the reasons behind the series' big deviances from the timeless story of 'Cape Fear.'
Hack-A-Day Using Electrolysis for More Than Just Generating Hydrogen
When the topic of ‘electrolysis’ is mentioned, people typically think of just splitting plain old dihydrogen monoxide (hydric acid: H2O) into its constituent atoms, but this barely scratches the surface …read more
Den of Geek 15 People Share the Worst Movie They’ve Ever Watched
Bad movies come in many forms. Some are boring, some are confusing, and others are so poorly made that they become unintentionally entertaining. What makes a film truly memorable for the wrong reasons is often the feeling that it wasted a great...
The Next Web While tech week talks AI, Scytale is talking about what’s actually killing deals
The conversation at this year’s NY Tech Week is about AI. The panels, the pitch decks, the happy hours: agents that code, agents that sell, infrastructure for the agents. Then a screen mounted to a truck shows a man sitting on a toilet, staring at...
The Next Web Data-centre developer Switch in talks to raise at $50bn-plus valuation
Switch is trying to raise money at a valuation that would have looked implausible for a data-centre developer a few years ago. The Las Vegas company is in talks to raise billions of dollars at a valuation of at least $50bn, according to The...
Den of Geek 15 People Share the Movie They Consider “Perfect”
The idea of a perfect movie is impossible to define, which is exactly why film fans love debating it. Some people value flawless storytelling, others focus on performances, pacing, atmosphere, or emotional impact. A movie does not have to be the...
Apple Insider iOS 27, macOS 27, Siri: What to expect to launch at WWDC 2026
WWDC is just around the corner. Here's what to expect from Apple about the future of iOS 27, macOS 27, AI, and Siri.The WWDC 2026 logo - Image Credit: AppleApple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference will be held from June 8 to June 12. As it's...
Apple Insider UK wants to jail John Ternus if children's iPhones don't block nude images
The UK is reportedly planning to introduce new laws that require Apple and Google to protect children from any online nudity, or see their CEOs jailed.Detail from Apple's existing child protection white paper — image credit: AppleIt's already...
The Next Web Broadcom steps back from M&A as AI revenue surges
Hock Tan built Broadcom by buying things. So it carried some weight when the chief executive, who assembled one of the industry’s largest chip companies through a long run of acquisitions, said dealmaking has slipped down his list of priorities....
Digital Tends Turns out, teaching games like Battleship can make small AI models a whole lot smarter
MIT researchers used a Battleship-style test to show how smaller AI models can improve by asking sharper questions, potentially making cheaper AI agents more useful without relying on bigger systems.
Polygon The Nintendo Switch 2 price seemed too expensive until it really didn't
Nintendo has handled the Switch 2 price well in the face of tariffs, the RAM crisis, and hikes for Xbox, PS5, and Steam Deck
Propublica These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash.
The post These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash. appeared first on ProPublica.
The Intercept “Warehousing Human Beings”
Former immigration judge Andrea Sáenz and American Immigration Council’s Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the conditions at Delaney Hall and other ICE detention centers across the U.S. The post “Warehousing Human Beings” appeared first on The Intercept.
The Takeout 16 BBQ Staples Worth Getting At Dollar Tree
Save your money for buying good meat and other grilling ingredients by purchasing your BBQ staples at Dollar Tree. A single run can set you up for summer.
BBC - Innovation From Bitcoin to blockchain: Key cryptocurrency terms and what they mean
As the price of Bitcoin sinks once more, here's a guide to some of the trickiest crypto terms.
Digital Tends This AI can tell a real online review from a fake one, and it’s surprisingly accurate
A new AI system combines text, images, and reviewer behavior to detect fake online reviews with over 94% accuracy, outperforming every existing method it was tested against.
Jalopinik Chrysler Tried To Memory-Hole These Muscle Cars, But The Rumors Were True
For years, Chrysler insisted that this car never existed. However, it turns out that rumors about the legendary vehicle were true all along. Here's the story.
The Geek Games Switch 2 Sales Just Collapsed in Japan After Nintendo’s Price Hike
Nintendo Switch 2 hardware sales in Japan dropped 87 percent week-on-week after the console’s price increase took effect in the country. According to the latest Famitsu data, the system fell to 31,751 units after a brief buying surge driven by...
