Scotland fans 'heartbroken' as travel permits to World Cup withdrawn last minute
BBC.CO.UK People travelling to the World Cup have had their ESTA applications changed from approved to "travel not authorised".
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Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
WIRED.COM Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.
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The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center
THEVERGE.COM Scott Furgeson “regrets” his “choice of words.”
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S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
ARSTECHNICA.COM SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.
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Trump’s financial ties face scrutiny after moves benefiting allies and family
APNEWS.COM President Donald Trump has found multiple ways to harness the presidency to benefit himself. His Justice Department agreed to a $1.776 billion fund that could benefit his allies and guard against future IRS audits of Trump, only for the White House to reconsider the fund after outcry from Congress a
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Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more
THEVERGE.COM Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows.
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Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup
ARSTECHNICA.COM With no embedded modem, the Slate Truck is the antithesis of today's connected cars.
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DOGE Whistleblower Had His Brakes Cut Hours After Elon Put Him On Blast, Suit Alleges
GIZMODO.COM After calling out suspicious data access by DOGE, one whistleblower suddenly found himself in the crosshairs of the world's wealthiest man and his fans.
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AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix
THEVERGE.COM Environmental concerns are a big driver behind Americans’ opposition to data centers.
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Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show
BBC.CO.UK The oil giant says the documents ignore the critical context of the complex operating environment at the time.
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Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study
FORBES.COM Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is higher where there is no cycle-specific infrastructure.
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