2009 Formula 1 Grand Prix of China – Shanghai Circuit (3477893023) — Derrick Noh from NYC, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
GRID NEWS
Alonso Warns Aston Martin Gearbox Could Force Monaco Retirement
Fernando Alonso has warned that Aston Martin may not be able to race in Monaco if the team’s gearbox problem recurs. “If you have the downshift problem like we had in Miami, probably we cannot even race, because we will crash in one of the braking points,” Alonso said on Thursday. He described drivers as “passengers” when an unexpected downshift creates a push effect from the engine. Lance Stroll added a second Monaco-specific concern: the car loses gear sync below approximately 40km/h, a recurr
Sources: The Race · The Race (Monaco Day 1)
CALENDAR
Las Vegas Grand Prix Locked In Until 2037 Under New F1 Deal
Formula 1 has confirmed a 10-year extension keeping the Las Vegas Grand Prix on the calendar through 2037. The deal, agreed between F1, Las Vegas Grand Prix Inc., Clark County officials and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, runs from 2028 through 2037. F1 President Stefano Domenicali said Las Vegas “would become a cornerstone of our presence in the United States.” Las Vegas Grand Prix President Emily Prazer called the extension “a defining moment for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.” The
Sources: GrandPrix247 · Motorsport.com
TECHNICAL
Teams Deploy Novel Winglets as Monaco Bans Active Aerodynamics
Formula 1 teams have debuted a variety of novel rear wing winglet designs at Monaco after the FIA removed active aerodynamics for the round, deciding the system would offer little benefit and pose safety concerns at the street circuit. With wing actuators made redundant, teams replaced them with fixed winglets designed to generate additional downforce. Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull led with complex multi-element solutions, while Audi, Racing Bulls, Ferrari and Cadillac opted for simpler upper-f
GRID NEWS
Norris and Leclerc Summoned to Stewards Over Late Press Conference Attendance
Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc were summoned before the FIA stewards on Friday after arriving late to the official Thursday press conference in Monaco. The summons cites an “alleged breach of Article B10.1.1a of the FIA F1 regulations — late attendance of the Thursday press conference.” Both drivers were assigned to the first of two media groups at Monaco. The Thursday conference is broadcast live, and Article B10 of the sporting regulations mandates punctual participation. The offence is at t
Sources: Motorsport.com · GPFans
GRID NEWS
Newey Returns to F1 Paddock at Monaco After Three-Month Absence
Adrian Newey is set to return to the Formula 1 paddock at Monaco, his first trackside appearance since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in March. Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack confirmed the news on Thursday: “I think we’ll see him this weekend — he has a lot of experience here. Many race wins here, so I think there is certainly one or the other advice that we can get that will bring us forward.” Newey, 67, joined Aston Martin in a managing technical partner role and was
Sources: Crash.net · Motorsport.com
GRID NEWS
Hamilton Credits “Italian Bono” Relationship for Ferrari Transformation
Lewis Hamilton has credited his working relationship with Ferrari race engineer Carlos Santi for transforming his 2026 season, calling Santi “my Italian Bono” in reference to Peter Bonnington, the Mercedes engineer who guided Hamilton to six of his seven world titles. “The engineer set-up is a million times better than it was last year. I’m starting to see the fruits of that through driving the car,” Hamilton said in Monaco. Hamilton’s debut Ferrari season was hampered by miscommunications with
Sources: The Race
GRID NEWS
Sainz Reveals Williams’ 2026 Start Was a Test of Faith
Carlos Sainz admitted at Monaco that Williams’s difficult 2026 start tested his faith in the team for the first time. “When you go from scoring podiums at the end of last year to suddenly being two and a half seconds off the pace, that was a big test of faith or a big shock to the system,” he said. Sainz added he was “the first one to say to James [Vowles] and to the management that it was not expected.” He acknowledged the team overdelivered with its 2025 car, raising his expectations, but said
Sources: The Race
CHAMPIONSHIP
Antonelli and Russell Signal Free Racing as Mercedes Title Fight Intensifies
