another major GitHub outage today. Reminds me of my Notepad piece from a few months ago... "GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft" www.theverge.com/tech/935250/...

GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft

GitHub is battling outages, security issues, and a talent exodus.

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We apologize for yesterday’s service problems. Bluesky experienced a DDoS attack—a flood of junk traffic meant to knock servers offline—over a period of 24 hours. We have upgraded our defenses in response, and we continue to monitor the situation. Follow @status.bsky.app for any updates.

Apple just released iOS/iPadOS 26.6.1 & macOS 26.6.2 with important security fixes. If you run any Apple devices, get them patched 🔐 If you're not running Apple, this is your reminder to check for updates on any Windows, Linux, and Android devices too. Stay safe out there 🫡

Reform UK policy on PIP

Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps #Apple #iOS #iPadOS

Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps

Regulators ruled the pop-ups’ design is unfair to third-party apps.

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Aqua Remix? The traffic light with Liquid Glass looks good! Less flat, more Aqua! 🙂 #LiquidGlass #Aqua #macOS27 #macOS27Beta6

Nice! Beta 6 released! Beta 5 was the worst so far. Downloading now! #BetaLife #AppleOS27

"I was 14 when the UK voted to leave the EU. Too young to vote, but not too young to understand that a decision was being made that would affect the rest of my life... Ten years later, my generation is living with that decision." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant

Brexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many opportunities, says student and activist Ceira Sergeant

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♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Daniel Pemberton (38) The Beaches (13) Karen O & Danger Mouse (11) The Alan Parsons Project (11) Garbage (8). #myweekcounted 165 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lastfm-butialabs.bsky.social

Four teams, nine drivers. Your F1 podium list of 2026 so far! 🏁 Antonelli, Mercedes: 9 Hamilton, Ferrari: 5 Russell, Mercedes: 5 Leclerc, Ferrari: 4 Verstappen, Red Bull: 4 Norris, McLaren: 3 Piastri, McLaren: 2 Gasly, Alpine: 1 Can anyone stop Kimi in the second half of the season? 🤔

Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, arrives May 28, 2027

The Ahsoka poster looks phenomenal!

AHSOKA! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdar...

Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 | Teaser Trailer | Streaming January 20 on Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

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❝The Brick is a small piece of plastic with an NFC chip that's done more to curb my smartphone and social media habits than anything else I've tried. Why does it work so well? Spoiler: psychology.❞

I'm disappointed that now we need to justify that we're collaborating. I don't think that we can build anything good without having a variety of opinions and perspectives. LLMS are tools for me, not a solution. Especially for creative and conceptual work. We shouldn't outsource thinking.

There is hope, but not much rain 🌂

14/08/2026 - When will normality return? - Met Office UK Weather Forecast

When will it end? That's what a lot of people are asking at the moment. Whether it's relief from the heat or a return of meaningful rain across England and Wales, is there any sign of a change from this extraordinary and record-breaking summer much of the UK has experienced? Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern has all the details. Subscribe to make sure you never miss the latest UK weather forecast or important weather warning - https://www.youtube.com/c/metoffice?s... We are the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, and every day of the week we bring you a morning weather forecast and an afternoon weather forecast so that wherever you are in the UK we have you covered. Forecast and any weather warnings are accurate at time of recording. To ensure you have the most up to date weather information, check the hourly forecast and live warnings on the Met Office website or app.

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For his next stunt Farage is going to challenge a toddler to a tennis match and then crow about his overwhelming victory when he wins in a tie break

Count Binface's victory speech! #UKPol #UKPolitics

My Clacton Victory Speech!

I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech!

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Start the Count.

Has bin face won yet?

Surprises like this are bloody brilliant! I have Monzo Perks (Monzo is a bank here in the UK), and they are now offering YouTube Premium Lite. So I've just cancelled my subscription, and Monzo now pays for it, because I pay them… well, you understood! 😅🫶

Oh cool! Now I will be able to play this game… one day! No time and a big backlog of games. The best thing about winter is that I can find time to play video games! 🙂 #nintendo #mario #gamecube #nintendoswitch

Super Mario Sunshine has landed on Nintendo Classics! (Nintendo Switch 2)

Learn more about Nintendo Switch Online: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Nintendo-Switch-Online/Classic-games/Classic-games-Nintendo-Switch-Online-2719182.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=NintendoSwitchOnline%7CNULL%7CNSOGCSunshineRelease%7Cm_id_b5a81fa462%7C2719182 Enjoy all the summer essentials with Mario: sun, sea and paint-covered chaos! Super Mario Sunshine is now available on Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics, only on Nintendo Switch 2. Facebook Nintendo Switch: https://facebook.com/NintendoSwitchUK X Nintendo UK: https://x.com/NintendoUK Instagram Nintendo UK: https://www.instagram.com/nintendouk/ YouTube Nintendo UK: https://ntdo.com/6019fUj0x #NintendoGameCube #NintendoSwitchOnline

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New dystopia incoming

Okay Clacton. Let’s go.

I would love to see Count Binface winning the election today. Behind the mask, he is a better person than the one who caused all this chaos. #UKPol

This summer break has been very quiet, but we have some news from Cadillac! #F1 #SpeedF1

Andrew Benson@andrewbensonf1.bsky.social · 6d ago

Formula 1: Cadillac replace team principal Graeme Lowdon with Marcin Budkowski - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...

Lots of contracts are ending this year! #F1 #SpeedF1

Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 6d ago

Could we see some big shock moves on the F1 driver market soon? 👀🤔 12 of the 22 drivers on the current grid only have deals until the end of 2026. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli can be expected to remain at Mercedes, but the other 11 drivers have futures which remain up in the air…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma visited Bethesda Game Studios offices yesterday and CWA union members inflated a giant rat, known as Scabby, to protest the ongoing Xbox layoffs. They also planted red flags to represent each person laid off by Xbox recently

The 2026 F1 grid: RANKED! 🏁✏️ Our very own Mark Hughes has given the current drivers a half-term grade… …but do you agree with his choices? 🤔 Click here to read Mark's full report:go.motorsportmagazine.com/45PNY3x