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Business
Chinese and Qatari Investors Secretly Acquired SpaceX Stakes Before IPO
A businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors was among the overseas investors who acquired stakes in SpaceX while it was still a private company. An entity linked to the Qatari royal family also took a stake. The new details come from a private investor list obtained by ProPublica that sheds light on a particularly delicate issue for Elon Musk’s rocket company: which people in countries like China bought into the company, and how. SpaceX built its business off sensitive US government work like making spy satellites for the Pentagon. While there is no ban on Chinese investment in US military contractors, such investment is heavily regulated.
Publishers Sue WeLib Pirate Site for $19.5 Million Over Copyright Infringement
Major publishers including Penguin Random House and Elsevier have filed a lawsuit against WeLib, a pirate site allegedly built on Anna’s Archive code, seeking up to $19.5 million in damages. The complaint accuses the platform of massive copyright infringement involving 43 million books and supplying pirated content to AI companies for training.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/major-publishers-sue-welib-a-pirate-site-built-on-annas-archive-code/
851 Chefs für ein Netz: Warum die Energiewende am Stromnetz scheitert
Nicht Wind und Sonne sind das Problem, sondern ein Verteilnetz, das die Energiewende nicht umsetzen kann. Wo es genau hapert und wie es besser werden soll.
Source: [www.heise.de/hintergru…
Energiewende beschleunigen: Europa könnte bis zu 600 Milliarden Euro profitieren
Eine neue Studie des Max-Planck-Instituts zeigt, dass eine schnellere Energiewende Europa enorme Vorteile bringen könnte: Bei einem zehn Jahre früheren Erreichen der Klimaziele drohen EU-weite Nettovorteile von 100 bis 600 Milliarden Euro. Die Vorteile sind dreifach – wirtschaftlich durch eingesparte fossile Brennstoffe, politisch durch größere Unabhängigkeit und sozial durch bessere Luftqualität und Gesundheit.
Source: https://www.basicthinking.de/blog/2026/06/19/schnellere-energiewende-europa/ \n## Entertainment
Dune Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday Unstoppable for December 2026
Exactly six months from now, moviegoers will face the biggest theatrical showdown since 2023’s Barbenheimer. As of this writing, both Warner Bros.’ Dune: Part Three and Disney’s Avengers: Doomsday remain scheduled for December 18, 2026. That’s surprising considering Hollywood studios typically do everything possible to avoid direct confrontations, especially when billions of dollars and two of the year’s biggest blockbusters are involved. Yet here we are, half a year out, and neither side seems interested in backing down.
Source: https://www.polygon.com/dunesday-december-18-avengers-doomsday-dune-part-3/
GTA 6 Pre-Orders Launch Next Week as Cover Art Revealed
Rockstar Games has unveiled the official cover art for Grand Theft Auto VI, marking a major milestone in the game’s highly anticipated release. Fans can finally secure their copy when pre-orders open on June 25, giving gamers their first chance to reserve the upcoming open-world title.
New Titans #36: Mystery, Androids, and a Stepford Town
The latest issue of New Titans finally establishes the team’s identity with mysterious android Eva as the POV character. As the team explores their new home base in Happy Harbor, they discover the town has become unsettlingly perfect, setting up an intriguing mystery with an exciting cliffhanger.
Source: [geekdad.com/2026/06/r…
Nightwing #139: A Dark New Era For Blüdhaven’s Hero
Nightwing’s latest issue delivers a striking shift into darker territory, with legendary artist Denys Cowan bringing a haunting new vision to the series. The comic explores the psychological toll on Dick Grayson as he faces betrayal from the city’s DA and investigates grotesque fused bodies emerging from the river.
Source: [geekdad.com/2026/06/r…
GTA 6 Launch Imminent: Rockstar’s Final Preparations Underway
Clear indicators suggest Rockstar is in the final stages of GTA 6’s launch preparation, putting to rest fears of further delays. The gaming giant’s recent moves point to an imminent release as they enter their end-game strategy.
