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BELIEVE in YOURSELF

"despite the law being very clear, actually, a few very determined transphobes have crawled their way to the heart of the law like maggots in an apple. A system that has been working perfectly well since 2010 has now been unnecessarily tampered with – and Starmer has capitulated because he’s spineless"
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Juno Dawson: I had gender reassignment surgery – then the Supreme Court said I wasn’t a woman
I have the same choices over my life and body that I would want for every single person on earth. I’m not trying to make a statement about what a woman is, I just want to be one, writes Juno Dawson – who appears on The Independent’s Pride list 2025

"War For Westeros": "Age of Empires" im "Game of Thrones"-Universum
Das "Game of Thrones"-Universum wird wieder als Videospiel umgesetzt: "War for Westeros" wird ein Strategiespiel im Stil von "Age of Empires".

Kissmate :3

What is it that makes some Germans love genocide so much? Any ideas? First the Holocaust and now Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people… It’s like they just can’t get enough of it.
#israel #germany #Holocaust

conduwuitの方、Tuwunel v1.0.0ね。あとでみるべ。

Calico in early summer.
#caturday #photography

@…
Feature request: Add c2pa / CAI (Content Authentity Initiative) capability to the camera app.

@…
Feature request: Add c2pa / CAI (Content Authentity Initiative) capability to the camera app.

"There was a recent 2024 study that showed us that individuals who survive an acute COVID-19 infection (...) on average will lose somewhere in the neighbourhood of two to six IQ points per infection."
"although your immune system can take on [a COVID] infection, you want to avoid testing it as much as possible because your body is sustaining damage with each infection that it survives."
Seriously, wear a mask 😷 .

Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio
Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing long COVID.

In a new wide-ranging interview, DT grad student Shawki Izzat gets me to gab about the sordid state of this country and stuff https://youtu.be/qm32Ok3wbEo

gnite fedi

@… happy birthday!!

Heh - I'm sitting here hoping my Bsides Vegas talk gets taken but also wondering if I should not have requested that it be 18 and over :-) I've never made that request before but the talk justifies it :D

the sheer gall of a guy calling his fork "something libre" to claim that it's apolitical
not only this is wilfully ignorant, but it also, on its face, entirely dismisses the value of FOSS as a political project

Microsoft plans to add a "safety" category to its AI leaderboard on Azure Foundry, with a safety metric based on its ToxiGen and CAIS's WMD Proxy benchmarks (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/02f39b33-fa6e-4bb7-b1f4-8171b50738af

Microsoft to rank ‘safety’ of AI models sold to cloud customers
Tech group’s corporate clients use its ‘leaderboard’ to assess rival offerings by likes of OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI

Relief, utter relief, rolling off my shoulders and out of my body.
#narcissist

One of my favourite peertube channels btw is @… who in this inspiring video, explains how she makes all her vids on linux.
If I ever get more time, I will seriously follow some of these recommendations - I'm already a fan of @…
https://tilvids.com/w/p4pRnBvNGGAAafD5KtDSvs

"I changed my passport in 2015, but now I can’t get a visa to the USA for my book tour unless I say I’m male? Will I get detained at JFK? My birth certificate was lawfully reissued in 2018 as a female birth certificate, but now I’m not a woman legally?"
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Juno Dawson: I had gender reassignment surgery – then the Supreme Court said I wasn’t a woman
I have the same choices over my life and body that I would want for every single person on earth. I’m not trying to make a statement about what a woman is, I just want to be one, writes Juno Dawson – who appears on The Independent’s Pride list 2025

"The Expanse: Osiris Reborn": Action-Rollenspiel nach "Mass Effect"-Muster
Owlcat Games traut sich ein Action-Rollenspiel zu: "The Expanse: Osiris Reborn" verspricht Ballerei, Romanzen und RPG-Systeme.

