Why Switzerland has 25 gbit internet and America doesn't
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Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.
Papua rebels claim to have killed US pilot in Indonesia
A US pilot has been killed in Indonesia’s Papua region after separatist rebels said they shot him.
Iran warns ships against using unapproved routes in Strait of Hormuz
Military command issues threat a day after Qatari mediators hailed 'positive progress' in indirect US-Iranian talks.
Who are the rogue bishops defying Pope Leo XIV?
A rebel group of Roman Catholics has ordained its own bishops in direct defiance of Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican order.
‘They gave their best’: Congolese reflect on historic World Cup run
The Leopards' first World Cup in more than 50 years united Congolese supporters, despite defeat to England.
Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding celebrations begin with star-studded New York event
Actress Lena Dunham, model Gigi Hadid and longtime music collaborator Jack Antonoff were spotted in formal attire near Madison Square Garden.
Powerful explosion as firefighters probe smoke at Tacoma apartment
Powerful explosion as firefighters probe smoke at Tacoma apartment.
Claude Fable 5 isn’t permanently leaving subscriptions, Anthropic says
Anthropic says Claude Fable 5 won't be accessible via Claude subscriptions after July 7, but it's not a permanent change, and the company expects the model to return outside the usage-based plan soon. [...]
Ronaldo scores as Portugal come back to win, Croatia denied by late VAR
Cristiano Ronaldo pulls Portugal level before Gonzalo Ramos wins it late on; Croatia have further goal ruled offside.
Sony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed
The video game disc is dead, and Sony's been planning to kill it for some time, according to a report out of Austria. The man who leads Sony's discmaking operations, Sony DADC president Dietmar Tanzer, told ORF Salzburg that the company's Thalgau plant produces 600,000 discs every day, half of which are for PlayStation. But […]
CarPlay Is Additive
Article URL: https://www.caseyliss.com/2026/7/2/carplay-is-additive-you-dolts Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769397 Points: 514 # Comments: 653
South Africa, Ghana clash over migrant’s death
The two countries are embroiled in a diplomatic dispute following the death of a Ghanaian national in South Africa this week. It comes amid rising tensions in South Africa over undocumented migration.
Claude Fable relaunch disappoints users with nerfed performance
Claude Fable, the company's most powerful model, is now available to all users, but early impressions are disappointing, as it appears to be nowhere near the original release. [...]
Ukraine war briefing: Both sides vow to escalate fighting after Russia’s deadly Kyiv barrage
Zelenskyy says his forces will ‘definitely’ retaliate over Russian bombardment of capital as Kremlin vows to ramp up pressure. What we know on day 1,591 Continue reading...
Relief efforts shift as Venezuela quake survivors seek aid
Emergency relief is becoming the focus in Venezuela’s La Guaira state as aid stations distribute food.
Vox
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v16.3.0-canary.76
Misc Changes Fix navigation getting reverted when a Server Action is in flight: #95391 Fix false-positive nested-cache error for a short default profile: #95373 Skip saving expire: 0 values in the default cache handler in prod: #95363 [ci] Disable mid-stack PR optimization for native PR stacks: #95427 Fix history push getting treated like replace when followed by refresh: #95392 Upgrade React from ec0fca31-20260701 to 3508aee6-20260702 : #95410 fix(config): correctly validate cacheHandlers names: #95358 [ci] Actually migrate Turbopack jobs back to ARM: #95386 Recover from blocking routes under Instant Navigation lock when deployed: #95227 Make Instant Navigation Testing full-page loads work when deployed: #95222 Clear a resurrected instant cookie on unlock so a hard reload recovers: #95398 fix: handle prototype-colliding segment names in segment explorer trie: #95403 Prefetch links nearest the top of the document first: #95393 Fix metadata title dropped on soft navigation with Cache Components: #95315 Cache short- expire 'use cache' values across dev reloads: #95362 Credits Huge thanks to @gaearon , @unstubbable , @bgw , @vercel-release-bot , @Partha-Shankar , @icyJoseph , and @acdlite for helping!
An American Privacy Emergency
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‘Give him any award, and he’ll come running’: Narendra Modi racks up honours on overseas trips
Indian prime minister has a habit of collecting awards on his travels, some as their first and only recipient As Narendra Modi touched down in Seychelles over the weekend, the archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean swiftly bestowed one of its “highest” honours upon the Indian prime minister. Modi beamed as he accepted the Guardian of the Blue Horizon award from Patrick Herminie, the Seychelles president, complete with a trophy and certificate. Continue reading...
Last chance to apply — Startup Battlefield Australia applications close July 6
If you're going to apply for Startup Battlefield Australia, now is the time. Applications close July 6, and once the deadline passes, the opportunity is gone.
Iran war live: Tehran slams US before huge funeral for Ali Khamenei
Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 4,298 people have been killed and 12,196 injured in Israeli attacks since March.
Right to Local Intelligence
Article URL: https://righttointelligence.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48768951 Points: 420 # Comments: 147
Ukrainian woman suspected of Monaco parcel bombing was ‘disguised as a man’
Suspect seen in Germany after attack apparently targeting tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev The main suspect in a Monaco bomb attack this week that seriously injured a Ukraine-born business tycoon and two of his family members is a Ukrainian woman living in Germany who disguised herself as a man, authorities have said. Interpol, the international police organisation, on Friday issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska , aged 39, describing her as German-speaking with dark hair and a tattoo, possibly of a snake, on her right arm from the shoulder to the elbow. Continue reading...