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AI is making Patch Tuesday (kinda) fun again
9 June 2026 @ 10:49 pm
Unless you're an admin or vulnerability manager – then you're totally screwed
Salesforce cuts staff amid acquisition spree and $50 billion share buyback
9 June 2026 @ 10:01 pm
The layoffs come after CEO Marc Benioff boasted of record revenue and 'incredible cashflow' two weeks ago
If your sex life is dead, you can blame Steve Jobs
9 June 2026 @ 8:49 pm
Economists find signs of a ‘large and causal relationship between iPhones and fertility' in AT&T exclusivity-era data
Anthropic spins a Fable of a tamer, safer Mythos
9 June 2026 @ 7:32 pm
Company also changes data retention policy
Miasma worms its way onto GitHub as attack kit goes open source
9 June 2026 @ 6:05 pm
As if there weren't enough package poisonings to worry about
MIT boffins take electrospray nozzles out of the cleanroom, into the 3D printer
9 June 2026 @ 5:31 pm
Who said sub-millimeter, three-layer science juice had to be expensive to squirt?
Apple’s iOS 27 goes all agentic on compromised passwords, promises to change them with one tap
9 June 2026 @ 4:13 pm
iBiz might not win the AI race, but analysts say it's focusing on features people may actually use
Neo4j plots Palantir alternative with GraphAware acquisition
9 June 2026 @ 3:30 pm
Graph database biz says on-prem, air-gapped intel stack gives governments a no-kill-switch option
LibreOffice brands Euro-Office a 'de facto ally' of Microsoft's lock-in strategy
9 June 2026 @ 2:27 pm
The Document Foundation accuses newly launched Euro-Office of undermining digital sovereignty by defaulting to Microsoft's OOXML document format
Devs know AI code is riddled with holes, but ship it anyway
9 June 2026 @ 1:36 pm
Pressure to deploy wins out over security as four in five orgs confess to breaches from vulnerable apps
Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire m3ter, a London-based metering and rating platform built for consumption-based billing. The deal will integrate m3ter’s infrastructure natively into Agentforce Revenue Management, giving Salesforce customers the ability to launch, track, and bill usage-based and outcome-based pricing models without leaving the platform. Financial terms were not disclosed. The […]
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Munich-area startup ERC System has unveiled Victor, an uncrewed hybrid-electric cargo eVTOL designed for defence, logistics, and disaster response, at ILA Berlin 2026. The company says the aircraft can carry a 250kg payload over a range of 300km at a cruise speed of 250km/h. ERC System is targeting first deliveries in 2028. Victor uses a […]
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest chipmaker, told the BBC that inflation is pushing up its costs and did not rule out raising prices. CFO Wendell Huang said the company would not impose sudden “fourfold, fivefold” increases but acknowledged that costs have risen. “We reflect our value,” he said, pointing to TSMC’s technology leadership […]
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Super Micro Computer plans to raise $7 billion through a package of equity offerings to purchase components for its AI servers. The company said Tuesday it has received approximately $39 billion in orders from more than 20 customers in recent weeks for its advanced AI servers, including its Data Center Building Block Solutions, and needs […]
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General Motors is pushing into energy storage for data centres and the electrical grid, announcing a sodium-ion battery development partnership with Peak Energy, a lithium iron phosphate supply deal with LG Energy Solution, and an expanded relationship with Redwood Materials. The moves mark GM’s clearest signal yet that it sees its $900 million investment in […]
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Valve’s Steam Machine, the compact gaming PC announced in November 2025, could launch on or before June 29 based on a pattern in the company’s FCC regulatory filings. The theory, first spotted by Notebookcheck and sourced to Reddit user u/wayTooManyBugs, draws on how Valve handled the regulatory paperwork for its Steam Controller, which launched on […]
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Sony Electronics announced the Crystal LED UNIFY, a 135-inch all-in-one direct-view LED display designed for corporate boardrooms and university lecture halls. The display, model ZRL-135SG, ships as five pre-assembled panels and a control unit that two people can install in approximately one hour with no electrical work required. Sony plans to show it at InfoComm […]
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Vinted, the Lithuanian secondhand marketplace valued at €8 billion after an €880 million secondary share sale in April, is pushing into the United States and sees an “enormous opportunity” in the American resale market, according to marketplace CEO Adam Jay. Speaking at London Tech Week on Sunday, Jay told CNBC that the shift toward secondhand […]
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Engineers at MIT have built an ultrasound wristband that can track 22 degrees of freedom in the human hand and use that data to control a robotic hand in real time, according to research published in Nature Electronics in March 2026. The device uses a ring of small ultrasound transducers worn around the wrist to […]
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Birmingham-based Rem3dy Health, the parent company of personalised vitamin brand Nourished, has raised £14 million at a valuation of £84 million in a round backed by a mix of global strategic investors. The round was led by Japanese beverage and wellness group Suntory, Spanish brewing conglomerate Estrella Galicia, Indian healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals, and French […]
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Most of nature – including humans – is symmetrical, and as creations reflect their creators, many robots we create today feature this symmetry, with the general assumption that symmetry is best. Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Engineering
Nature has long served as a source of inspiration for scientific innovations. Many animals have evolved defensive features such as skins, shells, and scales to protect themselves from predators. Because protective mechanisms are essential in both biological organisms and engineered systems, a lot of these features have already been adopted in modern technologies. Recently, researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University drew inspiration from the armadillo and its unique self-defense mechanism.Continue ReadingCategory: 
Retrofitting a port berth with shore power can take anywhere from three to seven years of permitting, construction, and grid upgrades. Now, a UK company has developed a floating hydrogen-powered platform and can make that wait disappear without having to move a single brick.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: 
Each year in the US, around 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and MindTags: Parkinson's Disease, 
The Miami tiny house doesn't try to squeeze too much into its extra-wide 400-sq-ft (37.16-sq-m) single-floor interior. Instead, it spreads out for a spacious and apartment-like layout that's designed to sleep two in comfort.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: 
In 2028 Los Angeles will become the first city to hold the (modern) Olympic Games for a third time, following previous runs in 1932 and 1984.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: 
The Sagrada Familia has been under construction for more than 140 years, but Lego's new replica should hopefully prove a little quicker to assemble. Featuring just over 12,000 pieces, it's Lego's largest set to date by piece count.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, EngineeringTags: Lego, 
Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical in the United States in more than 40 years reached a major milestone when the Antares Nuclear Mark-0 test reactor came online at Idaho National Laboratory.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, EngineeringTags: 
There’s no doubt about it – burning stuff is what makes us human. Aside from the fact that fire makes food safer, tastier, and more digestible, burning a few sticks pushes back the darkness, keeps predators at bay, and keeps us toasty warm.Continue ReadingCategory: Archaeology, ScienceTags: Fire, 
(Arrival is a fantastic movie. Watch it, but don’t stop there – read the Story of Your Life novella it was based on
With early computers, you didn’t boot up to a fancy schmancy desktop, or a screen full of apps you could easily poke and prod with your finger. No, those computers booted up to the command