CSD Hannover: ALLES BRICHT ZUSAMMEN!!
Heute Morgen fanden sich die Stände aller Parteien (außer von Die Linke und der FDP, da die alles abgebaut haben) zusammengemischt in einem Ball an Pavillion, Klapptischen und Planen wieder, aufgrund des unfassbaren Windes.
Die Tore, einst beschmückt mit schönen Bannern, nun aufgrund von akuter Zerquetschungsgefahr abgebaut da sie mehrfach drohten auf mich zu wehen.
Die Grünen kamen zu spät und versuchten für satte 30 Sekunden…

I'm so happy! :3

（かみまさんは来られそうで何より……）

@…
Feature request: Add c2pa / CAI (Content Authentity Initiative) capability to the camera app.

@…
Feature request: Add c2pa / CAI (Content Authentity Initiative) capability to the camera app.

In a new wide-ranging interview, DT grad student Shawki Izzat gets me to gab about the sordid state of this country and stuff https://youtu.be/qm32Ok3wbEo

@… oh thank you! I somehow had forgotten it moved.

Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry report struggling with overwork and discrimination, citing overnight shifts of up to 16 hours and abusive treatment (Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/filipino-workers-taiwan-chip-industry/

Workers describe abusive treatment in Taiwan’s semiconductor factories
A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they face long shifts, low pay, and unequal treatment.

i've upgraded the Ethernet controller applet for #GlasgowInterfaceExplorer
this is the main loop of the applet working in bridge mode (acting as a network card for your PC). no weird optimizations, no hacks, just a loop that forwards packets in normal boring Python
on a 100BASE-T link, i get ~95.5 Mbps [saturated link] of upload bandwidth and ~70 Mbps of downlo…

"If one uses the word “fascism”, people accuse you of hysteria – but isn’t this precisely what fascism looks like? A minority group is unfairly demonised until public opinion sours sufficiently for lawmakers to impose restrictions on said group"
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Juno Dawson: I had gender reassignment surgery – then the Supreme Court said I wasn’t a woman
I have the same choices over my life and body that I would want for every single person on earth. I’m not trying to make a statement about what a woman is, I just want to be one, writes Juno Dawson – who appears on The Independent’s Pride list 2025

"Resident Evil 9: Requiem" für 2026 angekündigt
Der neunte Haupt-Teil von "Resident Evil" heißt "Requiem" – und kommt schon im Februar. Publisher Capcom hat einen ersten Trailer veröffentlicht.

[Happy fox noises]

Matrix、Synapseしか勝たん、という状況なのでお得（お得じゃない）

@…
Feature Request: Add c2pa / CAI (Content Authentity Initiative) capability to the Camera App.

@…
Feature Request: Add c2pa / CAI (Content Authentity Initiative) capability to the Camera App.

@… did they tap out
(look, my magic knowledge is limited)

Researchers: cybercriminals are increasingly turning from "bulletproof" hosts to "residential proxies" that disguise malicious traffic as normal online activity (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/cybercriminals

Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight
In an effort to evade detection, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to “residential proxy” services that cover their tracks by making it look like everyday online activity.

Erinnert ihr euch noch an die dramatischen Wendungen und den Humor von "Dr. House"? 🥰Hinter dem Unterhaltungswert der Serie steckt eine Fundgrube für medizinische Ungereimtheiten. 😏
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10424609?wt_mc=sm.re

Wooo! One beer. Party!
Now i sleep :3

日本語おかしいな？？ っていうことしょっちゅうあるけど、まあいいやね。
だいたい原因は書きながら修正するためで、そのまま流しちゃうのはライブ感ということで！

Gestern nacht im schaukelnden Regionalzug musste eine Gothic-Frau unbedingt demonstrieren, dass sie sich an den Haltestangen hochziehen und dann noch die Beine anziehen kann. Was sicherlich eine beeindruckende Demonstration gewesen wäre, wenn ich sie aus sicherem abstand erlebt hätte, und nicht hätte fürchten müssen, dass sie auf mich fällt, wenn sie ihre kräfte überschätzt hätte und abgestürzt wäre.

