Rent collections are down in New York – and no one's sure why
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/21/rent-collections-are-down-in-new-york-and-no-ones-sure-why-00966982
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/21/rent-collections-are-down-in-new-york-and-no-ones-sure-why-00966982
POLITICO
Rent collections are down in New York — and no one's sure why
The issue has exposed thorny questions for the city’s affordable housing sector.
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html
Nytimes
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
New Super Pac Aims to Rally Tech Workers to Help Limit A.I
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/technology/ai-super-pac-guardrails-alliance.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/technology/ai-super-pac-guardrails-alliance.html
Nytimes
New Super PAC Aims to Rally Tech Workers to Help Limit A.I.
The Guardrails Alliance, which has raised $5 million, is positioning itself as a populist effort that will take on the pro-A.I. interests trying to influence this year’s elections.
The Doom Justifies the Valuation
https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/06/21/the-doom-justifies-the-valuation.html
https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/06/21/the-doom-justifies-the-valuation.html
the singularity is nearer
The doom justifies the valuation
I’ve been in Berkeley for the last 2 weeks. I haven’t really been back here for a while, and it’s worse than you can believe. This is a cult of atheistic hedonists needing AI doom to be true to justify their life choices. Or acceleration. Or something. They…
Danish privacy activist Lars Andersen raided by police
https://twitter.com/LarsAnders1620/status/2068208864747540516#m
https://twitter.com/LarsAnders1620/status/2068208864747540516#m
X (formerly Twitter)
Lars Andersen (@LarsAnders1620) on X
Police go directly for the circuit breaker panel to avoid being filmed
This post will be in English, because there apparently is a lot of interest in what happened to me yesterday.
I'm a libertarian danish privacy activist and former police officer and…
This post will be in English, because there apparently is a lot of interest in what happened to me yesterday.
I'm a libertarian danish privacy activist and former police officer and…
LLMs do not merely reflect the bias of their training, they police it
https://twitter.com/brianroemmele/status/1991714955339657384
https://twitter.com/brianroemmele/status/1991714955339657384
X (formerly Twitter)
Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) on X
AI DEFENDING THE STATUS QUO!
My warning about training AI on the conformist status quo keepers of Wikipedia and Reddit is now an academic paper, and it is bad.
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Exposed: Deep Structural Flaws in Large Language Models: The Discovery of the False-Correction…
My warning about training AI on the conformist status quo keepers of Wikipedia and Reddit is now an academic paper, and it is bad.
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Exposed: Deep Structural Flaws in Large Language Models: The Discovery of the False-Correction…
Britain's prime minister to step down, Burnham puts himself forward as successor
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-politics-live-starmer-expected-announce-he-will-resign-prime-minister-2026-06-22/
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-politics-live-starmer-expected-announce-he-will-resign-prime-minister-2026-06-22/
Becoming a dad changes men's brains
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-becoming-a-dad-changes-mens-brains/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-becoming-a-dad-changes-mens-brains/
Scientific American
How becoming a dad changes men’s brains
Fathers show changes in some of the same brain areas as mothers, but the effect of parenthood on dads isn’t nearly as well studied
I built Ponytrail, a local audit trail for AI coding-agent edits
https://github.com/0xroylee/ponytrail
https://github.com/0xroylee/ponytrail
GitHub
GitHub - devos-ing/omni-skills: GetSuperpower packages a whole AI-agent workflow as one callable skill.
GetSuperpower packages a whole AI-agent workflow as one callable skill. - devos-ing/omni-skills
DHL Set to Transport Goods on New Wind-Powered Cargo Ships
https://www.wsj.com/pro/sustainable-business/dhl-set-to-transport-goods-on-new-wind-powered-cargo-ships-eca5d5a0
https://www.wsj.com/pro/sustainable-business/dhl-set-to-transport-goods-on-new-wind-powered-cargo-ships-eca5d5a0
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | DHL Set to Transport Goods on New Wind-Powered Cargo Ships
The company’s freight forwarding arm plans to carry shipments across the Atlantic on specially built sailboats.
The Optimal Amount of Slop Is Non-Zero
https://www.slater.dev/2026/06/the-optimal-amount-of-slop-is-non-zero/
https://www.slater.dev/2026/06/the-optimal-amount-of-slop-is-non-zero/
Doug Slater
The Optimal Amount of Slop is Non-zero
Blogger Defeats Photographer's Copyright Claim-Sokolskyfilm vs. Messiah
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/06/blogger-defeats-photographers-copyright-claim-sokolskyfilm-v-messiah.htm
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/06/blogger-defeats-photographers-copyright-claim-sokolskyfilm-v-messiah.htm
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
Blogger Defeats Photographer's Copyright Claim-Sokolskyfilm v. Messiah - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
I’m blogging this case only because it’s one of those “what are we even doing here?” lawsuits. Cases like this belong in the CCB or, better yet, should not be brought at all! * * * The case involves a...