Kimi Antonelli and George Russell have addressed their intra-team championship battle ahead of Monaco, with both drivers indicating the racing will remain as fierce as it was in Canada. Antonelli told media drivers cannot be “leashed,” while Russell said he has “nothing to lose” and will race accordingly. Antonelli leads the Drivers’ Championship with 131 points, 43 ahead of Russell in second, after four consecutive victories. Russell retired from the lead of the Canadian Grand Prix with a power
Sources: GrandPrix247 · Motorsport.com
Justin Wilson – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series – São Paulo Indy 300 – (4) — Deni Williams, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
OVAL
Gateway Short Oval Presents Rivals Their Best Chance to Cut Into Palou’s 62-Point Lead
The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday offers Palou’s chasers their clearest opportunity yet to cut into his 62-point championship lead. Short ovals have not been Palou’s strongest suit, with his average finish at WWTR sitting at 10.7 across seven career starts — his best result a fourth place in 2024. Kyle Kirkwood, who won last year’s WWTR race, enters second in standings and has taken five of his six wins on street circuits, making this short oval a test
Sources: IndyCar
TECHNICAL
INDYCAR Officiating Launches Public Post-Event Reports Starting at WWTR This Weekend
INDYCAR Officiating announced on June 4 that it will publish official post-event reports beginning with this weekend’s Bommarito 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway. Reports will summarize race and practice penalties, qualifying inspection findings, and will classify technical infractions under a new three-tier penalty framework — Level 1 for minor dimensional non-compliance, Level 2 for more significant aerodynamic or fuel-system failures, and Level 3 for modified spec parts, which can result
Sources: IndyCar
DRIVER NEWS
‘Rocket’ Blanch Retires After 36 Years and 555 Consecutive IndyCar Races
Kevin “Rocket” Blanch, IndyCar’s widely respected technical director, has retired after 36 years in the sport, having participated in 555 consecutive races. Blanch joined IndyCar in 2003 after serving as crew chief at Panther Racing. He oversaw technical inspection and ensured compliance with safety, aerodynamic, and chassis regulations throughout his tenure. He remained with INDYCAR Officiating through the Month of May and the Indianapolis 500 before stepping down. Nick Allen, hired in January
Sources: IndyCar
OVAL
Christian Rasmussen Signs Multiyear Extension to Remain With Ed Carpenter Racing
Ed Carpenter Racing announced on June 4 that Danish driver Christian Rasmussen, 25, will continue with the team through 2027 and beyond on a multiyear contract extension. Rasmussen joined ECR in 2024 and is only the second driver to earn championships in USF2000, USF Pro 2000, and INDY NXT. He and ECR earned their first NTT INDYCAR SERIES win together at Milwaukee Mile in 2025. This season Rasmussen led 69 laps at Phoenix Raceway before late-race contact ended his victory bid. ECR co-owner Ed Ca
Sources: IndyCar
Suzuka 300km Endurance – Qualifying 2010 — Laitche, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
WEC
Le Mans “Great Week” Kicks Off as 62-Car Field Submits to Scrutineering
The 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans is officially underway after the championship’s 62-car entry began mandatory scrutineering in Le Mans city centre on Friday, June 5. The technical and administrative checks, held at Place de la République, run across two days and are free of charge for fans. The process opens with Inter Europol Competition’s No. 43 LMP2 Oreca and closes Saturday with Team WRT’s No. 69 BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo. All eight Hypercar manufacturers — Aston Martin, Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, G
Sources: Sportscar365
HYPERCAR
BMW’s Championship-Leading No. 20 Hypercar Gets Bold Shell Helix Livery for Le Mans
BMW Team WRT has unveiled a red-and-yellow Shell Helix livery for its championship-leading No. 20 BMW M Hybrid V8 ahead of Le Mans. The refreshed design gives a bolder identity to the entry of René Rast, Robin Frijns and Sheldon van der Linde, who won BMW’s first Hypercar-era victory at last month’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The scheme mirrors Shell-sponsored BMW GT3 entries, creating a visual link between programmes. The sister No. 15 BMW, driven by Dries Vanthoor, Raffaele Marciello and Ke
Sources: Pit Debrief
GT3
Manthey Porsche Marks 30 Years with Silver Heritage Livery at Le Mans
