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Writer Ariel Courage on never feeling finished https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-ariel-courage-on-ne…

Writer Ariel Courage on never feeling finished – The Creative Independent
Author Ariel Courage discusses hyper-individualism, MFAs, and writing as a social act.

Aid charities unanimously calling it
"Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid since the GHF started operating in late May, following Israel's three-month blockade of Gaza, the organisations said. Almost 4,000 have been injured.
The organisations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty, say Israeli forces and armed groups "routinely" open fire on Palestinians seeking aid."
Israeli, US-backed Gaza aid group must end, say 130 cha…

Israeli, US-backed Gaza aid group must end, say 130 charities
The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.

In 10 Minutes, UN’s Tsunami Warning System Notified Millions in East Asia Following Russian Earthquake https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-10-minutes-uns-tsunami-warning-system-notified-millions-in-east-asia-follo…

In 10 Minutes, UN's Tsunami Warning System Notified Millions in East Asia Following Russian Earthquake
Thanks to this global monitoring system, which has been deployed for more than 20 years, millions of people in Japan and Russia were warned.

BEN SIMS pres RUN IT RED 123. JUNE 2025
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Metacurity is back after our hiatus, and we're shaking things up. Check out today's issue for a special report and a recap of the top infosec developments of the past two weeks, including
--More on DOGE and that insecure database at SSA…,
--UK's age ID law pushes users to non-compliant sites,
--Noem fires FEMA workers for failing basic security protocols,
--UNC6395 stole mass of authentication tokens from Salesloft,
--A hacker used Anthropic's Cl…

More on DOGE and that insecure database at SSA…
UK's age ID law pushes users to non-compliant sites, Noem fires FEMA workers for failing basic security protocols, UNC6395 stole a mass of authentication tokens from Salesloft, A hacker used Anthropic's Claude in crime spree, Salt Typhoon struck at least 200 organizations and 80 countries, more

The Trump administration may have just axed the IRS Direct File program.
During a summit earlier this week, IRS Commissioner Billy Long said the free tax filing service is “gone,”
adding that “big beautiful Billy wiped that out
https://news.bloombe…

IRS Chief Says Direct File Is ‘Gone,’ Other Audit Tech Is Coming
The Biden-era IRS free filing tool, Direct File, is “gone,” IRS Commissioner Billy Long said.

Gary White, the #Buffalo custom hatter who made hats for Indiana Jones, The Untouchables, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and other films (and two for me), has died:
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Hats Off to Gary White, who Outfitted the stars with Custom Hats for Upwards of 50 Years - Buffalo Rising
Buffalo’s legendary custom hatter, Gary White, has passed away. White, who made hats for upwards of 50 years, was widely known for creating spec hats for the film industry, including notable films such as Dick Tracy, The Untouchables, Tombstone, and Indiana Jones. In a world where the art of making custom hats is becoming more and more obscure, Buffalo was certainly lucky to have Gary and his business – The Custom Hatter – around for so long. For decades, Gary

Microsoft's FY 2025 report excludes the names of rivals, breaking from a common industry practice; its last report designated 25 companies as competitors (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/microsoft-competitors-filings.html

Microsoft ends tradition of naming competitors in regulatory filings
Apple, Meta and Nvidia still mention their rivals in annual reports. It's a practice that Alphabet, Amazon and Tesla gave up years ago.

Four in five developers use AI tools in their workflow in 2025
—a portion that has been rapidly growing in recent years.
That said, "trust in the accuracy of AI has fallen from 40 percent in previous years to just 29 percent this year."
The disparity between those two metrics illustrates the evolving and complex impact of AI tools like GitHub Copilot or Cursor on the profession.
There's relatively little debate among developers that the tools are or oug…

Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises
“AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite” lead to more debugging work.