Netflix and the Yankees take an L
The 2026 Home Run Derby just wrapped up, and as predicted, it was an absolute doozy. Just when it looked like Kyle Schwarber might not make it past the first round, he advanced to the finals, much to the delight…
Sony Already Invested $34 Million To Repurpose Its EU PlayStation Disc Factory
The Austrian facility will be used to make optical microlenses. VGV MEDIA/Shutterstock Sony has been preparing for the end of disc-based PlayStation games for quite some time, based on a report by ORF Salzburg, the regional publication of…
Tesla driver faces manslaughter charges over Texas crash that killed a woman inside her home
On the video, I saw BUTLER’s Tesla continue to increase in speed, and saw the amount of pressure being applied to the accelerator pedal also increase in speed. In about six (6) seconds, the accelerator pedal was pressed all the…
Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware
Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with the Pegasus spyware while serving on an investigatory committee probing abuses of the notorious surveillance tool. This has reigniting fresh controversy over governments abusing spyware to collect…
EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
The research stops short of naming any government that may have used Pegasus against Kouloglou, noting in particular that it found no indication of Greek government involvement. But Citizen Lab does say it found overlaps between the attacks on Kouloglou’s…
NASA celebrates Fourth of July with some cosmic fireworks
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A strange LIGO signal could reveal the missing link behind dark matter
Primordial black holes have remained one of astronomy’s most intriguing ideas for decades. Now, researchers at the University of Miami believe a recent gravitational wave detection may bring scientists closer to confirming that these ancient objects are real, a breakthrough…
Meta Has Released An App For Making Generative AI Games
Vibe-coding right in your Pocket. Meta Meta appears to have soft-launched a new app called Pocket that’s aimed at getting people to vibe-code their own minigames. Mobile developer and reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi spotted Pocket and posted about…
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 Salzberg that the…
Private space pilots are flying orbital missions for the US Space Force
Militaries routinely send satellites to fly by rival vehicles and suss out their capabilities, but scaling up this kind of reconnaissance is increasingly seen by the U.S. military as a challenge best handled by the private sector. That’s why two…
How Big Is ‘Love Island USA’? More Than 10 Million People Are Already on Its App
String bikinis? Check. Extra sunscreen? Check. Walls of cameras so millions of Americans can watch your spicy summer flings happen in real time? Check. Love Island USA, where contestants make out, couple up, and fight while lounging around a neon-colored…
Microsoft tests Windows Search without all the ads and fluff
Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft announced that it’s rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in…
Why Western Digital (WDC) Is Benefiting From AI-Driven Storage Demand and Tight HDD Supply Conditions
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) is one of the best performing AI stocks over the last 3 years, with a 3Y CAGR of 173%. On June 15, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring maintained an Overweight rating and raised his price target…
