Software Engineer's Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/business/atlassian-tech-worker-wrongful-termination.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/business/atlassian-tech-worker-wrongful-termination.html
Nytimes
Software Engineer’s Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker
A federal labor law judge determined last week that the software maker Atlassian had illegally fired an employee who questioned company policy changes.
Moss (YC F25) Is Hiring
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/moss/jobs/52LnqLQ-software-engineer-sdk
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/moss/jobs/52LnqLQ-software-engineer-sdk
Y Combinator
Software Engineer - SDK at Moss | Y Combinator
We built Moss because Voice AI breaks when retrieval is slow. Most retrieval infrastructure was not built for real-time reasoning. It adds latency, breaks context mid-conversation, and becomes the bottleneck just as an AI product needs to feel instant.
Moss…
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Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/technology/apple-openai-lawsuit.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/technology/apple-openai-lawsuit.html
Nytimes
Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets
The two companies struck a deal in 2024 to offer A.I. services on Apple devices, but their partnership has soured.
Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-07-09/chemical-bonds-relativity
https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-07-09/chemical-bonds-relativity
Brown
Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules.
The iconic blue IKEA FRAKTA bag comes with a free lifetime warranty
https://ikeamuseum.com/en/explore/the-story-of-ikea/beloved-bag/
https://ikeamuseum.com/en/explore/the-story-of-ikea/beloved-bag/
IKEA Museum
The story of a beloved IKEA bag - IKEA Museum
The story of FRAKTA – one of the world's most utilised bags, sold at IKEA for over 30 years. Big and sturdy, it can hold most things, in different situations.
Choosing the Right AI Agent Memory Strategy: A Decision-Tree Approach
https://machinelearningmastery.com/choosing-the-right-ai-agent-memory-strategy-a-decision-tree-approach/
https://machinelearningmastery.com/choosing-the-right-ai-agent-memory-strategy-a-decision-tree-approach/
The Vintage Beauty of Soviet Control Rooms
https://designyoutrust.com/2018/01/vintage-beauty-soviet-control-rooms/
https://designyoutrust.com/2018/01/vintage-beauty-soviet-control-rooms/
Design You Trust
The Vintage Beauty Of Soviet Control Rooms
Just for the pleasure, a selection of vintage control rooms dating back to the Soviet era! A beautiful collection of control rooms filled with large buttons and analog dials, long before the democratization of computers and screens.
What's the best way to do authentication in modern applications
https://neciudan.dev/most-secure-way-to-store-auth-token
https://neciudan.dev/most-secure-way-to-store-auth-token
Neciu Dan
What's the best way to do authentication in modern applications
Where should your auth token live so an XSS bug can't steal it? Here's how to build auth that survives the crazy non-secure world we live in.
Almost $1B Later, the US Still Can't Make a Medical Glove
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-07-07/why-it-s-so-difficult-to-produce-100-american-made-medical-gloves
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-07-07/why-it-s-so-difficult-to-produce-100-american-made-medical-gloves
Bloomberg.com
Almost $1 Billion Later, the US Still Can’t Make a Medical Glove
The failure of a program to produce 100% American nitrile gloves shows the difficulty of reviving US manufacturing
pgrust passes 100% of the Postgres regression tests
https://malisper.me/pgrust-passes-100-of-postgresqls-regression-tests/
https://malisper.me/pgrust-passes-100-of-postgresqls-regression-tests/
malisper.me
pgrust passes 100% of the Postgres regression tests - malisper.me
pgrust is a Postgres rewrite in Rust that I’ve been working on with my friend Jason Seibel. It targets compatibility with Postgres 18.3, passes the PostgreSQL regression tests, and now also passes the isolation tests. It is disk compatible with Postgres and…
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FCC Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/climate/fcc-space-mirror.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/climate/fcc-space-mirror.html
Nytimes
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine (1965) [pdf]
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/Good1964.pdf
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/Good1964.pdf
USAA closed 51% of home insurance claims without making a payment in 2025
https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/san-antonio-usaa-insurance-claims-rejected-22293061.php
https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/san-antonio-usaa-insurance-claims-rejected-22293061.php
San Antonio Express-News
USAA closed 51% of home insurance claims without making a payment in 2025
Denials have been an ongoing issue for insurers, and data show the rate of nonpayment of claims has been inching up for years. Climate change is a factor.