Tootfinder

"Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Climate

Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to explore adding Bitcoin to the company's treasury, with less than 1% voting in favor of the measure (Kyle Baird/DL News)
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/meta-bitcoi…

Meta’s Bitcoin treasury play flops as 99% of shareholders say no
Meta shareholders rejected the Bitcoin plan with less than 1% in favour. The proposal called Bitcoin a hedge against inflation and weak bonds. GameStop and Metaplanet are among firms copying Saylor’s Bitcoin play.

So, my plan today is to continue to do some work this morning.
Clean my smol car at lunchtime when the sun is above and likely to melt my clothing as I stand there.
Then I will have a shower, and continue work once the sun goes down a bit.
#UKSummer #Heat #Hot

I remember using Opera Mini, even on an iPhone. Had a lousy data plan where they would throttle it massively at some point. Opera mini was the way I could continue surfing the web without all those megabytes of cruft (even back theb) https://mstdn.social/@osnews/114598061141994857

UK Scientists Plan to Construct Synthetic Human Genetic Material From Scratch - Slashdot
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/0143234/uk-scientists-plan-to-construct-synthetic-human-genetic-material-from-scratch

Small update to my log store build - had a bit of a disaster!
https://www.simoncox.com/post/2024-05-28-log-store-build/#step-12

Tony Blair is (a) clearly a lich and (b) recently worked/works for a Saudi oil company. Weird that the guardian didn’t mention either in this article.

ICE *already* can't meet their detainment numbers without rounding up children, veterans, people born in the U.S., people with no criminal records, people at immigration hearings, plus academics and visitors with valid visas.
So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget?
The answer is: you.
h…

Verrücktes Konzept der Stadt Bochum: "Verringere den Parkdruck mit einer Parkgebühr."
Bitte mehr davon!
"Der überwiegende Teil der Parkplätze in der erweiterten Wattenscheider Innenstadt ist heute noch kostenlos. Entsprechend groß ist der Parkdruck in den Wohngebieten, die Autofahrer konkurrieren um jeden freien Platz, den sie ergattern können."

Schluss mit Gratis-Parken in Wattenscheid: Der Plan der Stadt
Der Parkdruck am Stadtgarten Wattenscheid ist besonders hoch, wie hier an der Parkstraße.

Google's AI claims that I cannot directly use a tool to convert Plan 9 a.out to ELF.
I am writing that tool right now.

US chipmaker Wolfspeed files for Chapter 11 to enact a creditor-backed plan to slash $4.6B in debt; it expects to emerge out of bankruptcy by the end of Q3 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-3…

"Wie schreibe ich einen guten Businessplan?"
Aus dem Programm der #TinCon, der Teilkonferenz der #republica "für digitale Jugendkultur".
Die Jugend von heute, ich weiß ja auch nicht.

DirecTV strikes a distribution agreement with Paramount Global, and unveils a $20/month MyKids plan with content from Paramount, Disney, WBD, and more (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2025/06/directv-mykids-plan-paramount-global-channels/…

DirecTV launches kid-focused plan after integrating Paramount-owned channels into genre packs
CBS-owned broadcast stations and cable networks like MTV, Paramount Network, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon are joining DirecTV's streaming genre-based packages.

"You don't have to be a mathematical genius to know that when the net favorable rating of your bill is somewhere between -19 and -29 points that it's not a positive bill as viewed by the American public."
'Hate hate hate': Trump plan reportedly reaches 'history books' for unpopularity - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/awful-bill-history-books-cnn/

#PhantastikPrompts 28.5.:
Welche Szene oder Figur hat dich selbst überrascht?
Ich glaube, um ehrlich und so richtig überrascht zu werden, müsste ich härter planen. Meist überrasche vor allem ich mich damit, wenn laut Planung eine bestimmte Szene dran ist (aber ich im Plan keine weiteren Details habe, als "das ist jetzt die Szene, wo was Sexuelles in einem Eiscafé pass…

A look at Apple's AI plans for WWDC; sources: macOS 26 will be named Tahoe and Apple is testing its 3B, 7B, 33B, and 150B AI models via internal tool Playground (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/new…

I don't know if it'll be part of the government plan, but one thing that would help people attempting to measure the quality of their food intake might be a statutory requirement for the sellers of packaged food to publish ingredients and nutrition information as open data (with UPCs). This could then be used by apps (such as those using openfoodfacts.org).

Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic
New healthy food standard will see big businesses promoting healthier food and drink

Jugendschutz: EU-Vorstoß zur Online-Altersverifikation spaltet Datenkonzerne
Google und Apple laufen Sturm gegen den Plan, die Altersüberprüfung auf Geräteebene – also über App-Stores und nicht bei einzelnen Anwendungen – durchzuführen.

‘This Is the End of Coal in Ireland’: Country Shuts Down Last Plant Ahead of Schedule #Ireland

‘This Is the End of Coal in Ireland’: Country Shuts Down Last Plant Ahead of Schedule
Ireland has become the sixth European country to end its use of coal with its scheduled shutdown of the Moneypoint coal-fired power plant.

Daniel Erk, @… Interview mit Islamwissenschaftler Reinhard Schulze: #Israel beherrscht jetzt den Nahen Osten – ohne erkennbaren Plan. Wir erleben gerade einen fundamentalen Paradigmenwechsel. Geschenklink.

Israel beherrscht jetzt den Nahen Osten – ohne erkennbaren Plan
Das sagt der Islamwissenschaftler Reinhard Schulze. Und fügt hinzu: Wir erleben gerade einen fundamentalen Paradigmenwechsel.

Free speech target or terrorist gang? The inside story of Palestine Action – and the plan to ban it https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2025/jun/28/palestine-action-proscription-free-speech?…

"The first-of-their-kind proposals would permit states to suspend payments — including payroll tax withholdings and state grants to the federal government — if Trump’s administration is found to be unlawfully delaying or withholding funds owed by the federal government."
Dem lawmakers in blue states have a new plan to fight back against Trump - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/democrats-fight-back-trump/

Bin wohl in den letzten Tagen etwas sprunghaft, was das Gitarrespielen angeht, und krame immer wieder Neues und alte Noten raus. Heute Abend kam ich leider erst spät zum Musizieren (nach 21.30!), habe es aber genossen, Stücke aus dem Wit-Heft von Jan Depreter zu spielen. Mag ich. Für nächste Woche mache ich aber mal einen Plan, woran ich konzentrierter üben möchte und was ich mal zur Seite lege.

Hi, it's former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley.
I have some exciting news. 
My organization,
Win Back Our Country,
is ramping up our efforts to protect Social Security.
And I want you to be a part of it!
Here’s our plan:
✅ Fact-check Trump and Musk’s lies and shine a spotlight on their actions. 
📢 Organize local grassroots and earned media events to hold Trump accountable. 
🎯 Target ads to persuadable voters explaining w…

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I've been in meetings where #ACC "experts" testified "truthpartly" - but not "truthfully" - about chemical hazards - referencing old tests of health impacts (1970s/80s knowledge) while ignoring the mass of robust data developed in the late 90s and 2000s. This is another repeat performance for #ACC

I've been in meetings where #ACC "experts" testified "truthpartly" - but not "truthfully" - about chemical hazards - referencing old tests of health impacts (1970s/80s knowledge) while ignoring the mass of robust data developed in the late 90s and 2000s. This is another repeat performance for #ACC

"Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

I just read the story about the Italian kidnapped by a New York couple and tortured to disclose the credentials for his crypto assets - and the first thing that came to mind was XKCD 538 "Security" about the five dollar wrench.
Am I a bad person?
#xkcd538 #xkcd

I started a conversion tool today for Plan 9 a.out to ELF.
https://github.com/platform-system-interface/p9aout2elf
The corresponding ELF I was given with an a.out has some differences in memory sizs for some reason.
I will see about trabslating the symbol table…

GitHub - platform-system-interface/p9aout2elf: Parse and convert Plan 9 a.out binaries
Parse and convert Plan 9 a.out binaries. Contribute to platform-system-interface/p9aout2elf development by creating an account on GitHub.

The New York Times doubles down on cooking videos by partnering with cooking creators, expanding its video lineup, exploring more brand collaborations, and more (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Inside The New York Times’ Plan to Double Down on Cooking Videos (Exclusive)
The Times plans to work with cooking creators and its own staff to build up a video slate, beginning with a weekend baking series, and a video spinoff of The Veggie newsletter.

