Programming/Development

• Perl / Raku

  • Perl ☛ 2026-07-05 [Older] perl-lsp version 0.6.0

Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-06 [Older] Heatwaves: expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-06 [Older] In our deep oceans, evolution is supercharged – this diversity of life could help unlock humanity’s greatest challenges

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] Are we finally about to get decent wifi on trains and planes?

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] Nanobubbles cleaned up the Lincoln reflecting pool: here’s how they could be used on dying seas and lakes

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] The new technologies in the UK defence investment plan

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] Why Antarctica froze millions of years before the Arctic – new research

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Comet from another star has a composition unlike anything else in our solar system

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Seaweeds are not plants – and six other surprising facts about aquatic flora

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Megalodon’s legendary life revealed by fossil rediscovery

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Venezuela earthquakes highlight the limits of early warning systems

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Consciousness: how ‘working memory’ may mysteriously give rise to it

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Prehistoric plague could have caused population collapse in stone age Europe

• The Conversation ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Replacing warships with drones is not an upgrade in capability

Proprietary / SaaS

• The Verge ☛ Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs

  As part of the mass layoffs hitting Xbox, Doom developer id Software has laid off around 50 percent of its staff, according to Game Developer. One source claimed to the publication that the cuts equate to more than 90 redundancies. Another source said that id’s QA department was significantly impacted. The report was published the same day that id is releasing a major expansion for its latest Doom game.

• Bloomberg ☛ Behind Xbox’s Big Layoffs, a Streaming Strategy That Failed

  Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox spent nearly $80 billion in the last decade on deals that would give it popular video game titles like Call of Duty and Skyrim, betting that gamers would flock to its Netflix-like subscription service offering hundreds of options for endless play.

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

  • Project Censored ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] The Sycophancy Machine: How AI Rewards Confirmation Over Accuracy

  • IP Kat ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Four attorneys disqualified and fined by a US district court after submitting AI-fabricated legal authorities

Security

• The Register UK ☛ Alleged pro-Russia hacktivist arrested in Palencia

  Spanish police have arrested a man they believe is affiliated with at least two pro-Russia hacktivist groups linked to attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI).

  Arrested in March at his home in Palencia, central Spain, the man is suspected of having close ties to CyberArmy of Russia Reborn (CARR) and Z-Pentest, and may have carried out attacks on behalf of NoName057(16).

• CISA

  • CISA ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals

  • CISA ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] CubeSpace CW0057 Reaction Wheel

  • CISA ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Gardyn IoT Hub

  • CISA ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

  • CISA ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT Update Manager SW1DND-UDM-M

  • CISA ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Frangoteam FUXA SCADA/HMI

  • CISA ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert

  • CISA ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Schneider Electric EasyLogic T150 and Saitel DP RTU

  • CISA ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] XZ Utils vulnerability impacting B&R Products

  • CISA ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] StoneFly Storage Concentrator

  • CISA ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Delta Electronics DVP12SE PLC

Defence/Aggression

• Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-06 [Older] Austrian court convicts 2 former Syrian officials of torture

• Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Syria: Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills several

• Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

  • Copenhagen Post ☛ 2026-07-06 [Older] Cheeto Mussolini and Putin spoke on the phone about Ukraine

  • NL Times ☛ 2026-07-05 [Older] Dutch-supplied fighter jets in Ukraine show limited impact on battlefield, experts say

  • CBC ☛ 2026-07-04 [Older] St. Petersburg oil terminal hit as Ukraine presses long-range drone campaign

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] AI drones made in Germany see duty on Ukraine's front line

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] Monaco IDs suspect in bomb attack on Ukrainian oligarch

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] NATO summit: European members and Canada pledge long-term Ukraine aid

  • The Local DK ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] Problems with Danish healthcare push Ukrainian refugees to seek help elsewhere

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Nord Stream blast ordered by Ukraine, say German prosecutors

  • The Local SE ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it will now use 'Kyjiv' for the Ukrainian capital

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Germany: Ukrainian national charged over Nord Stream blasts

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] Ukrainian oligarch reportedly injured in Monaco blast

  • CNN ☛ 2026-07-06 [Older] Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast

  • CBC ☛ 2026-07-06 [Older] Russian missile and drone attack kills at least 22 people in Ukraine

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-04 [Older] Ukraine strikes oil terminals near St. Petersburg in Russia

  • The Age AU ☛ 2026-07-04 [Older] Russia planning attack on Poland to test NATO resolve, US warns

  • Gustaf Erikson ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism by Eliot Borenstein

  • Counter Punch ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] How Russia and China Learned to Love Their Border

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] EU sanctions Russian researchers involved in Navalny's death

  • The Age AU ☛ 2026-07-03 [Older] Russian attack kills at least 20, injures scores and causes damage across Ukraine capital

  • Copenhagen Post ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Ukraine reports more injured and dead after Russian attack in Kyiv

  • CBC ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Deadly, large-scale Russian attack shakes Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes batter Moscow's oil sector

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Russia launches attacks on Kyiv, killing at least 21 and injuring scores

  • International Business Times ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Russian Assault on Kyiv Leaves at Least 20 Innocent Civilians Dead in Most Massive Aerial Attack Yet

  • International Business Times ☛ 2026-07-02 [Older] Ukraine Says Russia Returned Soldiers' Bodies With Hidden Explosives, Forcing New Safety Checks

  • NL Times ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Russian hackers use phishing to get access to message backups, Dutch spy agencies say

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Russia's fuel crisis: Is Putin under pressure?

  • Counter Punch ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] How Russia is Upending the West’s Attempt to Control Technology With Intellectual Property

Environment

• BIA Net ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] Europe heatwave bypasses Turkey: Critical lessons for July and August

• Energy/Transportation

  • BIA Net ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Tolls raised for major bridges and highways across Turkey

  • International Business Times ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Great American Fair Mired in Chaos: Power Failures, Empty Stalls, and $23 Turkey Legs Spark Public Outcry

Censorship/Free Speech

• BIA Net ☛ 2026-07-05 [Older] Turkey detains dozens, including journalists, in new wave of raids ahead of NATO summit

• Project Censored ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] The Project Censored Newsletter—June 2026

• Project Censored ☛ 2026-06-29 [Older] The News That Did Make the News – But Was Wrong

• TruthOut ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Federal Judge Says Anti-Cheeto Mussolini Group’s “86-47” Flag Is Protected Political Speech

• BIA Net ☛ 2026-07-05 [Older] Turkey detains dozens in new wave of raids ahead of NATO summit

• Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-07-01 [Older] Ahead of NATO summit, Turkey arrests more than 200 activists

Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

• Scheerpost ☛ 2026-07-05 [Older] 250 Years Of Lies, 500 Years Of Uprising

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• IP Kat ☛ 2026-06-30 [Older] [Guest post] UNION-IP Congress 2026: Crossing legal and technical borders [Ed: "IP" is a bad term to use]

• Patents

  • Kangaroo Courts

    • IP Kat ☛ 2026-07-06 [Older] [UPCKat] A year on from BSH v Electrolux: Anchoring the long-arm of the UPC [Ed: UPC is just outright illegal and unconstitutional]