Manthey Racing will run a one-off silver tribute livery on both its Porsche 911 LMGT3 R entries at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, marking two milestones: the team’s 30th anniversary and 75 years of Porsche Motorsport. The design references the silver 1951 Porsche 356 SL Coupé that gave Porsche its first Le Mans class win. The LMGT3 championship leaders target a third consecutive class victory at Le Mans, having won in 2024 and 2025. The No. 92 The Bend Manthey entry, driven by Yasser Shahin, Riccardo
Sources: Pit Debrief
LMP
Inter Europol Eyes WEC Hypercar Entry but Confirms 2028 as Earliest Possible Date
Inter Europol Competition, the double Le Mans-winning LMP2 squad, confirmed Friday it is pursuing a Hypercar move but considers 2028 the earliest realistic entry date. Team manager Sascha Fassbender told DailySportscar that any factory partnership is a prerequisite: “The ambition of the team is clearly to move into Hypercar with LMDh. We will only do it as a manufacturer, as I don’t see a privateer financing it in the WEC.” The Polish outfit came close to fielding an Acura/HRC package in WEC for
Sources: DailySportscar
HYPERCAR
2026 Le Mans Hypercar Battle Shapes Up as One of the Hardest to Predict in Recent Memory
Analysis from Autosport identifies the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans as one of the most unpredictable recent editions, citing limited racing data, multiple car upgrades and newly secret Balance of Performance figures. With only 12 hours of WEC Hypercar racing completed in 2026 — compared to the expected 22 before Le Mans — organisers have fewer benchmarks to calibrate BoP. Four manufacturers have deployed performance “evo joker” upgrades for Le Mans, while all existing Hypercars have been reworked to
Sources: Autosport
TECHNICAL
ACO President Defends Decision to Keep Le Mans Balance of Performance Figures Secret
FIA and ACO officials are standing firm on their 2026 decision to stop publishing Hypercar Balance of Performance figures ahead of each race. ACO president Pierre Fillon defended the policy as Le Mans approaches: “I think we spend far too much time talking about this Balance of Performance, which is sometimes used as an excuse when you haven’t won.” Fillon estimated that BoP probably accounts for only 20% or 30% of a race outcome, with strategy, driving and pit execution being more decisive. Ste
Sources: Motorsport.com
LMP
RD Limited Makes Le Mans Debut with Romain Dumas Taking His 24th Start at La Sarthe
The No. 48 Oreca LMP2 of RD Limited will make the team’s debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-owner Romain Dumas at the wheel. Dumas, whose career record includes overall victories for both Audi and Porsche at La Sarthe, will take part in his 24th appearance at the circuit alongside Bronze-rated Fred Poordad and Tristan Vautier. The team revealed its livery ahead of scrutineering. Meanwhile, Rolex will mark 25 years as the event’s official timepiece in 2026 — the brand first assumed the role
Sources: DailySportscar
Cadet Field House Ice Arena USAFA Colorado Springs — Unknown, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
PLAYOFFS
Jarvis Powers Carolina to OT Victory, Ties Stanley Cup Final at 1–1
Seth Jarvis converted a power-play goal 3:56 into overtime Thursday night, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes past the Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 to even the Stanley Cup Final at 1–1. Jarvis, fed by Shayne Gostisbehere, wired a one-timer past Carter Hart at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Carolina had trailed 2–0 before Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski, and captain Jordan Staal scored three times in 5:05 in the third period, with Staal’s tally coming on a power play. Vegas answered to tie it 3–3 with 1:21 r
Sources: NHL.com
INJURY
McNabb Transported to Hospital After 87 mph Puck Strikes Face in Game 2
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb left Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday after being struck in the face by a puck in the first period. McNabb was positioned in front of his own net when a slap shot from Carolina’s Nikolaj Ehlers, traveling at 87 mph, hit him near the visor at 10:52 of the opening frame. He was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. McNabb, 35, had recorded seven points in 17 playoff games heading into Game 2, and his availability for Game
Sources: ESPN
PLAYOFFS
Tortorella’s Failed Challenge Opens the Door — Carolina’s Power Play Does the Rest