Is there a proper, project management name for what I call 'magic elves'? Lurking tasks in a project plan with no-one assigned to them, leaving it to be done by the 'magic elves'. If you don't spot them and if there's no-one with the skills and time to complete those tasks, projects can go awry.

Just bought the new #fairphone 6. If everything goes OK I don't plan to buy another mobile device in 6 to 8 years.

Das Berliner Kino Arsenal präsentiert am Wochenende im City Kino Wedding eine leider sehr kleine Filmreihe zu den PIONEERS OF BLACK BRITISH CINEMA. Mein Kino-Tipp im taz.plan
https://taz.de/Kinotipp-der-Woche/!6093001/

Kinotipp der Woche: Zerren am Alltag
„Pioneers of Black British Cinema“ zeigt Highlights des Schwarzen Britischen Kinos, darunter Horace Ovés „Pressure“ und Kurzfilme von Ngozi Onwurah.

Die Private Cloud der Bundeswehr soll also von Google kommen?
Jau, bester Plan ever.
Sieht Trump sicher auch so.

🌐Strategic potential of #BlueRaman submarine cable highlighted today at summit btw. #EuropeanCommission & Presidency of Council of Ministers of #Italy.
The initiative–co-funded with €37M con…

Joint press release by the European Commission and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, co-chaired the high-level event ‘The Mattei Plan for Africa and

Surprise, surprise.
This is not an industrial strategy.
Whatever it is, it isn't fit for the coming era of energy descent and ecosystem collapse.
Lower energy costs part of government's 10-year plan for industry - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ljnr

Lower energy costs part of government's 10-year plan for industry
Plans to slash energy bills by up to 25% for over 7,000 UK businesses will be announced alongside other plans to boost growth.

#bcfl25 Session Plan

✨ parsing the first symbols from a Plan 9 a.out, looking good! 🥳

so why on earth were CNCF/K8s kicked off Slack's enterprise plan, anyway?
cost? how much can it cost to store a bunch of chat messages for two moderately popular OSS groups, ten dollars a day? all of the capital cost has been paid at this point, it's just the marginal one at question, which cannot be high unless Slack's infrastructure is dramatically worse than any reason could allow
the amount of goodwill they know they'll lose can't possibly compensate the c…

It's one of those " I told you! " moment.
They Trusted ChatGPT To Plan Their Hike — And Ended Up Calling for Rescue - The Trek
https://thetrek.co/they-trusted-chatgpt-to-plan-their-hike-and-ended-up-calling-for-rescue/

Ramachandra Guha: Ignored by the ‘national’ media, a disaster is unfolding in Great Nicobar
https://scroll.in/article/1081027/ramachandra-guha-ignored-by-the-national-media-a-disaster-is-unfolding-in-great-n…

Good idea, perhaps the Commission could put this vision into practice for #EV roaming, so that the #AFIR provisions do not remain a dead letter?
From: @…

European Commission (@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu)
Attached: 1 image 🛬 Plane lands. Flight mode off. 💬 “Welcome to Italy! Use your mobile plan just like at home.” 8 years of free EU roaming – we've come a long way: → 2000s: €0.50–€1/min calls → 2007: roaming caps → 2017: the end of roaming charges → 2022: the improved “Roam like at home” pack extended to 2032, bringing: 🌐 Fast 5G access across the EU 💰 Protection from unexpected charges 🆘 Better access to emergency services Fair for opera…

I gave in to temptation and decided to watch a couple of Murderbot episodes.
Being a responsible person I resolved to ration the rest out over the next 3 weeks. This would ensure that I could keep watching a couple of episodes every week as the final 3 episodes were released.
Great plan. In theory. But what did I do? I binged all of the 7 available episodes tonight!
☠️📺🤖🤦‍♀️
#Murderbot

Endlich mal Spiegelfolie für die Fenster bestellen
Der Plan besteht schon länger.

