Leftovers

• The Straits Times ☛ As South Korean Buddhism woos Gen Z, how hip is too hip?

  However, some are fearing for the fundamentals of the faith.

• Jakub Steiner ☛ Jakub Steiner: The Machinist

  I couldn't remember something for weeks. It popped into my head during a run — a relief, even though the memory itself was not pleasant. This episode of my flaky mind reminded me of this movie.

• Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Turning Off One Protein Made Mice Immune to Obesity. Scientists Just Tested It on Human Cells

    New obesity treatments could follow.

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Calculated When The Last Plants on Earth Will Die

    Your dead ficus will be avenged.

  • Science Alert ☛ Chemo-Free Technique Destroys 99% of Cancer Cells in The Lab

    No chemo or radiation.

  • Science Alert ☛ At 100, Dick Van Dyke Credits One Habit For His Long Life. Studies Link It to 15% More Years

    "I never wake up in a bad mood."

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Discover 73 Volcanic Calderas Hidden Across The Ocean Floor

    We need to look closer.

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Looked Inside Tiny Molten Globs of Meteorite And Found a 'Missing' Asteroid

    Right under our noses.

  • Science Alert ☛ Young Women Are 7 Times More Likely Than Men to Be Sent Home During a Heart Attack

    A single word may be putting them at risk.

  • Science Alert ☛ You're Not Imagining It: A Sound Moving Toward You Can Literally Warp Your Sense of Time

    Time is relative, after all.

  • Science Alert ☛ Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share 70% of Their Genetic Roots, Landmark Study Finds

    Are we approaching mental health conditions wrong?

  • Science Alert ☛ First-Ever Close-Up Revealed of Earth's Rare 'Minimoon'

    The smallest object ever visited by human spacecraft?

• Hardware

  • New York Times ☛ Samsung Made More Profit Last Quarter Than the Last Two Years Combined

    The Hey Hi (AI) boom has propelled the South Korean tech giant’s earnings, but its shares sank as investors had even loftier expectations.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • France24 ☛ Death toll from DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 500 as healthcare workers threaten strike

    The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 500 people, the UN health agency's figures showed Monday. Healthcare workers in Ituri province, the heart of the outbreak, on Sunday issued a 24-hour notice threatening to strike if the government did not improve their working conditions and pay them promised benefits.

  • New York Times ☛ Zyn’s Popularity Has Tobacco Companies Racing to Cash In

    The makers of nicotine pouches are building new plants and expanding to meet demand. While influencers claim health benefits, experts warn the products can be highly addictive.

  • New York Times ☛ Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting Under RFK Jr.

    The United States Preventive Services Task Force has been stymied under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  • New York Times ☛ McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why

    Senator Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital on June 14, and his office has provided few updates about his condition. Here’s what we know.

  • Futurism ☛ Bryan Johnson Spent Tens of Millions Trying Not to Die, Gets Diagnosed With Incurable Disease

    "I'm going to try and solve it."

  • Latvia ☛ Water leak at major Rīga hospital due to heavy rain

    Due to heavy rainfall during the night of July 5–6, a water leak was detected in Building 32 of the Paula Stradiņa Clinical University Hospital, resulting in damage to the hospital’s infrastructure. Thirty-two patients were relocated, the hospital reported on July 6 morning.

  • Latvia ☛ Cancer patients will be centre stage at LAMPA festival

    Cancer patients want not only to survive, but also to live a high-quality, fulfilling life, but state-funded rehabilitation, psychological support, and medical supplements do not always reach patients with a serious diagnosis.

• Proprietary / SaaS

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

    • Press Gazette ☛ How Le Monde is ‘fiercely defending’ journalism from bad bots

      French title has licensing deals with three major LLMs.

    • AccessNow ☛ Not Hey Hi (AI) for Good

      Registration details coming soon.

