Tootfinder

A look at Fishtank, a live, unedited, and violent Big Brother-like show where contestants are locked in a house and viewers can pay to interact with the cast (Owen Long/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/interactive-violent-gross-insid…

Interactive. Violent. Gross. Inside Fishtank, the Unhinged Future of Reality TV
It’s like Big Brother without any limits, or broadcast standards. WIRED goes on location—and on camera—with the cult hit.

Cowboys and Packers named possible landing spots for Alvin Kamara amid uncertain Saints future https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-and-packers-nam…

“Ultimately, AI systems will shape the future of scholarly communication.” So, resistance is futile? I agree, “the question is whether ACM and the computing community will actively help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner,” but bowing to the wishes of irresponsible, profit-oriented corporations does NOT “help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner.”
STOP IT!❞
□

“Ultimately, AI systems will shape the future of scholarly communication.” So, resistance is futile? I agree, “the question is whether ACM and the computing community will actively help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner,” but bowing to the wishes of irresponsible, profit-oriented corporations does NOT “help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner.”
STOP IT!❞
□

New Maxx Crosby Drop Could Provide Insight Into Raiders Future https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/maxx-crosby-song-trade-future/

Mark Zuckerberg was so convinced the metaverse was the next big thing that he renamed his company after it.
Meta, as Facebook is now known, bet the farm on virtual reality,
investing more than $80bn into metaverse-related ventures over the past five years alone
—only to abruptly decide it wasn’t the future after all.
In March this year it was announced that Horizon Worlds, Meta’s flagship metaverse venture, would shut down its VR operations in June, continuing only as …

Life at the end of the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg built a future that nobody wanted. Tech bosses are repeating his mistake

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AstralPlane
DOOM GONG:
🎵 The Future Is a Choice
#DOOMGONG
https://doomgong.bandcamp.com/track/the-future-is-a-choice
https://open.spotify.com/track/5C7jAD5qcWmCDqcJVWOPcV

Listening to a powerhouse of a panel at the Museums Association's Future of Museums: Empowering Collections conference
Gaby Porter: what is our purpose of museums? who are we here to serve? what role do collections play in this? what is the opportunity cost of current practices? Break down the binary of front of house, back of house, encourage more collaboration

Future of Museums: Empowering Collections - Museums Association
Join us in Edinburgh for the launch of the updated Empowering Collections report and an exciting programme of speakers, case …

Dad brains: How fatherhood rewires the male mind https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260417-fatherhood-how-the-male-brain-and-body-prepare-for-childcare

This week the launch services contract was signed for the Heliospheric Pioneer for Solar and Interplanetary Threats Defence - #Henon - mission, ESA’s first stand-alone deep-space CubeSat, confirming that the pioneering spacecraft will fly onboard Ariane 6, alongside ESA’s Plato mission: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/Deep_space_pioneer_Henon_signs_to_launch_with_Plato

OpenAI employees donated a combined $215K to Guardrails Alliance, a super PAC seeking stricter AI rules and opposing Greg Brockman-backed Leading the Future (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-employees-donations-guardrails-…

OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.

"Information Austerity Threatens the Future of Library Work. Let’s Teach Future Librarians to Fight Back." @ Katina Magazine
https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/future-of-work/2026/information-austerity-and-lis-education

Keynote from rstudio::conf 2022: The past and future of shiny. #rstats

🚨🚨 new paper alert 🚨🚨
Greenland ice sheet melt past, present and future from 1700 to 2200, with models, observations and linkages to wider circulation
Unfortunately paywalled (not my decision!), but here is a free sharing link for readcube pdf
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00800-3.epdf?sharing_token=1d2DtLaiY9SG8Xf7Px2w19RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0ORNDfYyd_nbb2B4rg9l0_q9rNmeeossjFeeQEpo9LseuCFds9dZpNaUcVVckNWRXRoZa6pgUT6VYe1itI-z0n19m7VeMVJKpJiHh9hgRCNttfFuXeXIbF_UhoaLDqkiGg=

Just a bit more motivation to eliminate this final non-Linux box from my life: they are dropping Rosetta 2, and in so doing, rendering inert software I rely on to make macOS usable.

