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Whole Foods’ primary distributor goes offline amid rising corporate cyberattacks

Major food wholesaler United Natural Foods (UNFI) announced Monday that it experienced “unauthorized activity” on its IT systems, prompting the company to take some services offline while an investigation is underway.

As a leading food distributor, UNFI is the primary supplier to Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary. Last year the two companies

Apple is stuck in neutral when it comes to personal AI

“At long last, Apple has finally entered the AI race.”

That was the first line in my story about Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2024, almost exactly one year ago from today. After the company announced a bunch of highly personalized AI features last June, Apple seemed poised to finally reap the rewards of its long-time effort to build trust around user data privacy.

At

How Waymo got caught in the crossfire of Los Angeles ICE protests

Waymo vehicles, the self-driving taxis from Google parent company Alphabet, have emerged as a literal flashpoint in the Los Angeles ICE protests, which ramped up heavily over the weekend.

The protests against the president’s immigration crackdown in the city began on Friday, as ICE raids broke out among several majority-Latino neighborhoods

Why your phone habits leave you feeling so bad

For those who’ve been in the situation where we unlock our phone and start futzing around on our home screen, only to find ourselves looking up at the clock an hour later with a sense of shame and regret, fear not: science has your back, according to research published and presented at the human-computer interaction conference CHI.

Researchers at the University of Washington, Columbia University, and National Yang Min

The missing key for defense innovation? A good coworking space 

As the director of commercial engagement for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a Department of Defense (DOD) organization that funds startups developing cutting-edge weapons technology for the military, Sarah Pearson is well acquainted with keeping secrets.

What’s surprising is that her team often keeps secrets from the very startups it recruits.

It’s not for any cloak-and-dagger reason, just bureaucracy. With security clearances taking up to 18 months, Pearson’s team of

MAHA v. Moderna: The COVID vaccine maker is under attack by RFK Jr.’s department of health

Moderna CEO and cofounder Stéphane Bancel probably never imagined he’d look back on March 2023 as the good old days. Then, he merely had to go before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and take a spitty dressing-down from Senator Bernie Sanders over the price of Moderna’s COVID vaccine. The company was held up as a poster child for “corporate greed.” For a U.S. pharma executive, though, that was more or less business as usual.

Today, the situation is anythi

How game theory explains vaccination rates and parents’ choices

When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles occur despite highly effective vaccines being available, it’s easy to conclude that parents who don’t vaccinate their children are misguided, selfish, or have fallen prey to misi

How to get the most out of Google’s free AI Studio

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Google’s AI Studio and Labs let you experiment for free with new AI tools. I love the way these digital sandboxes—like the 

WordPress Co-Founder Mullenweg’s Reaction To FAIR Project via @sejournal, @martinibuster

WordPress co-founder cautioned that the FAIR project's distributed plugin and theme repositories could undermine WordPress.org's ability to manage trust and reliability

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Strategický problém: Rusko údajně vyvíjí raketu vzduch-vzduch s jadernou hlavicí

Jsou-li dostupné informace správné, Rusko pracuje na jaderné variantě výtečných raket vzduch-vzduch Vympel R-37. Už teď jsou zásadní hrozbou pro letecké síly protivníka. Pokud se objeví s taktickými jadernými hlavicemi, změní strategickou situaci. NATO v podstatě nemá prostředky na proporční odpověď. http://www.osel.cz/14108-strategicky-problem-rusko-udajne-vyviji-raketu-vzduch-vzduch-s-jadernou-hlavici.html

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3 great sites for recycling or giving away old tech

Well, it’s a sad day in the Aamoth household: I’m thinking of getting rid of the 15-year-old Asus netbook that’s been collecting dust in the corner of my office.

It’s sitting atop the Vizio laptop I bought in 2012. Yes: Vizio, the TV company. They made laptops for a hot minute. I’ve got dozens of other relics stacked atop each other as well. I can safely say I’ll never use them again.

