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SpaceX Launches Starfall Cargo Delivery Capsule
June 23rd, 2026Via: Ars Technica: Most of what we know about Starfall comes from the FAA’s environmental assessment. In that document, the FAA writes that Starfall will “enable point-to-point delivery of critical cargo through space on rapid timelines” and provide access to space for commercial in-space manufacturing, a nascent market that, so far, is largely geared toward […]
Identity Verification on Claude
June 21st, 2026About a week ago, I complained about being asked for my mobile phone number to use Claude. And now… Via: Claude: Being responsible with powerful technology starts with knowing who is using it. Identity verification helps us prevent abuse, enforce our usage policies, and comply with legal obligations. We are rolling out identity verification for […]
General Joshua Rudd, Director of National Security Agency and the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, Told Senator Mark Warner that Mythos, “Broke Into Almost All of Our Classified Systems, Not in Weeks, But in Hours”
June 21st, 2026It would be very fascinating to get a bit more precision on what, “Almost ll of our classified systems” means! Does this include any systems that are not physically connected to the Internet? Via: Economist / Backup: On June 11th Mark Warner, the vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that General Joshua Rudd, who […]
Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society
June 20th, 2026Via: Wired: A trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has confirmed, naming participants in its events and revealing sensitive personal details they were assured would stay private. The group, called Dialog, is a private, invitation-only organization cofounded in 2006 […]
Iran’s New “Insurance” Rule: Controlling the Strait of Hormuz
June 19th, 2026Via: What’s Going on With Shipping?: Flashback: Take it through, Pepe!
Trump Admits U.S. Was Weeks Away From “Running Out Of Reserves” When Iran Deal Struck
June 17th, 2026“It’s all fun and games as long as the U.S. and China keep releasing oil from their reserves…” —Why Aren’t Oil Prices Higher? And what is this alleged deal? I haven’t posted about any deal between the U.S. and Iran, because no details have been released. Update/Just released: Full Text “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between […]
Leak: OpenAI $38.5 Billion Net Loss [???]
June 16th, 2026Via: Runtime Wire: Sam Altman (@sama)’s OpenAI lost $38.53 billion attributable to the company in 2025, according to audited financial documents viewed by Ed Zitron and independently verified by the Financial Times, a set of figures that an Ars Technica story pushed into broader circulation Tuesday. The documents themselves are not public. But the reported […]
For the Children: Britain Forces Age Verification to Access Social Media
June 16th, 2026What’s next? Identity checks to use VPNs? Via: Reason: Regardless of how the ban will be enforced, one thing is certain: It will come at the expense of the privacy of all British internet users. The government cannot ban children from social media without asking everyone else to prove they are not children. Ofcom, Britain’s […]
Feds Reveal Details of Alleged Plot to Attack White House UFC Event with Explosive Drones
June 16th, 2026After reading the criminal complaint against Tycen Proper, my guess is that the entire operation was run as a PSYOP by the U.S. Government. When the complaint says that Proper, “Met random people online,” to plan this alleged attack, it’s safe to assume that some number of those “random people” were FBI agents seeking useful […]
Cryptocurrency Miners Go Back to GPUs… for AI
June 13th, 2026AI companies buy up nearly all the GPUs, RAM and SSDs: Check Crypto miners turn to renting rigs for AI, buying up what remains of “consumer” grade equipment: Check People who mostly hate AI, and try to avoid it, pay a lot more for a lot less when trying to purchase a computer: Check Six […]