Source: https://kotaku.com/heres-how-i-know-we-are-entering-rockstars-end-game-for-launching-gta-6-2000708079 \n## Technology
New Crypto Clipper Malware Spreads via USB, Steals Wallet Credentials
Microsoft has uncovered Crypto Clipper, a self-propagating malware that spreads through USB drives and monitors device clipboards for cryptocurrency wallet addresses and seed phrases. The worm takes five screenshots when it detects crypto credentials, then exfiltrates both data and images through Tor using a SOCKS5 proxy for anonymous communication. What makes this backdoor particularly concerning is its ability to operate without traditional command infrastructure, making it harder to detect and block.
Apple’s First Touchscreen MacBook: All Signs Point to Yes
macOS 27 reveals compelling evidence that Apple is preparing to launch its first touchscreen Mac, with pull-to-refresh gestures, enhanced Sidecar touch controls, and drawing features ported from iOS. A rumored high-end MacBook Ultra could feature OLED display, Dynamic Island, and M6 Pro chips, marking Apple’s biggest laptop evolution in years.
Source: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/06/18/macos-touch/
Apple Unveils Core AI Framework for On-Device Machine Learning
Apple introduces Core AI, a powerful new framework enabling developers to deploy and optimize AI models directly on Apple silicon. The ecosystem includes Python libraries for model conversion, a Swift API for integration, and deep Xcode support with ahead-of-time compilation.
Source: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/06/18/core-ai-announced/
Millions of iPhones Face Permanent Unpatchable BootROM Exploit
Security researchers have discovered a critical hardware vulnerability in Apple’s A12 and A13 chips that affects iPhone XS through iPhone 11 models. Because the flaw exists in the BootROM code burned into the chip during manufacturing, it cannot be fixed with software updates, leaving these devices vulnerable forever to the ‘usbliter8’ exploit.
Source: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/18/a12-and-a13-chips-facing-exploit/
Databricks Genie One: KI-Agent revolutioniert Unternehmensdaten
Databricks introduces Genie One, an AI agent that leverages the new Ontology context layer to derive answers from enterprise data.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Data… \n## Politics
Bernie Sanders Proposes $7 Trillion Public AI Ownership Fund
Bernie Sanders has unveiled an aggressive plan to transfer trillions from leading AI firms to the public, and, to the likely horror of AI firms, it goes even further than expected to give Americans more control over the AI industry.
Sanders shared a summary of his legislation with AP News. If passed, the law would create a sovereign wealth fund “financed through a one-time 50 percent tax on the stock of the largest AI companies,” AP News reported. Any AI firm that does $200 million in annual AI sales would be subject to the tax, as would any new firm once it reaches that revenue level.
In total, Sanders estimated the fund could be worth $7 trillion, generating “hundreds of billions of dollars annually in direct payments to Americans and programs such as health care, education and housing,” AP News reported. Each American would likely receive more than $1,000 annually in 5 percent annual dividends, Sanders estimated.
Berliner Senat mauert die Informationsfreiheit ein – FragDenStaat klagt
Nach einem Anschlag auf das Stromnetz verschärfte Berlin das Transparenzgesetz. Nun klagt FragDenStaat gegen die resultierende Blockadehaltung der Behörden.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Blac…
Datenstreit: Gesundheitsministerium gegen Forscherforderungen
Auf den Registertagen verteidigt das Gesundheitsministerium das Medizinregistergesetz mit dem Argument, man baue Dateninfrastruktur, keine Forschungsinfrastruktur. Forscher fordern indes bessere Qualitätsprüfung und ausreichende Finanzierung.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Regi…
Indien sperrt Telegram während landesweitem Medizin-Aufnahmeprüfung
Um gegen Betrug und Verunsicherung bei Prüflingen vorzugehen, wurde in Indien vor dem nationalen Zulassungstest fürs Medizinstudium Telegram temporär gesperrt.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Nati… \n## Science
Ancient DNA Reveals Earliest Plague Outbreak in Siberian Hunter-Gatherers
Researchers discovered evidence of a 5,500-year-old plague outbreak that devastated hunter-gatherer communities near Lake Baikal, with bacterial DNA still preserved in ancient teeth. This finding—the oldest known plague strain—challenges previous theories about when and how plague became lethal to humans.