Sources: Musk's feud with Trump will complicate xAI's attempt to raise $5B in debt, and might increase lending costs or cause some lenders to walk away entirely (Eric Platt/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/57d5b733-9060-44fe-94c3-41a600ebb079

Elon Musk’s feud with Donald Trump muddies xAI debt raising for Morgan Stanley
Bank was close to lining up $5bn for artificial intelligence group when US president and billionaire attacked each other

@… if content duplication isn’t an issue, it could be solved the same way but it would have some live region complexity to it!

Doch nicht vollelektrisch bis 2030: Berlin streicht seine E-Bus-Ambitionen
In einigen Jahren wollte die Bundeshauptstadt bereits nur noch elektrische Busse einsetzen. Der Senat gibt den Verkehrsbetrieben die Schuld dafür.

@… 先日のうまそうなカレーパンじゃがな……
オーブントースターで焼いてカリカリした食感を取り戻し、アツアツのそれをたべたのじゃ……
外はカリカリ、中は本格的なポークビンダルーの旨みが広がっていて、めちゃくちゃうまいのじゃ……
@…

Thoughts on the major design overhaul of Apple's OSes with "Liquid Glass" UI elements, which will launch at WWDC and set the stage for fresh hardware products (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloombe…

Südkoreanische Forscher tüfteln an singenden Displays
Ein Raster aus Piezoelementen mit einem schwingungsdämpfenden Rahmen verwandelt OLED-Panels in Lautsprecher mit räumlichem Klang.
https://www.

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Händlerkreise: Fairphone 6 soll am Ende Juni vorgestellt werden
…

New apps are helping immigrants navigate Trump's deportation crackdown, including by alerting users to locations of ICE raids and informing them of their rights (Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/immigration-raids-migrant-safety-apps/

New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown
With tightening immigration policies and rising fears of deportation, new apps provide migrants with resources to stay prepared and connected.

@… Fedibirdから見える投稿には、いろんなサーバからその投稿につけられた絵文字リアクションが見えています。
これは、投稿とは別に『この投稿に絵文字リアクションをつけるよ。リアクションしたのは誰で、絵文字はこれだよ』というActivityが転送されてくるので、それを処理した結果です。
送られてこないものもあるので、全部は見えていません。
Fedibirdで、登録されていない絵文字であっても相乗りで絵文字リアクションできるのは、この送られてきた…

Urheberrecht: Smartphone-Aufnahmen des Tagesgeschehens sind geschützt
Handy-Videos etwa von Naturkatastrophen haben zwar keinen filmischen Charakter, genießen als Laufbilder laut einem Urteil aber urheberrechtlichen Schutz.

Sources: Mistral AI has closed or is closing a handful of commercial contracts, each worth $100M over three to five years, as it expands its own infrastructure (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/65f79839-d637-48a7-a0f2-3fab8952b315

Europe’s Mistral benefits from search for artificial intelligence alternatives
Start-up has embarked on expansion of its own infrastructure and secured significant contracts

明日の新潟コミティア60、コミティアの中村さんも開催記念のお祝いに参加したかったんだろうけど、会場には来られないとのことで、ベルネさんのスペース（B-01）に委託してペーパーを配布するとのことです。もらっとけ！
https://x.com/kimipiko/status/1930947776130806167
ということで、周知しておいてほしいと伺っておりますので、お伝えいたしておきます。
※ 中村公彦さんは、長年コミティアの代表を務めてきた人で、現会長。現在ガン闘病中。新潟でもコミティアを開催したいという願いに応え、新潟コミティアを成立…

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Doch nicht vollelektrisch bis 2030: Berlin streicht seine E-Bus-Ambitionen

Some WordPress veterans and the Linux Foundation start FAIR, a federated update network to decentralize WordPress infrastructure and boost supply chain security (Chris Stokel-Walker/Fast Company)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91347003/wordp

WordPress veterans launch FAIR project to tackle security and control concerns
Backed by the Linux Foundation, the new federated update network aims to decentralize WordPress infrastructure, strengthen supply chain security, and restore trust amid growing tensions with Automattic.

