Leftovers

• Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Experimental Drug Helped Cancer Patients Live 40% Longer in Clinical Trial

    New hope.

  • Science Alert ☛ Misophonia Has Genetic Links to Depression And Anxiety, Study Finds

    A profile of this mysterious condition is emerging.

  • Science Alert ☛ Pooping Is a High-Stakes Event That Could Be Fatal For One Group

    It used to be worse.

  • Science Alert ☛ Cannabis Compound Could Protect Us From Deadly Fungal Disease

    The plant that keeps on giving.

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Studying Earth's Trees Issued a Stark Warning to Humanity

    This is urgent.

• Hardware

  • CNX Software ☛ Vecow PBC-2000 – An defective chip maker Intel Atom x7211RE fanless embedded system for industrial use

    Vecow PBC-2000 is a fanless embedded system that houses the company’s EPBC-2000 2.5-inch Pico-ITX SBC powered by an defective chip maker Intel Atom x7211RE SoC. The PBC-2000 supports a wide -40°C to 70°C temperature range, dual 2.5GbE LAN, serial and USB interfaces, and comes with wall and optional DIN rail mounting options. Other features include support for up to 16GB DDR5 4800MHz SO-DIMM memory, as well as a SATA III port and an M.2 socket for storage. The system also features an external SIM card socket for 5G/4G/LTE connectivity, and an M.2 E-Key slot for wireless modules.

  • Hackaday ☛ Building An Eight Channel Active Mixer

    There are plenty of audio mixers on the market, and the vast majority all look the same. If you wanted something different, or just a nice learning experience, you could craft your own instead. That’s precisely what [Something Physical] did. 

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • Hundreds of state mental health patients are being kept in prison

    People who are found unfit to stand trial or be held criminally liable for a crime due to their psychiatric state are supposed to receive specialised care in the health system. But hundreds are being kept in prisons.

  • University of Michigan ☛ The gym can’t fix you

    In recent years, Gen Z has emerged as the age demographic most devoted to achieving a high level of personal fitness. Given the clear benefits of a healthy lifestyle, exercise has become a way for members of all generations to socialize, promote good mental health, minimize health issues and support a longer life.

  • NYPost ☛ Ozempic users are hooked on this popular drink — which was just ranked the unhealthiest bottled beverage in the US right now

    They’re pumping protein — and guzzling sugar bombs.

• Proprietary

  • Qt ☛ Qt 6.9.1 Released

    We are excited to announce the release of Qt 6.9.1!  As a patch release, Qt 6.9.1 does not introduce new features but delivers over 450 bug fixes, security updates, and enhancements on top of the Qt 6.9.0 release.  For a detailed breakdown of the most significant changes, refer to the  Qt 6.9.1 release notes.

• Security

  • Integrity/Availability/Authenticity

    • Security Week ☛ Why Scamming Can’t Be Stopped—But It Can Be Managed

      With crime-as-a-service lowering the barrier to entry and prosecution lagging behind, enterprise security teams must rethink their strategies to detect and disrupt scams at scale.

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • Privacy International ☛ Joint Civil Society Declaration at the International Labour Conference 2025

    • EDRI ☛ UK data adequacy under scrutiny: civil society warns EU not to reward deregulation disguised as ‘simplification’

      Civil society organisations, including EDRi and EDRi members Open Rights Group and Privacy International, are urging the European Commission not to re-adopt the UK’s data adequacy decisions without meaningful reform. The UK’s rollback of protections under the guise of ‘simplification’ puts the level of protection required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case law at risk and exposes the Commission’s decisions to legal challenge.

• Defence/Aggression

  • France24 ☛ Four million people have fled Sudan since start of the war

    In tonight's edition, more than four million people have fled Sudan since the start of the conflict in 2023, the United Nations said.

    Also, Amnesty International says Tanzania needs to be held accountable after two activists from Uganda and Kenya detailed torture and sexual abuse after being detained in Dar es Salaam.

    And local elections in Burundi are set for June 5th. But fears of a repeat of the 2015 political crisis persist, especially among journalists.

  • Digital Music News ☛ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Bribed Hotel Staff $100,000 for Cassie Video, Latest Courtroom Testimony Reveals

    Sean “Diddy” Combs paid a hotel security officer $100,000 to hand over surveillance footage showing the hip-hop mogul attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, the officer testified at Combs’ federal trial.

  • Digital Music News ☛ Lizzo Fires Back Against Touring Dancers’ Harassment Lawsuit, Alleging First Amendment Violations

    Lizzo is firing back against the marathon sexual harassment lawsuit she’s facing from several former touring dancers, maintaining that the conduct in question is protected speech. That interesting position came to light in a new appeal from Team Lizzo, which is specifically challenging a prior decision allowing some of the dancers’ claims to proceed.