Don’t be like me. Holding on to outdated computers, forgotten MP3 players, or Obama-era

Jak odzbrojit jadernou velmoc bez jediného výstřelu: Průvodce pro asymetrické stratégy

Poslední měsíce nám přinesly záběry, které by ještě nedávno patřily do kategorie sci-fi. Levné, bzučící drony, sestavené takřka na koleni, úspěšně nacházejí a ničí strategické bombardéry Tu-95, pýchu a jeden z pilířů ruské jaderné triády. Je to fascinující ukázka asymetrické války v praxi. http://www.osel.cz/14107-jak-odzbrojit-jadernou-velmoc-bez-jedineho-vystrelu-pruvodce-pro-asymetricke-strategy.html

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Vibe coding lets anyone write software—but comes with risks

Whether you’re streaming a show, paying bills online or sending an email, each of these actions relies on computer programs that run behind the scenes. The process of writing computer programs is known as coding. Until recently, most computer code was written, at least originally, by human beings. But with the advent of generative artificial intelligence, that has begun to change.

Just as you can ask

Kosmický Himálaj je nejhustším shlukem kvasarů ve známém vesmíru

Hluboko v souhvězdí Velryby se tyčí Kosmický Himálaj, seskupení celkem 11 kvasarů v prostoru, kde by podle obvyklého výskytu těchto monstrózních vesmírných objektů měl být jen jediný. Podle vědců je to záhada a taky příležitost. Kosmický Himálaj je vlastně unikátní laboratoř pro výzkum galaxií, kvasarů a intergalaktického média. http://www.osel.cz/14106-kosmicky-himalaj-je-nejhustsim-shlukem-kvasaru-ve-znamem-vesmiru.html

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This free AI supersite is like Gemini Deep Research on steroids

Everywhere you look these days, there it is—some manner of breathlessly hyped new “AI” service that’s, like, totally gonna change your life forever. (Like, totally. For realsies.)

Or so they say. In reality, of course, most of this stuff is far more fallible, limited in utility, and inadvisable to use outside of super-specific scenarios than most tech companies (and self-declared “AI guru

WWDC25: Here’s everything Apple is likely to announce

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference begins this Monday, June 9. Although the five-day event has historically been aimed at developers, Apple’s consumer fans generally can’t wait to tune in to the keynote address that kicks off the event. That’s when Apple offers the world the first preview of its upcoming software launches—the operating systems that will power its devices when they are released to the public as free downloads in the fall.

This year, Apple’s software chan

Palivové články se sodíkem a vzduchem by mohly pohánět dopravní letadla

Tým MIT vyvinul pozoruhodný palivový článek, který tvoří kapalný sodík, vlhký vzduch a pevný keramický elektrolyt. Ač se to zdá téměř neuvěřitelné, tahle věc pojme zhruba tisíc watt-hodin na kilogram materiálu. To je vstupenka na palubu dopravních letounů pro regionální linky. Možná se blíží tektonický otřes v letectví. http://www.osel.cz/14105-palivove-clanky-se-sodikem-a-vzduchem-by-mohly-pohanet-dopravni-letadla.html

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Why tech companies are snubbing the London Stock Exchange


British fintech Wise said this week it would shift its primary listing from London to New York, joining a growing list of firms snubbing the London Stock Exchange. UK chip designer Arm opted for a New York IPO in 2023, while food de

WordPress veterans launch FAIR project to tackle security and control concerns

The recent travails of WordPress have caused consternation among the web community that relies on the platform, which powers more than four in ten websites online today. Now, a coalition of prominent WordPress contributors and the Linux Foundation is unveiling a federated update and plugin-distribution networ

How the Musk-Trump breakup could damage the U.S. space program

About $22 billion of SpaceX’s government contracts are at risk and multiple U.S. space programs could face dramatic changes in the fallout from Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s explosive feu

PHP Deep Dive: May 2025 Release “The Golden Age” (AI Generate Podcast)

PHP is maturing and evolving. PHP was originally released on June 8, 1995 as Personal Home Page. It’s hard to believe that it was the community that continued driving its progress. 30 years later and we still have an amazing and thriving community. PHP is now a powerful language that is used in many different […]

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Why vibecoding your own apps is so amazing—and exasperating

“The truth is, I cannot explain exactly where your 1,216 image files went or when they disappeared. I apologize for not being more careful about investigating the root cause before taking any action. The bottom line is that your image files are missing, and I cannot restore them.”

