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Joe explains why the AI threat isn't going away. Plus - what the Iran war is really doing to a critical part of Trump's coalition. Why inflation's getting even worse - and no, Trump won't "love" it. No matter what Republicans may want on foreign policy or immigration, they've got a BIG problem headed into midterms. Read the Puck story Joe discusses here: https://puck.news/illonois-sb-315-why-ai-lobbyists-caved (yes, IL's spelled wrong...)
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Discovered: Jun 12, 2026 13:50 (UTC) Greg Wilson explains monads in a way I can understand: ‘a way to chain operations without explicitly passing extra arguments’ and more ; Greg Wilson:: Monads

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If you’re coming from Python, the cleanest way to think about it is that a monad is a way to chain operations without explicitly passing extra arguments. Monads aren’t just for input and output; they can also be used for:

• possible failure (None, exceptions)
• async execution (await)
• logging
• random number generation
• dependency injection
• parsing context

Thursday, June 11, 2026 This is a test page about Charles de Gaulle. It came from ChatGPT, via Claude Code. # As thrilling as the end was for this Knicks fan, as a friend (of a Spurs fan) I empathize -- because I had the feeling you have now for most of last night's game,...

The generative features in iOS 27’s new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple’s Jon McCormack says the company isn’t using AI “for the sake of AI.”

Highlights from Hard Fork Live, including Figma CEO Dylan Field on why design isn’t dead

We just published the first release candidate for the next version of Mastodon, and the final release isn’t far off. Version 4.6 brings a number of exciting new features, including the highly anticipated Collections. and a fresh, more consistent approach to profile pages (no...

Our public postmortem for the incident on June 10th, 2026.

We’re unearthing a model writer for an anxious America. Dwight Macdonald was his own eccentric voice through the Cold War politics and culture of the 1950s and 60s. He was a peacenik at heart, otherwise ...

The post America’s Orwell appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon.

Today on Uncanny Valley, we take an early look at the SpaceX IPO and why you might find yourself among the investors without even realizing it.

Our hopes for fixes in the ’27 platform updates, what we’ll do with our Intel Macs now that they’ve reached end of the road, whether we’ll trust the new Siri AI, and how we feel about Apple’s child safety and age verification answers.…

Here’s a beautiful essay by Federico Viticci about covering WWDC for 10 years:

I look at the content creators who are possibly experiencing their first WWDC, and realize: how am I still here, and still taking notes on an iPad, while these younger folks are shooting videos that millions of people will watch?

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Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch joins Mikah Sargent this week! Anthropic launches Fable 5, its newest AI model. The FCC seeks to end the use of burner phones in the US. And everything Apple unveiled at WWDC 2026. Amanda talks about Anthropic's newest AI model, Fable 5, it...

I installed iOS 27 on my phone, but holding off on the Mac. I don’t want to interfere with my Xcode workflow and shipping apps. Still on the waitlist for Siri AI.

The range of colors that can be reproduced by an RGB-based video display is well-defined for standard definition, high definition, ultra-high definition, and high dynamic range content. The ultimate range is called BT.2020, which was developed by Kenichiro Masaoka. Scott Wilkinson dives deep into this topic with Jeff Yurek, VP of Marketing for Nanosys, the primary supplier of quantum dots to the display industry.

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Your website acts as a critical entry point in the era of AI-driven search. As AI-generated results expand, clarity in your messaging becomes essential. Establish an easily navigable site that communicates who you are, what you offer, and fosters trust. This clarity aids both users and AI systems in understanding your value.

Crowding the gates of a major health care conference, protesters called for Palantir to be booted out of the UK’s National Health Service over privacy concerns and political grievances.

Thibault Sottiaux helped make AI coding one of OpenAI’s fastest-growing businesses. Now he’s overseeing a sweeping overhaul of ChatGPT.

Windows 11 finally answers persistent user requests with updates that let you shrink the oversized taskbar and pause updates almost indefinitely. Find out why these long-denied features matter now.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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I’m often asked to edit friends’ or coworkers’ writing, anything from emails to short stories to documentation. Recently, someone asked me how I edit. What am I looking for? How do I know what changes to make? That made me stop and think about what I’ve been doing semi-instinctually.

Ian’s Shoelace Site Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoes. However: “What is the point of adding value to the internet if it is only going to rob you? Why do research, make diagrams, and develop new knots?”