here's a counter-narrative I hope reaches enough people before it's too late: Companies that lean too hard into AI right now are going to go out of business. Some firms "behind" in AI adoption now will weather the coming storm precisely because they are. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when...

Scammers are hijacking government websites to upload ads for “leaked” OnlyFans content. Thousands of copyright complaints from adult creators are helping people avoid malicious links. www.wired.com/story/onlyfa...

Trump labels Iran ‘scum’ and declares ceasefire ‘over’ after Gulf strikes www.thejc.com/news/usa/tru...

Could someone please explain to me what this means?

SMART! But why did it take so long to figure out this solution? (And why did it take a pandemic to make working from home more acceptable...?) I'm curious -- do they teach creative problem-solving in MBA programs these days? www.npr.org/2026/07/08/n...

Verity Harding tells WIRED that the US government’s nationalistic attitude toward AI is evidence that a worst-case scenario is taking shape. www.wired.com/story/verity...

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A new Gallup poll based on a survey of over 5,000 U.S. adults found that 11 percent are currently taking GLP-1 medications, up from the 3 percent in a similar 2024 survey.

Help, I've fallen into a painting and now I'm trapped in a 17th century Delft townhouse! Lovely tiles up the staircase though, might stay here...

Following up on this, it would appear that there are hallucinated references in at least three publications by Dr Hadas Zahavi, Founding Director of Columbia University Global Center for Peace - including an article in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications published by Nature...

Exactly this 👇🏻 Generative AI is a scourge on the environment and has no place in academia. It might look like a short-cut, but it's not and if you choose to use it, in whatever shape or form, that's on you...

Don’t ask GenAI to format your bibliography! Don’t ask GenAI to do your research! Have some self respect!

😬 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The cease-fire has ceased, so the war is back on…?

A recent survey by the Lancet, cited in this week's @privateeyenews.bsky.social found that "fabricated references are embedded in the peer-reviewed literature at scale, and that the rate of fabrication is accelerating" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday after the US launched a wave of military strikes on Iran in response to attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our live coverage here: reut.rs/4vj1cAk

Meet the Pacific stargazer, an ambush hunter spends most of its life buried beneath the sand. Its upturned face allows it to see even when most of its body is concealed. And? It's capable of stunning prey with electrical shocks of ~50 volts! Photo: alboertoalcala, CC BY 4.0 iNaturalist

if you're an american who hasn't bothered to follow uk politics before, now is the time

“Under the admin's logic, the mere presence of minorities is proof of impermissible [affirmative] action…” Their minds really were broken by the Obama presidency…

Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Charlize Theron photographed at ‘THE ODYSSEY’ photocall in Paris. #TheOdyssey #LupitaNyongo #AnneHathaway #Zendaya

A new White House report details what the Trump administration wants to change within the National Museum of American History—and suggests that a Smithsonian crackdown could be coming, @kelseyables.bsky.social reports.

Tetanus is returning. In the 1930s, Tetanus was widespread in the US. The development & deployment of vaccines reduced annual cases from ~ 600 in the 1940s to 17 in 2020. Mortality dropped 99%. There is no cure for tetanus. We have forgotten how life was before vaccines. 🧪 archive.today/c6QVx

With SpaceX Starship, Japan's ispace provides ride-share to the moon reut.rs/4aGJD5K

Just a lavender appreciation post. 📷Dave Goacher; Alana Wright ; James Dobson; Chris Davies

It’s my 45th ancient relic from each country in the #WorldCup It’s UZBEKISTAN🇺🇿The Kushan Empire originated out of Bactria encompassing much of modern Uzbekistan. It went on to cover Afghanistan, Pakistan & parts of India. This coin, c.30AD, shows Heraios, the 1st king to refer to himself as Kushan

Political activist, Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst (c.1910) photographed by Christina Broom, Scottish photographer and UK's first female press photographer #womensart

If You Have a Public Instagram Account, You Might Be Surprised What AI Users Can Now Do With Your Face https://gizmodo.com/if-you-have-a-public-instagram-account-you-might-be-surprised-what-ai-users-can-now-do-with-your-face-2000782694

Meta products are just user-generated content strip mines. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...

Minions and Monsters is very cute.

The US World Cup team went down to its worst defeat since the 1990s after opponents Belgium said they were fired up by a “sense of injustice” following Trump’s interference in the game. After the fourth goal, Belgium posted on social media “Overturn this”.

i'm sorry but holy fucking shit i cannot get over this look 🥰🥹😍😍😭😎

Court filing: Meta says four US states seek $1.4T over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict youth and misled the public; its market cap is ~$1.5T (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Helen of Troy, Lupita Nyongo sparkles in Christian Cowan for the London premiere of #theodysseymovie.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com ”Some of the brightest minds in business believe that artificial intelligence will spell the end of the 40-hour workweek,” Joanne Lipman writes. “The truth is, any one of these executives could have shortened the workweek years ago, long before A.I.”

“After it ended, the Belgian team’s social media account had a message to the U.S. on Twitter: “Overturn this.” Perfect. #WellPlayed #Belgium

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space

Charlize Theron stuns at the ‘THE ODYSSEY’ world premiere in London. #TheOdyssey #CharlizeTheron

My hometown is doing alright. The guys at the table next to me at the coffee shop saw the anti-AI sticker on my laptop and asked where I got it, I said I made it and showed them the stack I carry around, and they asked if they could buy a set.

Zendaya photographed at the ‘THE ODYSSEY’ world premiere in London. #TheOdyssey #Zendaya

Tom Holland initially thought Christopher Nolan hated his performance in ‘THE ODYSSEY’ because he would cut filming after 3 minutes. He later found out IMAX cameras only run for 3 minutes at a time. (Source: youtu.be/9rO0FGivAvQ?...)

That’s too bad. Sounds like a cool project.

The U.S. is on the brink of surpassing last year’s total measles cases, putting the country on track to set a new record before summer’s end.

Co-creators Dan Harmon and James Siciliano talk about the upcoming Adult Swim series starring Keith David.

This is an actual screenshot from the syllabus for this class. Beyond parody

Listen here to Nimoy’s 1975 recording of Ray Bradbury’s 1950 science fiction short story (and chapter in “The Martian Chronicles”) “There Will Come Soft Rains,” which hauntingly envisioned one potential future arising from unconstrained nuclear testing and arms races. archive.org/details/brad...

Today in 1962, Leonard Nimoy and his wife Sandra sent this telegram to President John F. Kennedy urging him to end atmospheric nuclear testing to protect children and the environment, most likely in response to news reports about an imminent, high-altitude US nuclear test above the Pacific Ocean.