The Geek Games CD Projekt Red’s New World Is Taking Shape – Hadar Will Be an Emotional Open-World Experience
CD Projekt Red’s new original IP, codenamed Hadar, remains a mysterious project, but a new job ad has finally revealed a few important details. The studio behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 is building an emotional open-world experience that it...
Technology Review Are AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?
This week I’ve been at SXSW London. There’s been music, film, and a lot—and I mean a lot—of talk about AI. I also had the opportunity to sit down with Gloria Mark, a psychologist at the University of California, Irvine, who has spent the last 30...
Technology Review The Meta hack shows there’s more to AI security than Mythos
On June 5, 404 Media reported that attackers had been using Meta’s AI customer support agent to steal Instagram accounts. Their approach was simple: They asked the agent to link the accounts to email addresses that they controlled, and the agent...
Digital Tends Steam Machine confirmed to land this summer, but we’re still in the dark about its price
Valve says Steam Machine ships this summer, but it still hasn’t revealed the price. The new Verified program helps explain game support, while buyers wait for the details that affect the upgrade decision.
The Geek Games Valve Still Won’t Budge: Steam Machine and Steam Frame Are Supposedly Coming This Summer
TECH NEWS – Valve still insists that Steam Machine and Steam Frame are shipping this summer, even as the current hardware market looks anything but friendly. With component prices rising, memory shortages spreading, and consoles getting more...
Digital Tends Snap sent alerts to students during class hours despite knowing the risk of distraction
Internal documents from lawsuits filed by 1,400+ school districts reveal how Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube deliberately targeted students, even during school hours.
Digital Tends Google makes it easier to follow the social media shenanigans of your favorite personalities
Google is giving creators a fresh spotlight in Search, and it could change how you keep tabs on your favorite online personalities. The update brings a new way to discover content without endlessly jumping between apps.
BBC - Europe Zelensky proposes face-to-face talks in open letter to Putin
Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.
Hack-A-Day Vintage Turntable Gets Brain Transplant and Home Assistant Integration
When [Marsupial] picked up a vintage Sansusi P-L45 turntable, he figured it would be an easy fix: a few capacitors, a belt or two, and maybe a new cartridge, the …read more
Digital Tends You may not necessarily want it, but a barrage of Googlebooks are coming from top brands
Googlebook could arrive with up to eight devices this fall, giving buyers more choices across Intel, Snapdragon, and MediaTek hardware, but key pricing, specs, and availability details remain unconfirmed.
Digital Tends Audi tackles Ferrari Luce fever with the hybrid Nuvolari, it’s fastest and beefiest car ever
Audi has unveiled the Nuvolari, its first hybrid supercar with 1,001 PS, a top speed of over 350 km/h, and production limited to just 499 units.
BBC - Innovation We need to stop AI developing without humans, says Anthropic co-founder
Jack Clark tells BBC's Newsnight AI could get to the point where it develops without human input.
Techcrunch Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully
In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist.
Hack-A-Day Connecting Your Car to Home Assistant
With how much time many of us spend in our cars, it makes perfect sense to consider them a second home. Yet even if that’s not the case, there are …read more
Unicorn Riot Israel Passes Law to Execute Palestinian Prisoners by Hanging
Israel's Knesset passed a discriminatory law that mandates Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks be killed by hanging. The bill is expected to be struck down by Israel's Supreme Court. The post Israel Passes Law to Execute Palestinian Prisoners...
Jalopinik Gas Station Can't Sell Diesel After RV Dumps Its Toilet Into Supply
Now, the Montrose Maverik not only has to get its diesel tank cleaned, but also dispose of contaminated diesel it can't sell, and at today's ridiculous prices.
AV Club Cape Fear's opening episodes offer a new flavor of a famously terrifying villain
The intriguing reimagining—starring Javier Bardem and Amy Adams—targets the “criminal injustice system.”
Hack-A-Day Microsoft Claims 20 second Qubits
While it might seem that your computer malfunctions every few minutes, the reality is that modern computers are usually quite robust. Not so much for quantum computers, where qubit life …read more
9to5 Mac Apple TV debuts a new series remake of thriller Cape Fear, stream now
Apple TV debuts a new remake of thriller Cape Fear. This latest limited series adaptation is star-studded, with Amy Adams, Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson headlining the cast. Inspired by the 1991 movie, in Cape Fear, the world of a married...