UK non-academic researchers!
UK Research and Innovation have one research funding programme - 'Future Leaders Fellowships' - which allow and support applications from non-academic researchers, i.e. those hosted by business including non-profits. It's well funded, over 4 years, extendable to 7 years. I was lucky enough to get one of these, hosted by the lovely non-profit organisation @…

So sad. The oligarch fascist media owner can’t stand a future that does not worship them https://mastodon.social/@adwright/116422302323129323

Aaron Rodgers return may frustrate fans, but Steelers made right call for 2026 and beyond

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-steelers-future/

Neuralink and beyond: How BCIs are rewriting the future of human-technology interaction https://www.theweek.in/health/cover/2026/05/02/neuralink-and-beyond-how-bcis-are-rewriting-the-future-of-human-technolo…

Neuralink and beyond: How BCIs are rewriting the future of human-technology interaction
Brain-computer interfaces offer new hope to people with disabilities. With big tech rushing in to invest, the boundaries are being pushed. But caution and regulation should be paramount

"The American demands are so steep, Greenlandic officials fear, that they amount to a major imposition on their sovereignty. Despite all of the talk from Danish and American officials that Greenland’s future is up to the island’s 57,000 people, Greenlandic officials said the American demands would tie their hands for generations."
#usa

In Closed-Door Talks, U.S. Demands a Major Role in Greenland
Greenlandic officials worry about the direction of the negotiations aimed at defusing President Trump’s threats to seize their island. But they have little leverage.

from my link log —
Examining ARM vs x86 memory models with Rust.
https://www.nickwilcox.com/blog/arm_vs_x86_memory_model/
saved 2020-06-27 ht…

Future of Privacy Forum Announces 2026 Career Achievement Award Recipients
https://fpf.org/press-releases/future-of-privacy-forum-announces-2026-career-achievement-award-recipients/
@…

Another fascinating conversation from @….
It had me wondering: how would the world be different if Elon Musk had been loved as a child?
Accidental Gods: Mothering the Future we'd be proud to leave behind - with author and activist Zineb Mouhyi
Episode webpage:

From bluesky, the Biodiversity Heritage Library€ who I ❤️ ❤️ ❤️:
‪@biodivlibrary.bsky.social€ BHL is featured in
@theguardian.com's Age of Extinction series.
The article highlights the extraordinary value of BHL and the urgent need to ensure it remains free and open into the future.
Please read and share:

Tech Companies to Discuss Iran's Future During 'Private Conference' at Uber HQ https://www.404media.co/tech-companies-to-discuss-irans-future-during-private-conference-at-uber-hq/

"France’s education minister says exams should be held at cooler times of day as extreme heat hits"
#France #Education

French schools could change exam times due to extreme heat
Baccalaureate 2026 is in session today – but exam timing could look very different in the future.

Huh, there's a deleted article claiming that Amazon has been firing people with AI:
https://web.archive.org/web/20251201000000*/https://www.yeetmagazine.com/at-amazon-employees-are-now-fired-by-artificial-intelligence-the-future-of-work-or-just-cold-tech/

Hope For The Future:
How the World Cup made an 'NFL-obsessed' American a football fan
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0n22eprzpo
PS Much of the Americas are already Football fans. Good to see

How the World Cup made an 'NFL-obsessed' American a football fan
New fans tell the BBC they are fully invested after watching the World Cup on home soil, just don’t ask them to stop calling it soccer.

De USA is niet alleen de grootste veroorzaker van klimaatverandering, de huidige regering werkt voorstellen van landen die daar iets aan proberen te doen, in dit geval Vanuatu ook actief en agressief tegen.
Avaaz, wie anders, voert een internationale handtekeningenactie die daar weer tegenin gaat.
Teken en deel!

Don't let Trump drown our future
He’s trying to force governments to reject a key climate proposal. Speak up now!

