‘A rally like none other’: Trump unveils 2026 Republican midterm convention
The Republican Party hopes to retain control of both chambers of Congress in November's US midterm elections.
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Donald Trump reports $1.4bn in cryptocurrency income in government filing
Trump has launched a slate of crypto-friendly policies since returning to the White House for a second term.
Anthropic rolls out Sonnet 5 with near-Opus 4.8 performance at a lower price
Anthropic is now rolling out Sonnet 5, and it's almost as good as the Opus range, but it is designed to be cheaper than the company's flagship model. [...]
Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older
E-scooters being advertised for commuting despite UK road ban
A Press Association investigation found major retailers advertising e-scooters for "commuting" and "urban riding".
Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise
Household energy prices have risen by 13% a year as regulator Ofgem's latest price cap kicks in.
‘The things that connect us are fraying’: James Graham short film explores what it means to be English
Ahead of England’s first knockout game of the World Cup, Love Letter to England celebrates what English people have in common What does it mean to be English? Ahead of England’s first knockout game of the World Cup, Ian McKellen and the award-winning playwright James Graham have released a short film that attempts to answer that deceptively simple question. The film, Love Letter to England, explores and celebrates what people across the country have in common. It draws on early contributions to the National Conversation, a UK-wide initiative that began last month . Continue reading...
UK poll highlights fears about access to emergency contraception
Doctors say survey shows need for morning-after pill to be available at corner shops, petrol stations and supermarkets Almost half of the UK population believe it would be difficult to access emergency contraception on a Sunday, while nearly two-thirds think they would struggle after 10pm, according to a survey. The research, carried out by YouGov, found that only 7% of people believe it would be difficult to access emergency contraception during the daytime on a weekday. Continue reading...
Women with irregular periods should be checked for PMOS, NHS says
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is underdiagnosed and inconsistently managed, according to Nice Up to 4 million women with irregular periods should be investigated for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, according to new NHS guidance . PMOS, previously known as polycystic ovarian syndrome, is believed to affect up to 13% of reproductive age women , the World Health Organization estimates. Continue reading...
Startup Battlefield Australia application closes in days: Apply before July 6
What if one pitch changed everything? The next company nobody has heard of yet is building something that will matter. It could be yours.
Dish files for bankruptcy, but is not shutting down
Dish, the company that operates Dish TV and Sling TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy," as reported earlier by Reuters. The plan will allow the EchoStar-owned company to continue to wind down its wireless operations after "unforeseen delays" held back its sale of $23 billion worth of 5G spectrum to AT&T. Dish TV, Sling […]
Micron CEO: Customers driving hard bargain on price contributed to memory shortage
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said years of aggressive pricing pressure left the memory industry underinvested, contributing to today's supply shortages.
“WhatsApp Privacy Changes”
WhatsApp is rolling out usernames to keep phone numbers private.
US Supreme Court has dealt heavy defeats to Trump, while expanding his power
The birthright ruling brings to an end a Supreme Court term that has delivered the president some key victories.
Jim Cramer says the AI trade has shifted — and these stocks are leading now
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wall Street is rewarding the companies supplying the artificial intelligence boom rather than the technology giants funding it.
Nano Banana 2 Lite
Nano Banana 2 Lite Also known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image ( gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image in their API ), this is the "fastest and cheapest Gemini image model, engineered for velocity and scale". I used AI studio to run this prompt: Do a where's Waldo style image but it's where is the raccoon holding a ham radio I like that one better than the results I got from the other Nano Banana models when I tried this back in April. It spelled Forest Festival wrong in two different ways though. Via Hacker News Tags: google , ai , generative-ai , llms , gemini , text-to-image , llm-release , nano-banana
Mexico fans blast horns outside Ecuador hotel the night before World Cup clash
Ecuadorian Football Federation says it has filed a formal complaint with organisers after the incident in Mexico City.
Why India’s viral youth party is still protesting
India's viral Cockroach Janta Party spends nearly two weeks protesting, demanding the education minister resign.
Valiant Serena beaten on Wimbledon return, Swiatek survives scare
Ben Shelton dumped out by Finland's Otto Virtanen as Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur progress in straight sets.
June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also, the science of poop's distinctive shape, boron buckyballs, and the secret to a soccer feint.
OpenClaw is finally available on Android and iOS
The free open source agentic program is finally invading your phone.
New BioShocking attack manipulates AI browser into data theft
A new prompt injection attack dubbed "BioShocking" could trick AI-powered browsers into treating real-world risky actions as part of a fictional scenario, causing them to ignore any safety guardrails. [...]
Claude Science is Anthropic’s newest flagship product
At an event for pharmaceutical executives, biotech founders, and researchers on Tuesday, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a major new product intended to support scientific research in the same way that Claude Code supports software engineering. Like Claude Code, Claude Science can autonomously carry out meaningful work when given concise, high-level instructions, and it has access…
Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com
Logged-out Old Reddit access is “significant source of abusive scraping."