June 2026

Serena Williams, 44, ousted by 20-year-old Maya Joint in Wimbledon return

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Serena Williams fought hard but eventually lost in her first singles match since 2022 on Tuesday at Wimbledon, falling to 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, in the first round on Center Court. There is a common axiom in sports that “Father Time is undefeated” and

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Ford was forced to rehire hundreds of veteran engineers after AI failed to match human skills

Ford was forced to rehire hundreds of veteran engineers after AI failed to match human skills Ford has brought back more than 300 retired veteran engineers, affectionately known as the “greybeards,” after discovering that artificial intelligence simply couldn’t match their real-world skills and wisdom. In recent years, the American automaker had increasingly relied on artificial

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Crypto wallet Phantom pushes deeper into perps hiring team behind Hyperliquids OpenAI, anthropic markets

The race is also spreading beyond crypto. Last month, prediction market operator Kalshi launched its own perpetual futures business after regulatory approval, joining exchanges betting that always-on derivatives will become a bigger part of financial markets. For Phantom, the hires are part of a wider push into trading. Best known as one of crypto’s largest

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The Los Angeles Clippers finally give up on Kawhi Leonard and send the former Finals MVP back to the Toronto Raptors

The Kawhi Leonard era is over in Los Angeles. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, the Clippers are closing in on a blockbuster trade that will send the two-time Finals MVP back to the Toronto Raptors, closing the book on an era defined by high expectations and limited postseason success. The Raptors will part with

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Do the RAM vendors set memory prices? This lawsuit says they did – but I don’t think it will solve the RAMpocalypse

A lawsuit alleges that RAM vendors colluded to fix memory prices It says they did this by switching production to more expensive HBM But I doubt the lawsuit will make memory cheaper for consumers Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll probably know that PC component prices are out of control right now. The

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Companies that spend the most on artificial intelligence grow jobs, the Ramp study shows

The researchers caution that AI adopters are not representative of the wider economy. Companies that adopted AI were already larger, faster growing, more technical and more likely to be venture-backed before they implemented the technology, making simple comparisons with non-adopters misleading. To account for that, the study compares early adopters with similar firms that had

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LeBron thanks Lakers after team praises him ahead of free agency

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! A fourth chapter is on the horizon for LeBron James. The soon-to-be 42-year-old will truly test free agency for the third time this offseason after he and the Los Angeles Lakers confirmed he will leave the team after eight seasons. ESPN initially reported that James informed the Lakers

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Small desk trick transforms work from chaos to calm with a screen lift that transforms the entire living space instantly

A tap up turns your screen into wall art instantly DuoShift replaces notifications with a physical, conscious end to the day Compact apartments finally get a desk built for two lives Compact housing has made it increasingly difficult for people to separate their professional and personal lives within the same four walls. Seung Bin Bae,

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Supreme Court rejects Trump for birthright citizenship, allows transgender sports ban

A man walks past a police officer standing in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, U.S., June 30, 2026. — Reuters The judges end the nine-month term with three major rulings. Court allows state bans on transgender student athletes. It supports the Republican challenge to limit campaign spending. The U.S. Supreme Court

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