The Carolina Hurricanes’ power play, which had gone scoreless without registering a shot on goal in Game 1, was ignited in the third period of Game 2 on Thursday when Vegas coach John Tortorella challenged a “no goal” goaltender interference ruling. The challenge failed, drawing a delay-of-game penalty that gave Carolina the man advantage. Captain Jordan Staal converted the resulting power play — the Hurricanes’ third goal of the third period — to put Carolina ahead 3–2. Carolina’s man advantage
Sources: CBS Sports
PLAYOFFS
Marner Leads All 2026 Playoff Scorers, Carrying a Redemption Narrative Into the Cup Final
Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner leads all 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff scorers in points, completing a notable personal turnaround after years of criticism over his postseason performances with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Marner, who was traded from Toronto to Las Vegas before this season, is the postseason’s top scorer as the Golden Knights make their run to the Cup Final. He missed his club’s morning skate ahead of Game 2 on Thursday after taking a puck off his left knee in the waning secon
Sources: TSN
PLAYOFFS
Stanley Cup Final Moves to Las Vegas for Game 3 With Series Knotted at 1–1
The 2026 Stanley Cup Final shifts to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday after the first two games split in Raleigh. The Vegas Golden Knights retain home-ice advantage in the series despite dropping Game 2 in overtime on Thursday, and will host Games 3 and 4 before the series returns to Carolina if needed. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, with puck drop set for 8 p.m. ET. The Golden Knights eliminated the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche in a Western Conference Finals s
Sources: NHL.com
DRAFT
McKenna Takes Center Stage as NHL Scouting Combine Wraps Up in Buffalo
Top prospect Gavin McKenna headlined the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine this week in Buffalo, meeting with at least eight teams ahead of the June 26 draft. McKenna, ranked first among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting’s final list, arrived at KeyBank Center and LECOM HarborCenter having prepared with weeks of workouts in Kelowna, British Columbia. The 18-year-old, expected to be selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs who won the draft lottery on May 5, displayed an Indigenous
Sources: NHL.com
Amdahl 5860 Computer Air Cooled Logic processor die — Mister rf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
AI
Anthropic Near $1T IPO: Daniela Amodei Defends AI Returns at Bloomberg Tech
Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei, speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference Thursday, defended the company’s IPO plans, saying AI frontier companies will need ongoing access to large-scale capital. “It’s a really big upfront cost to train the models and to serve inference on them,” she said. Anthropic filed confidentially for an IPO last week after raising $65 billion in a Series H round valuing the company at $965 billion. Annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up from roughly $9 bil
Sources: TechCrunch
HARDWARE
Hello Robot Releases Stretch 4, a $30,000 Home Assistance Robot Designed for Real People
Hello Robot, a Bay Area startup founded by former Google robotics director Aaron Edsinger, released the fourth generation of its Stretch home-assistance robot last month. Stretch 4 costs $30,000 and the first run of 200 to 300 units has already sold out. Unlike the humanoid robots attracting peak investor attention, Stretch uses a telescoping arm with pinchers and a wheeled base, prioritizing safe operation over maximum capability. Keith Platt, a quadriplegic user, told TechCrunch he reduced the
Sources: TechCrunch
SOFTWARE
Poke Becomes First AI Agent Approved on Apple’s Messages for Business
Startup Poke became the first AI agent approved to operate on Apple’s Messages for Business platform, marking a notable opening of the iMessage ecosystem to AI-powered services. Launched in March by The Interaction Company of California, Poke operates over SMS, Telegram, and WhatsApp and now iMessage, helping users with daily planning, calendar management, health tracking, smart home control, and photo editing entirely by text message. The company has relayed 100 million messages to date. Poke p
Sources: TechCrunch
INDUSTRY
Serve Robotics Expands Beyond Food with Autonomous Laundry Delivery