Here's some ideas, #Starbucks:
1️⃣ Overhaul the coffee. It's hot garbage.
2️⃣ Provide better chairs, faster Internet.
3️⃣ Bring back the secret menu items.
#coffeebean #alfred

Howard Schultz says he's a fan of Brian Niccol's plan for Starbucks
Schultz said he did a "cartwheel in my living room" when he heard Niccol's turnaround plan for the coffee chain.

Republicans have a plan to add trillions of dollars to the national debt
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/05/13/republicans-have-a-plan-to-add-trillions-of-dollars-to-the-national-debt…

Wo bleibt eigentlich Batman?
– oh, ich höre grad, der Großteil von Bruce Waynes Vermögen liegt in Fossil­industrie­aktien und Bohrrechten…
Wie lautete nochmal Plan B?

In einer telelogischen Welt ist die Menschheit zum Fortschritt verdammt. In der Theologie Peter Thiels sind dazu große Projekte nötig, zu denen wir aktuell aber nicht in der Lage sind, weil wir uns in gesellschaftspolitischem Klein-Klein verheddern:
"Um nicht zurückzufallen, sind große Ziele unverzichtbar, wie es sie einst in den USA gab: das Manhattan-Projekt zur Entwicklung der Atombombe, die Mondlandung oder Nixons Plan 1974, Krebs bis zum Ende des Jahrtausends zu besiegen. Doc…

Kapitalismus verspricht Selbstwirksamkeit, begrenzt sie aber - Weltenkreuzer
Ein zentrales Versprechen demokratisch-kapitalistischer Systeme ist die (formale) Möglichkeit für einzelne Personen, ihrer Stimme Gehör zu verschaffen und bei der Gestaltung der Gesellschaft mitzusprechen. Dabei stellt sich von vornherein die Frage, inwieweit dieses Versprechen überhaupt einlösbar ist, faktisch wird es auf jeden Fall nicht realisiert. Individuen sind in spätmodernen Gesellschaften in diesem Sinne einem Dilemma ausgesetzt, das sich nur schwer eigenhändig auflösen lä…

I finally got rid of the old bed I’d kept since moving in, so the room feels pretty empty right now.
I’m in the process of reorganizing everything and plan to turn this space into my own anarchist sanctuary.
Soon, I’ll add a bookshelf and more anarchist art to the wall, right next to the communist hammer and sickle symbol.
#Declutter

Culture Minister Chris Bryant says UK's high-end TV tax credits are very competitive with the rest of the world, after calls to increase them from 25% to 40% (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/chris-bryant-down…

UK Culture Minister Chris Bryant Downplays Likelihood Of Improvements To High-End TV Tax Credit
Chris Bryant has talked not improving the UK High-End TV Tax Credit, Netflix & Donald Trump tariffs as he unveils creative sector plan.

Microsoft will den Vertrag mit OpenAI bis 2030 aussitzen
Streit um die Beteiligung bei Umstrukturierung: Microsoft soll sich auf Plan B vorbereiten, falls die Verhandlungen mit OpenAI scheitern.
https:/…

Weakening NEPA without replaciing it with something better is no abundance agenda.
This highway widening would foreclose future transit expansion and probably make traffic worse for most drivers.It is opposed by both local governments it goes through. NEPA is the only veto point.
A transit project with the same local opposition would be dead on arrival.

Alexandria asks VDOT to delay adding express lanes to Woodrow Wilson Bridge | ALXnow
Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins and city staff are asking that the Virginia Department of Transportation delay approval of a preferred alternative on a plan to add express lanes from the Springfield Interchange across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. In an April letter to VDOT, Gaskins wrote that the project will bring "Alexandria "substantial consequences to our

The Ultimate 5-Step Plan To Go Vegan Overnight #vegan

The Ultimate 5-Step Plan To Go Vegan Overnight
Nicole Whittle, known online as Vegan Beauty Girl, has shared her guide on how to go vegan overnight - and it's easier than you think.

Dat Groenlinks en de PVDA de wapens van Israel willen afpakken was een goed plan geweest... Maanden geleden. Nu is het te laat.
Nu is het een half plan. De andere helft is Iran rustig krijgen.
En dan nog de schaduw over beide plannen heen: Amerika.
Idiots.

