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Gizmodo The Future Is Here A Farmer Donated Land For a Public Park and the City Sold It to a Data Center Developer for $10 Million Jun 9th 2026, 01:27 by Justin Caffier The City of Taylor, Texas, is facing public outcry after residents found out a data center's being constructed on land donated as a public space. DataCenterPhoto-1280x853.jpeg ‍ ‘We Expect It to Leak, So We’re Just Announcing It’: OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO Jun 8th 2026, 22:17 by Ece Yildirim The most consequential artificial intelligence IPO is on the horizon. GettyImages-2194586743-1280x853.jpg ‍ Dems Threaten to Block Surveillance Law Unless New Spy Chief Drops Out Jun 8th 2026, 21:30 by Matt Novak The issue is way bigger than Bill Pulte. bill-pulte-congress-1280x854.jpg ‍ Apple Intelligence Can Change Your Passwords for You When You Get Hacked Jun 8th 2026, 21:25 by James Pero Agentic AI and security are normally at odds, but this Apple Intelligence feature could be a lifesaver. Apple-iPhone-17e-6-1280x853.jpg ‍ Confirmed: watchOS 27 Does in Fact Support Apple Watch Series 9 Jun 8th 2026, 21:19 by Raymond Wong Gizmodo has confirmed that watchOS 27 works with Apple Watch Series 9 and later, contrary to an error on Apple's own preview website. apple-watch-series-11-1280x853.jpg ‍ Mexico Just Showed Off a New Extremely Cheap, Government-Backed EV Jun 8th 2026, 21:10 by Bruce Gil Whether it'll be allowed across the border remains to be seen. Mexico-Olinia-One-1280x853.jpeg ‍ Convicted Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Officially Files for Trump Pardon Jun 8th 2026, 21:00 by Kyle Torpey We would say stranger things have happened, but Trump pardoning a crypto fraudster isn't very strange in 2026. 19f96ef968c606145d436b0340146c0d-1024x683.jpg ‍ Amazon Seems Unfazed by the Poor Opening of ‘Masters of the Universe’ Jun 8th 2026, 21:00 by Germain Lussier The $30 million weekend was 'exactly the kind' of opening the studio was looking for, apparently. Masters-of-the-Universe-Trap-Jaw-1280x853.jpg ‍ Apple TVs Will Get tvOS 27 Later This Year Jun 8th 2026, 20:36 by Wes Davis Like the rest of the non-AI news, it sounds like mostly a performance update. Apple-TV-1280x853.jpg ‍ Meta Removes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses, Is Mad About it Jun 8th 2026, 20:25 by AJ Dellinger Mostly just mad they got caught. ray-ban-meta-gen-1-09-1280x853.jpg ‍ ‍ Matthew Rhys on What Propels Mayor Tom’s Outbursts on ‘Widow’s Bay’ Jun 8th 2026, 20:15 by Cheryl Eddy The star of Apple TV's horror comedy talks about the character's endearing shrieks and physical flailings. Widows_Bay_Swim-1280x853.jpg ‍ You’ll Be Able to Search Apple Home-Connected Camera Footage Using AI This Fall Jun 8th 2026, 20:08 by Wes Davis Smart home users in Apple's ecosystem will get AI summaries and natural language search, provided they have the right iCloud+ subscription. AI-notification-summary-Apple-Home-1280x853.jpg ‍ After All That Hype, Trump’s Arctic Oil Lease Sale Raised a Laughable $3.7M Jun 8th 2026, 20:05 by Ellyn Lapointe The administration opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil extraction, but only two companies bought in. Arctic-National-Wildlife-Refuge-1280x853.jpg ‍ Apple Says Its New Google-Infused AI Is All About Privacy Jun 8th 2026, 19:55 by Webb Wright The company says its new AI architecture, built in collaboration with Google, makes its offerings “smarter and more useful.” AppleWWDC2026-1280x853.jpg ‍ Microsoft’s AI Chief Insists He’s Not Posting Thirst Traps on Main After Messy Breakup With OpenAI Jun 8th 2026, 19:25 by AJ Dellinger Microsoft is not officially single and looking. GettyImages-2153471300-1280x853.jpg ‍ Apple’s Vision Pro Will Stick AI Siri Right in Your Face Jun 8th 2026, 19:18 by Kyle Barr Siri will appear as an Orb in your field of view, becoming the AI marble companion you never wanted. Apple-Vision-Pro-AI-Siri-Marble-1280x853.jpg ‍ An Arizona Lake Just Lost All Its Fish Jun 8th 2026, 19:15 by Matthew Phelan Arizona's San Carlos Lake lost "approximately 100% of the fish population," authorities said. But it's not a new problem. San-Carlos-Lake-Arizona-Stagnant--1280x853.jpg ‍ Letterboxd Is Doing Something Super Geeky for ‘The Odyssey’ Jun 8th 2026, 19:00 by Germain Lussier Fans of the Christopher Nolan epic will be able to log the film in all of its premium formats. The-Odyssey-battle-stance-1280x853.jpg ‍ Hubble Could Get a New Lease on Life—If NASA Can Afford It Jun 8th 2026, 18:45 by Passant Rabie The space agency is considering keeping Hubble around for longer if it can reduce the telescope's operating costs. hubble-space-telescope-1280x853.jpg ‍ ‍ You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. By using Blogtrottr, you agree to our terms. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, edit this subscription, or manage all your subscriptions.