Serve Robotics is expanding into laundry delivery through a new partnership with NoScrubs, marking the company’s first commercial urban delivery service outside food. A pilot launched this week in select Los Angeles neighborhoods using Serve’s existing fleet of autonomous sidewalk robots. Serve operates approximately 2,000 robots across the United States, including 500 in Los Angeles. NoScrubs operates across seven major US metros. The online laundry services market is projected to grow from app
Sources: Robotics & Automation News
SOFTWARE
Meta Launches AI Creator Assistant on Facebook to Personalize Content Advice
Meta launched an AI creator assistant on Facebook Thursday, giving creators a conversational tool to understand performance and plan content without navigating charts and dashboards. The assistant draws on each creator’s own data to answer questions such as “When should I post?” and can suggest trending audio or content tied to cultural moments. It is rolling out initially to creators in the US, Canada, and India. Meta also announced expanded language support for its AI video translation feature
Sources: TechCrunch
SOFTWARE
Inbolt Launches AI Vision Platform That Cuts Industrial Robot Commissioning from Weeks to One Shot
Inbolt, a robot intelligence startup, is launching two new products at Automate 2026 in Chicago later this month: Robot Programming and an expanded Robot Control. The platform allows engineers to program robots directly from CAD models; Inbolt’s Vision Model then locates actual parts on the factory floor and adjusts robot motion to match, eliminating weeks of manual trajectory tuning during commissioning. CEO Rudy Cohen described the approach as “one platform from perception to motion.” The Robo
Sources: Robotics & Automation News
AI
Genesis AI Launches World 1.0, a Simulation Platform That Cuts Robot Testing from Days to Minutes
Genesis AI launched Genesis World 1.0, a robotics simulation platform designed to compress evaluation cycles from days to minutes. A typical object-handling evaluation requiring 40,000 attempts — approximately 166 hours on real hardware — can be completed in about 30 minutes on a GPU cluster, the company said. Simulation results now correlate with real-world robot performance at approximately 89 percent, making virtual testing a reliable proxy for physical tests. The platform includes Nyx, a pho
Sources: Robotics & Automation News
Wuhan Tongji Hospital — Wuchernchau, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
CYBERSECURITY
Health Systems Welcome Anthropic Cybersecurity Initiative as Project Glasswing Opens to Healthcare
Health system cybersecurity leaders said they welcome AI company Anthropic’s decision to expand its Project Glasswing vulnerability-detection initiative to healthcare, following the June 2 inclusion of approximately 150 organizations representing critical industries. The program, launched in April after Anthropic opted not to release its Mythos AI model publicly because it could autonomously identify and exploit software vulnerabilities, has already surfaced more than 10,000 critical security fl
Sources: Becker’s Hospital Review
AI/ANALYTICS
Mayo Clinic Partners With Microsoft to Build Healthcare-Specific Frontier AI Model
Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced a partnership Thursday to develop a frontier artificial intelligence model dedicated to healthcare. The collaboration will combine Mayo Clinic’s de-identified clinical data with Microsoft’s AI engineering and cloud capabilities to build a model focused on clinical reasoning, earlier diagnosis and personalized treatment planning. Mayo Clinic will own the model, which will first be deployed and refined within the health system’s clinical environment before Micro
Sources: Healthcare Dive
AI/ANALYTICS
Wolters Kluwer and OpenAI Expand Enterprise AI Partnership Supporting 2,000-Plus Hospitals
Wolters Kluwer and OpenAI announced an expanded enterprise AI collaboration Thursday, giving the healthcare information company access to OpenAI’s application programming interface and platform capabilities. Wolters Kluwer will deploy OpenAI’s tools through its in-house Foundation and Beyond AI platform, which supports its Expert AI product suite across healthcare and other professional markets. Among the most directly affected products is UpToDate Expert AI, a generative AI version of the compa
Sources: MobiHealthNews
AI/ANALYTICS
Anthropic Calls for Infrastructure to Enable Global Pause on Frontier AI Development
