The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip
https://www.righto.com/2026/06/intel-8087-adder-reverse-engineered.html
https://www.righto.com/2026/06/intel-8087-adder-reverse-engineered.html
Righto
The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip
In 1980, Intel released the Intel 8087 floating-point coprocessor, a chip that could make math up to 100 times faster. As well as arithmetic...
Amazon CEO's Talks with U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-ceos-talks-with-u-s-officials-triggered-crackdown-on-anthropic-models-dcc90578
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-ceos-talks-with-u-s-officials-triggered-crackdown-on-anthropic-models-dcc90578
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon CEO’s Talks With U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models
Information Andy Jassy shared with the Trump administration sparked an abrupt, sweeping move to halt foreign access to the company’s powerful AI tools.
PwC Report: AI Making Medical Bills Higher
https://fortune.com/2026/06/12/ai-making-medical-bills-higher/
https://fortune.com/2026/06/12/ai-making-medical-bills-higher/
Fortune
AI was supposed to cut health care costs. One of its first jobs was charging you more, PwC report shows | Fortune
AI is one of five potential drivers of health costs climbing up to 9% in 2027, according to PwC.
Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-Bios from Scratch
https://chrisdevblog.com/2026/06/08/running-dos-on-behringers-ddx3216-using-a-diy-x86-bios/
https://chrisdevblog.com/2026/06/08/running-dos-on-behringers-ddx3216-using-a-diy-x86-bios/
What Happens to an Economy When It's Too Hot to Work?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-12/india-s-extreme-heat-is-hurting-its-economy-and-workers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-12/india-s-extreme-heat-is-hurting-its-economy-and-workers
Bloomberg.com
What Happens to an Economy When It’s Too Hot to Work?
India is becoming a case study in how rising temperatures can undermine productivity and growth in nations that still rely heavily on physical labor.
Police officer investigated for using AI to 'create evidence' in multiple cases
https://news.sky.com/story/derbyshire-police-officer-investigated-for-using-ai-to-create-evidence-in-multiple-cases-13553661
https://news.sky.com/story/derbyshire-police-officer-investigated-for-using-ai-to-create-evidence-in-multiple-cases-13553661
Sky News
Derbyshire police officer investigated for using AI to 'create evidence' in multiple cases
The officer has been taken off frontline duties pending the outcome of the investigation.
Derbyshire Police officer accused of using AI to 'create evidence'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o
Bbc
Police officer accused of creating AI evidence
Derbyshire Police say the officer has been removed from frontline duties while it investigates.
State Attorneys General Are Investigating OpenAI
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investigating-openai.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investigating-openai.html
Nytimes
State Attorneys General Are Investigating OpenAI
OpenAI said that a coalition of states had opened an investigation over a wide range of its practices, including its handling of user data, safety of minors and advertising activities.
4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/13/nx-s1-5856385/sunscreen-skin-protection-bemotrizinol
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/13/nx-s1-5856385/sunscreen-skin-protection-bemotrizinol
NPR
4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
'Tell Him He's a Piece of Shit': Meta's New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/
WIRED
‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
Executives and employees alike are struggling with Meta’s chaotic AI strategy, according to sources and internal discussions reviewed by WIRED.
Building a serial and VGA "everything console"
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/06/building-serial-and-vga-everything.html
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/06/building-serial-and-vga-everything.html
Blogspot
Building a serial and VGA "everything console"
Some of our recent (and some upcoming) projects are oriented to systems with serial consoles, but it's been getting pretty old dragging arou...
The Redistribution of Housing Wealth Caused by Rent Control [pdf]
https://www.rhawa.org/file/secure/shs-the-impact-of-rent-control-in-st-paul.pdf
https://www.rhawa.org/file/secure/shs-the-impact-of-rent-control-in-st-paul.pdf