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Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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Business · BBC Business

Homes harder to sell as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers

Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, says property portal Zoopla.

Business · BBC Business

We had packed lunches every day for 10 years and retired at 40

The Fire (Financially Independent, Retire Early) movement sees followers save as much as possible.

Society · The Guardian Society

Transparency, standards and a new commissioner – but does the maternity review go far enough?

Amos review sets out recommendations for government, but falls short on systemic racism and traumatic births England to get powerful maternity commissioner after ‘shocking’ failings The findings of Lady Amos’ review into maternity and neonatal services across England, which state the system is ultimately no longer fit for purpose, are unsurprising. The systemic failures and inadequacies of these services have been uncovered in several reports already, including Donna Ockenden’s review of the “toxic” Nottingham NHS trust published last week. But what this report does offer are a set of recommendations for the government to implement. Amos states that if they were to be delivered in full then “the overall safety and quality of maternity and neonatal care in England will be materially and sustainably improved”. But how far do these recommendations go, and what will it take for them to be implemented? Continue reading...

Business · CNBC Technology

Waymo and Uber end robotaxi pilot in Phoenix

The Waymo self-driving cars deployed in Phoenix for the Uber pilot will remain in use and make autonomous deliveries with DoorDash.

Business · CNBC Technology

AeroVironment soars 19% on earnings beat, backlog grows to $1.2 billion

Dronemaker AeroVironment's autonomous system revenue beat expectations by $90 million and its backlog continued to grow.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree

Operation by two Russia-state groups has been ongoing since at least March.

Society · The Guardian Society

Offenders in England and Wales who kill current or ex-partners face 10 more years in prison

Increase comes after seven-year campaign by mothers of victims for a change in the minimum sentence for domestic murder Offenders who kill their current or ex-partner face spending an extra 10 years behind bars, with a new minimum sentence of 25 years in England and Wales, under plans announced by David Lammy. The increase, announced by the justice secretary on Monday, comes after a seven-year campaign by mothers of victims for a change in the minimum sentence for domestic murder. Continue reading...

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

South Korea targets physical AI lead and commercial humanoid robots by 2028.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

T-Mobile is booting customers from its oldest plans

Earlier today, T-Mobile started notifying customers that it will be retiring many legacy plans and moving subscribers onto one of its current rate plans. This move includes plans that date back to the 3G era, and it's going about as well as you'd expect. Affected customers began sharing screenshots of the text on reddit and […]

Society · NPR Top Stories

Wheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder

People who rely on wheelchairs say that industry consolidation driven by private equity means long delays in getting them fixed, which isolates them from society and endangers their health.

Society · The Guardian Society

High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham

Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres All-night slot machine shops and casinos could face a £460m tax rise if Andy Burnham acts on his concerns about the gambling industry as prime minister, after an influential thinktank found the policy would have public support. Known by some in the gambling sector as “slot sheds”, adult gaming centres (AGCs) have flooded UK high streets in recent years, disproportionately targeting economically deprived areas . Continue reading...

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

After a great start, DC’s new cinematic universe is already slowing down

While Kara Zor-El's appearance at the end of James Gunn's Superman was a very pleasant surprise, Warner Bros. Discovery's plan to fast-track a standalone Supergirl feature always felt a little dubious. It seemed odd that, after Superman, the studio wanted to flesh out its new cinematic universe with films about another Kryptonian and one of […]

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role

VCs remain thirsty to fund AI coding startups. This one, founded by investor Chamath Palihapitiya, is no exception.

Business · BBC Business

Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix

He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.

Cybersecurity · BleepingComputer

Nissan discloses employee data breach linked to Oracle zero-day attacks

Nissan is warning that it suffered a data breach affecting current and former employees after threat actors exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability in data theft attacks previously linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group. [...]

Cybersecurity · BleepingComputer

NAIC says public data stolen in ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft breach

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) says the ShinyHunters extortion group stole only publicly available data, outdated logs, and configuration files after breaching its systems by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in an Oracle PeopleSoft server. [...]

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and parts lists appeared on the dark web following a data breach affecting one of Apple's key suppliers, according to a report from Reuters. The leaked images show a drop test of what a source tells Reuters is the iPhone 18 Pro, equipped with a three-camera layout and Apple logo. […]

AI · TechCrunch AI

Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users

Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connected Google apps.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

US renewable boom passes key milestone in April

Small-scale solar helped renewables hit nearly triple coal's generation in the US.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants

SCOTUS falls short of deeming geofence warrants unconstitutional, though.

World · BBC Europe

Six people shot dead at centre for mothers and children in Germany

The male suspect who has been arrested was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, police say.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

.self: A new top-level domain designed to support self-hosting

Article URL: https://hccf.onmy.cloud/2026/06/21/reclaiming-our-digital-selves-hccfs-vision-for-a-human-centered-top-level-domain/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48724230 Points: 595 # Comments: 341