Happy Pride! Everyone deserves dignity and respect at every stage of their life - including end of life. Help your loved ones and community celebrate you properly and appropriately by doing all your advance planning now -just think of how hard you'll party when it's done 🎉🌈
Got questions? I'm here to help and I am an ally and safe space for everyone in the LGBTIQA community and the kink community.

Friday Links 25-08
Pocket is a big part of how I collect the links for the Friday Links. Sadly, Mozilla has decided to shut Pocket down. My plan is to migrate to Readwise Reader, which seems to be a reasonable replacement. I am now migrating some of my helper scripts to make the change easier. You will see next week if I will be successful. :-)

"First climate action plan targets increase in electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

All I want is sixty-nine hours on my sweet Plan 9.
I will see that I get a 9front based build setup.
No idea yet how it works. It is supposed to be instrumented to build a certain kernel when I make code changes.

I’ll be 60 this year, and thinking this might end up being my retirement plan too… https://social.lol/@nad/114698321072149153

Nad's curated garbage (@nad@social.lol)
Attached: 1 image

'Appetite for demolishing heritage;’ Jared Kushner slammed for Trump hotel plan - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hotel-2672446540/

"Lurie has consistently maintained that ushering San Francisco towards its Climate Action Plan goals — ultimately leading to zero carbon emissions in 2040 — is a top priority while he’s in office. "
Yet, a sentence further on: "But in his first budget proposal as mayor released last month, Lurie called for slashing the Environment Department’s budget by 13%,"
And most of that cut will hit the climate related programs, including programs focusing on supportin…

SF climate czar touts new award
U.S. Conference of Mayors recognizes environmental work.

"Lurie has consistently maintained that ushering San Francisco towards its Climate Action Plan goals — ultimately leading to zero carbon emissions in 2040 — is a top priority while he’s in office. "
Yet, a sentence further on: "But in his first budget proposal as mayor released last month, Lurie called for slashing the Environment Department’s budget by 13%,"
And most of that cut will hit the climate related programs, including programs focusing on supportin…

SF climate czar touts new award
U.S. Conference of Mayors recognizes environmental work.

California lawmakers approve Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to increase funding for the state's film and TV tax incentive program from $330M to $750M per year (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/california-750-million-fi…

California Lawmakers Agree on $750 Million for Film and TV Credit
California legislative leaders have accepted Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to more than double the film and TV credit, in a win for the industry.

Klarna launches a $40/month unlimited mobile plan in the US via a partnership with telecom services startup Gigs, following similar offerings by Revolut and N26 (Ryan Browne/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/klarna-ceo-outlines-plan-to…

Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a 'super app' with AI
The buy now, pay later giant's IPO may be on hold — but its business strategy remains the same, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

The windfall money the lowest paid would gain from allowing the rich to buy a tax exemption, in the Reform UK plan, wouldn't come close the the amount they'd probably need to spend on health insurance.

@… Under hospitals in Israel are refuges to protect the patients and staffs from bombing. Under hospitals in Gaza are military facilities used to plan & execute bombings of civilian targets in Israel.

The UK CMA says it has provisionally found Google meets the legal tests to designate it with "strategic market status" in general search and search advertising (Financial Times)
https://t.co/B2evUJQFta

Google faces UK push to loosen its grip on search
Big Tech giant slams Competition and Markets Authority’s plan as ‘punitive’ and risk to economic growth

Amazon says it plans to invest £40B in the UK economy over the next three years, including opening four new warehouses; Amazon invested £12B in the UK in 2023 (Freya Jones/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

"Plastic-Recycling Enzyme Discovered in Compost Heap Close to Commercialization Through German Startup"
#Plastic #Plastics #Germany

Plastic-Recycling Enzyme Discovered in Compost Heap Close to Commercialization Through German Startup
If successful, their 2030 plan will be four 350 cubic-meter reactors capable of processing 45,000 metric tons of PET plastic every year.

Q&A with Yoshua Bengio on his nonprofit LawZero focusing on AI safety, its research direction, risks of increasingly capable and autonomous AI systems, and more (Sigal Samuel/Vox)
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/417087/ai-safety-yoshua-bengio-lawze…

He’s the godfather of AI. Now, he has a bold new plan to keep us safe from it.
Humans — not AI systems — should be the ones with agency, says the godfather of AI.

