Unearthing the Reality of "Zombie Energy Systems" in Africa's Energy Transition
https://www.catf.us/resource/unearthing-reality-zombie-energy-systems-africas-energy-transition/
https://www.catf.us/resource/unearthing-reality-zombie-energy-systems-africas-energy-transition/
Clean Air Task Force
Unearthing the Reality of “Zombie Energy Systems” in Africa's Energy Transition
Africa's energy transition is unique and complicated by – among other things – the pervasive presence of "Zombie Energy Systems."
Astrophysicists Puzzle over Webb's New Universe
https://www.quantamagazine.org/astrophysicists-puzzle-over-webbs-new-universe-20260702/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/astrophysicists-puzzle-over-webbs-new-universe-20260702/
Quanta Magazine
Astrophysicists Puzzle Over Webb’s New Universe | Quanta Magazine
Faced with observations of early black holes and galaxies that weren’t expected to exist, scientists have come up with a wealth of new theories to explain them. Now they just need to figure out which ones are true.
How working memory could give rise to consciousness
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-working-memory-could-give-rise-to-consciousness/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-working-memory-could-give-rise-to-consciousness/
Scientific American
How working memory could give rise to consciousness
Working memory is the information we need to access to complete the tasks we’re engaged in right now, and scientists think it may be closely entwined with consciousness
Potential session/cache leakage between workspace instances or consumer accounts
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/74066
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/74066
GitHub
[Bug] Potential session/cache leakage between workspace instances or consumer accounts · Issue #74066 · anthropics/claude-code
Bug Description Apparent session leakage, despite authenticated to Enterprise ZDR workspace. Agent suddenly started asking me what kind of bricks I wanted for my Minecraft temple and confidently as...
Does average person understand that all disc media dies too?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48785525
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48785525
'All men are created equal': America has lost its values. It's time to go back
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/04/250-years-declaration-of-independence
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/04/250-years-declaration-of-independence
the Guardian
‘All men are created equal’: America has lost its values. It’s time to go back to the founding text | Ted Widmer
As the US celebrates 250 years, the Declaration of Independence has been curiously absent. Yet its language on the consent of the governed is more relevant than ever
California Bans 'Sell by' Labels, Hoping to Cut Food Waste
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/california-food-labels-sell-by.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/california-food-labels-sell-by.html
Nytimes
California Bans ‘Sell By’ Labels, Hoping to Cut Food Waste
The law standardizes language around expiration dates, aiming to minimize confusion about when food is safe to eat. More than one-third of food sold nationwide is wasted, the U.S.D.A. says.
Meta data center water discharges suspended for contaminating water supply
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/cheyenne-suspends-data-center-fill-and-flush-and-closed-loop-discharges-after-meta-contractor-contaminated-its-reuse-water-system
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/cheyenne-suspends-data-center-fill-and-flush-and-closed-loop-discharges-after-meta-contractor-contaminated-its-reuse-water-system
Tom's Hardware
Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with bacterium — system offline…
The city has revoked the Meta contractor's discharge privileges.
Finland's last analogue landline phones go silent after 150 years
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/06/30/finlands-last-analogue-landline-phones-go-silent-after-150-years
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/06/30/finlands-last-analogue-landline-phones-go-silent-after-150-years
euronews
Finland's last analogue landline phones go silent after 150 years
Finland's last landline call has been made as the Nordic country becomes the latest to retire copper-wire phones in favour of fibre.
BareMetal RAM Dumper – Bare-metal x86 tool for Cold Boot Attack experiments
https://github.com/pIat0n/BareMetal-RAM-Dumper
https://github.com/pIat0n/BareMetal-RAM-Dumper
GitHub
GitHub - pIat0n/BareMetal-RAM-Dumper: A bare-metal x86 utility to dump physical RAM directly to disk. Built and tested for Cold…
A bare-metal x86 utility to dump physical RAM directly to disk. Built and tested for Cold Boot Attack experiments on frozen memory. - pIat0n/BareMetal-RAM-Dumper
As downtown Seattle offices empty, city facing years of 'zombie' towers
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/as-downtown-seattle-offices-empty-city-facing-years-of-zombie-towers/
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/as-downtown-seattle-offices-empty-city-facing-years-of-zombie-towers/
The Seattle Times
As downtown Seattle offices empty, city facing years of ‘zombie’ towers
After the Great Recession, office vacancy peaked at 22%. Right now, it is at 37% and shows no sign of dipping.
Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/wicklow-hotel-cancels-secretive-peter-thiel-conference/
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/wicklow-hotel-cancels-secretive-peter-thiel-conference/
The Irish Times
Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel group conference
Powerscourt Hotel and Spa event was to be hosted by Dialog and attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials
AI has torched the market for junior programmers
https://seldo.com/posts/ai-has-torched-the-market-for-junior-programmers/
https://seldo.com/posts/ai-has-torched-the-market-for-junior-programmers/
Seldo
AI has torched the market for junior programmers | Seldo.com
Junior programmers are getting destroyed by AI — down 19%, while devs over 40 thrive. Meanwhile, millions of non-developers are shipping real software without the job title. The credential market collapsed; the activity exploded. The problem: nobody's building…