How everything feels important when nothing is prioritized.
Remarkable People
• Guy Kawasaki
Why You Should Avoid False Urgency
India’s Hottest District Shuts at 10 AM as Mercury...
India’s Hottest District Shuts at 10 AM as Mercury Breaches 48 Degrees Celsius Mark. “After 10am, Banda becomes deserted. At first, you see one or two people outside. Then, as the day rises, there is only silence.” (48C = 118F)
I couldn't not say anything about the Knicks win last night in the opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks were losing, then winning big, then fell apart, and by midway through the 4th quarter they were down by 22, and the Clevelands were completely in ...
WIRED
• Kate Knibbs, Leah Feiger
‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump's Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak
One health provider who works on the ground says that basic medical equipment like masks and hand sanitizers are in short supply due to funding cuts.
Resident: vibe coding firmware (our new sandbox library for ESP32 devices)
We’re open sourcing Resident, our library for running AI-authored code on microcontrollers – with no compile step and no firmware flashing.
It’s our twist on vibe coding firmware, built for instantly loading new device functionality coded by end users. It’s aimed at device d...
WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage
Ride1Up Roadster Review (2026): An Ebike That Feels Like a Bike
This lightweight commuter ebike feels a lot like a regular bike would feel if I had bionic legs. I wish there were more mechanics for it.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Nick Lucchesi
LLMs were trained on an inaccessible web — AudioEye data shows AI is still building one
Picture making a lasagna with noodles, peanut butter, and pears. You’ve got the base right, but the ingredients don’t quite
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The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Meredith Shubel
Cursor bets on cheaper coding with Composer 2.5 and Kimi K2.5
Cursor announced this week that Composer 2.5 is available in Cursor, only two months after the release of Composer 2,
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WIRED
• Chris Haslam
Hypershell X Ultra S Review: The Best Exoskeleton Yet
With its clever new algorithm, the latest Hypershell exoskeleton powers your legs without making you feel like a puppet on a string.
We’ve entered a golden age of idea thieves and liars
It's normal now to pass off other people’s ideas as your own. Even Google is doing it.
McSweeney’s
• Sarah Totton
Scenes from The Baltimore Beefcake, an Edgar Allan Poe Biopic in Which He is Totally Jacked
SCENE 1. EXT. A BOULEVARD. MIDNIGHT. POE drops his frock coat, loosens his cravat, and tears open his shirt, buttons flying, to reveal his body, which is totally jacked. His nipples glisten in the moonlight. A BLACK CAT, in the process of killing a RAT, spies POE’s lithe, fr...
WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage
How to Upgrade Weber and Kamado Joe Into Smart Grills
You don't need to buy a smart grill to make perfect meat. You can buy a dumb grill and send it to school with smart upgrades.
WIRED
• Jamie Ducharme
Trump Wants to Be the Hero Vapers Don’t Really Need
The White House says Trump’s pro-vape stance is based on “gold standard science.” It feels more like vice-signaling to a demographic that often doesn’t vote—over products that are widely available.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Darryl K. Taft
At Google I/O 2026, Antigravity gets a new job description
Six months after its initial launch, Google is moving Antigravity beyond its origins as a coding environment. The company is
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WIRED
• David Gilbert
Election Officials Are Getting Ready for ICE to Show Up at the Polls
The Trump administration keeps threatening to send federal agents to oversee elections. State and local officials are preparing, and even gaming out what happens if they're arrested.
The Daily
• The New York Times
Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Revenge Plan
The Trump administration announced the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department and Democrats.
Andrew Duehren, who covers tax policy, explains how the fund came about and who might get the money.
G...
WIRED
• Dell Cameron
Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.
Trump Screws Himself So Badly on Tex. Race that GOPers Visibly Stunned
Donald Trump just endorsed MAGA nutjob Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary for Senate, potentially killing off establishment incumbent Senator John Cornyn. As GOP Senators absorbed this news, reporters described them as “visibly dismayed” and “stone-faced.” Senator...
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
News on the Do the Woo Podcast
"Do the Woo" is now a standalone podcast at dothewoo.com. Subscribe for new episodes, extensive show notes, and upcoming features while archives remain on Open Channels FM.
Why Small Conversations Create Big Happiness with Nicholas Epley
Why do we avoid talking to strangers when it could actually make our lives better? Nicholas Epley, behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago, explains why we consistently underestimate how positive social interactions will be—and how that mistake quietly limits our h...