Of Interest

• The Download: Google's AI shake-up and Meta's rogue model

  

  MIT Technology Review

• Scientists Make First Viruses Designed By AI

  

  Slashdot

• Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund

  

  Yahoo News(Technology)

• 'The Legend of Zelda' May Be Sam Neill's Final Movie

  

  Gizmodo

• Japanese Officials Keep Lobbying Trump To Stop Posting Political Memes That Involve Franchises Like Mario, Pokmon, And Naruto

  

  Kotaku

• The best electric screwdrivers of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

  

  Between the Lines

• Is the new (pricier) Pixel 11 series still a good value compared to Samsung's Galaxy phones?

  

  Between the Lines

• This startup just raised $6M for an AI tutor that helps kids figure it out themselves

  

  GeekWire

• Meta fined $567 million in landmark ruling that will see teen accounts restricted

  

  Neowin

• Quake celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new free episode

  

  Engadget

• ChatGPT Free Users Now Have Unlimited Text Chats

  

  Ubergizmo

• 3 Best Cheap Gaming Laptops (2026): Lenovo, MSI, Alienware

  

  Wired

• Your Apple AirPods could replace a fitness watch at the gym, after iOS 27 arrives

  

  T3

• The Internet of Stuff

  

  Doc Searls Weblog

• This Kentucky family rejected a $26 million data center offer to protect their farmland

  

  TechSpot