Trump has cooled on his Russian counterpart, recently referring to him as “crazy.” He may still act on his stated desire to do business with Mr. Putin but will be unable to deliver either Ukraine or the West. Hard facts forbid it. Russia’s brutal war has horrified and terrified the West, jolting it into a collective effort of containment and turning Europe conclusively against Russia.
Opinion | Putin Has Lost the West. This Was Not the Plan. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/opinion/putin-trump-nato-russia.html

"Trump says power plants don't add to air pollution. Climate scientists say it’s 'nonsensical'"
#US #USA #America

Climate scientists hit back on Trump plan to nix air pollution rules
More than a dozen climate scientists said the Trump administration’s assertions were factually incorrect.

So far the Social Security agency’s core functions — like sending monthly checks to 74 million Americans — have remained largely intact.
But under pressure from Musk’s team, nearly half of the Social Security Administration’s 140 senior executives, and thousands of employees overall, have taken buyouts or retired.
As many as 12 percent of staff members, out of a bureaucracy that numbered around 57,000 people, are expected to depart their jobs as part of DOGE’s cost-cutting plan.

Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.

An interview with Samsung SVP Dr. Hon Pak on the Galaxy Watch adding its first-ever blood analysis feature, AI health tools, and a potential subscription (Vanessa Hand Orellana/CNET)
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-g

Inside Samsung's Plan to Help Us Defy Aging with the Galaxy Watch
With a first-ever blood analysis feature and four new AI-powered health tools, the Galaxy Watch is shaping up to be a smarter ally for long-term health as part of the upcoming One UI 8 Watch update.

Inside Disney's plan to limit AI companies' use of its IP, which led Disney and Comcast to sue Midjourney; Disney is also in talks with companies like OpenAI (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters

The Irish Data Protection Commission says Meta told it that WhatsApp ads "won't be launching" in the EU "until 2026"; WhatsApp says ads are coming "gradually" (Ellen O'Regan/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/whatsapp-m

WhatsApp won’t roll out ads in EU until 2026
Meta’s advertising plan has triggered privacy concerns in Europe.

"Campaigners hail plan to ban bottom trawling in half of England’s protected seas"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer says Candle plans to sell or IPO its individual brands rather than the overall company, marking a shift from its original plan (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/17/moonbug-candle-media-kevin-mayer

Candle Media's Kevin Mayer eyes exits for Moonbug and other brands
The strategy marks a departure from Candle's original plan.

Anysphere debuts a $200/month Ultra plan for Cursor with 20x more usage on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and xAI vs. its $20/month Pro plan (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/anysphere-…

Anysphere launches a $200-a-month Cursor AI coding subscription | TechCrunch
Cursor-maker Anysphere is launching a $200-a-month subscription for its AI coding tool, as the space for "vibecoding" products heats up.

Patreon plans to consolidate its Pro and Premium plans starting August 5, taking a 10% commission, rather than the current 8% for Pro and 12% for Premium users (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/687570/patreon-standard-pr…

Patreon is raising its fees for new creators soon
Patreon is raising the rate it charges to most creators, but existing users won’t see an increase — nor will anyone who signs up by August 4th.

Patreon plans to consolidate its Pro and Premium plans starting August 5, taking a 10% commission, rather than the current 8% for Pro and 12% for Premium users (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/687570/patreon-standard-pr…

Patreon is raising its fees for new creators soon
Patreon is raising the rate it charges to most creators, but existing users won’t see an increase — nor will anyone who signs up by August 4th.

American Oversight Sues over Guantanamo Deportation Plan Amid Trump's Authoritarian Posturing - American Oversight
https://americanoversight.org/sues-guantanamo-deportation-plan-amid-trumps-authoritarian-posturing/

Sources: Meta and EssilorLuxottica plan AI-powered smart glasses under Oakley and Prada brands; they will be aimed at athletes, and the Oakleys may cost ~$360 (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/meta-oakley-prada-smart-glasses-luxottica.html

Meta to release smart glasses with Oakley and Prada, extending Luxottica partnership
Meta plans to release new smart glasses powered by artificial intelligence that carry the Oakley branding, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC.

