Early US Intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites
CNN
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by seven…
Analyzing a Critique of the AI 2027 Timeline Forecasts
https://thezvi.substack.com/p/analyzing-a-critique-of-the-ai-2027
https://thezvi.substack.com/p/analyzing-a-critique-of-the-ai-2027
Substack
Analyzing A Critique Of The AI 2027 Timeline Forecasts
There was what everyone agrees was a high quality critique of the timelines component of AI 2027, by the LessWrong user and Substack writer Titotal.
Biocide overdose blunder suspected in A321 dual-engine incident (2020)
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/biocide-overdose-blunder-suspected-in-a321-dual-engine-incident/138004.article
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/biocide-overdose-blunder-suspected-in-a321-dual-engine-incident/138004.article
Flight Global
Biocide overdose blunder suspected in A321 dual-engine incident
UK investigators probing a serious dual engine problem on a departing Airbus A321 have discovered its fuel system had previously been overdosed with biocide, after a maintenance engineer misunderstood a measurement term. The engineer was confused by the term…
The German automotive industry wants to develop open-source software together
https://www.vda.de/en/press/press-releases/2025/250624_PM_Automotive_industry_signs_Memorandum_of_Understanding
https://www.vda.de/en/press/press-releases/2025/250624_PM_Automotive_industry_signs_Memorandum_of_Understanding
www.vda.de
Automotive industry signs Memorandum of Understanding for joint software development based on open source
Automotive industry signs Memorandum of Understanding
Berkshire Hathaway Now Pays 5% of All Corporate Income Taxes in America
https://www.barchart.com/story/news/33003534/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-now-pays-5-of-all-corporate-income-taxes-in-america
https://www.barchart.com/story/news/33003534/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-now-pays-5-of-all-corporate-income-taxes-in-america
Barchart
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Pays 5% of All Corporate Income Taxes in America
Berkshire Hathaway's $26.8 billion tax payment in 2024 accounted for 5% of all U.S. corporate income tax, marking a dramatic reversal from its tax-free history six decades ago.
Sorry, macOS Tahoe Beta 2 Still Does the Finder Icon Dirty
https://512pixels.net/2025/06/finder-icon-fixed/
https://512pixels.net/2025/06/finder-icon-fixed/
512 Pixels
macOS Tahoe Beta 2 Fixes the Finder Icon - 512 Pixels
If you missed my previous post on the topic, the first version of Tahoe had the dark blue on the right side of the Finder icon, which was criminal. Our 14-day national nightmare is over. As of Developer Beta 2, the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe has been updated…
Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/24/few-americans-pay-for-news-when-they-encounter-paywalls/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/24/few-americans-pay-for-news-when-they-encounter-paywalls/
Pew Research Center
Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls
Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.
PicoEMP: low-cost Electromagnetic Fault Injection (EMFI) tool
https://github.com/newaetech/chipshouter-picoemp
https://github.com/newaetech/chipshouter-picoemp
GitHub
GitHub - newaetech/chipshouter-picoemp: Why not run micropython on your EMFI tool?
Why not run micropython on your EMFI tool? Contribute to newaetech/chipshouter-picoemp development by creating an account on GitHub.
AI more likely to create 'yes-men on servers' than any scientific breakthroughs
https://fortune.com/2025/06/20/hugging-face-thomas-wolf-ai-yes-men-on-servers-no-scientific-breakthroughs/
https://fortune.com/2025/06/20/hugging-face-thomas-wolf-ai-yes-men-on-servers-no-scientific-breakthroughs/
Fortune
AI systems are unlikely to make the scientific discoveries some leading labs are hoping for, Hugging Face’s top scientist says
Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf is pouring cold water on hopes that current AI systems could revolutionize scientific progress.
Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/reading-nfc-passport-chips-in-linux/
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/reading-nfc-passport-chips-in-linux/
Terence Eden’s Blog
Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux
For boring and totally not nefarious reasons, I want to read all the data contained in my passport's NFC chip using Linux. After a long and annoying search, I settled on roeften's pypassport. I can now read all the passport information, including biometrics.…
Authors hit by bad reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/authors-hit-by-bad-reviews-on-goodreads-before-review-copies-are-even-circulated
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/authors-hit-by-bad-reviews-on-goodreads-before-review-copies-are-even-circulated
The Bookseller
Authors hit by bad reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated
Authors are being hit by negative reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated, with the review site allegedly failing to remove reviews.