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Von der Leyen will Hintertüren für Huawei-Lobbying nicht umgehend schließen

At a clandestine math conclave in Berkeley in May, a chatbot powered by o4-mini answered some of the hardest solvable problems much faster than a mathematician (Lyndie Chiou/Scientific American)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article…

Inside the Secret Meeting Where Mathematicians Struggled to Outsmart AI
The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs

Xbox Ally: Asus und Microsoft bauen zwei Windows-Handhelds
Microsoft hat erste Handhelds mit Xbox-Branding vorgestellt: Beide Modelle kommen mit einer neuen Oberfläche, die sparsamer als Standard-Windows sein soll.

A profile of Panos Panay, head of devices and services at Amazon, who has scaled back new releases to focus on perfecting products like Alexa before rollout (Sebastian Herrera/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-alexa-plan

Saturn schrumpft: Media Markt übernimmt immer mehr Filialen
In vielen deutschen Städten werden Filialen der Elektronikkette Saturn geschlossen und Media Markt zieht am selben Standort ein. Verschwindet die Marke Saturn?

Deutsche Industrie baut 100.000 Jobs binnen eines Jahres ab
Die Wirtschaftskrise hinterlässt Spuren in der Industrie. Vor allem Autohersteller bauen Stellen ab, andere Branchen sind weniger betroffen.

An interview with Leah Belsky, OpenAI's VP of Education, as the startup competes with Google and others to offer premium AI tools to universities and students (Natasha Singer/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technol…

Inside OpenAI’s Plan to Embed ChatGPT Into College Students’ Lives
OpenAI, the firm that helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of college. First up: 460,000 students at Cal State.

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Windows-Spiele laufen besser auf Linux (wirklich!)
https://w…

Walmart's Flipkart secures a lending license from the RBI, letting the e-commerce company offer loans directly to Indian customers and sellers on its platform (Ashwin Manikandan/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/w

Nach verschlafener Energiewende wollen Start-ups für mehr Unabhängigkeit sorgen
Verschiedene Start-ups arbeiten daran, Strom effizienter zu nutzen, neue Energiequellen zu erschließen und zu speichern. Dafür braucht es mehr Investitionen.

Former Apple employees say integrating LLMs with Siri has led to bugs, an issue not faced by companies that have built GenAI-based voice assistants from scratch (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Apple’s struggles to update Siri lead to investor concerns over AI strategy
iPhone-maker hit by technological challenges that have led to delays to the full rollout of its ‘Apple Intelligence’ features

Missing Link: Tim Berners-Lee wird 70 – der Architekt des World Wide Webs
Der Mann, der uns das WWW schenkte, feiert 70. Geburtstag und kämpft weiter für ein freies Netz. Ein Blick auf sein technisches Erbe und seine aktuellen Pläne.

Obvio, which uses AI-powered stop sign cameras to detect infractions, raised a $22M Series A led by Bain to expand beyond its first five cities in Maryland (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/04/obvios-stop-sign…

Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers | TechCrunch
American streets are incredibly dangerous for pedestrians. A San Carlos, California-based startup called Obvio thinks it can change that by installing cameras at stop signs -- a solution the founders also say won’t create a panopticon. 

Von der Leyen will Hintertüren für Huawei-Lobbying nicht umgehend schließen
EU-Kommissionschefin von der Leyen hat eine beschleunigte Überprüfung des Lobbyregisters ausgeschlossen, nachdem Abgeordnete Bedenken wegen Huawei vorbrachten.

Beijing-based Kuaishou's stock climbs after the company said it expects its video-generation service Kling AI to hit $100M in annual revenue by February 2026 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025…

Instagram, TikTok und Co erst ab 15 - neue Initiative durch EU-Minister
Mehrere EU-Länder wollen ein Verbot von Social Media für unter 15-Jährige. Die Plattformen seien gefährlich für die Entwicklung der Kinder.

Nvidia-Chef Jensen Huang trifft Bundeskanzler
Im Rahmen einer ausgedehnten Europatour plant Huang auch ein Gespräch mit Friedrich Merz. Es dürfte um europäische KI-Rechenzentren gehen.
https://www.

