Leftovers

• Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

  • Science Alert ☛ 500 Years Before The Incas, This Civilization Ruled The Andes. We're Only Now Piecing Together Who They Were

    Who were the Tiwanaku?

  • Science Alert ☛ This Week in Science: Neil The Seal, Mega Megalodon, And More!

    Our weekly science news roundup.

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Just Unlocked an Endless Army of Cancer-Fighting Cells

    The 'big eaters' are on the way.

  • Science Alert ☛ Erectile Dysfunction Can Be a Warning Sign of a Serious Heart Issue, Experts Warn

    Everything in the body is connected.

  • Science Alert ☛ Two People With Severe Autoimmune Disease in Remission After Immune 'Reset'

    15 years in remission.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • France24 ☛ France's first detected Ebola patient recovers, leaves hospital

    A doctor who was being treated for Ebola in France after having tested positive following a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo has recovered and is out of hospital, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said in a statement Saturday. It was the first time that French authorities had detected the deadly fever in France.

  • Futurism ☛ Peptide That Makes You Tan Linked to Skin Cancer, Doctor Warns

    "I don't really see a medical benefit of it at all."

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-25 [Older] Europe heat wave: No respite as extreme heat continues

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-27 [Older] Germany news: Heat soars as political reforms split opinion

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-25 [Older] India braces for drought as El Nino looms

  • CBC ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] Top physicians warned Winnipeg hospitals nearing 'disintegration' in March letter

  • CBC ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] High heat and humidity forecast for southern Quebec and Ontario

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Fact check: throwing cold water on heat wave disinformation

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Here's what southern Europeans know about surviving heat waves

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-25 [Older] Germany considers 'opt-out' organ donor option

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-27 [Older] Why Germany's Deutsche Bahn will face delays for many years

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-27 [Older] Why is the US targeting Germany's drug industry?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Bayer: Why so many Roundup weedkiller lawsuits?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-25 [Older] Germany news: Deutsche Bahn advises against travel amid heat

  • Cloudbooklet ☛ Teen Mental Health Risks from Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots

    AI chatbots are becoming emotional support tools for teens, but experts warn they may increase mental health risks without proper safety rules.

• Proprietary / SaaS

  • So-Called 'Artificial Intelligence' ('AI') / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] How the Iran war has disrupted Abu Dhabi's AI strategy

  • Social Control Media

    • CBC ☛ 2026-06-27 [Older] Police keep warning parents about Roblox. So why isn't it in the social media bill?

• Security

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Montenegro arrests Iran-linked hacker wanted by US

  • The Washington Post ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Iranian-Turkish national sought by US on hacking charges arrested in Montenegro

  • J D Supra LLC ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Data Breach Class Action for Lack of Traceable Injury

  • Financial Times ☛ 2026-06-27 [Older] NAIC suspends investment risk designations after cyber attack

  • 2026-06-28 [Older] A KDDI data breach has put up to 14.2 million ISP email logins at risk across Japan

  • South Africa ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] ZA: Copying the wrong person on an email could be considered a data breach in South Africa

  • Computer Weekly ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] UK businesses fear stigma of ransomware

  • BBC ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] NI: Updated warning to parents over schools cyber attack

  • Bloomberg ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] MOVEit Breach Defendants Lose 2nd Bid to Toss Negligence Claims

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • Futurism ☛ US Air Force Engineer Charged With Sawing Down Flock Surveillance Cameras Receives Thousands of Dollars from Supporters Across the Country

      "There has been community support for me that I humbly welcome."

  • Confidentiality

    • 2026-06-28 [Older] NZ pharmacy scrambles to scrub internet of patients’ private messages

    • 2026-06-25 [Older] Colorado Health Network Notifies Patients of Last Year’s Breach—But Key Details Remain Undisclosed

    • CBS ☛ 2026-06-28 [Older] AssuranceAmerica breach may have affected more than 1.1 million people in seven states

    • 2026-06-26 [Older] UK: Boy’s medical records may have been accessed inappropriately after crocodile attack at zoo

    • 2026-06-26 [Older] UK: ICO statement on ‘Edtech examined’ report

    • 2026-06-25 [Older] Another BreachForums Clone Shuts Down, Citing Fears of ShinyHunters

• Defence/Aggression

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-27 [Older] Court upholds Weinstein rape conviction

  • France24 ☛ Mali government says rebels attacking northern towns

    The Malian army said Saturday that several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebels. The statement came as a rebel group announced a new offensive to capture a northern town. Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, a spokesperson for ​the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), said in a Facebook (Farcebook) post that the town of Anefis was being targeted by the separatists. FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr reports.

  • JURIST ☛ Federal judge halts Philadelphia ban on ICE agents wearing masks or concealing badges

    A US federal judge on Thursday prevented Philadelphia’s “ICE OUT” mandate from taking effect, holding that the law requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to remove masks and display badges sidesteps the Constitution’s “clear mandate” that localities do to interfere with federal law enforcement.

  • The Straits Times ☛ North Korea’s Kim observes naval destroyer cruise missile launch, weapons tests: State media

    The tests were conducted on July 3 as part of an assessment of the newly built warship's combat systems.