El Niño-Phänomen beginnt und könnte besonders stark werden
Das Klimaphänomen El Niño sorgt für besonders viele Wetterextreme und global für besonders warme Jahre. Ein womöglich besonders starker baut sich jetzt auf.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Sate…
Spuren einer Millionen Jahre alten kosmischen Explosion im Meeresgrund entdeckt
Forscher haben im Pazifikboden das Isotop Plutonium-244 nachgewiesen. Es entstand bei einer kosmischen Explosion, die sich vor 100 Millionen Jahren ereignete.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Spur…
Ariane 6 bricht Rekorde: 36 Amazon-Satelliten im Orbit
Die ESA hat die Ariane 6-Rakete mit leistungsstärkeren Boostern ausgestattet und erfolgreich 36 Amazon-Satelliten in den Orbit befördert. Durch die technischen Verbesserungen konnte die Rakete vier Satelliten mehr als bei früheren Missionen transportieren – ein wichtiger Schritt für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der europäischen Raumfahrt im globalen Wettbewerb.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Verb…
Irland plant gigantische Wasserstoff-Speicheranlage für 2 Milliarden Euro
Irland will überschüssige Energie aus Erneuerbaren Energien zu grünem Wasserstoff umwandeln. In Spitzenlastzeiten kann daraus wieder Strom produziert werden.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Irla… \n## Health
FDA Advisors Unanimously Approve Moderna’s Seasonal mRNA Flu Vaccine
Independent advisors for the Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted 9–0 in support of approving Moderna’s seasonal mRNA flu vaccine, which a Trump appointee at the agency initially tried to block from even being reviewed. Data from a Phase 3 trial including over 40,000 adults age 50 and older found the mRNA vaccine was around 27 percent more effective against seasonal flu than a standard flu shot.
The Secret to Keeping Pesto Vibrantly Green—Finally Revealed
I tested all the tricks to keep pesto vibrant green—and found what really works. Discover the reliable method that prevents your homemade pesto from turning brown, preserving that fresh-from-the-basil-patch appeal.
Source: https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-prevent-pesto-browning-12001538
Pharma will die Ernte, aber nicht den Acker pflegen
Auf den Registertagen streiten Forschung und Industrie über die Finanzierung medizinischer Register.
Source: [www.heise.de/news/Regi…
How to Block Fireworks Noise for Everyone in Your Household
Fireworks are a summertime tradition, but the loud booms can cause anxiety for adults, children, and pets alike. This practical guide offers effective methods to protect your family from noise during celebrations while ensuring everyone stays calm and comfortable.
Source: [www.nytimes.com/wirecutte…
Master the Art of Hanging the Perfect Hammock This Summer
A properly hung hammock is one of summer’s greatest pleasures, but getting the setup right makes all the difference. This illustrated guide covers everything from tree selection and strap placement to suspension angle and height adjustment for optimal comfort. Master these fundamentals to transform your outdoor relaxation experience.
Source: https://www.artofmanliness.com/skills/outdoors/how-to-hang-a-hammock/ \n## Nature
Nature Finds a Way: Beautiful Flowers Grow Through Fence
This photo captures nature’s resilience as delicate flowers find space to bloom through an old fence, creating an unexpected and beautiful scene. The image serves as a reminder of how life persists and thrives even in constrained spaces, transforming ordinary structures into something remarkable.
Source: https://www.manton.org/2026/06/18/flowers-growing-through-the-fence.html
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