Autonomous flying umbrella follows and shields users from rain and sunlight
https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-flying-umbrella-follows-users-rain-sunlight-i-build-stuff-01-13-2026/
https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-flying-umbrella-follows-users-rain-sunlight-i-build-stuff-01-13-2026/
designboom | architecture & design magazine
autonomous flying umbrella follows and shields users from rain and sunlight
Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven't progressed enough
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/mark-zuckerberg-tells-staff-that-ai-agents-havent-progressed-as-quickly-as-hed-hoped/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/mark-zuckerberg-tells-staff-that-ai-agents-havent-progressed-as-quickly-as-hed-hoped/
TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven't progressed as quickly as he'd hoped | TechCrunch
At an internal meeting, the Meta CEO reportedly said that AI development efforts were not moving as quickly as anticipated.
Moving Back Home Used to Be a Sign of Failure. Now It Shows Financial Savvy
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/living-with-parents-finances-0c35530c
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/living-with-parents-finances-0c35530c
The Wall Street Journal
Moving Back Home Used to Be a Sign of Failure. Now It Shows Financial Savvy.
Nearly half of American adults under 30, pinched by the cost of housing, are living with a parent. It can be an adjustment for both.
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Every Postcard Tells a Story
https://observer.co.uk/style/features/article/every-postcard-tells-a-story
https://observer.co.uk/style/features/article/every-postcard-tells-a-story
The Observer
Every postcard tells a story | The Observer
Wishes from abroad, love letters and confessions – leading authors including Julian Barnes, Ali Smith and Geoff Dyer are invited to write miniature stories on the back of vintage postcards
New AI tutor achieves 0.71-1.30 SD effect size in Dartmouth course [pdf]
https://intextbooks.science.uu.nl/workshop2026/files/itb26_s1s2.pdf
https://intextbooks.science.uu.nl/workshop2026/files/itb26_s1s2.pdf
Trouble Transitioning (2025)
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n01/adam-tooze/trouble-transitioning
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n01/adam-tooze/trouble-transitioning
London Review of Books
Adam Tooze · Trouble Transitioning: What energy transition?
An honest account of energy history would conclude not that energy transitions were a regular feature of the past, but...
Dungeon Proof Crawler: learn how to write proofs with RPG
https://dhilst.github.io/algae/game/index.html
https://dhilst.github.io/algae/game/index.html
dhilst.github.io
Dungeon Proof Crawler
A browser roguelike where every monster is an Algae proof. Recover Miriam's ring before sunrise.
Completing a Computer Science Degree on Coursera
https://notesbylex.com/completing-a-computer-science-degree-on-coursera
https://notesbylex.com/completing-a-computer-science-degree-on-coursera
Notesbylex
Completing A Computer Science Degree On Coursera
This post made it to the front page of Hacker News. See the discussion here. In September 2022, I impulsively signed up for a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science after seeing an ad for it on...
Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/al-vigier-canadas-ai-strategy-shouldnt
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/al-vigier-canadas-ai-strategy-shouldnt
www.readtheline.ca
Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
Instead, buy domestic product, and out in the open.