Jun 18, 2026
"It’s privacy-invasive, and it harms young people by denying them online free speech and access to ideas and communities that enrich their worlds and can change lives for the better," student organizer Genevieve Chin wrote for the Sacramento Bee about CA's AB 1709. https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article316106568.html
Jun 18, 2026
Another great #iotlondon meetup this evening: Music Thing (modular synth, which is having a dangerous effect on my gadget urges); Smarty Plant (a plant heath device and app); and Tether, a cycling safety device and heatmapped routes for safer travel. Great work curating these, Alexandra D-S!
Jun 18, 2026
Digital Pride submissions are open! Join EFF and the Queer Arts Collective in building a creative space at the intersection of digital justice and artistic expression. We're looking for works that convey the importance of digital liberation and ways of achieving it. Send us your submissions by June 30. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/call-submissions-digital-pride
Jun 18, 2026
Feeling inadequate because everyone on Mastodon appears to be an author or a lawyer or a scientist?Follow me and feel better about yourself, for I have the intellect of a clever potato.
Jun 18, 2026
“A core part of the danger of the proposed regime is there wouldn’t be much individuals can do to maintain their privacy,” EFF’s Chao Jun Liu told CNET. “It’s either fork over all your information or not have a phone number.” https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/if-the-fcc-bans-burner-phones-it-could-be-a-privacy-nightmare/
Jun 18, 2026
Wow, I never knew that.
Jun 18, 2026
Amnesty international: the occupation’s ethnic cleansing campaign in Palestine is “state-sanctioned, state-driven, and state-implemented.” Archived version: archive.is/newest/…/ethnic-cleansing-palestine/ Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Jun 18, 2026
Refugee charity says decision to let riot police use water cannon, which are banned in Great Britain, is ‘sickening’ Archived version: archive.is/…/french-police-in-660m-deal-with-uk-a… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Jun 18, 2026
Ofcom has issued almost £5.5m of fines to companies that have failed to comply with the Online Safety Act.
Jun 18, 2026
NATO estimates Russia has suffered over 1.4 million casualties during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, yet the Kremlin remains undeterred. Archived version: archive.is/…/russias-war-toll-hits-up-to-14-milli… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Jun 18, 2026
Jensen can’t risk semiconductor supply chains derailing the AI hype train
Jun 18, 2026
Governing AI through opaque, ad hoc interventions is unsustainable, experts warn. Archived version: archive.is/…/anthropic-shutdown-export-controls
Jun 18, 2026
Italy will reopen its embassy in Tehran on Friday, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Wednesday, according to the ANSA news agency. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260617-italy-to-reopen-embassy-in-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Jun 18, 2026
No formal warning issued to captains or ship owners, but industry body says they are exercising greater vigilance Archived version: archive.is/…/uk-expect-russia-retaliate-seizure-s… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Jun 18, 2026
EFF joined a letter with Human Rights Watch, Foxglove Legal and dozens more organizations telling the UK Home Office not to use racist and faulty AI facial age estimation tech on asylum-seeking children. https://www.foxglove.org.uk/open-letter-home-office-facial-age-estimation-children/
Jun 18, 2026
Israel cannot stop home demolitions in southern Lebanon, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Wednesday, following statements by US Vice President JD Vance that a draft agreement with Iran includes Lebanon, Anadolu reports. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260617-israel-cannot-stop-home-dem… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Jun 18, 2026
Palestine Action ban upheld by the Court of Appeal as Co-founder Ammouri vows to challenge proscription at every possible avenue
Jun 18, 2026
West Bank settler attacks continue to surge as illegal settlers burn vehicles, target mosques and terrorise Palestinian communities Archived version: archive.is/20260617235502/…/west-bank-villages/ Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Jun 18, 2026
Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.
Jun 18, 2026
Until now, Apple has kept Apple Intelligence — the suite of artificial intelligence tools baked into its operating systems — entirely optional. If you don’t want it, you can simply skip it during a new device setup or when updating the system.