Show HN: I recreated 90s Mode X demoscene effects in JavaScript and Canvas
https://jdfio.com/pages-output/demos/x-mode/
https://jdfio.com/pages-output/demos/x-mode/
Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200M 'frontier AI' pilot project
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/dod_openai_contract/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/dod_openai_contract/
The Register
Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200 million 'frontier AI' pilot project
: DoD says deal covers 'warfighting'. OpenAI merely mentions healthcare and 'supporting proactive cyber defense'
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA's Gamble on America's Drugs
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma
ProPublica
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
The Hamburger-Menu Icon Today: Is It Recognizable?
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/hamburger-menu-icon-recognizability/
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/hamburger-menu-icon-recognizability/
Nielsen Norman Group
The Hamburger-Menu Icon Today: Is it Recognizable?
Hamburger menus are a more familiar pattern today than 10 years ago, but the same old best practices for hidden navigation still apply.
Rules, Not Renewables, Might Explain the Iberian Blackout
https://spectrum.ieee.org/spain-grid-failure
https://spectrum.ieee.org/spain-grid-failure
IEEE Spectrum
Rules, Not Renewables, Might Explain the Iberian Blackout
Could reactive power be the missing link in understanding the Iberian blackout?
Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing of Experimental Reusable Rocket
https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html
https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html
Honda Global
Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket
Honda Global | Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today conducted a launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket*1 (6.3 m in length, 85 cm in diameter, 900 kg dry weight/1,312 kg wet weight)…
We're expanding our Gemini 2.5 family of models
https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-2-5-model-family-expands/
https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-2-5-model-family-expands/
Google
We’re expanding our Gemini 2.5 family of models
Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are now generally available, and we’re introducing 2.5 Flash-Lite, our most cost-efficient and fastest 2.5 model yet.
Celebrated pianist and writer Alfred Brendel dies aged 94
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/17/celebrated-pianist-and-writer-alfred-brendel-dies-aged-94
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/17/celebrated-pianist-and-writer-alfred-brendel-dies-aged-94
the Guardian
Celebrated pianist and writer Alfred Brendel dies aged 94
Widely regarded as the ‘musicians’ musician’ Brendel was the first pianist to record all of Beethoven’s piano works during a much-garlanded career spanning 60 years
New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/brad-lander-arrested-new-york-city-comptroller
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/brad-lander-arrested-new-york-city-comptroller
the Guardian
New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by Ice agents
Lander, who has been released, was arrested at courthouse, where he said he intended to ‘accompany’ immigrants out of the building
Texas electricity maximum renewables record
https://www.gridstatus.io/records/ercot?record=Maximum%20Renewables
https://www.gridstatus.io/records/ercot?record=Maximum%20Renewables
www.gridstatus.io
Grid Status
Comprehensive data and tools for understanding the US Electric Grid
Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/bot_overwhelming_websites_report/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/bot_overwhelming_websites_report/
The Register
Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data
: GLAM-E Labs report warns of risk to online cultural resources