"This week, a report from Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew revealed the crucial role digitisation is playing in “transforming our ability to understand and respond to the climate and biodiversity crises”, but it was the creation of the BHL 20 years ago that first demonstrated how bringing centuries of scientific knowledge online can unlock transformative discoveries and insights about the natural world." (

Small-scale farming, logging eclipse megaprojects as top threats to Tapanuli orangutan habitat https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/small-scale-farming-logging-eclipse-megaprojects-as-top-threats-to-tapanuli-orangutan-ha…

Small-scale farming, logging eclipse megaprojects as top threats to Tapanuli orangutan habitat
JAKARTA — Large infrastructure projects have long dominated debate over the future of Indonesia’s Batang Toru ecosystem, the main stronghold of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan. But a new study suggests that while those projects have accelerated forest loss, the greatest direct threat to the ape’s habitat now comes from a much less visible source: […]

One of the saddest slogans ever: Make America great again.
America always was great. It was the land of our dreams.
Since Trump, it's a nightmare.
America was our friend.
Now, it's who we thougt to be our adversaries who speak the truth and you can't believe anything that Trump says.
Our world is changing.
Europe hopefully will grow up very fast.
And I pray that our world will be more peaceful, egalitarian and democratic in the future, anywa…

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116730225974288095
@… also (hurrah) the future tool for upg…

Check out my latest article - "What is uniquely human in an AI future?"
https://www.brichapman.com/p/what-is-uniquely-human-in-an-ai-future?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social&src=mstdn

What is uniquely human in an AI future?
Desire, Directionality, and Direct Experience

RE: https://academiccloud.social/@mpsgoettingen/116770508901379640
New press release today about the search for life on Mars with the future Rosalind Franklin rover, with significant contributions to the paper by IMPRS alumn Manuel Reinhardt. Ma…

History of #Minnesota: forests, fires, policy
"The Past, Present, and Future of Forest Fires" by Hayden L. Nelson
https://niche-canada.org/2026/06/13/th

The Past, Present, and Future of Forest Fires
Upfront costs–in research, in personnel, and in deployment–are essential for fire prevention. Yet today, as in the early twentieth century, the federal government, despite possessing knowledge indicating the opposite, would rather spend money in disaster relief than in disaster prevention.

If you are imagining a future more than 1000 years from now and it involves capitalism, you aren't imagining a realistic future.
It's like imagining the future of a nuclear reactor that's melting down without either an explosion or any control measures happening.

“…most notable change is…shutdown of BET . Paramount Skydance announced…the standalone streaming service will cease operations in June 2026, &…library will be folded directly into Paramount . BET programming, including series, films & specials, will move to a BET section within Paramount .”
Can’t imagine why Ellisons would shut down BET , what could the reason B? Don’t wanna guess, I wanna get this white.

The Future of Paramount+: What Streamer Skydance Is Shutting Down
Paramount Skydance announced the closure of BET+.

Allergies are costing #Japan $1.6 billion a day in lost productivity & 43% of the population now suffers from severe hay fever. The cause: mass planting of cedar & cypress decades ago.
In my latest for @bbcfuture, I explore efforts to replace plantations w/ biodiverse ecosystems

Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame
A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country.

A southward differentiated impactor forms the tapered shape of the South Pole–Aitken impact basin on the #Moon: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea1984 -> SwRI team uncovers clues about what future astronauts may find on the Moon: https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-team-uncovers-clues-about-what-future-astronauts-may-find-the-moon

George Pickens' Cowboys future just got more complicated https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/george-pickens-cowboys-franchise-tag-contract-deadline/5b7c0395656a402017490369

Een van de meest opvallende zaken uit een eerder artikel: de eigenaar/gebruiker tekent voor 'consent', maar in steeds meer gevallen worden ook data over passagiers of andere bestuurders meegenomen.
... Dat gebeurt dus -nooit- met consent.
Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse
(Via @… )

This book, The Day After, is a blueprint for how Democrats must govern in the future.
It doesn’t seek to entrench the status quo, but rather usher in a new kind of government that works for Americans.
A government that doesn’t allow the smallest obstacle stand in its way.
A government that isn’t in place to defend its own institutions, but rather one that focuses on outcomes for its people.

Then the hard labour part - dragged some old railway sleepers across the patio, as I’m going to make a raised bed with those in the near future. NOW, I have got a mug of coffee and can chill at the computer for a while.

Low Carbon Investments @Home (2018) - How I cut carbon with negawatts, ISAs, SIPPs and start-ups. How best to put time and effort into a greener low-carbon future? - https://www.earth.org.uk/low-carbon-investing.html

Low Carbon Investments @Home (2018)
How I cut carbon with negawatts, ISAs, SIPPs and start-ups. How best to put time and effort into a greener low-carbon future?

