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Release 0.2.0 of my #Clojure humidity library is now producing apparently reliable results, and capable of validating data. I think it is now substantially ready for other people to use. It is released in the hope that it may be useful, but I am not an expert and you should cross check your results against some other framework before relying on them.

La justice française relaxe un chef historique de l’ETA basque - Le Parisien
https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/la-justice-francaise-relaxe-un-chef-historique-de-leta-basque-02-07-2026-NQHECVRAD…

La justice française relaxe un chef historique de l’ETA basque
La cour d’appel de Paris a jugé insuffisantes les preuves contre Josu Urrutikoetxea. À 75 ans, l’homme est toujours menacé d’extradition vers l’Espagne.

E.W. Scripps revamps leadership of its local media division, cutting 27 roles and creating 11 regions led by general managers, most overseeing 2 to 4 markets (George Winslow/TV Tech)
https://www.tvtechnology.com/business/people/scripps-r…

Scripps Revamps Local Media Regional Leadership Structure
As part of the changes, 27 executive positions are being eliminated

Meta rolls out Muse Image, the first image generation model from its Superintelligence Labs, in Meta AI; it will also power new tools in Instagram and WhatsApp (Meta Newsroom)
https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/introducing-muse-image-meta-ai/

Introducing Muse Image: Image Generation Built for Your World
Muse Image is the first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, now available in Meta AI.

If anyone is curious, I spliced together some of the ads to show how Tougher Than Tom is using AI to falsely imply efficacy. E.g., showing large numbers of mosquitoes in the trap. The mosquitoes often appear to "fly" around in the liquid. It's poorly done but I bet they are fooling the type of person who doesn't know mosquitoes don't fly underwater. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0ipb5v3rwsbttnnjobs38/tougher-than-tom-video-ads.mp4?rlkey=6di92fbqp0f7r7wo148xm02hb&st=qvcvfzgv&dl=0

Huawei unveils the Mate XT2, a trifold phone powered by the Kirin 9050 Pro, an in-house designed chipset that it says is entirely free from US restrictions (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/electronics/huawei-unveils-fi…

Huawei unveils first triple-fold phone with 'US-free' core chips
Mate XT2 launch comes as Apple set to soon release its first foldable iPhone

The headline is wrong. It's supposed to say "pervert glasses." I thought we all already agreed to that.
https://www.theverge.com/report/970901/instagram-meta-glasses-prank-harassment-ban

Meta just created a moderation nightmare for its smart glasses
After public backlash, Instagram is banning some content filmed using Meta’s smart glasses. Enforcing the rules will be difficult.

#FuckICE

Who's Profiting from ICE? - Google My Maps
ICE relies on a nationwide web of private companies, local law enforcement agencies, and elected officials. (Read more) Boycott Citizens is committed to the principles of nonviolent action. This map is intended as a starting point for further research, not a list of organizations suggested for protest or boycott. Some of the companies included provide direct services to people in detention, serve oversight or compliance roles, or provided only incidental services. If you believe a company ha…

Film director Carl Erik Rinsch, who was convicted last year of defrauding Netflix of $11M, is sentenced to two and a half years in prison (Madeline Halpert/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy0rrnq317o

Hollywood director Carl Rinsch gets two and half years in prison for defrauding Netflix
He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.

Cisco releases Antares-350M and Antares-1B, two open-weight AI models to find known vulnerabilities within a codebase, and plans to release Antares-3B soon (Sam Sabin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/21/cisco-open-source-ai-models-cybersecurity
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Cisco open-sources AI models for bug hunting
The company is open-sourcing two small-language models designed just to hunt for software bugs.