    • [Repeat] James Brown ☛ cool companies don't invalidate links

      Yesterday, a former coworker reached out to ask if I had a copy of a piece of software that we'd open-sourced at easypost, which he couldn't find. I investigated and found out that not only was that repository mysteriously deleted, but a bunch of the things we open-sourced there. This comes about a year after I learned that all of the engineering blog posts had been deleted and the entire corporate blog was just obvious low-quality AI SEO slop now.

• Security

  • Integrity/Availability/Authenticity

    • The Straits Times ☛ Japanese teen arrested for cyberattack that unsubscribed over 46,000 anime accounts

      He had used a program he created with the assistance of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot to disrupt the Bandai Channel streaming service.

• Defence/Aggression

  • CS Monitor ☛ Ahead of summit, NATO eyes the security of Europe’s ports and bridges

    If war breaks out in Europe, the resilience of civilian hubs – such as ports – might be as critical as the size of armies. This will be a major theme of NATO’s annual summit.

  • New York Times ☛ China Test Fires Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific

    China’s firing of a submarine-launched missile came as Australia secured more defense deals with Pacific Island nations. Countries expressed concern about the test.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China test-fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers

    Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the launch was “destabilising” for the region.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China test-fires missile in Pacific Ocean

    A Chinese submarine test-fired a “strategic” missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Beijing said, drawing immediate condemnation from nations in the region.

  • The Straits Times ☛ India's Modimir to meet Indonesia's Prabowo for talks on defence, food security

    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modimir is scheduled to meet Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday, as the leaders of two of the world's most populous countries seek to finalise deals ranging from defence to food security.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Australia, Solomon Islands vows stronger ties, criticise China’s Pacific missile test

    Canberra did not want to see actions that could undermine peace and security in the Pacific.

  • New York Times ☛ Former Syrian Officials Found Guilty in Torture of Pro-Democracy Protesters

    The case against the two men, who have been living in Austria since 2015, was one of the first that the country has brought under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

  • The Straits Times ☛ North Korea state media says Japan overseas aggression is reality, not hypothetical

    It cited Japanese plans to develop unmanned submarines capable of anti-ship attacks.

  • Defence Web ☛ Pirate attack thwarted in the Gulf of Aden

  • The Straits Times ☛ 15-year-old student injured in Malaysia school stabbing incident

    The victim recognised the student who was accused of stabbing her.

  • JURIST ☛ Bahrain court holds first hearing in case involving Iran-linked terrorist organization

    Bahrain’s High Criminal Court held its first hearing Sunday in a national security case involving 19 defendants accused of forming and operating a terrorist organization allegedly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • The Straits Times ☛ UK says aircraft carrier approached by Russian plane in Norwegian Sea

      Britain said its aircraft carrier in the Norwegian Sea was repeatedly approached by a Russian patrol aircraft, before being escorted away by UK fighter jets, in the latest incident risking a potential escalation between NATO and Russia.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Kremlin says Russia-China naval drills are not a threat to other nations

      MOSCOW, July 6 - The Kremlin said that joint naval drills between Russia and China which kicked off on Monday in the waters and airspace off the Chinese city of Qingdao were not directed against any other country and would boost regional security.

    • France24 ☛ Russian missile and drone strikes kill 24 in Kyiv ahead of NATO summit

      Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 100 in its second major strike on the capital in a week. The attack came on the eve of a NATO summit, where President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to press allies for stronger air defence support.

    • Latvia ☛ Four Latvians accused of spying for Russia

      Four Latvian citizens are accused of spying for Russia through the organisation “Baltic Antifascists.” The State Security Service (VDD) has urged the prosecutor’s office to initiate criminal proceedings against them for gathering intelligence in Latvia and passing it on to Russian special services, the VDD said July 6.

    • New York Times ☛ NATO Needs Turkey

      The war in Ukraine and Convicted Felon’s disregard for the alliance have generated a new appreciation of what Turkey brings to the table.