This #JukeboxFridayNight the theme is #MarketsAndFairs
African Head Charge - Makola Market

African Head Charge - Makola Market by Arnaud Future
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

At a conference, an Amazon Prime Video exec says Prime Video works with 600 content partners, including 70 in Japan, 50 in Australia, and 30 in India (Patrick Brzeski/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

APOS: Prime Video Bets Its Future in Asia-Pacific on Building the “Entertainment Hub”
At Asia's leading media conference, held this week in Bali, Amazon regional entertainment leaders touted its radical localization strategies, 600-plus distribution partners, and the new ad-supported tier in India built on Amazon MX Player.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Alabama Shakes:
🎵 Future People
#AlabamaShakes
https://timbresessions.bandcamp.com/track/future-people
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Iz72FGhG44jBHV1KhteYs

With our director, David Odo, moving on to the Honolulu Museum of Art, we sat down with him one last time to review his time here, talk about what he’ll miss in Athens and discuss his hopes for the future in his new position.
https://georgiamuseum.org/qa-georgia-…

Schumer backs GOP's plan to bring the pain during future shutdowns: 'I'm going to vote for it' (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-backs-gops-plan-bring-pain-future-shutdowns-im-going-vote
http://www.memeorandum.com/260512/p96#a260512p96

Hidden in this is an often-ignored point: even if the Democrats win in November, the whole system including the Supreme Court is still heavily stacked against them, and will stay that way for the foreseeable future https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-looting-of-america

AVFTCN 041 – 3 Weekend Long Reads About The Future of the Internet
What does the future of the Internet look like? What do we need to do differently? What could we do to bring about the Internet we want? What should we be concerned about with, for instance, the massive investment in AI infrastructure? Those are all questions that I've been focused on for years (well, except the last one... that's new), and I always seek out many other viewpoints as I ponder my own.

AVFTCN 041 – 3 Weekend Long Reads About The Future of the Internet
What does the future of the Internet look like? What do we need to do differently? What could we do to bring about the Internet we want? What should we be concerned about with, for instance, the ma…

This article has the merit of showing that academics don’t have to adopt genAI uncritically, but it treats the uncritical adoption as the default, portraying those that take a more reflective approach as “refusing to use generative AI.”
Shouldn’t the burden of proof be on the AI advocates? And shouldn’t academics’ arguments go beyond regurgitating the companies’ advertising and trite claims of “it’s the future, use it or you’ll get left behind”?

'We *must* be future focused' a man talking on his phone warns in a serious voice. He's standing in the open train carriage, wearing a white shirt, dark suit & slicked-back hair. A brightly-lit iPad dangles nonchalantly in the same hand as his briefcase. He holds onto the pole with his other hand.
Upstairs, a woman slowly & painfully reads a used car ad out loud. I wonder if she notices that the kicker's placed right at the end: the heater works, but the AC doesn't. It's a hot country.
She tries to discuss dinner with her boyfriend - she's only got $13, he's got $8. But she's interrupted by "Hello Moto" & a call from a high-pressure electricity salesperson. With absolute sincerity, she tries to help them find a better time to call her back.
They all get off at Redfern.
#TrainPhoneConversations

Global warming hit 1.37°C in 2025, with Earth accumulating heat at an accelerating rate #environment

Global warming hit 1.37°C in 2025, with Earth accumulating heat at an accelerating rate
Strong and consistent evidence shows that the entire climate system is continuing to heat, driving rapid global warming. Human activities pushed global warming to 1.37°C in 2025, and its level is projected to surpass 1.5°C in about four years. Crucially, the rate at which heat is accumulating in Earth's system suggests high levels of future warming. These are some of the key findings from the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report, published in Earth System Science Data.