An in-depth look at the US SEC's EDGAR system breach that was disclosed in 2017, as one of the key hackers, Olga Kuprina, says EDGAR remains a soft target (Liam Vaughan/Bloomberg)

Neuer Benchmark soll Schmeichelei von KI-Modellen aufdecken
Sprachmodelle neigen dazu, den Menschen nach dem Mund zu reden. Ein neuer Benchmark soll helfen, diese Schmeichelei zu messen und einzudämmen.

Sources: Meta is in talks for a potential multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, Meta's largest external AI investment; Scale AI was last valued at ~$14B (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

#WhatsApp slidet jetzt in eure DMs. 🥴
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10427116?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beit…

Simetrik, which uses AI to automate account reconciliation, raised a $30M Series B extension led by a Goldman Sachs Alternatives unit, taking the round to $85M (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Starlink-Gäste-WLAN im Weißen Haus ohne Sicherheitskontrollen
Im Weißen Haus gibt es strenge Sicherheitsvorkehrungen für Internetnutzer, außer man nutzt Elon Musks Internetdienst Starlink.
https:/…

Boulder, CO-based quantum computing startup Infleqtion raised a $100M Series C and partnered with US government services contractor SAIC to pursue defense deals (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/quantum

Drohendes TikTok-Verbot in den USA: Wieder Fristverlängerung möglich
Ein Gesetz verlangt den Verkauf oder ein Verbot von TikTok in den USA. US-Präsident Trump könnte erneut Aufschub gewähren.

President Trump signs an EO scrapping or revising several Biden- and Obama-era cybersecurity programs, including for AI security and post-quantum cryptography (Eric Geller/Cybersecurity Dive)
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/tru

Trump scraps Biden software security, AI, post-quantum encryption efforts in new executive order
The White House accused the Biden administration of trying to “sneak problematic and distracting issues into cybersecurity policy.” 

Neue Farbe für Wände: Nachhaltig durch Pilze und Algen?
Eine Tinte aus Pilzen und Algen soll Hauswände vor Schadstoffen schützen, CO₂ speichern und Risse reparieren. Das Projekt will Gebäude nachhaltiger machen.

Sources: ByteDance replaced some TikTok Shop's US staff in Seattle with China-based managers after 2024 revenue hit $9B, far short of its $17.5B goal (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

YouTube rolls out a tool to let some creators upload different thumbnails for each video dubbed into a different language, to help expand their global audience (Dan Whateley/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-te

YouTube is testing a new feature to help videos travel globally
YouTube is testing a new tool to let creators switch out thumbnails for videos in different languages, helping their content spread globally.

A look at the intensifying race for super apps in the Gulf, as Careem, Talabat, Amazon, Botim, and Noon consolidate various services into single platforms (Divsha Bhat/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/middle-east-super-apps/

Tech giants in the Gulf are building super-apps to dominate digital life
From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single platforms.

Bill Atkinson, a pioneering Apple engineer and key member of the original Macintosh team, died on June 5, at age 74 from pancreatic cancer (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/06/07/bill-atkinson-rip

Bill Atkinson Dies From Cancer at 74
Link to: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10238073579963378&id=1378467145&_rdr

Microsoft showcases a new fullscreen Xbox experience optimized for handhelds, coming first to the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X and to other handhelds in 2026 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/682011/microsof…

This is how Microsoft is combining Windows and Xbox for handheld PCs
Microsoft has worked with Asus to launch two new Xbox Ally devices. Both include improvements to Windows on handhelds with a full-screen Xbox experience.

Microsoft and Asus unveil the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, two gaming handhelds that will run Windows games from multiple storefronts, including Steam (Stephen Totilo/Game File)
https://www.gamefile.news/p/rog-xbox-ally-x-microsoft-handhe…

I tried Microsoft’s newly revealed Xbox gaming handheld
I played Gears of War on the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally X. Steam was on there, too. What Microsoft's portable Xbox is all about... the challenges it faces.