I don’t hold hard drives personally accountable for crashing, or blame vending machines for eating my money. But when the AI-coding service Replit accidentally blew away more than a thousand photographs m

Waymo is winning in San Francisco

The self-driving car service Waymo has been active in San Francisco for 20 months and has already captured 27% of the city’s rideshare market, according to new research compiled by Mary Meeker’s Bond venture capital firm. That rapid progress suggests the mainstreaming of self-driving car service could happen faster than once thought.

“What we’ve done in San Francisco is prove to ourselves—and to the

Social Media As A Customer Service Tool: Trends And Best Practices via @sejournal, @rio_seo

Social media has become a frontline customer service channel. Here’s how brands can meet rising expectations and respond with care, speed, and strategy.

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Why digital-native publishers like Business Insider are most exposed in the AI era

For the past year and a half, there’s been a simmering concern over what AI is going to do to the workforce. Last week, that concern boiled over in a big way following back-to-back news stories: First, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei set off alarm bells

The U.S. touts its digital dominance—but it lags behind many other countries

The United States has a well-developed digital economy, encompassing about 18% of its total economy, according to several sources and research from the International Data Center Authority (IDCA). This is above the world average of 15%. But the U.S. can always do better.

The IDCA defines a digital economy as representing all economic activities that are reliant on or significantly enhanced by the use of digital technologies, including digital infr

This corny ‘conservative credit card’ ad signals a very scary future for AI

A fresh glimpse at our AI-filled future arrived this week, in the form of an unmemorable ad by a company most people have never heard of. The ad is kind of flat and will probably scan as goofy to everyone outside its target demo, but don’t write it off just yet: It could signal the beginning of some very big (and scary) changes.

The upstart fintech company Coign claims to be a “conservative credit card company,” a distinction that boils down to

WordPress Plugin Platform Offers Proactive Security Scanning via @sejournal, @martinibuster

New security platform announced by Patchstack enables plugin developers to maintain a proactive security approach against vulnerabilities

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Extrémní ENTi jsou největší exploze ve vesmíru od Velkého třesku

Exploze ENTů (extreme nuclear transient), které září mnoho dní, jsou mnohem energetičtější a mnohem, mnohem vzácnější než běžné supernovy. Když mohutná supermasivní černá díra postupně pohltí mohutnou hvězdu, nejméně třikrát hmotnější než Slunce, tak to vážně stojí za to. http://www.osel.cz/14104-extremni-enti-jsou-nejvetsi-exploze-ve-vesmiru-od-velkeho-tresku.html

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5 dark facts to remember in the face of AI hype

Emily Bender is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington where she is also Faculty Director of the Computational Linguistics Master of Science program, affiliate faculty in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, and affiliate faculty in the Information School.

Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute and a lecturer in the School of Information at the University of California Berkeley. She has been featured in articles fo

Why Apple’s VisionPro won’t make XR headsets mainstream

Major announcements around the VisionPro headset are expected next week and may even confirm tantalizing rumors tha

Banking on a serverless world

Kathleen Vignos, VP of Software Engineering at Capital One, sits down with Ryan to explore shifting to 100% serverless architecture in enterprise, deploying talent for better customer experience, and fostering AI innovation and tech advancements in a regulated banking environment. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/06/06/banking-on-a-serverless-world/

The PHP Podcast: 2025.06.05

This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about May issue release, Building your own PHP Framework, posting to social media, , and more… Links from the show: The Golden Age | PHP Architect An Introduction to Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange | PHP Architect GitHub – gitroomhq/postiz-app: 📨 The ultimate social media scheduling […]

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Exclusive: New autonomous tractor can shift from farming to warfare


Spanish startup Voltrac has emerged from stealth with an autonomous tractor that lives a double life.  In peacetime, the 3.5-tonne electric vehicle zips around farms, hauling heavy goods and using cameras to gather data on crop health. But when

Europe’s $3.1B satellite merger won’t rival Musk’s Starlink


Two satellite heavyweights are about to form a European rival to Starlink. But they’ll face an uphill battle to compete with Elon Musk’s firm. Luxembourg-based SES’ proposed $3.1bn takeover of Intelsat is set to get the green light from EU officials, Reuters

Google AI Mode Introduces Data Visualization For Finance Queries via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google AI Mode adds interactive charts for financial searches. See how this data visualization may affect SEO and content marketing strategies.

