Valve has confirmed that it removed a wave of adult titles from Steam after payment processors and their card networks raised compliance concerns, underscoring how financial infrastructure can shape what stays on sale in digital stores.
Mistral has expanded Le Chat with a preview research mode, a voice interface, multilingual reasoning and organizational tools, positioning the product as a broader AI workspace rather than just a chat app.
A new essay argues that talk of AI’s inevitability can narrow debate by making the future sound fixed before the public has agreed on what it should be.
A retrospective on mid-1980s MacPaint work argues that the program’s limited tools produced images with surprising clarity, personality and staying power.
More than 400 signatories, including 111 BBC journalists, called for Robbie Gibb’s removal while the broadcaster defended its commitment to impartial reporting.
A new essay uses the phrase “Are we the baddies?” to frame a broader argument about moral self-questioning, public judgment and the stories people tell themselves about power.
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old city named Peñico, which researchers believe served as a vital trading hub for early Andean and coastal civilizations.
A July 2, 2025 circular said observations of the newly found object pointed to an eccentricity near six, while tentative signs of a coma and short tail left its nature open to further study.
A Calvin Liang post says the Chicago Fed museum cube appears to hold far more than the plaque claims, based on a count of the bill bundles and some rough geometry.
Proton has filed suit against Apple, accusing the company of maintaining an App Store monopoly that it says limits competition and harms privacy-focused services.
A new critique of a Wallet ad for F1 The Movie argues that Apple’s promotion strategy sits awkwardly with its privacy branding and its push to keep users inside its ecosystem.
The report says officers and soldiers described repeated fire at unarmed crowds waiting for humanitarian aid, while Israel's military leadership faces scrutiny and rejects the allegations.
An airline pilot has turned a logbook into an interactive data project, mapping years of flying into charts, globes and seat-mile calculations that show how the job changes over time.
Google DeepMind has introduced AlphaGenome, a new DNA sequence model available via API that aims to predict how genetic variants affect gene regulation across long stretches of the genome.
Google has launched Gemini CLI, an open-source terminal agent that gives developers access to Gemini 2.5 Pro and a wide usage allowance through a personal Google account.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images after only 10 hours of observation, showing a telescope built for discovery at enormous scale.
A travel essay about a tucked-away coffee-and-jazz stop argues that Kyoto's small, passion-led shops show how low-barrier local businesses can shape a city.
Washington said the operation targeted Iran’s enrichment capacity, while Tehran promised a response and international inspectors said key damage could not yet be confirmed.