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The other day, my friend shared this video on consulting collectives, which is when "a small group of independent consultants or freelancers share clients, resources, and revenue on specific projects while maintaining their independence on others" :
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUDtOqGkTmY/…

JANEL ABRAHAMI | Career Advice for the Future of Work on Instagram: "Are you already doing this? How does it work for you? ⚡️ Consulting Collective (noun): when a small group of independent consultants or freelancers share clients, resources, and revenue on specific projects while maintaining their independence on others. Like the Avengers, but for client work. The solo consultant life is lonely and limiting, because you can only take on so much work, you have no backup when you’re sick or on vacation, and big clients often want teams, not individuals. But going back to a traditional agency or corporate job means giving up your autonomy + flexibility. So, consulting collectives are the clever middle ground no one’s talking about. Here’s how they actually work. @freelancingfemales @dreamersdoers @linkedinnews @entrepreneur @entreprenistas"
55K likes, 1,355 comments - janelabrahami on January 28, 2026: "Are you already doing this? How does it work for you? ⚡️ Consulting Collective (noun): when a small group of independent consultants or freelancers share clients, resources, and revenue on specific projects while maintaining their independence on others. Like the Avengers, but for client work. The solo consultant life is lonely and limiting, because you can only take on so much work, you have no backup when you’re sick or o…

🥳 JSDB¹ 7.1.0 release
Added:
• `JSTable.CHANGE` event. Fires when a value is changed (set) in memory. Guaranteed to fire before the `JSTable.PERSIST` event.
Full change log: https://codeberg.org/small-tech/jsdb/src/branch/main/CHANGELOG.md
To in…

jsdb/CHANGELOG.md at main
jsdb - A zero-dependency, transparent, in-memory, streaming write-on-update JavaScript database for the Small Web that persists to a JavaScript transaction log.

A US judge cancels a Mississippi trial and disqualifies and fines lawyers on both sides after finding their filings were filled with hallucinated case citations (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/judge-learns-lawye

Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case
When two AIs argue against each other, the legal system loses.

🐧 #science Using ankle bands on penguins for chemical surveillance.
https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/penguin-toxicologists-find-pfas-chemicals-r…

Penguin ‘Toxicologists’ Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia
Penguins can serve as living monitors of their environment by using small, chemical-detecting leg bands, according to a study from UC Davis and SUNY-Buffalo.

Garden Grove, California, Faces Plastic Chemical Leak https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2026/6/2/garden-grove-california-faces-plastic-chemical-leak

Garden Grove, California, Faces Plastic Chemical Leak
While the risk of immediate catastrophe appears to have passed, plastics companies need stronger regulation to ensure Americans' safety.

"Romania to conclude memorandum with Mastercard implementing European Digital Identity Wallet"
Who knows more details about this? Many questions. 🤔
https://www.actmedia.eu/financial-and-bank

Einen gelungenen Rückblick auf den #ComicSalonErlangen dieses Jahres bietet die @…
#cse26

Internationaler Comicsalon in Erlangen: Von bunten und von grauen Hunden
Graphic Novels vom Metzger deines Vertrauens: In Erlangen präsentierte sich die Comickunst in all ihren Facetten – von Walter Moers bis Ligne Claire.

Arcaneum 0.7.0 is out
https://github.com/cwensel/arcaneum/releases/tag/v0.7.0

Release v0.7.0 · cwensel/arcaneum
Features corpus: improve corpus list display (40b8c24) cli: expose model catalog policy (c1b4ed1) cli: show corpus sync metadata in list (e596cb9) cli: add global json output mode (30f2636) cli: a...

Waymo launches a $30 per month membership program called Waymo Premier, with perks including 10% cashback and five free ride cancellations per month (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/waymo-launches-a-lo…

Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations | TechCrunch
Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.

Laos can do more to mitigate chemical pollution of rivers flowing into Vietnam (analysis) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/laos-can-do-more-to-mitigate-chemical-pollution-of-rivers-flowing-into-vietnam-analysis/…

Laos can do more to mitigate chemical pollution of rivers flowing into Vietnam (analysis)
Southeast Asia’s growing demand for rare earth elements and gold, driven by global needs in electronics, renewable energy, defense and high-value commodities, has accelerated mining across the region. While Myanmar’s unregulated mines have drawn attention for contaminating Mekong River tributaries, monitored by the Mekong River Commission, an equally pressing but less scrutinized issue exists along […]