Anthropic urged governments and technology companies Thursday to build the tools needed for a verifiable temporary pause in frontier AI development, arguing that self-improving AI systems are advancing faster than safeguards can keep pace. The AI company’s research arm released a report warning that the length of tasks Claude models can complete reliably is doubling roughly every four months, and that the company expects its AI to outperform its own engineers at coding within the year. For healt
Sources: Becker’s Hospital Review
EHR/EMR
WVU Health Commits $800M to Acquire Independence Health, Including New EHR Installation
West Virginia University Health System and Greensburg, Pennsylvania-based Independence Health signed a definitive agreement Thursday on WVU’s planned acquisition of the five-hospital system. As part of the deal, WVU Health will invest $800 million into Independence’s facilities, including installing a new electronic health record system and upgrading hospital infrastructure. The acquisition is expected to close in September or October pending regulatory approval. Independence, formed in 2023 thr
Sources: Healthcare Dive
AI/ANALYTICS
Novant Health Launches AI Surgical Assistant Aubrey to Guide Patients via Text Message
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Novant Health has launched an AI-powered surgical patient assistant called Aubrey, developed in partnership with Qventus, according to a June 4 announcement. The text-message-based virtual assistant guides patients through pre-surgical preparation, providing fasting reminders, medication instructions, day-of-procedure logistics and early clinical concern flagging for follow-up by the care team. Novant described the tool as a human-in-the-loop system built in a
Sources: Becker’s Hospital Review
TELEHEALTH
Novant Health Reports 1,595 Freed Inpatient Bed Days From Hospital-at-Home Program
Novant Health reported Thursday that its hospital-at-home program has admitted 482 patients and conducted 5,378 virtual visits since launching at Hanover Regional Medical Center in 2024, freeing up more than 1,595 inpatient bed days while recording zero healthcare-acquired infections and high patient satisfaction scores. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based health system is using the results to urge private payers and federal policymakers to support broader adoption of the care model. The cur
Sources: Becker’s Hospital Review
AI/ANALYTICS
Drug Discovery AI Startup Apoha Raises $36M for Liquid State Intelligence Platform
London-based AI startup Apoha emerged from stealth Thursday with $36 million in funding to expand its Liquid State Intelligence platform, which uses AI to analyze how molecules and materials behave under real-world conditions, accelerating drug discovery by providing empirical data that traditional laboratory assays cannot capture at scale. The round was led by Singular, with participation from Draper Associates and other investors, as well as grant funding from UK innovation agency Innovate UK.
Sources: MobiHealthNews
Printing with a 3D printer at Makers Party Bangalore 2013 11 — Subhashish Panigrahi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
PROJECT
Vintage Turntable Gets Brain Transplant and Home Assistant Integration
A maker known as Marsupial rescued a Sansui P-L45 linear-tracking turntable after discovering its NEC F4992 CPU daughterboard was completely dead. Rather than shelving the vintage deck, he reverse-engineered the board using original service manuals still available online. The replacement is an ESP32-S3 microcontroller that replicates the linear tracking head logic, moving the tonearm along a track at variable speed to follow the record groove. A custom daughterboard handles 3.3V level shifting a
Sources: Hackaday
INNOVATION
Microsoft Claims 20-Second Qubit Lifetimes on New Quantum Chip
Microsoft has announced its second-generation quantum chip delivers 12 qubits averaging 20-second coherence lifetimes, a significant improvement over the millisecond-scale stability typical in quantum computing today. The chip uses topological superconductors based on claimed Majorana modes, though independent researchers note the underlying physics remains debated. Microsoft’s first-generation Majorana 1 chip had 8 qubits with much shorter coherence times. Practical quantum computers will requi
Sources: Hackaday
3D PRINTING
How To Embed Magnets in FDM Prints Without Ruining Your Printer
