Mastodon launched an email newsletter feature in 2026 as part of its version 4.6 update, allowing creators to send posts directly to subscribers’ inboxes — no Mastodon account required.
The feature…
LinkedIn’s “connected apps” feature (June 2026) links third-party apps to profiles and auto-generates verified, real-time descriptions of actual usage. It can’t be edited and updates automatically; planned notifications will flag description changes, building on January 2026 integrations and 14 additional apps like Buffer, Fiverr, and HubSpot.
Apple plans to shift iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses from @icloud.com to @private.icloud.com in the coming weeks, signaling privacy to apps and sites—Apple told developers on June 16, 2026. Existing addresses will keep forwarding without interruption, but providers must update filtering after TechCrunch reported earlier in 2026 that Apple shared real account details in a Hide My Email case.
BobDaHacker says a June 2026 FIFA back-end API bug skipped authorization checks, potentially letting one attacker hijack the live TV stream for every World Cup match. Starting from FIFA’s public player-agent registration, she accessed systems controlling broadcast and commentator screens; FIFA patched within hours after a Tuesday-night Japan report, but didn’t acknowledge.
The US government moved in mid-June 2026 to restrict two of Anthropic’s newest AI models — Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — citing national security concerns. The Trump administration issued an…
Florida filed a lawsuit against TikTok in June 2026, alleging the company is violating the state’s child safety law by allowing underage users to remain on its platform. The suit, first reported by…
TikTok has barred sellers from listing iPhones, iPads, televisions, diamonds, gift cards, and precious metals as prizes in its “Surprise Set” livestream auctions, following complaints from users who…
India’s National Testing Agency ordered a nationwide temporary Telegram block in June 2026, keeping it offline until June 22 after the June 21 NEET (UG) re-test, citing cheating networks selling fake papers and spreading misinformation. It also ordered Telegram to disable message editing until June 30, saying it was used to fabricate evidence of leaks; the actions were issued under Section 69A.
High-level talks between Anthropic and Trump administration officials concluded Monday without resolution, leaving export controls on the company’s Claude Fable 5 AI model in place. The two sides…
At Stanford’s June 15, 2026 commencement, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was booed and ~200 students walked out. Activists protested Project Nimbus’s $1.2B cloud/AI contract with Amazon for the Israeli military and Google’s ICE ties, citing EFF claims they “look the other way.”
Google will close the last MV2 ad-blocker workarounds in Chrome 150 and 151, arriving in late June 2026 and July 2026, respectively. That ends functionality tied to Manifest V2 extensions like uBlock Origin after Google stopped official MV2 support in 2024, citing security risks and tech debt.
Anthropic pulled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all users after a June 12, 2026 U.S. directive ordered foreign access blocks following research showing prompts that could enable cyberattacks. Launched June 9, Anthropic said it “disagree[s]” that a “narrow potential jailbreak” requires recalling a model used by “hundreds of millions.”
