ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5898504/ice-medicaid-palantir-data
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5898504/ice-medicaid-palantir-data
NPR
ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
Fairphone 6 wide camera experimental Linux support
https://nondescriptpointer.com/articles/fairphone-6-wide-camera-linux/
https://nondescriptpointer.com/articles/fairphone-6-wide-camera-linux/
Malleable Computing, Emacs, and You
http://yummymelon.com/devnull/malleable-computing-emacs-and-you.html
http://yummymelon.com/devnull/malleable-computing-emacs-and-you.html
Yummymelon
Malleable Computing, Emacs, and You
It all started with a routine task. I use GitHub issues for all of my public-facing projects but my preference is keeping track of things in Org Agenda. To reconcile the two, I would manually...
Any text-to-SQL benchmark should address difficulties of real-world data stores
https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/if-you-think-you-can-do-real-world-text-to-sql/
https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/if-you-think-you-can-do-real-world-text-to-sql/
Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/15/science/medici-family-mystery-dna-malaria
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/15/science/medici-family-mystery-dna-malaria
CNN
Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years
New research determined that the mysterious death of a ruler from the powerful Florentine Medici family was due to illness, not murder.
Why I'm building a note taking app without AI
https://withdocket.com/blog/why-im-building-a-note-taking-app-without-ai
https://withdocket.com/blog/why-im-building-a-note-taking-app-without-ai
Honey Bee Colony Monitoring via Audio IoT Sensors, Tensorgrams and RNNs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20386
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20386
arXiv.org
Improved Monitoring of Honey bee Colony Strength via Audio IoT...
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) play a crucial role in agriculture and ecosystem stability as key pollinators of crops and wild plants. As such, monitoring hive strength remotely with Internet of...
Restructuring GitHub's bug bounty program
https://github.blog/security/next-chapter-restructuring-githubs-bug-bounty-program/
https://github.blog/security/next-chapter-restructuring-githubs-bug-bounty-program/
The GitHub Blog
Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub's bug bounty program
GitHub is making some significant changes to its bug bounty program, shifting its focus to give researchers a better experience.
Local AI that finds sensitive files on your Mac before attackers do
https://www.vaultsort.com/guardian
https://www.vaultsort.com/guardian
Vaultsort
Guardian — Find What Should Be Locked. Lock It. | VaultSort
An on-device scan that flags identity documents, financial records, credentials, and medical files sitting exposed on your Mac. Zero uploads, zero network calls.
July 23 1985, Commodore introduced its Amiga 1000: 10 years ahead of its time
https://dfarq.homeip.net/amiga-1000-ten-years-ahead-of-its-time/
https://dfarq.homeip.net/amiga-1000-ten-years-ahead-of-its-time/
The Silicon Underground
Amiga 1000: Ten years ahead of its time
This computer was so good and so far out there, we didn't know what we had.
Cruller: Bun's Zig Runtime, Continued on Zig 0.16
https://ziggit.dev/t/cruller-buns-zig-runtime-continued-on-zig-0-16/16734
https://ziggit.dev/t/cruller-buns-zig-runtime-continued-on-zig-0-16/16734
Ziggit
Cruller: Bun's Zig Runtime, Continued on Zig 0.16
Cruller: a production-focused Bun runtime ported to Zig 0.16 Cruller is a fork of the last Zig-based Bun release, reduced to the parts needed to run already-built production JavaScript servers and ported to vanilla Zig 0.16. Repository: GitHub - solenopsys/cruller:…
Worse on Purpose – How Corporate Greed Killed Product Quality – Worse on Purpose
https://www.worseonpurpose.com/
https://www.worseonpurpose.com/
Worse on Purpose
Investigative essays on corporate enshittification — how the brands you trusted made everything worse on purpose, and who profits when they do.
New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory
https://frame.work/desktop?tab=192gb-coming-soon
https://frame.work/desktop?tab=192gb-coming-soon
Framework
Order a Framework Desktop with AMD Ryzen™ AI Max
Framework Desktop: A simple, quiet, mini PC with performance far beyond its size, powered by a highly-integrated processor from AMD.
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-hide-debt-off-balance-sheet
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-hide-debt-off-balance-sheet
Futurism
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.
Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spending climbs
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/alphabets-cash-burn-raises-alarm-big-tech-ai-spending-climbs-2026-07-23/
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/alphabets-cash-burn-raises-alarm-big-tech-ai-spending-climbs-2026-07-23/