    • RFERL ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man Heads To Ankara As NATO Faces Defining Tests From Ukraine To Middle East

      The Insurrectionist has departed for Ankara, where NATO leaders are gathering for what could become one of the alliance's most consequential summits in years.

    • France24 ☛ Ukraine must 'get the support it needs': allies prepare for NATO summit

      "Allies must ensure that Ukraine receives the support it needs in its war with Russia" according to NATO chief Mark Rutte, ahead of a summit set to take place in Ankara, Turkey. He has also said allies will be announcing contracts worth tens of billions to "deter and defend". FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us what to expect from the summit, and what it means for Ukraine.

    • France24 ☛ Live: Ukraine launches over 400 drones towards Moscow ahead of NATO summit

      Ukraine launched more than 430 drones towards Moscow overnight, the capital’s mayor said Tuesday. One person was killed in a Ukrainian strike in Russia’s Belgorod region after Russian attacks killed dozens in Ukraine. NATO leaders are set to announce tens of billions of dollars in defence deals in Ankara ahead of the summit, as European allies seek to boost military spending.

    • New York Times ☛ Ukraine Remade Air Defense, but Russia Has Changed Its Attacks

      Ukraine has changed how militaries use Patriot systems. But recent attacks prove that clever adaptations cannot overcome a shortage of interceptors.

    • New York Times ☛ Russia Strikes Kyiv, Ukraine’s Capital, on Eve of NATO Summit

      Ballistic missiles were fired into the capital of Ukraine as Russia launched its second major attack in less than a week. At least 16 people were killed, officials said.

    • RFERL ☛ Rutte Says NATO Allies On Track To Match US Defense Spending, Backs Ukraine Support

      On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the alliance’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte said European members and Canada are on track to bring their defense spending into line with that of the United States, which has long criticized Europe's lack of military spending and perceived "free riding."

    • RFERL ☛ Russian Strikes Kill At Least 27 In And Around Kyiv As Ukraine Hits Largest Russian Refinery

      Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region early on July 6, striking residential buildings and killing at least 27 people while injuring nearly 100, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of an impending Russian strike.

    • RFERL ☛ Russian Strikes Kill At Least 23 In And Around Kyiv As Ukraine Hits Largest Russian Refinery

      Russia launched a missile and drone barrage on Kyiv and surrounding areas, hitting residential buildings and killing at least 21 people, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of an impending attack. Ukraine, meanwhile, struck Russia's largest oil refinery deep inside the country.

• Environment

  • New York Times ☛ At Least 15 Dead in China After Severe Flooding During Typhoon Maysak

    Videos showed inundated roads, farmland and buildings, and floodwaters rushing toward homes, while the region braced for a potential super typhoon this week.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China’s Nanning on top alert as Typhoon Maysak triggers catastrophic flooding

    So far one breach has been reported at a medium-sized reservoir in Nanning’s Hengzhou.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Building collapse kills six in Mumbai as torrential rain batters city

    Heavy rainfall paralysed parts of the city, with more than 200mm of rain recorded within 24 hours.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Hundreds evacuated, dams breached as heavy rain batters south China

    Officials raised the emergency response in Nanning, Guangxi’s capital, to the highest level after torrential rain breached dams.

  • Energy/Transportation

    • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea’s four oil refiners charged with price collusion

      The country has only four refiners: HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex and S-Oil.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection

      Launched in May 2025, this is China's first mission to collect samples from an asteroid.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia authorities increase surveillance at KLIA to combat touts

      The touts charged exorbitant fees for transport to Kuala Lumpur.

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Protected wetlands in Northern Metropolis damaged by ‘industrial-scale’ shrimp farms, Greenpeace says

      More than 13 hectares of protected wetlands in Hong Kong’s sprawling Northern Metropolis development plan have been damaged by “industrial-scale” shrimp farming, NGO Greenpeace has found.