"Top scientists rally EU to ‘stay the course’ by keeping its 2040 climate target ambitious and fair"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Climate

Top scientists slam EU plan to allow carbon credits in 2040 goal
With the EU about to decide on its 2040 climate target, independent scientists say policymakers must act on the evidence.

Lionsgate and DirecTV plan to launch Lionsgate Collection, a premium channel for DirecTV subscribers with the studio's 20K title film and TV library (Anthony D'Alessandro/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/lionsgate-direc…

Lionsgate & DirecTV Launch Lionsgate Collection Premium Channel
Lionsgate and DirecTV are firing up Lionsgate Collection, a premium channel for the latter's subscribers which will draw upon the studio's 20,000-plus title film and TV library.

South Korea's SK Group and AWS will invest ~$5.1B including $4B from AWS to build a 100 MW AI data center in Ulsan by 2029, and plan to expand capacity to 1 GW (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-co

Sources: OpenAI wants Microsoft to take a ~33% stake in exchange for giving up future profit rights, and seeks to revise its exclusive cloud deal with Microsoft (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/opena…

OpenAI Seeks New Financial Concessions From Microsoft, a Top Shareholder
Negotiations between Microsoft and OpenAI over the startup’s plan to restructure its for-profit unit, which requires Microsoft’s approval, have entered their eighth month with no end in sight and new conflicts emerging. OpenAI wants Microsoft, the startup’s biggest outside shareholder, to have a ...

Coinbase announces its first branded credit card, in partnership with American Express, for Coinbase One US users, and creates a lower-cost Basic subscription (Tanaya Macheel/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/12/coinbase-b

Coinbase beefs up subscription plan by offering it with American Express credit card
Coinbase on Thursday introduced its first branded credit card in partnership with American Express.

Sky, ITV, and Channel 4 plan to provide streaming ad space in one marketplace, letting advertisers run campaigns simultaneously, to combat Google and Meta (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun

NYC-based Zorro, whose AI-powered software helps clients' workers navigate health insurance and benefits options, raised a $20M Series A led by Entrée Capital (Erin Brodwin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2…

Exclusive: Zorro clinches $20M Series A for ICHRA health plans
As employers wrestle with rising costs, the group plan alternative is gaining steam.

Texas Instruments plans to spend $60B on US semiconductor plants, including two new factories in Texas, and says its long-term spending plan remains unchanged (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-…

BT Group CEO Allison Kirkby says AI could deepen job cuts at the telco, whose plan to cut over 40,000 jobs by 2030 "did not reflect the full potential of AI" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c8d41424-f2d9-418e-8da2-55823f1c22ca

BT chief eyes deeper job cuts as AI becomes more powerful
Allison Kirkby says telecoms group could be ‘even smaller’ by 2030

JD.com founder Richard Liu calls the past five years the company's "darkest period" and vows to speed up overseas expansion and challenge Meituan in new areas (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Sky, ITV, and Channel 4 plan to provide streaming ad space in one marketplace, letting advertisers run campaigns simultaneously, to combat Google and Meta (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun

Amazon MGM Studios says it will have a $1B slate in 2026 and release 20 movies; 10 will have theatrical runs and will not be exclusive to Prime Video thereafter (Stewart Clarke/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/amazon-mgm-2026…

Amazon MGM Talks $1B Slate And Says “We Are Heavily Invested In Theatrical” & “We’re Not Holding Any Content Back”
Amazon MGM Studios Talks $1 Billion 2026 Slate with theatrical releases and global distribution part of the plan.

Analysis: Nvidia's $500B US spending plan has accelerated the US AI server ecosystem development, with at least eight suppliers unveiling new investment plans (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technol…

Trump's first 'Made in the USA' triumph won't be the iPhone
AI data center suppliers flock to the US to serve Nvidia, Microsoft and others

Sources: Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans to cut ties with the company after the Meta deal; Microsoft, OpenAI, and xAI also plan to step back (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/google-scal…

Sources: the US DOJ is reviewing whether Google's planned $32B acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz would illegally limit competition in the market (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

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.

China releases draft guidelines on cross-border transmission of automobile data, which could pave the way for the wider rollout of Tesla's FSD in the country (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20