Future Signal
A new podcast series from SAE University College, that seeks to cut through the noise and deliver unfiltered conversations with creative professionals at the top of their game...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/future-s…

Trade Prediction Highlights George Pickens' Uncertain Future With Dallas Cowboys https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/trade-prediction-george-pickens-uncertain-future-dallas-cowboys

For me this age of AI is the time we should appreciate less polished handwritten texts for their authenticity. I see this happening during selection of job applications.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026…

How AI is changing language
As allegations of LLM use rock the literary and media worlds, linguists explain what really distinguishes human and machine writing, while novelists including Jennifer Egan and Jeanette Winterson reflect on the future of fiction in an age of ChatGPT

US export controls on Anthropic reignite debate in India over the country's AI ambitions, which are increasingly tied to tech developed and governed in the US (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/as-anthrop…

As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future | TechCrunch
Tech leaders debate whether the Anthropic episode is a wake-up call for India’s AI ambitions.

from the Paradise of God
Without remorse drive out the sinful Pair
From hallowd ground th' unholie, and denounce
To them and to thir Progenie from thence
Perpetual banishment. [...]
If patiently thy bidding they obey,
Dismiss them not disconsolate; reveale
To Adam what shall come in future dayes,
As I shall thee enlighten, intermix
My Cov'nant in the womans seed renewd;
So send them forth, though sorrowing, yet in peace.
-- John…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
The Future Sound of London:
🎵 Omnipresence
#TheFutureSoundofLondon
https://open.spotify.com/track/0CoT5hdNehN5jLS9ICSjgu

Aaron Rodgers returns: Steelers bringing back future Hall of Fame QB on one-year deal

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-steelers-return-2026-season/

Around 13,000 years ago,
as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age,
much of the North Atlantic region plunged back into near-glacial conditions.
Sea ice expanded across the North Atlantic,
reaching as far south as the Shetland Islands.
Glaciers began to regrow in the Scottish Highlands,
while winter temperatures across Europe and North America plummeted.
⭐️Yet off the coast of Atlantic Canada, the ocean did the opposite.
In ou…

The Gulf Stream suddenly moved north during an ancient cold snap – and it’s a warning for our future
New evidence shows a major climate shift ‘within a lifetime’ 13,000 years ago.

Future of Privacy Forum Releases Comprehensive Report On Algorithmic Personalization in Youth Online Experiences
https://fpf.org/press-releases/future-of-privacy-forum-releases-comprehensive-repor…

Von Miller Makes Comment About Joining Raiders to Maxx Crosby https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/von-miller-maxx-crosby-free-agent/

Cornell researchers just solved a major agrivoltaics challenge: how to balance crops and solar panels in real-time.
Their new framework automatically adjusts panel angles based on weather patterns and crop needs—boosting energy while keeping plants healthy. It even works in cloudy climates, making solar-agriculture combos viable almost anywhere.

Plug-and-play control framework for adjusting panel tilt in agrivoltaics
A Cornell University research team developed a control framework that simultaneously considers past and future conditions when determining solar panel tilt angle. The researchers told pv magazine it is designed to be plug-and-play, allowing for software developers and solar operators to incorporate their optimization algorithms directly into the framework.

"AI and Digital Leadership: Transforming Libraries, Archives, and Museums for the Future": Interview-Podcast mit der Autorin: https://newbooksnetwork.com/ai-and-digital-leadership
Das Buch "explores how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are na…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Iron Lung:
🎵 Future Corpses - Sexless No Sex - Monolith
#IronLung

'Blessing in disguise': Anthony Richardson shows renewed appreciation for Colts despite trade request

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/anthony-richardson-trade-request-colts-…

Crimea has been a bridgehead for Russia since it seized the territory from Ukraine in 2014.
But the peninsula is now looking vulnerable.
Ukraine has stepped up its drone campaign, targeting strategic infrastructure including electrical substations, bridges, oil depots and airfields.
Drones are also severing the roads, railways and waterways that connect Crimea to Russia.
Isolating the peninsula completely would give Ukraine a strong hand in any future negotiations…

@… “Ultimately, AI systems will shape the future of scholarly communication.” So, resistance is futile, all your papers will be assimilated?
None of the current AI systems are compatible with the principles formulated in the ACM Code. You talk about “responsible use” as if this was our problem, not the corporations’. THEY are responsible for the output generated b…

@… “Ultimately, AI systems will shape the future of scholarly communication.” So, resistance is futile, all your papers will be assimilated?
None of the current AI systems are compatible with the principles formulated in the ACM Code. You talk about “responsible use” as if this was our problem, not the corporations’. THEY are responsible for the output generated b…

Nvidia's future in China remains unclear after the Trump-Xi Summit; Trump says China "chose not to" buy Nvidia chips as "they want to try to develop their own" (Meaghan Tobin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/business/nvidia-china-…

Nvidia’s Future in China Remains Unclear After Trump-Xi Summit
The standoff comes as Chinese firms increasingly turn to domestic chipmakers like Huawei, in a drive to reduce China’s dependence on Western technologies.