• Finance

  • New York Times ☛ The Chinese Company That Could Start a Trade War With Europe

    Nuctech’s rise from a Chinese state-backed start-up to a global border-security supplier has made it a lightning rod in trade and subsidy disputes.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • ACLU ☛ ACLU Launches Largest Ever Midterm Electoral Program

    We are spending millions across nine states to educate voters on critical races and ballot measures affecting abortion, LGBTQ rights, voting, fair courts, and democracy protections in the 2026 midterm elections.

  • New York Times ☛ As Mourners for Khamenei Descend on Tehran, Many Residents Take Flight

    Some residents have escaped the city and posted photos of their getaways on social control media — a reminder that not all Iranians are mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei.

  • New York Times ☛ Khamenei’s funeral draws mourners from across Iran’s regional network.

    From Lebanon to cities across Pakistan, gatherings and marches are expected to show his reach.

  • RFERL ☛ Khamenei Funeral Ceremonies Proceed From Tehran To Holy City Of Qom

    Iranian authorities imposed extensive security measures across Tehran on July 6, including the closure of the capital's airspace, as public funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei got underway.

  • New York Times ☛ Khamenei’s Burial Was Delayed, Breaking With Islamic Custom

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remains were preserved for months, according to Iran’s government. Some Islamic scholars say it was a political and security calculation.

  • The Straits Times ☛ ‘Strategically aligned’: Singapore, Indonesia want Strait of Malacca open and free for all, say leaders

    The commitment emerged after talks between PM Lawrence Wong and President Prabowo Subianto at the Leaders’ Retreat.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Clashes escalate at Sri Lanka prison to leave 25 dead, many more injured

    COLOMBO, July 6 - Twenty-five people were killed and about 100 injured as security officials struggled to contain two days of clashes between rival groups of inmates at a prison in Sri Lanka, authorities said on Monday, marking the deadliest such violence in years.

  • France24 ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man confirms call at centre of red card controversy 'with massive political consequences'

    President The Insurrectionist confirmed he asked FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to review the "horrible" decision to hand a red card to star US striker Folarin Balogun but said he did not request it be overturned. Belgium, who the US will be playing in the quarterfinal, have called the decision 'incomprehensible' and a 'a blatant violation of the most basic rules of football and sport'.

  • Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

    • The Straits Times ☛ Video allegedly of S’porean stealing RON95 petrol in Malaysia flagged as fake, misleading

      The car in the video is believed to be a Malaysian car.

    • France24 ☛ ‘Restraining order needed’: Convicted Felon shares doctored Meloni meme to reignite feud

      On the eve of a key NATO summit, The Insurrectionist reignited his feud with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by sharing a doctored image on Truth Social, captioned “restraining order needed.” The altered image is based on genuine G7 footage but changes Meloni's facial expression to make her appear enamoured with Convicted Felon. This new jab follows weeks of bitter public clashes between the two leaders, following Convicted Felon’s claims she "begged" him for a photo.

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • Press Gazette ☛ Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: GB News could cut one-third of staff

  • AccessNow ☛ Same government, more victims: Access Now calls for an urgent investigation into hacking of MEP

    Access Now joins more than 20 human rights organizations and individuals in condemning Pegasus spyware attack against Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist [...]

  • EDRI ☛ Joint Statement: Pegasus in the European Parliament, the EU Must Act Now

    A joint statement with civil society organisations and individual signatories is calling on the EU institutions to regulate spyware technologies after the 2026 Citizen Lab revelations.

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • Latvia ☛ Three more police officers suspected of unwarranted stun gun use

    The Internal Security Bureau has referred a criminal case to the Prosecutor’s Office for the initiation of criminal proceedings against three officials of the Rīga Regional Administration of the State Police for abuse of authority, in connection with acts of violence.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Indonesia daycare abuse case: Number of suspects increases to 27

    The 14 new suspects included 10 caregivers, a security officer and administration staff.

  • The Straits Times ☛ No apartment, no access: South Korea dating app draws mixed reactions over housing criteria

    The app’s operator, verifies applicants’ apartment residency through resident registration records.