  • New York Times ☛ In N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Mamdani Responds to a Call for His Deportation

    Vickie Paladino, a councilwoman from Queens, called Zohran Mamdani a “radical leftist” who hates America, and warned against “future Zohrans.”

  • New York Times ☛ ICE Detains Family of Suspect in Colorado Attack

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agency would be investigating whether Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s family had information about his alleged plot.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ National security police arrest 5 over alleged bomb threats, promoting Hong Kong independence

    Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested five people suspected of making fake bomb threats and promoting the city’s independence. The five suspects – a 35-year-old man and four women aged 20 to 38 – were arrested on Monday, National Security Police Chief Superintendent Steve Li told reporters on Tuesday afternoon.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Beyond dancing and somersaults, humanoid robots in China aim higher

    They are being trained by robotics firms to perform real-life tasks in security, housekeeping and manufacturing.

  • New York Times ☛ Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Former Prime Minister, Pushes Kindness in New Book

    The former prime minister, who led New Zealand through the pandemic, has published a memoir arguing for more empathy in politics.

  • ADF ☛ Militaries Face ‘Concrete and Real’ Threats in Cyber Domain

    The photos displayed for the gathering of military leaders were alarming. One showed a still from a Fentanylware (TikTok) video claiming that French fighter jets had bombed the Ivoirian Air Force. Another post declared that Côte d’Ivoire’s chief of army staff had died.

  • Atlantic Council ☛ Experts react: What does South Korean President Lee Jae-myung mean for Indo-Pacific security?

    Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected as South Korea’s next president. Atlantic Council experts delve into what his administration could mean for Indo-Pacific security and more.

  • The Strategist ☛ The big question over fighter-like drones: expendability may be preferable

    We’re still feeling our way with this. The concept of fighter-like drones, called collaborative combat aircraft (CCAs), holds much promise to air forces, notably to the US Air Force as it contemplates war with China.

  • Overpopulation ☛ When it comes to childbearing, coercion cuts both ways

    The Overpopulation Project has been ranked as one of the 10 best demography blogs of 2025 by FeedSpot. Thank you to all our readers for engaging with and sharing our work. Upholding human rights is key to any just approach to population policy, as contrasting examples of coercion from China and Africa illustrate.

  • France24 ☛ Israeli military announces Syria shelling after projectiles launched

    The Israeli army said on Tuesday its artillery had struck southern Syria following reported projectile launches, in a continuation of a series of Israeli strikes on its neighbor since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.

  • Security Week ☛ The UK Brings Cyberwarfare Out of the Closet

    The UK’s 2025 Strategic Defence Review outlines a unified approach to modern warfare, integrating cyber, AI, and electromagnetic capabilities across military domains.

  • New York Times ☛ Dutch Government Collapses After Geert Wilders Withdraws Right-Wing Party

    The populist Geert Wilders withdrew his right-wing party from the ruling coalition, saying partners were stalling plans for the Netherlands’ “strictest migration policy ever.”

  • Hackaday ☛ 3D Printed Tank Has A Cannon To Boot

    Few of us will ever find ourselves piloting a full-sized military tank. Instead, you might like to make do with the RC variety. [TRDB] has whipped up one of their own design which features a small little pellet cannon to boot.

• Environment

  • Energy/Transportation

    • The Straits Times ☛ Modi's soaring Indian aviation ambitions face many headwinds

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile attendance at a global airlines conference this week underscores how much India is banking on a boom in aviation to support wider development goals, but headwinds to its ambitions are gathering force.

    • Hackaday ☛ Making A LEGO Vehicle Which Can Cross Large Gaps

      Here is a hacker showing off their engineering chops. This video shows successive design iterations for a LEGO vehicle which can cross increasingly large gaps.

• Finance

  • Pro Publica ☛ How Tech Company Recruiters Sidestep Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

    It’s a tough time for the rank-and-file tech worker or computer science graduate looking for a job. The Silicon Valley giants have laid off tens of thousands in the past couple years. The longstanding threat of offshoring persists, while the new threat of AI looms.

    There is seemingly one reason for hope, which you won’t find in popular hiring websites like Indeed.com or ZipRecruiter. It’s exclusively in the help-wanted classifieds in printed newspapers. Every Sunday, metropolitan newspapers across the country are full of listings for tech jobs, with posted salaries sometimes exceeding $150,000. If you’ve got tech skills, it seems, employers are crying out for you, week after week.

  • Mexico News Daily ☛ Aeroméxico workers’ strike postponed to June 10

    Flight attendants at Aeroméxico announced they would postpone a strike they had scheduled to begin Sunday after the airline offered a pay increase of 4.5%.

  • BIA Net ☛ CHP leader on İzmir Municipality strike: Don’t expect us to criticize striking workers

    CHP leader Özgür Özel expressed his support for the striking workers of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality subsidiaries, stressing that while workers have rights, so do the municipal administration.