We can't air-condition our way out of a hotter future, says expert #environment

We can't air-condition our way out of a hotter future, says expert
As temperatures rise around the world, air conditioning is saving lives. But a growing reliance on it is also placing unprecedented pressure on electricity grids, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and making cities even hotter.

[Notice Regarding Member Graduation and Suspension of Group Activities]
Thank you very much for your continued support of Prankstars.
As announced today during the “Prankstars New System Debut Live,” the following four members will graduate from Prankstars effective today:
Aisu Mirai
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These four members will be graduating from Prankstars.
Regarding their future activities after graduation:
Aisu M…

Ashton Jeanty gives back to community ahead of 2nd season with Raiders https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/ashton-jeanty-gives-back-to-community-ahead-of-2nd-season-with-raiders-3852000/

EigenQ, which makes cybersecurity systems to protect from future attacks by quantum computers, plans to go public via a SPAC merger at a $3B valuation (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/quantum-tech-firm-eigenq-go-pu…

Cowboys Legend Pushes for Massive Tyler Guyton Change https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-legend-pushes-for-massive-tyler-guyton-change/

This article has the merit of showing that academics don’t have to adopt genAI uncritically, but it treats the uncritical adoption as the default, portraying those that take a more reflective approach as “refusing to use generative AI.”
Shouldn’t the burden of proof be on the AI advocates? And shouldn’t academics’ arguments go beyond regurgitating the companies’ advertising and trite claims of “it’s the future, use it or you’ll get left behind”?

This article has the merit of showing that academics don’t have to adopt genAI uncritically, but it treats the uncritical adoption as the default, portraying those that take a more reflective approach as “refusing to use generative AI.”
Shouldn’t the burden of proof be on the AI advocates? And shouldn’t academics’ arguments go beyond regurgitating the companies’ advertising and trite claims of “it’s the future, use it or you’ll get left behind”?

EigenQ, which makes cybersecurity systems to protect from future attacks by quantum computers, plans to go public via a SPAC merger at a $3B valuation (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/quantum-tech-firm-eigenq-go-pu…

"Can Special Collections Get a Rebrand?" @ Katina Magazine am Beispiel des Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York:
https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/future-of-work/2026/can-special-collections-get-a-re…

Raiders’ Maxx Crosby silences trade talk with a song but not a signature https://raiderramble.com/2026/07/18/raiders-maxx-crosby-silences-trade-talk-with-a-song-but-not-a-signature/

Would you believe it:
a teacher and her students say their reading ability soared after banning tech in the classroom.
Maureen Mulvaney, an AP Literature and English teacher at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, started the low tech experiment last year after becoming frustrated with plagiarism, distracted students, and plunging literacy rates. 
And so, with the enthusiastic support of parents, she banned phones and laptops, requiring all coursework to be done with pencil a…

Student Reading Ability Spikes After Removing Tech From Class
Students reported feeling more confident about their reading ability after their teacher banned laptops and phones in the classroom.

Insider Explains Cowboys Handling Of George Pickens https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/george-pickens-franchise-tag-contract-future/

Thinking Machines says its mission is to build AI that people and organizations can shape and make their own, and that "extends human will and judgment" (Thinking Machines Lab)
https://thinkingmachines.ai/blog/the-future-worth-building-is-human/

The Future Worth Building Is Human
AI built for autonomy crowds people out, making us passive observers of what’s coming. We’re building toward a different future.

