Giant Banana Pulled over in Montana Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Times
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/18/giant-banana-pulled-over-in-montana-driver-says-cops-have-stopped-him-100s-of-times/
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/18/giant-banana-pulled-over-in-montana-driver-says-cops-have-stopped-him-100s-of-times/
Cowboy State Daily
Giant Banana Pulled Over in Montana: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Of Times
For 15 years, Steve Braithwaite has driven a 23-foot banana across the country and, on Wednesday, just like hundreds of times before, he was pulled over…
Amazon drops Sam Altman movie after announcing OpenAI partnership
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/sam-altman-biopic-amazon-openai-deal-b2999321.html
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/sam-altman-biopic-amazon-openai-deal-b2999321.html
The Independent
Amazon drops Sam Altman movie after announcing OpenAI partnership
Luca Guadagnino’s nearly completed biopic stars Andrew Garfield as the controversial OpenAI founder
From a 7 KB file to a 13-year backdoor operation
https://anchor.host/from-a-7-kb-file-to-a-13-year-backdoor-operation/
https://anchor.host/from-a-7-kb-file-to-a-13-year-backdoor-operation/
Anchor Hosting
From a 7 KB file to a 13-year backdoor operation
Most plugin closures are uneventful. A developer stops responding, wp.org pulls the plugin, the listing goes dark, and that is the end of it. My WP Beacon
The UK's New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in
Ask HN: Will programmers write more efficient code during the memory shortage?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48604232
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48604232
Iran requires insurance on ships using Strait of Hormuz, fees likely to follow
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157571/Iran-imposes-mandatory-insurance-on-ships-transiting-Strait-of-Hormuz-with-fees-likely-to-follow
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157571/Iran-imposes-mandatory-insurance-on-ships-transiting-Strait-of-Hormuz-with-fees-likely-to-follow
Lloyd's List
Iran imposes mandatory insurance on ships transiting Strait of Hormuz, with fees likely to follow
Iran has asserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that vessels comply with new terms and conditions to transit, including mandatory Iranian insurance for all vessels
Hey, N00B, We Didn't Hire You to Complete Tasks
https://newsletter.kentbeck.com/p/hey-n00b-we-didnt-hire-you-to-complete
https://newsletter.kentbeck.com/p/hey-n00b-we-didnt-hire-you-to-complete
Kentbeck
Hey, N00b, We Didn't Hire You to Complete Tasks
Welcome!
A record 242 US cities now have starter homes that cost $1M
https://investors.zillowgroup.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/A-record-242-US-cities-now-have-starter-homes-that-cost-1M/default.aspx
https://investors.zillowgroup.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/A-record-242-US-cities-now-have-starter-homes-that-cost-1M/default.aspx
Zillowgroup
A record 242 US cities now have starter homes that cost $1M
The bar for entry-level homeownership has never been higher. While the typical starter home nationwide is worth $198,649, a record 242 cities now have starter homes valued at $1 million or more, according to a new Zillow® analysis . A typical "starter home"…
Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/its-quite-a-bit-more-than-we-expected-satellite-reveals-immense-scale-of-gps-signal-tampering
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/its-quite-a-bit-more-than-we-expected-satellite-reveals-immense-scale-of-gps-signal-tampering
16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes, 25x the drive's rating
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/16-year-old-sata-ii-ssd-survives-1-petabyte-of-writes-25x-over-the-drives-tbw-rating
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/16-year-old-sata-ii-ssd-survives-1-petabyte-of-writes-25x-over-the-drives-tbw-rating
Tom's Hardware
16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating
Pushing MLC NAND way past its limits
Lithuanian startup launches open-source network to detect Shahed-type drones
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2965205/lithuanian-startup-launches-open-source-network-to-detect-shahed-type-drones
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2965205/lithuanian-startup-launches-open-source-network-to-detect-shahed-type-drones
LRT.lt
Lithuanian startup launches open-source network to detect Shahed-type drones
A startup, together with activists, has launched an open-source drone detection system that links data from participatin...
From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn't stop anyone
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-work/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-work/
TechCrunch
From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn't stop anyone | TechCrunch
For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.
US Scientist John Jumper to Leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-scientist-john-jumper-leave-google-deepmind-anthropic-2026-06-19/
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-scientist-john-jumper-leave-google-deepmind-anthropic-2026-06-19/
Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?
https://www.ft.com/content/0f3e33d2-0b9e-481d-a911-245d8cc01a9c
https://www.ft.com/content/0f3e33d2-0b9e-481d-a911-245d8cc01a9c
Ember, a native iOS Hacker News reader I built around accessibility
https://github.com/DatanoiseTV/ember-hackernews
https://github.com/DatanoiseTV/ember-hackernews
GitHub
GitHub - DatanoiseTV/ember-hackernews: Ember — a native, accessible Hacker News reader for iOS, built in SwiftUI with no third…
Ember — a native, accessible Hacker News reader for iOS, built in SwiftUI with no third-party dependencies. - DatanoiseTV/ember-hackernews
The ability to regrow body parts is dormant in mammals, not lost
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260617032207.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260617032207.htm
ScienceDaily
Humans may have hidden regenerative powers
Scientists have taken a surprising step toward unlocking regeneration in mammals, showing that the ability to rebuild complex body parts may not be lost after all—it may simply be switched off. Using a two-stage treatment, researchers redirected the body’s…