  • Latvia ☛ 2025 forecast to be a year of modest growth and modest inflation in Latvia

    Latvia's economy in 2025 will experience low to moderate growth, with GDP growing by 1.5% and inflation rising by 2.5%, according to Joona Widgren, senior economist at Finland's OP Financial Group, in the group’s quarterly Baltic Economic Outlook.

  • BIA Net ☛ TURKSTAT and ENAG inflation figures show twofold discrepancy

    According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), inflation in May stood at 1.53% monthly and 35.41% annually. Food prices rose by 32.87% year-on-year, while housing expenses jumped by 67.43%. In contrast, the Inflation Research Group (ENAG) reported an annual inflation rate of 71.23%.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong pro-democracy business hit with ‘unwarranted’ tax demand, owner says

    A Hong Kong pro-democracy shop owner has said his business is facing “unwarranted” tax demands. Derek Chu, an ex-district councillor and the owner of e-commerce company As One, said on Tuesday that the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) demanded in April that his business pay HK$120,075 in profit tax for the financial year 2023-24.

  • Tibetans evicted then reinstated after protest at US-China women’s soccer match

    China’s team demanded removal of Tibetan activists from stadium, but spectators chanted for them to be allowed back

  • Atlantic Council ☛ How Kazakhstan can anchor a resilient rare‑earth supply chain for the West

    By partnering with Kazakhstan on rare-earth element mining, the United States can reduce its dependence on China and build a more secure critical minerals supply chain.

  • France24 ☛ 'We know from history the fates of South Korean presidents from both parties haven't been good'

    Lee Jae-myung’s path to the presidency is marked by hardship and controversy. A former child laborer with a disabling arm injury, he survived a suicide attempt, pushed through university, and rose through the political ranks, despite surviving a stabbing and facing multiple criminal investigations. Now, at 60, the liberal Democratic Party candidate has been elected president, replacing his conservative rival Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted after a failed attempt to impose martial law. Lee’s election has divided the nation: supporters see a bold reformer ready to tackle inequality and corruption, while critics fear democratic backsliding. On France 24, Carys Garland welcomes Oxford University’s Professor of International Relations Edward Howell about what lies ahead for South Korea’s fractured democracy.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Mongolia PM resigns after weeks of anti-corruption protests

    Mr Oyun-Erdene will remain as caretaker PM until his successor is appointed within 30 days.

  • New York Times ☛ The Perks of Being Harvey Weinstein’s Publicist

    Juda Engelmayer took a job that leading crisis communications pros didn’t want. Now he’s the pied piper of pariahs.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong illustrator’s art fair stall closes after police inspect drawings

    A Hong Kong artist’s stall at an illustration art fair has closed after police officers reportedly received complaints, photographed the displayed drawings, and passed them to national security police. The illustrator, known by the artist name Ah Keung, said in a now-deleted Instagram post that police officers took photos of their booth [...]

  • VietJet Air asks government to go after its online critics

    Hanoi mayor orders authorities to investigate Facebookers who spread ‘false information’ about the budget airline.

  • Man jumps barricade at Tiananmen Square flag-raising ceremony

    The unidentified man is tackled by guards and hauled away in Beijing, video shows. The man’s motive is unclear.

  • Citizen Lab ☛ The PRC Transnational Repression Efforts: Influence, Interference, and Legitimacy

    On June 9, join the Citizen Lab’s Emile Dirks to discuss China’s influence, interference, and repression in Canada.

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • Press Gazette ☛ Top 50 news websites in the world: Tabloids take a tumble

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet officially launches in U.S. — Up to 2 Gbps covering 500,000 households

    T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet is offered in plans ranging from 500 Mbps to 2 Gbps

  • Internet Society ☛ Expanding Internet Access in Rural Latin America, One Course at a Time

    Our partnership with CITEL has helped to close the digital divide in rural areas across the Americas through hands-on training programs.

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• Patents

  • Kangaroo Courts

    • JUVE ☛ Roche settles UPC dispute over insulin distribution technology

      Since late 2023, the parties have been embroiled in a battle over two Roche-owned patents. EP 2 196 231 B1 relates to a “system for ambulatory drug infusion comprising a filling apparatus for flexible containers”. EP 1 970 677 B1 protects an “intravenous infusion system with dosing device”.

    • Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Inventive step at the UPC – much ado about nothing (new)? [Ed: UPC is not meant to exist because it's illegal; this is an ongoing EU and EPO scandal]

      One of the most highly debated issues at the UPC before its commencement was the question, how the UPC would deal with validity of patents – would it essentially take over the EPO’s course? Or would it deviate from that?

• Copyrights

  • Public Domain Review ☛ Charles Davy’s Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of Alphabetic Writing (1772)

    A series of conjectures about the primal scene of writing.

• Gemini* and Gopher

  • Personal/Opinions

    • Scurvy