Boffin claims Microsoft's "quantum leap" is invalid due to "basic Python errors"
https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/06/24/boffin-claims-microsofts-supposed-quantum-leap-does-not-compute-due-to-basic-python-errors/5260489
https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/06/24/boffin-claims-microsofts-supposed-quantum-leap-does-not-compute-due-to-basic-python-errors/5260489
theregister
Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors'
Nature paper argues researchers cherry-picked data. Redmond insists its work is sound
Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/terrasse-vaudreil-quebec-tree-rights-9.7243634
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/terrasse-vaudreil-quebec-tree-rights-9.7243634
CBC
Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights | CBC News
A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.
OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/openai-unveils-its-first-custom-chip-built-by-broadcom/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/openai-unveils-its-first-custom-chip-built-by-broadcom/
TechCrunch
OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom | TechCrunch
Named Jalapeño, the new processor was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI's inference systems.
I rewrote PostHog's SQL parser, 70x faster, while barely looking at the code
https://posthog.com/blog/sql-parser
https://posthog.com/blog/sql-parser
Posthog
I wrote a 70x faster SQL parser while barely looking at the code - PostHog
After the success of using agents to improve query performance through autoresearch , I wanted to try something more ambitious. I rewrote PostHog's…
Wikipedia Workers to Seek Union Recognition
https://www.cwu.org/press_release/wikipedia-workers-to-seek-union-recognition/
https://www.cwu.org/press_release/wikipedia-workers-to-seek-union-recognition/
CWU
WIKIPEDIA WORKERS TO SEEK UNION RECOGNITION
COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION
24/06/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wikipedia workers in Britain are setting a “global first” by becoming the first body of workers at the online encyclopaedia to seek union recognition.
British-based employees at the…
24/06/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wikipedia workers in Britain are setting a “global first” by becoming the first body of workers at the online encyclopaedia to seek union recognition.
British-based employees at the…
Thomann takes legal action against Fender
https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/inside/thomann-takes-legal-action-against-fender/
https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/inside/thomann-takes-legal-action-against-fender/
Thomann Blog
Thomann takes legal action against Fender - Thomann Blog
For brand diversity and innovation: Why we are taking legal action against Fender's cease and desist demand.
GitHub shouldn't be a dependency for publishing Rust on crates.io
https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/116806641273303255
https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/116806641273303255
Infosec Exchange
Taggart :ifin: (@mttaggart@infosec.exchange)
I just think it's pretty messed up that crates[.]io still requires a GitHub account to login, therefore to publish Rust packages. GitHub shouldn't be a shadow dependency of the language ecosystem.
Zero-Downtime Deployments with Docker Compose – No Kubernetes Required
https://statusdude.com/blog/zero-downtime-docker-compose
https://statusdude.com/blog/zero-downtime-docker-compose
StatusDude
Zero-Downtime Deployments with Docker Compose — No Kubernetes Required | StatusDude
We tried Traefik for zero-downtime deploys. It dropped requests, returned 404s, and couldn't retry on a different backend. HAProxy fixed everything in 60 lines of config.
Blogging Can Just Be Stating the Obvious
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/blogging-stating-the-obvious/
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/blogging-stating-the-obvious/
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Blogging Can Just Be Stating The Obvious
John Gruber writes about those annoying popups every website seems to have now and while he does a great job tearing into these ubiquitous, user-hostile patterns, one of the things that stood out to me about his piece was this meta commentary on blogging.…
GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box
https://www.ign.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-6-physical-copies-wont-include-a-disc-will-just-be-a-code-in-a-box
https://www.ign.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-6-physical-copies-wont-include-a-disc-will-just-be-a-code-in-a-box
IGN
Grand Theft Auto 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box
Rockstar will sell physical copies of Grand Theft Auto 6 — though you'll only get a box containing a digital download code.
Wikipedia Workers in Britain set global first by seeking union recognition
https://utaw.tech/news/wikipedia-recognition
https://utaw.tech/news/wikipedia-recognition
utaw.tech
UTAW: UK Wikipedia Workers seek union recognition
Wikipedia workers in Britain request union recognition with UTAW, national branch of the CWU