by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 10, 2026. | Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Typing a few letters and numbers into my web browser, I find myself gaping at the identity documents of complete strangers. The passport of a young woman from Germany. The passport of a man from Spain with glasses resting on his head. The front and back of another...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Microsoft’s Xbox division will be hit with significant layoffs next month, according to people familiar with Microsoft’s plans. The company has been preparing for the layoffs internally for weeks, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hinting about “making hard...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Google TV Streamer has been updated to Thread 1.4, allowing you to access a way to manually share its Thread credentials. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices to Thread 1.4. As first spotted by...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The CFTC is considering its first regulation for prediction markets, as arrests over “insider trading” on everything from military operations to Google Search data continue to stack up. As CoinDesk reports, a notice of proposed rulemaking says “the...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Instagram has expanded its algorithm personalization features to its main feed.
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Anthropic just released Claude Fable 5, calling it the most powerful AI model it has ever made widely available and praising its skills in biology, among others. But the model won’t answer basic biology questions – the kind you’d expect a high...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Meet your new king. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice released an opinion on Tuesday that, in the likely event it is embraced by a Republican-controlled federal judiciary, would make it significantly harder for plaintiffs...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
An entrance to a construction area of Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2026. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump has big plans for America’s 250th birthday celebration, which gets...
by bleffel | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
New college graduates around the country have been booing and heckling commencement speakers who hype up AI. Microsoft would like everyone to talk it out. In a blog post running more than 3,100 words, Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith addressed the recent...
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