Adding neodymium magnets to FDM 3D prints is a popular technique for enclosures, closures, and Halbach array sensors, but traps await the unwary. A guide by Lost in Tech covers the main failure modes: ferromagnetic extruder nozzles that attract magnets during mid-print placement, heated beds built with pseudo-Halbach magnetic arrays that can be permanently demagnetized by a nearby neodymium magnet, and the mistake of using the heat-insert technique with magnets, since most magnets demagnetize be
Sources: Hackaday
HARDWARE
Skylight Project Turns Any Ceiling Into a Live Aircraft and Planetarium Display
Developer cpaczek built Skylight, an open-source project that turns any ceiling into a real-time aircraft and planetarium display. A Raspberry Pi 5 receives ADS-B signals via an RTL-SDR v4 dongle, decodes aircraft transponder broadcasts, and renders 60 FPS 1080p imagery on a short-throw projector pointed upward. Aircraft appear exactly where they would be overhead, with flight code, destination, and aircraft type displayed. Beyond aviation, Skylight functions as a full planetarium showing stars,
Sources: Hackaday
ELECTRONICS
ESP32-S3 WiCAN Dongle Brings OBD-II Car Data Into Home Assistant
A project from The Stock Pot YouTube channel demonstrates connecting any OBD-II-equipped vehicle to Home Assistant using the WiCAN Pro dongle from Australian maker company MeatPi. Based on an ESP32-S3, the open-source WiCAN firmware enables Wi-Fi communication between the car ECU and a home automation hub. Once configured, users monitor real-time parameters including fuel level, coolant temperature, tire pressure, and days to next service without needing a manufacturer app. Car-specific configur
Sources: Hackaday
PROJECT
Maker Adds Full RGB Backlighting to Hackaday Communicator Badge Keyboard
The Hackaday Communicator, the event badge distributed at recent Hackaday conferences, received a hardware modification from maker makeTVee. The Communicator is a handheld wireless terminal built around a compact QWERTY keyboard with silicone-cast keys. The upgrade replaces the stock front panel with a custom-designed version housing extremely thin side-emitting addressable LEDs positioned to backlight each key individually. Custom-printed keycaps and a TPU spacer mat complete the assembly, all
Sources: Hackaday
Volunteerism and Community Service in Ukraine Photo Contest, Sept-Nov, 2013 (10959123624) — U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
POLICY
Supreme Court Allows Alabama’s Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map eliminating a district where Black voters had the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. The 6-3 ruling follows the court’s April 29 decision eroding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which struck down a majority-Black Louisiana district. Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Florida swiftly moved to redraw their maps. “The court’s decision gives cover to Alabama and others to deliberately and ope
Sources: Nonprofit Quarterly
PHILANTHROPY
Melinda French Gates Commits Another $50 Million to Women’s Health, Calls on Other Donors
Melinda French Gates this week committed another $50 million to women’s health organizations, bringing her total since leaving the Gates Foundation in 2024 to more than $600 million. The Menopause Society will receive $10 million to train frontline providers; Co-Impact, a collaborative funding women-led nonprofits in Africa, will receive $40 million to integrate mental health into maternal care. French Gates called on major donors to match her urgency. “When women are healthier, their families,
Sources: Chronicle of Philanthropy
IMPACT
New Research Points to an Achievable Pro-Trans Majority—If Movements Choose to Build It
A recent Voss Research poll found only 35 percent of respondents support policies to limit transgender freedoms, while 49 percent believe trans people should have the freedom to be themselves—evidence that the assumed anti-trans majority is a political fiction, writes organizer Jess St. Louis in Convergence. Right-wing groups spent over $200 million on anti-trans messaging in 2024, creating false “social proof” that opposition is the mainstream view. St. Louis and co-authors identify four strate
Sources: Nonprofit Quarterly
IMPACT
Trump’s Museum Edits Threaten Community History—Nonprofits and Funders Are Pushing Back
The Trump administration’s executive order directing federal institutions to “restore truth” has already resulted in the removal of a slavery display at Independence Hall. Scholars and museum directors told Nonprofit Quarterly that White House interference risks homogenizing a national narrative that erases community-centered histories. The Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C., offers a counter-model: exhibits co-created with residents honor everyday advocates like 95-year-old food jus
