After less than two years as PM, Keir Starmer announces his resignation amid mounting pressure from own Labour Party.
Marines Launch Spy Drone From Warship Deep in the S. China Sea
Defence Blog Department of War contractors with the 11th MEU launched a V-BAT drone from USS Portland in the South China Sea on June 17, 2026
Army’s Quest for a Lighter Shoulder-Launched Munition for Urban Combat
SN To maneuver through dense cities on foot, while staying lethal, the Army sees a need to go lighter – much lighter.
Netherlands-based Nearfield Instruments, which makes atomic force microscopes to measure chip features, raised $380M led by Fidelity at a $1.6B valuation (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
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Netherlands-based Nearfield Instruments, which makes atomic force microscopes to measure chip features, raised $380M led by Fidelity at a $1.6B valuation — Nearfield Instruments, a Netherlands-based firm wh…
Meet Colombia’s new Trump-backed opera-singing millionaire president ‘Tiger’ who vows to BURY anyone challenging win
COLOMBIA has ushered in a new president, nicknamed the “Tiger”, who has vowed to bury anyone challenging his razor-thin victory. Abelardo de la Espriella, a hard-right opera singing millionaire, beat left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda in a fiercely conteste…
Temperatures to exceed 40C in European heatwave as three die in France
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World Cup 2026: Yamal boosts Spain as Belgium held to draw again
After a disappointing opening draw against Cape Verde, Spain comfortably brushed aside Saudi Arabia (4-0), powered by Lamine Yamal’s first-ever World Cup goal and an Oyarzabal brace.
Professional Athletes and Wearables
I haven’t thought about the privacy issues surrounding professional athletes and wearables.
Wearables present serious privacy issues for “Average Joe” consumers, who are entrusting tech companies to safely store and protect their biometric data. Imagine the stakes for a professional athlete, whose entire livelihood could be affected by a single biometric data point. To give one of many realistic hypotheticals: a basketball player has a terrible game, and the coach wonders if they showed up to the gym hungover. The coach has access to the player’s wearable data, and checks to see when they went to sleep, as well as what their heart rate looked like during the night. Should the player have been out partying before a game? No. Should the coach be able to surveil them? Definitely not…
Johnny Marr to auction several guitars used in The Smiths and solo work
A Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo in the sale featured on the cover of Oasis’s debut single Supersonic.
Salesforce Disables Klue Integration After OAuth Token Theft Hits Customer Data
Icarus extortion group used a legacy Klue Battlecards credential to bypass security and steal bulk Salesforce records from affected companies.