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SwitchBot’s Standing Circulator Fan is worth fighting for
Normally, I just buy whatever Vornado or Dreo model fits my budget, but that was before I started testing the battery-powered Standing Circulator Fan from SwitchBot.
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June 2026
- Technology
VLC developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf builds Kyber for real-time robot control
TechCrunch reports that Jean-Baptiste Kempf’s startup Kyber is applying low-latency streaming ideas to remote robots and drones.
- Technology
Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn't work | TechCrunch
For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.
- Gaming
One of the best games on Xbox Game Pass is from a studio Microsoft is potentially shutting down
Compulsion Games made an award-winning game in South of Midnight, but is still in danger of being shut down by Microsoft.
- Gaming
One of 2020's best games is leaving PlayStation Plus soon
A dozen games are leaving PlayStation Plus in July, including an excellent roguelike.
- Smart Homes
Hue’s wired wall modules bring non-smart lights into its ecosystem
Smart lighting company Philips Hue has launched its first wired wall modules.
- Science
NASA should build a biocontainment facility on the moon to protect Earth, researchers advise
A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.
- Gaming
Take-Two's Former AI Lead Warns Generative AI Hype Is Poisoning the Well
A former Take-Two AI executive says inflated expectations around generative AI risk undermining useful traditional game-development tools.
- AI
The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM
Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Artificial, has reportedly been dropped by Amazon MGM.
- Networking
Waymo hits the brakes after robotaxis keep missing the signs for freeway construction zones
Nearly 4,000 vehicles recalled for driving past closure warnings and between cones marking shut lanes.
- Technology
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
- Networking
Telegram founder accuses Meta of sabotaging access in India with BGP hijacks
Pavel Durov says Reliance Jio routed traffic in ways that disrupted Telegram, while Jio denies any BGP misconfiguration.
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