Sources: Nonprofit Quarterly
ACCOUNTABILITY
Community Accountability, Not Donor Comfort, Must Drive Nonprofit Boards
Nonprofit boards risk drifting toward serving organizational comfort rather than community need, warns consultant Kristin Lincoln in Nonprofit Quarterly. The core problem, she argues, is that boards built primarily around wealth and professional credentials filter decisions through privileged perspectives rather than those the mission exists to serve. Lincoln proposes a governance discipline anchored in the question “Who does this serve?”—applied to financial oversight, executive evaluation, and
Sources: Nonprofit Quarterly
PHILANTHROPY
How American Independence 250 Years Ago Created the Nonprofit Sector We Know Today
As the United States marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, Smithsonian curator Amanda Moniz traces how the American Revolution transformed charitable giving and civic infrastructure. The colonial era’s elite, church-controlled giving gave way in the 1780s and 1790s to mutual aid organizations, humane societies, and women-led charities. Black Americans like Dolphin Garler—who risked his life to rescue a drowning boy in 1794—received awards from anti-drowning groups on equal terms
Sources: Nonprofit Quarterly
MoviePremiereSetup — John Barreiros, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
INDUSTRY
Disney Launches ‘Main Street,’ Its First Company-Wide Creative Marketing Agency
The Walt Disney Company launched Main Street, its first company-wide creative marketing agency, consolidating two longstanding in-house units — Yellow Shoes, which handled Disney Parks and cruise campaigns, and The Hive, which oversaw film and television creative — under a single entity. Carrie Brzezinski-Hsu has been named Head of Creative Execution, leading marketing talent across entertainment, sports, consumer products, and experiences while continuing to oversee ESPN’s Creative Studio. Chie
Sources: Deadline
INDUSTRY
SAG-AFTRA Members Ratify Four-Year Studio Deal With AI Performance Protections
SAG-AFTRA members voted Thursday to ratify a new four-year contract with the major studios, approving the deal by a margin of 91.4% in favor with a 19.3% turnout of eligible members. The agreement limits the use of synthetic AI performers to cases where they provide “significant additional value” over a live actor or that actor’s digital avatar. The deal also merges the SAG-Producers Pension Plan and the AFTRA Retirement Fund into a single plan, with studios contributing an extra 1% to the combi
Sources: Variety
BOX OFFICE
‘Scary Movie’ Reboot Opens to $7.5M in Previews, Comping With ‘Scream 7’
The Scary Movie reboot from Paramount and Miramax launched Thursday previews to an estimated $7.5 million, a strong number for a comedy that puts it alongside Scream 7’s $7.8 million previews, which powered that franchise to a record $63.6 million opening. The Michael Tiddes-directed ensemble starring Anna Faris, Regina Hall, and Marlon and Shawn Wayans was produced for $30 million and was originally expected to open to $40 million–$45 million domestically. The Wayans Brothers and Rick Alvarez p
Sources: Deadline
BOX OFFICE
DC’s ‘Supergirl’ Opens Three-Week Tracking at $55M-Plus for June 26 Release
DC Studios and Warner Bros.’ Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock in the title role, entered three-week tracking Thursday with a domestic opening outlook of $55 million-plus for its June 26 release. Unaided awareness is nearly even among men and women under and over 25, polling above comparable releases including Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu ($81.6 million domestic opening) and Thunderbolts* ($74.3 million). The campaign is ramping up, with
Sources: Deadline
BOX OFFICE
YouTube Sensation ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Wins Thursday Box Office With $6.8M
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act, from Fathom Entertainment and Glitch Productions, opened to an estimated $6.8 million on Thursday across 2,221 theaters, topping A24’s Backrooms for the day’s No. 1 slot. The film is the long-awaited conclusion to the adult animated series created by Gooseworx, which amassed a reported 25 billion YouTube views since its 2022 launch before streaming on Netflix. An earlier projection of $15 million–$18 million for the four-day opening was revised down to $
Sources: Deadline