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abcnews.go.comPolice detained 53-year-old Hope Tumwebaze from Mbarara City on allegations she posed as an Office of the President official to obtain shs60 million from an unnamed MP. The alleged scheme ran from June 2025 in Kampala. AllAfrica reported the arrest and ongoing investigation.
ZeroHedgeThe Denmark-based toy company posted Pride-themed material on Instagram and its site in early July 2026. Some parents and social media users called for a boycott. The company has released similar content in prior years.
nbcnews.comHundreds of CDC pages were taken down following early executive orders and later restored with a note that the content predated the directive. The former chief medical officer described additional changes to vaccine materials and data requests during disease outbreaks.
app.buzzsumo.comFraudulent sites mimicking known retailers are offering air conditioning units at steep discounts during a UK heatwave. Buyers who order through the copied pages risk handing payment details to criminals.
The dictionary publisher posted a question about differing U.S. and U.K. spellings of 'canceled' and linked it to the American Revolution. The post received more than 12 million views and over 2,400 replies.
ASIS director-general Kerri Hartland appeared at the event and the agency signed on as a supporting partner alongside Qantas and QT Hotels. The moves form part of a public push that includes a new website, Instagram account and podcast appearances.
Laura Pinho, 51, wed Salem S.E. Abu Amra in a virtual Utah ceremony. Federal officials said they will examine the case after her webinar comments on equalizing opportunities.
Russia advertised a volunteer drone operator position on its largest jobs website to help protect Moscow. The listing offers a starting salary of 150,000 roubles per month and requires only basic technical skills.
themarketherald.com.auA Department of Energy webpage that advised setting indoor temperatures between 75 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit during summer days has been removed. The page had been part of the agency's Energy Saver guidance and remained accessible through early July.
EngadgetCloudflare will automatically block web crawlers that both index sites for search engines and train AI models. The change gives website owners more control over how their content is used by AI systems.
sciencealert.comAstronomers published observations July 1 of WD 1856 b, a Jupiter-sized planet circling a white dwarf 80 light-years away. The data revealed a temperature 240 degrees Fahrenheit above expectations and traces of methane. Cnn reported the Nature journal study based on an eight-minu…
New York PostThe former owner of Modell's Sporting Goods shut down a website selling Knicks-themed merchandise one week after launch. The action followed a cease-and-desist letter from the current owner citing trademark and contract issues.
upi.comAmazon Web Services created a new internal organization on Tuesday to deploy forward-deployed AI engineers at customer sites. The unit received a $1 billion commitment in internal resources and will send small teams for 45-day engagements. Initial customers include the NBA and Ri…
benzinga.comCloudflare will block mixed-use web crawlers from ad-supported pages by default starting September 15, 2026. The change requires AI companies to distinguish search crawlers from those used for training and agents.
Washington ExaminerCIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency will create a technology division to cut adoption timelines from three years to six months. He spoke at the Amazon Web Services Summit in Washington.
theverge.comThe Moto Tag 2 went on sale in the United States through Motorola’s website on June 30, 2026. It carries an IP68 rating, a replaceable battery rated for 600 days, and a 77-decibel speaker.
The VergeGoogle ended access to the Tenor API on June 30, 2026. The Tenor website and its GIF library remain available while affected platforms migrate to other services.
CnbcAmazon Web Services announced Tuesday a $1 billion investment to create a unit of forward-deployed engineers who will embed with customers to accelerate artificial intelligence deployments. The initiative makes AWS the first major cloud provider to launch such a program. Existing…
New York PostThe health secretary stated that all commitments made to the senator regarding vaccine descriptions and policy guardrails have been kept. The senator had said the secretary violated an agreement on how the CDC website presents vaccine-autism information.
news.google.comImages and component lists from a device identified as the iPhone 18 Pro surfaced on the dark web after a data breach at Tata Electronics. The company confirmed the incident last week, and researchers linked the files to the ransomware group World Leaks.
abcnews.go.comStat reported that the administration buried a report on light drinking risks, eliminated over half the staff at a substance use agency, and removed moderate drinking warnings from a federal website in January. The moves occurred alongside changes to dietary guidelines that dropp…
forbes.comFAO Schwarz opened a second Manhattan location inside Nordstrom's flagship store on West 57th Street. The move is part of a broader partnership that will place FAO Schwarz products on Nordstrom's website and later in additional stores nationwide.
RapplerThe Department of Tourism rolled out more than 3,000 discounted hotel, tour, flight, and travel platform offers under its new domestic tourism campaign. The campaign website crashed on its first day after launch on June 26.
Amazon Web Services will increase hourly rates for EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML by about 20 percent beginning in July. The company raised the same rates 15 percent in January, citing supply and demand for memory chips.
NewsweekThe Society of St. Pius X has released designs for four bishops it plans to consecrate on July 1 without papal approval. The Vatican has stated that such consecrations would trigger automatic excommunication. Newsweek reported the details from the group's website.
shtfplan.comAn opposition-backed website reports more than 41,000 people missing after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela overnight on Wednesday. World Central Kitchen is providing hot meals to those affected.
forbes.comEuropean Union regulators have recommended that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure be classified as gatekeepers under the bloc's digital competition rules. The designation would apply additional obligations to the cloud computing services.