  • NYPost ☛ Kim Jong Un seen observing weapons tests from new North Korean naval destroyer

    After observing the tests from shore, Kim ordered officials to complete the destroyer’s trials and place the vessel in active duty within two months.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan military resumes 'anti-communist' classes for graduates, citing Chinese threat

    Taiwan's military has resumed "anti-communist" patriotic classes for its graduates after a quarter-century gap, the defence ministry said on Sunday, citing a rising threat from China as a senior official reported another rise in Chinese naval activity.

  • New York Times ☛ As Pooh-tin Looks to Extend His Rule, He Leans on a Longtime Ally

    Xi Jinping is preparing to extend his rule as China’s leader and bring fresh blood into the Communist Party elite. Cai Qi is the man he’s tasking to help.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Xi says he is ready to work with Kim for ‘stable’ China-North Korea ties: KCNA

    The exchange follows a rare visit by Pooh-tin to North Korea in June.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin

    Zion Church founder Jin was detained along with other church members on Oct 10, 2025.

  • New York Times ☛ Will Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Attend His Father’s Funeral?

    Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since March, after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an Israeli strike.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] German lawyers: Ban on far-right AfD 'likely successful'

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Sudan: Fears of atrocities as RSF surrounds key city

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Cheeto Mussolini foe John Bolton pleads guilty in classified docs case

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Germany summons Chinese envoy over reported training of Russian troops

      The Chinese ambassador in Berlin was summoned for urgent talks over media reports that Russian soldiers were being trained in China, the German foreign ministry said on Friday. These “deeply disturbing” reports point to support for Russia from Chinese state actors, in particular the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, it said.

    • RFERL ☛ Ukraine Rejects Kremlin Claim It Captured Key City As Moscow Issues 'Humanitarian' Ultimatum

      A nightlong Russian guided bomb attack struck the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, with one strike landing near a residential building. At least four people were killed and dozens injured in the attack.

• Environment

  • The Straits Times ☛ Bedrooms that become furnaces: Rising night-time temperatures plague Indian cities

    Nights in India are getting warmer, exposing working-class families to heat stress and health problems.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Flights disrupted in Japan as 2 tropical storms move in

  • Energy/Transportation

    • CBC ☛ 2026-06-27 [Older] Refining cobalt in Cobalt, Ont.? That's the plan for this northern Ontario town

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • The Straits Times ☛ Over 13,000 bush fires recorded in Malaysia from January to April

      The number is nearly double the total recorded throughout 2025.

    • CBC ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] Forest fire prompts evacuation orders for Walsh River, other areas near Labrador City

    • CBC ☛ 2026-06-28 [Older] Wildfire near endangered whooping crane nests sparks scientific opportunity

    • CBC ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] Wrigley, N.W.T., residents ordered to evacuate due to nearby wildfire

• Finance

  • Rlang ☛ Understanding Tail Analysis in Financial Markets

    In financial markets, distinguishing between information-driven movements and liquidity-driven shocks is critical.

  • CBC ☛ 2026-06-28 [Older] Changes are coming to auto insurance policies in Ontario. Here's what you need to know

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Japan needs more foreign workers, but many feel unwelcome

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • France24 ☛ A divided US celebrates 250th birthday as heatwave bears down on East Coast

    The US is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the country's independence on Saturday under sweltering temperatures, with a massive fireworks show planned in Washington following a speech by US President The Insurrectionist.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-28 [Older] Germany's development aid strategy under fire

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-28 [Older] Hungary: Magyar's 'Operation Purgatory' tackles Orban system

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-28 [Older] New Caledonia heads to polls in vote delayed since 2024

  • New York Times ☛ Iran Projects Unity to the World While Pursuing a Crackdown at Home

    The country’s security service has continued to target civil society and dissidents, including thousands of arrests since the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war in February.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Chinese investors flock to Hong Kong as trading curbs tighten

    Soon after disembarking at Hong Kong’s train station, Chinese private investor Feng was opening a stock trading account at a nearby brokerage, hoping to evade tighter restrictions on capital leaving the country.

  • CBC ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] Unfortunate typo prompts removal of French-language posters from downtown Ottawa

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 72

    Last month marked six years since the Beijing-imposed national security law took effect in Hong Kong.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Wagner festival reinstates Holocaust memorial event after cancellation

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • BIA Net ☛ Thibaut Bruttin: 'Turkey was a matrix of policies to repress journalism in the West'

    In the face of systemic government repression and a version of "free speech" weaponized by tech oligarchs at the expense of fact-based public debate, Bruttin calls for international solidarity among press freedom defenders.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-28 [Older] Uganda military chief shuts media outlets, slams 'free press'

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-26 [Older] Balochistan activist's life sentence raises fear of unrest

• Monopolies/Monopsonies

  • Futurism ☛ Meta Paid Hundreds of Contractors to Pretend to Be Teenagers While Barraging Its Competitors’ Hey Hi (AI) With Disturbing Content

    "Surely we are going to get in trouble for doing this?"

  • Futurism ☛ Surprise! Meta Says Now You Have to Pay a Monthly Subscription to Use Key Features of Your Already Expensive Smart Glasses

    "Utterly bogus."

  • Trademarks

    • The Straits Times ☛ Chinese court orders Molly Tea to pay Louis Vuitton $2m for trademark infringement over logo

      Ruling has sparked debate over the two brands' four-petal flower designs.