Treefera, which uses satellite imagery, drone imagery, and AI to provide real-time insights into supply chains, raised a $30M Series B led by Notion Capital (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/06/03/treefera-secure…

Treefera secures $20M Series B for AI-driven supply chain resilience solutions
Supply chain resilience startup Treeferachas secured $20 million in its Series B funding round, led by Notion Capital with participation from other investors.  In the face of growing economic uncertainty, a stringent regulatory landscape, and increasing environmental risk, Treefera’s platform utilises satellite imagery, drone imagery, and adaptive AI in order to provide real-time, tailored insights into supply chains.  This is especially significant within the first mile of supply chains,…

The UK High Court warns lawyers of possible criminal charges for using AI-generated fake legal material, citing two recent cases with hallucinated content (Lizzie Dearden/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/world/europe/england-high-court-…

UK Court Warns Lawyers Can Be Prosecuted Over A.I. Tools That ‘Hallucinate’ Fake Material
A senior judge said on Friday that lawyers could be prosecuted for presenting material that had been “hallucinated” by artificial intelligence tools.

Singapore-based investment app Syfe raised a $53M Series C extension, taking the round to $80M and total funding to $132M, and plans to expand into Hong Kong (Sam Phillips/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tec…

Fintech start-up Syfe bolsters Hong Kong expansion after new funding round
Singapore-based Syfe’s expansion plans reflect the city’s position as the largest hedge fund and cross-border wealth management hub in Asia.

Justin Sun-linked BiT Global dismisses with prejudice its lawsuit against Coinbase for delisting wBTC; the delisting followed Coinbase launching rival cbBTC (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/06/07…

Coinbase, BiT Global End Legal Fight Over WBTC Delisting
BiT Global agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, with each party covering its own legal expenses.

Enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks raised a $23M Series A, bringing its total funding to $60M, and launched an enterprise coding AI agent called Clark (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/07/supe…

Superblocks CEO: How to find a unicorn idea by studying AI system prompts | TechCrunch
Brad Menezes, CEO of enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks, is convinced that the next crop of billion-dollar startup ideas are hiding in almost plain sight: system prompts.

Voxel, whose AI-powered logistics safety software integrates into existing security cameras to detect and predict workplace hazards, raised a $44M Series B (Colin Campbell/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/supply-chain-deals/2025/06/03/lo…

Exclusive: Logistics safety startup Voxel raises $44M Series B
It gives San Franscisco-based Voxel three years of runway to reach breakeven or accelerate growth and raise again, its CEO says.

CapVest-owned Datasite, which offers workflow automation tech for dealmaking, acquires Grata, which helps users with all aspects of the deal process, for $200M (Maria Armental/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/private-equi…

Sources: EchoStar is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect its valuable wireless spectrum licenses from potential revocation by the FCC (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/echosta…

Sources: before installing Starlink at the White House in February, DOGE ignored security concerns that the service bypasses traditional WH security controls (Joseph Menn/Washington Post)

White House security staff warned Musk’s Starlink is a security risk
The U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year, three people said.

Sources: the UK has delayed proposals to regulate AI, with plans to introduce an AI bill in 2026 to address concerns about issues like safety and copyright (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

Skyral, a London-based modeling and simulation startup developing AI-based digital twin tech for defense, healthcare, and other sectors, raised a $20M Series A (Lucy Adams/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/06/04/uk-based-sk

UK-based Skyral raises $20M Series A to expand modelling and simulation tech globally
British modelling and simulation startup Skyral has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by NOIA Capital in partnership with Accrete Capital, as it looks to expand the global reach of its AI-enabled digital twin technology across sectors including defence, national security, healthcare, and infrastructure. Founded in June 2023 and headquartered in the UK, Skyral is developing a next-generation platform that combines digital twin modelling with artificial intelligence to simulate comple…

AI research nonprofit EleutherAI releases the Common Pile v0.1, an 8TB dataset of licensed and open-domain text for AI models that it says is one of the largest (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/06/eleu

EleutherAI releases massive AI training dataset of licensed and open domain text | TechCrunch
EleutherAI, an AI research organization, has released what it's claiming is one of the largest collections of licensed and open-domain text for training AI models.