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California Sues to Block Shasta County Measure B, Saying It Conflicts With State Election Law Ahead of 2026 Midterms

California seeks to block Shasta County’s Measure B, arguing the local measure conflicts with state election law and would curb mail voting and early voting. ...Read more

#california, #elections, #voting, #shasta

ILO Adopts First Global Convention on Platform Work, Setting Standards for Gig Economy

The ILO adopted the first binding global convention on platform work, setting standards on classification, pay, social security and algorithmic management. ...Read more

#labor, #ilo, #gigwork, #platforms

Ukraine’s General Staff Unveils June 12 Overhaul of Military Contracts, Pay and Personnel Tech

On June 12 Ukraine’s General Staff outlined fixed-term contracts, sharp infantry pay increases and new digital personnel systems to standardize wartime service. ...Read more

#ukraine, #military, #reform, #defense

SunZia Wind Project Starts Commercial Operations, Becomes U.S.'s Largest Wind Farm

SunZia’s 3,650 MW wind project in New Mexico began commercial operations, paired with a 550-mile HVDC line to send about 3,000 MW to western markets. ...Read more

#wind, #renewable-energy, #new-mexico, #transmission

U.S., European authorities dismantle AudiA6 crypto mixer; two arrested in Batumi, Georgia

Authorities say they dismantled AudiA6, a crypto mixer used to launder about 10,333 BTC; two alleged administrators arrested in Batumi, Georgia and face extradition. ...Read more

#crypto, #ransomware, #moneylaundering, #europol

Possible detection of cold molecular gas in REBELS-25, 700 million years after the Big Bang

Astronomers report a possible low-J CO detection in galaxy REBELS-25 at z=7.31, implying a huge cold molecular gas reservoir 700 million years after the Big Bang. ...Read more

#astronomy, #galaxies, #cosmology, #moleculargas

Mexico beats South Africa 2-0 in World Cup opener at Estadio Azteca

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the 2026 World Cup opener at Estadio Azteca; Quiñones and Jiménez scored and the match saw three red cards. ...Read more

#soccer, #worldcup2026, #mexico, #southafrica

Valve reiterates Steam Frame will ship “this summer” and publishes standalone compatibility standards

Valve reiterates Steam Frame's summer launch window and publishes detailed standalone Verified standards for developers, including minimum framerates. ...Read more

#valve, #steamframe, #vr, #gaming

SEC Proposes Rescinding Order-Protection Rule (Rule 611) and Locked/Crossed-Quote Ban

SEC proposes rescinding Rule 611 and Rule 610(e) of Regulation NMS, opening a 60-day comment period as it reviews equity market-structure rules. ...Read more

#sec, #regulationnms, #marketstructure, #rulemaking

Human Rights Watch: Israeli Evacuation Orders in Lebanon Persist After April Ceasefire, Raising Possible War‑crimes Concerns

Human Rights Watch says Israeli evacuation orders and strikes in Lebanon continued after the April 17 ceasefire, displacing about 1 million and raising war‑crimes concerns. ...Read more

#lebanon, #israel, #humanrights, #hrw, #conflict

GAO Warns of ‘Unsustainable Fiscal Path’ as U.S. Debt Nears Postwar Highs; Social Security and Medicare Funding at Risk

GAO's June 11 report says U.S. debt could hit 106% of GDP by 2029 and 251% by 2056; Social Security and Medicare trust funds face depletion in 2032–33. ...Read more

#federaldebt, #gao, #budget, #socialsecurity, #medicare

EFF Says News‑USA Today Published Fabricated EFF Quotes and Names in Six Articles

Electronic Frontier Foundation says News‑USA Today attributed quotes to nonexistent EFF staff in six articles from April–June and hasn’t corrected them. ...Read more

#eff, #newsusatoday, #fakenames, #mediaethics, #journalism

ECB Raises Key Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points, Cites Middle East War and Higher Energy Prices

The ECB raised its three key rates by 25 basis points, citing Middle East conflict and higher energy-price assumptions; new rates take effect June 17. ...Read more

#eurozone, #ecb, #interest-rates, #inflation

Strategy’s May Bitcoin Buys and SpaceX Disclosure Explain Spike in Public Corporate Holdings

May’s rise in disclosed corporate bitcoin holdings was driven mainly by Strategy’s roughly 25,400 BTC purchases and SpaceX’s disclosure of 18,712 BTC. ...Read more

$MSTR, #bitcoin, #corporate-treasury, #microstrategy, #spacex

China Team Open-Sources Embodied-R1.5, Claims SOTA on Many Embodied‑AI Benchmarks

A Tianjin University-led team open-sources Embodied-R1.5, an 8B embodied-AI model claiming SOTA on many benchmarks; results and parameter counts not independently verified. ...Read more

#embodied-ai, #robotics, #artificial-intelligence, #arxiv