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Budeme měnit současný nejjednodušší kosmologický ΛCDM model?

Nová pozorování naznačují, že nejen Hubblova konstanta, ale také kosmologická konstanta, nejsou ve skutečnosti konstantami. Zejména nedávné analýzy dat ze spektrometru DESI silně naznačují, že se kosmologická konstanta Λ v průběhu rozpínání našeho vesmíru mění. Je proto velmi pravděpodobné, že brzy dojde k revizi stávajícího jednoduchého kosmologického ΛCDM modelu. http://www.osel.cz/14103-budeme-menit-soucasny-nejjednodussi-kosmologicky-cdm-model.html

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So much for the Trump-Musk bromance

Just over six months ago, Fast Company asked: “How long will Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s lovefest last?”

Well, we have our answer.

This week, tensions escalated between the two over Trump’s proposed “One Big Beautiful Bill” aimed at cutting taxes, which Musk derided as a “disgusting abomination.” Their disagreement deepened over electric vehicle mandates, w

#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet

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Big Tech’s indirect emissions jumped 150% in 3 years amid AI boom, U.N. report says

Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies—Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta—rose on average by 150% from 2020 to 2023, as they had to use more power for energy-demanding data centers, a United Nations report said on Thursday.

The use of artificial intelligence is driving up global indirect emissions because of the vast amounts of energy required to power data centers, the report by the International Telecommunication Union (I

How Bravo became one of NBCUniversal’s strongest streaming assets

When Frances Berwick started at Bravo in the 1990s, the cable channel was still positioning itself as a hub for “film and arts.” Berwick climbed the NBCUniversal ladder, eventually growing her domain to all of the company’s entertainment cable channels, including E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, USA, and Universal Kids. 

Her rise at NBCUniversal has coincided with cable’s decline. Some 46% of households have

Nintendo Switch 2 launches in Tokyo drawing hours-long lines

Eager customers lined up outside electronics stores in Tokyo hours in advance to collect their preordered Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles.

The much anticipated Switch 2, being released around the world Thursday, is an upgrade to its eight-year-old predecessor with new social features meant to

Nintendo’s new Switch 2 feels remarkably up to date 

Nintendo is not known for existing on the bleeding edge of technology. In fact, most of its 21st-century success has been built around the opposite of that idea; the Wii and DS were both much less powerful than their competition, yet each proved to be more popular with a mainstream audience. The hybrid Switch, meanwhile, was impressive for a handheld machine when it was release

Enjoy ‘AI slop’ summer. What’s coming next is worse

Welcome to AI DecodedFast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

“AI Slop” summer is here

AI image and video generation tools have gone mainstream, with millions creating content and using them on platforms like TikTok and You

How Bravo became Comcast’s biggest streaming asset

When Frances Berwick started at Bravo in the 1990s, the cable channel was still positioning itself as a hub for “film and arts.” Berwick climbed the NBCUniversal ladder, eventually growing her domain to all of the company’s entertainment cable channels, including E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, USA, and Universal Kids. 

Her rise at NBCUniversal has coincided with cable’s decline. Some 46% of households have

YouTube overtakes streaming rivals as the go-to for TV and movies

Gone are the days when YouTube was just for catching up on vlogs or diving into late-night rabbit holes. Today, the platform is staking its claim in TV and film.

According to a new survey conducted by Looper Insights between April 16 and 25, 66% of consumers discover TV or film content via YouTube. For 61%, it’s already p

Dub wants to make stock market stars out of everyday investors

Whether it’s picking out a new brunch spot or deciding which pants to buy next, the influencer economy has cemented itself as a powerhouse in consumer decision-making—and copy-trading app Dub believes the stock market is next.

Founded in 2021 out of CEO Steven Wang’s Harvard dorm room, the retail investment platform launched from stealth in February last yea

These five strategies can help you generate faster returns on your AI investments

While top business leaders are increasingly investing in AI and other advanced technologies, many are not seeing anticipated returns. In fact, a

DOGE cut federal IT contracts. Don’t count on the government to pick up the slack

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has wrapped up its cuts to federal job roles and completed its push against consulting firms. Next on the list: IT service providers supplying systems and services to federal agencies.

Following a directive from DOGE, the General Services Administration (GSA) sent letters to Dell, CDW, and other IT vendors, asking f