"Nearly one in four people in the U.S. now participate in some form of gig or freelance work." inequality.org/article/big-...

“TRM Labs, which monitors online crime, says illicit entities received $141bn through stablecoin wallets last year.” www.ft.com/content/fccf...

Too many of us repeat the statement that trust in science is falling. Is it really the case? The data don’t support this conclusion in a straight forward way. Science may have an influence & comms problem more than a trust problem, in fact… but it’s complex 👇🏻 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“Unfettered tech boosterism is a vote-loser,” said one person who has been involved in discussions, adding that Burnham’s team had discussed a new focus on ensuring AI technology worked for British companies and the UK public rather than US tech giants. www.ft.com/content/5f2f...

OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake - www.ft.com/content/7c80... via @financialtimes.com

BBC News - How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Chinese tech hub’s shift into robotaxis leaves drivers by the wayside - www.ft.com/content/b144... via @financialtimes.com

Students are doing worse than you think www.economist.com/internationa... From The Economist

BBC News - Vincent's parents 'never say he's good enough' - so he turned to a middle-aged couple online www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The next time one of these guys has a new idea will be the first time.

US insurance rulemaker suspends investment risk designations after cyber attack - www.ft.com/content/1b39... via @financialtimes.com

Did AI write this article? www.economist.com/graphic-deta... From The Economist

How much compute does the world really need? - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

AI models’ values are very different from most people’s www.economist.com/briefing/202... From The Economist

Así usó Google los móviles para detectar el terremoto y avisar a millones en Venezuela elpais.com/tecnologia/2...

ROBOTS, MEET VOTERS I wrote this week's cover leader for @TheEconomist on the politics of AI and how to navigate the coming backlash. Alongside our blood-curdling cover illustration, there were a few big ideas I wanted to get across. (🧵) www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

"Children at risk of exploitation could have “slipped through the net” because authorities were using an AI tool to identify them that was later deemed “not fit” for use." "These algorithms... were used for years before being quietly decommissioned."

The U.S. says Africans’ health data shared under humanitarian aid deals will be aggregated and anonymized, but the State Department’s demands have sparked an outcry in Africa and raised concerns that the data could be misused or exploited.

20 days and counting! Pakistan-administered Kashmir continues to experience an internet shutdown which began on June 5, 2026 following protests. With no end in sight, people can’t communicate with their loved ones, access critical information, banking services, or attend online classes. #KeepItOn

Ah, using "AI enhancement" for engagement, with no concerns of the risks it might create for innocent people.

Former Hugging Face executive Tiezhen Wang explains how open-source AI training algorithms from Chinese labs are quietly becoming the default infrastructure for U.S. researchers https://restofworld.org/2026/tiezhen-wang-china-us-open-source-ai/?utm_campaign=row-social

NHS England admits it has been lying about Palantir’s effectiveness. Whilst the systems we build ourselves are producing better results with faster systems and happier medics.

Companies encouraged employees to use AI and now they’re spending gobs of cash on tokens for employees to convert documents to PDF😅 “Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides” www.404media.co/the-tokenpoc...

I'm in the grip of about 10000 massive deadlines, so I've obviously spent this morning writing a newsletter about a topic that is completely and utterly tangential buttondown.com/justenoughin...

First playable female character ever from Edinburgh games dev. BBC News - GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Luca Guadagnino ha un problema con il suo film su Sam Altman: www.ilpost.it/2026/06/24/a...

Could have made more of a critique of previous generation culture industry. - Forget the World Cup. Culture is becoming more fragmented www.economist.com/briefing/202... From The Economist

BBC News - How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Are you having fun yet? Dataland, an intense new AI art museum www.economist.com/culture/2026... From The Economist