One in four major apps and services still lack passkeys, according to a site created by security researcher Scott Helme. Instagram, Netflix and Spotify appear on the list while Apple, Google and Microsoft do not.
thegatewaypundit.comEleven Democratic senators sent a letter to President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioning the accuracy of information and data handling on the federal pregnancy-resource website launched on Mother’s Day.
indiatoday.intoday.inA review of 85 clinical trials found that most add-on procedures offered with IVF showed either no effect, inconclusive results, or only weak evidence of benefit. Researchers noted that many patients rely on clinic websites and social media for information that may overstate effe…
The invite-only group cofounded by Peter Thiel emailed members last week about exposed personal information of 113 past participants and some registered for an August retreat. Wired reported the exposure resulted from a publicly accessible app landing page rather than a criminal…
thehindubusinessline.comTata Electronics confirmed a recent breach after a ransomware group published more than 200,000 files on the dark web. The data reportedly includes component specifications linked to Apple and Tesla.
qrcodepress.comMajor soda makers will place QR codes on packaging that connect to a website listing more than 140 ingredients and their uses. The American Beverage Association said the site will provide definitions and regulatory status for each item.
New Scientist@NewScientist reported that researchers documented a Propostira spider building a conical snare that launches only green tree ants nearly 30 centimeters into its web. The trap produces accelerations of 1367 meters per second squared. The study was published in Current Biology.
nypost.comSan Francisco lost 2-1 on Sunday and dropped to 15 games below .500. Logan Webb allowed two runs over eight innings.
msnbc.comThe Wisconsin Republican posted the piece on X and his Senate website after multiple outlets declined to run it. The op-ed cites VAERS data and a Senate subcommittee report.
bbc.co.ukThe FBI issued a June 16 alert about spoofed sites mimicking FIFA and World Cup pages. Dozens of fraudulent domains have been identified.
Usa TodayThe sandwich chain added more than 130 planned restaurants to its website, with confirmed openings in California and Michigan. Officials in nine additional cities verified new stores without specific opening dates.
techcentral.co.zaAmazon Web Services is in early talks to sell its Trainium chips outside its own data centers. The move follows statements in Andy Jassy’s April shareholder letter projecting a potential $50 billion annual run rate.
SemaforBusinesses are adjusting online platforms to serve AI agents that browse and buy differently from human users. Cybersecurity firms are developing tools to distinguish between bots, agents, and humans while identifying purchase intent.
Sean McDonnell was using Anthropic's Fable model for a safety review when foreign access was cut. He had prepared backups that limited the disruption to his web design business.
The GuardianA federal judge directed the removal of the president's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts signage, website and documents. The ruling also blocked a planned two-year closure for renovations.
winnipegfreepress.comEnvioscuba.com, a website used by Cuban Americans to send goods to relatives, stopped operations after U.S. sanctions targeted its connection to a military-run conglomerate. The site displayed a message stating that services would end due to circumstances beyond its control.
manilatimes.netThe FBI seized 13 web domains as part of an investigation into suspected espionage activity. A June 10 Department of Justice press release announced the action.
Fox NewsTwo dozen conservative groups are backing legislation introduced Tuesday by Sen. Jim Banks that would require pornography websites to verify users' ages. The letter cites exposure rates among minors and market growth data.
Nbc NewsSens. Maggie Hassan and Rick Scott will introduce the ReportScams.gov Act on June 15, 2026, to create one federal portal and a coordinated strategy across agencies.
ForbesMultiple ash vortices appeared on USGS webcams at Kilauea over the weekend before June 15, 2026. One formed at 12:21 PM Hawaii time on June 14.
abcnews.go.comHackers posted anti-corruption messages on the NBI, Senate and House websites. The incidents occurred between 13 and 14 June 2026.
Usa TodayGoogle announced Friday that its flight simulator, previously hidden in the desktop app since 2007, is now available directly through any web browser. Users can access the mode without downloading or installing software.
asiaone.comTaiwan's National Security Bureau unveiled an online platform Sunday allowing Chinese nationals to submit information anonymously. Officials cited rising public dissatisfaction inside China and increased security pressures as reasons for the move.
Usa TodayThe feature, added on 12 June, runs directly in standard web browsers and uses existing map data without requiring a download.
foxnews.comHomeland Security Investigations requested and received voter registration data from election offices in Webb County, Texas, and Forsyth County, North Carolina. The requests began last November and continued through May.
Fox NewsThe Kennedy Center told a federal judge that all references to the president have been removed from its building, grounds and website by the noon Saturday deadline. Construction crews began taking down added lettering early Saturday morning after a judge ruled the board lacked au…
ndtv.comMark Chen, president of Huawei Cloud Latin America, confirmed the company is evaluating deployment of its newest Ascend AI chips in regional cloud and AI services. The statement came after his presentation at the Rio Web Summit on June 12, 2026.
Google filed a lawsuit accusing an unnamed Chinese cybercrime group of using its Gemini AI system to build hundreds of fake corporate and government websites. The complaint does not name specific individuals or detail further actions by the group.
dutchnews.nlFraudsters have used fake websites and forged documents to sell non-existent storage at the Port of Rotterdam, generating at least $11.5 million in annual losses. The port authority and storage companies expanded a task force in February 2026 to identify and remove fraudulent sit…
foxnews.comThe company introduced a taller canister that holds three cans and keeps them cold. The product goes on sale June 11 and June 18 through the brand website for $30.
streetartutopia.comViginum linked the sites to CGTN and documented coordinated promotion of Chinese positions across languages. The network targeted young audiences on multiple platforms.
ESPNThe Toronto Raptors signed general manager Bobby Webster to a multiyear extension and promoted him to executive vice president. The team also extended contracts for three other front-office staff members.
upi.comApple announced expanded parental controls for apps, websites and contacts on its devices at its annual conference in Cupertino. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the changes were partly inspired by Australia's under-16 social media ban.