Cowboys drafting Brendan Sorsby would be a talent gamble not worth taking https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-brendan-sorsby-nfl-draft-gamble/31ce27a3ebda7227f02dbc66

Sources: Google is in talks with Samsung to manufacture a memory input-output die for its 10th-gen Icefish TPU, while making the computing engine at TSMC (Qianer Liu/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-turns-samsung-fu…

Google Turns to Samsung for Future AI Chip as Capacity Tightens
Google is considering giving Samsung Electronics a crucial role in making a component of one of its most advanced future AI chips, as the ongoing manufacturing capacity crunch pushes chip firms to look for suppliers beyond Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The U.S. tech giant is in talks ...

This latest move is a brazen power grab by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
to buck the will of Congress and the American people
and will make future discoveries less likely.
If this rule becomes final, Americans’ hopes for future cures, national security and economic strength will rely on the scientific sensibilities of the nation’s chief bureaucrat.
Alzheimer’s disease will not be cured by a budget analyst from either political party.

AAAS Statement on OMB Rule Politicizing Federal Grantmaking | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Click to read the full statement.

Aidan O’Connell Addresses Raiders Future Amid Trade Speculation https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/aidan-oconnell-future-trade-rumors/

Cowboys' George Pickens is leaving millions on table if one thing happens https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/george-pickens-cowboys-franchise-tag-injury-risk/c3826d800b708a5861582499…

Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk's attorney doubled down on claims of Altman's untrustworthiness, while OpenAI's lawyer said Musk has no evidence (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/musk-sam-altman-ope…

Closing arguments begin in Musk-OpenAI trial that could shape AI’s future
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI began closing arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence. Musk, the world’s richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, the company that launched in 2015 and went on to create ChatGPT. After Musk invested $38 million in its first years, his lawsuit filed in 2024 accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his top deputy of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back.

"Tonight's speech is intended to add the predicate that he needs to declare an emergency at or about the time of the elections," says former White House attorney Ty Cobb.
https://to.pbs.org/4fEBoK5

Trump setting stage to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says
For perspective on what President Trump is trying to achieve with Thursday night's speech, the limits of his authority and the potential consequences for future elections, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ty Cobb. He was a White House attorney in the first Trump administration, managing the response to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into alleged Russian election interference.

Grand Staircase-Escalante’s stunning slot canyons and dramatic vistas make it instantly recognizable.
Bears Ears’ red-rock canyons house culturally significant petroglyphs and ancient dwellings that have endured for centuries.
Right now they are facing unprecedented attacks–again.
Donald Trump just took executive action to virtually eliminate both of these iconic Utah national monuments,
slashing their boundaries by more than 90%.
Vital wildlife habitats,

Homepage | The Wilderness Society
Our Mission: United people to protect our wild places. Our Work: Climate Solutions, Landscape Connectivity, Community Led Conservation Each day thousands of acres of wild places are lost to mining, drilling, logging and other development. But we don't have to give it all away. Together, we can save our wildest lands for future generations.

A look at Meta Superintelligence Labs' growth in the past year, including a top-tier RL environment and compute ramp that could catch up to Anthropic and OpenAI (SemiAnalysis)
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/the-future-of-meta-superintelligence…

The Future of Meta Superintelligence: A 1 Year Progress Update
A top tier RL environment startup spawns out of thin air, the most aggressive compute ramp we've ever seen, 2000km+ scale-across, and some advice for Google DeepMind

Why rookie safety Caleb Downs already holds keys to Cowboys’ defensive future https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/caleb-downs-otas-could-shape-cowboys-defense-future/407f85ac4d444b97d8dde320

There is a global energy revolution underway, and Trump’s efforts to slow it down are destined to fall short.
Something historic happened in May:
For the first time in American history, more electricity was generated in the United States with solar power than with coal.
While natural gas remains our largest electricity source, the crossing of the lines between solar and coal
— one representing the future and one the past
— is something we may look back on as o…

Trump is fighting the green energy revolution. He'll lose.
Market forces are stronger than MAGA.

Hyundai's South Korea auto workers have gone on a partial strike over wages, AI, and the prospect of the company deploying its new humanoid robot in factories (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-fig

The Fight Over Humanoid Robots Has Shut Down a Car Factory for the First Time
Auto workers for Hyundai Motor in South Korea are on a partial strike worried about their future job prospects

Uber and Waymo are engaged in a DC lobbying battle over AV legislation, with Uber supporting a hybrid human-robotaxi model and Waymo pushing for pure robotaxis (Liam Denning/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles