WORLDWhat to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updatesApple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to.TechCrunch·June 4, 2026
WORLDMarilyn Monroe auction features star's make-up and gowns on 100th birthdayThe auction has already brought in thousands in bids and includes intimate items from her life.BBC News·June 4, 2026
WORLDA burglar used a Waymo to steal yoga clothes in San Francisco — and got away with itThe incident helps shed some new light on how Waymo treats and stores the footage captured by its robotaxis.TechCrunch·June 4, 2026
WORLDWindows is back on the Microsoft menuI can't remember the last time Microsoft kicked off a Build keynote with Windows front and center, but that's exactly what CEO Satya Nadella did this week. Nadella didn't address the issues Microsoft is trying to fix in Windows 11 but chose to woo the audience with Microsoft's slick Surface RTX SparThe Verge·June 4, 2026
WORLDBelkin’s new Joy-Con grips also boost the Switch 2’s battery lifeMost of Belkin's Switch 2 accessories are designed to either protect or power up Nintendo's latest handheld, like its Charging Case Pro that actually does both at the same time. Its new multitasking Charging Grip can also add three or four more hours of playtime through an included 10,000mAh batteryThe Verge·June 4, 2026
WORLDEmbedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle TimesIn the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.NPR·June 4, 2026
WORLDWaymo’s spent robotaxi batteries will be used as grid storageThe company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.TechCrunch·June 4, 2026
WORLDRemarkable’s refurbished Paper Pro bundle is hundreds offColor E Ink tablets aren’t usually affordable. I’m not going to say that Woot’s price on a refurbished “good as new” Remarkable Paper Pro is cheap, but it’s pretty fantastic compared to buying one new. Normally $629 just for the tablet, you can get a bundle that includes the big 11.8-inch Paper Pro The Verge·June 4, 2026
WORLDChinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive informationThe advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information.TechCrunch·June 4, 2026
WORLDGun control group sues ATF over records releaseBrady, a nonprofit gun control advocacy group, is suing the ATF and the DOJ over their refusals to release documents and other information about who the largest sellers of crime guns in the U.S. are.NPR·June 4, 2026
WORLDBluesky was launched as a Twitter rival — but it's far less popular. Now it's eyeing Reddit for inspiration"I think the public square is not the direction we want to go in...we're very inspired by companies like Reddit," Bluesky's Rose Wang told CNBC.CNBC·June 4, 2026
WORLDEurope’s far right exploit Henry Nowak murder in UK with populist rhetoric on race<p>Polish, Spanish and French populists focus on clips of teenager’s dying moments and accuse UK of descending ‘into depths of the earth’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/politics/live/2026/jun/04/henry-nowak-death-policing-justice-farage-jenrick-reform-badenoch-burnham-latest-newThe Guardian·June 4, 2026