  • BIA Net ☛ Turkey shifts from coal rush to 'coal dilemma,' transferring market risk to miners

    The removal of state purchase guarantees in the country's mining sector has shifted financial risks to workers, triggering a wave of labor strikes and union resistance against wage theft and unsafe conditions.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • APNIC ☛ RFC 9958 and the operational reality of PQC

    RFC 9958 shifts Post-Quantum Cryptography from theory into operational reality, highlighting how larger payloads, new handshake models, and hybrid deployments will affect real networks. What does this mean for engineers and operators?

  • APNIC ☛ IPv6-only vs IPv6-mostly: Appropriate use cases

    Guest Post: Clear definitions of IPv6-only and IPv6-mostly depend on context. Choosing the right transition model directly affects performance, scalability, and user experience. Understanding where each approach fits is key to successful IPv6 deployment.

  • APNIC ☛ Resource delegation review update: Q2 2026

    APNIC continues to progress the resource delegation review program.

  • SANS ☛ RCS and DNS: The NAPTR Record, (Mon, Jul 6th)

    Over the last year, with recent updates to iOS and Android, RCS (Rich Communication Services) has become an increasingly used protocol [1]. RCS is supposed to eventually replace SMS, and in addition to richer formatting, provides added (but optional) security. RCS messages may be end-to-end encrypted and digitally signed. Unlike SMS, which was "bolted on" to existing voice-focused phone standards. The SMS standard was based on old-fashioned pagers and allowed for limited clear-text communications. RCS is built from the ground up around modern IP-based network infrastructure and behaves more like IP chat services (think iMessage, WhatsApp...). RCS defines the message format, while protocols like SIP are used to establish connections and transport messages.

• Monopolies/Monopsonies

  • Digital Music News ☛ So, Just Toss It? Live Nation Moves to Invalidate Entire Antitrust Verdict in USA v. Live Nation

    Live Nation makes a bold move to invalidate the momentous trial verdict versus the states, backing its bid for judgement in its favor and a new trial.

  • Patents

    • Unified Patents ☛ Two Wilus Wi-Fi patents challenged

      On June 30, 2026, Unified filed two ex parte reexamination proceedings against U.S. Patent 11,356,947 and U.S. Patent 12,167,415, owned by Wilus Institute of Standards & Technology, Inc., an entity of Good Day to Invent, Inc. The '415 and '947 patents relate to allocation of bandwidth in wireless communications using a non-contiguous channel, based on information in HE-SIG-A and HE-SIG-B subfields in received packets.

    • Unified Patents ☛ Dominion Harbor entity Bunker Hill patent monopoly validity challenge coming soon

      The team at Unified is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against a patent monopoly owned by Bunker Hill Technologies, LLC, an NPE and entity of Dominion Harbor. Unified Patents, the top requester of ex parte reexaminations in recent years, will likely challenge its validity.

    • JUVE ☛ Hologic and Vossius take action against Siemens Healthineers over mammography system

      The dispute between the US medical technology company Hologic and Siemens Healthineers centres on EP 2 352 431, which protects a method and system for controlling X-ray focal spot characteristics in breast tomosynthesis and mammography imaging.

  • Copyrights

    • Creative Commons ☛ Takeaways from a London Workshop on CC Signals

      At the recent Founders Fireside Chat, Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig referred to himself as “hopelessly naive.” It struck me that this sort of naivete—the kind that is about believing in the potential for good when sharing knowledge with other humans—is the glue that holds the entire Creative Commons movement together, across borders and belief systems.

    • Digital Music News ☛ Taylor Swift Beats Poetry-Focused Copyright Suit — Federal Judge Says the ‘Original Elements’ in Question Are ‘Not Protected Expression and Cannot Be Infringed’

      A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a copyright monopoly infringement lawsuit that accused Taylor Swift of lifting creative elements from multiple poems across several albums.