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Sainte-Soline: des dĂ©putĂ©s Ă©cologistes et insoumis rĂ©clament une commission d’enquĂȘte
AprĂšs les rĂ©vĂ©lations de «Mediapart» et «LibĂ©ration» sur l’origine du tir qui a griĂšvement blessĂ© un manifestant Ă  Sainte-Soline en 2023, plusieurs dĂ©putĂ©s ont appelĂ© Ă  la crĂ©ation d’une commission d’enquĂȘte et dĂ©noncĂ© la responsabilitĂ© de l’ex-ministre de l’intĂ©rieur GĂ©rald Darmanin. ⌘ Read more

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Uber, Lyft Drivers In Massachusetts Form First US Ride-Share Union
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to represent such gig workers. The newly formed App Drivers Union received certifica 
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The $180m payday that ‘meme king’ didn’t share with most staff
He’s the face of the viral “co-founder Albo” campaign. He’s also the founder whose $180 million exit handed a payday to a tiny circle while other staff were kept in the dark. ⌘ Read more

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EU wirft Moskau Destabilisierung vor
EU-KommissionsprĂ€sidentin Ursula von der Leyen hat Russland am Dienstag vorgeworfen, europĂ€ische LĂ€nder „destabilisieren“ zu wollen. Anlass ist wiederholter Drohnenalarm in den baltischen EU-Staaten seit mehreren Wochen. Moskau hatte außerdem am Montag AuslĂ€nderinnen und AuslĂ€nder dazu aufgefordert, Kiew zu verlassen, und damit militĂ€rische Drohungen gegen die ukrainische Hauptstadt verschĂ€rft. ⌘ Read more

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Netherlands Blocks US Takeover of Vital Digital Supplier
“Following months of public debate and protests against American IT giant Kyndryl’s proposed acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch cloud provider that hosts the Netherlands’ online identity platform, the Dutch government has decided to block the acquisition,” writes longtime Slashdot reader rastakid. “The deal triggered fears that it would mean that ‘DigiD’ data woul 
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In a blink: BlinkPay proofs Kiwi real-time payments
BlinkPay has proved that real-time payments are possible in New Zealand by using the existing open banking infrastructure and a Bank of NZ account to execute a test transaction.

BlinkPay’s chief executive, Adrian Smith, said a successful test payment in March took just 2.6 seconds to complete, compared with expectations of up to 5 seconds. ⌘ Read more

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La justice demande le retrait des manuels scolaires numériques de Valérie Pécresse
Dans une dĂ©cision rendue mardi 26 mai, le tribunal administratif de Montreuil juge illĂ©gale la diffusion de manuels numĂ©riques Ă©ditĂ©s par la rĂ©gion Île-de-France. Depuis 2025, cette initiative Ă©tait critiquĂ©e par les Ă©diteurs privĂ©s et par de nombreux enseignants ou intellectuels. ⌘ Read more

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Arias: Human proof for FOSS contributions
Rodrigo Arias Mallo, maintainer of the Dillo web browser, has written a
blog post
with a proposal on one way to ensure that a contribution is written by
a human and not AI; he suggests asking new contributors to record
their programming session using asciinema.

In the same way that LLMs generate patches, they can also generate
the asciinema recordings themselves. Then, the contributors c 
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Climat: ni vision, ni solutions, merci Macron!
Est-ce juste un oubli? Ou la marque d’un aveuglement, voire du dĂ©ni? Le 26 mai, le chef de l’État a cĂ©lĂ©brĂ© «l’équipe de France de l’électrification» sans un mot sur le changement climatique. La France est pourtant l’un des pays au monde les plus touchĂ©s par le rĂ©chauffement. ⌘ Read more

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Les Ă©tudiants Ă©trangers contre les frais diffĂ©renciĂ©s: «C’est une façon de nous dire: “Rentrez chez vous!”»
DĂšs la rentrĂ©e, la grande majoritĂ© des Ă©tudiants non europĂ©ens vont devoir s’acquitter de 3 000 euros par an pour une licence, et de 4 000 euros pour un master. La plupart d’entre eux pourraient aussi se voir privĂ©s d’aide au logement. Un coup de grĂące pour les budgets les plus serrĂ©s. ⌘ Read more

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«De la répression syndicale pure»: à Hénin-Beaumont, deux agents syndiqués lourdement sanctionnés par la mairie RN
Militants chez SUD, un agent et une agente ont Ă©tĂ© temporairement exclus de la fonction publique par le maire Steeve Briois. Le premier se voit reprocher des «conflits d’intĂ©rĂȘts» liĂ©s Ă  ses fonctions associatives, la seconde un «comportement dĂ©sagrĂ©able» et le «dĂ©nigrement» d’un photomaton. ⌘ Read more

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Nvidia Retires Its GeForce Control Panel App After 20 Years
Nvidia is retiring its classic Control Panel for GeForce Game Ready and Studio Driver users after 20 years, as it pushes users to a newer, more unified “NVIDIA” app. Longtime Slashdot reader BrendaEM first shared the news, commenting: “Nvidia seems to no long want you to have control over your own video card that you paid your hard-earned money for? WTF!?” 
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The long game: how F&P Healthcare shrugged off a 52-week low
Few New Zealand companies have grown their capital expenditure by 89% in a single year, and there would be even fewer who, having done that, have plans to grow it further.

It is all part of what Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH) CEO Lewis Gradon sees as taking the longer-term view of thing 
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Sponsored: Limited Time Offers available at One Greys Ave
The final release of apartments at One Greys Ave are gaining traction, underpinned by a suite of limited-time incentives designed to reduce the cost of entry and deliver immediate value. Remaining one, two and three-bedroom apartments are priced from $605,000, with purchasers able to choose from three compelling offers:

  • An 8% gross rental return for two years
  • A complimentary second car park valued at $120,000 with any carp 
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Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s right-hand man
By Meghan Bobrowsky

Tensions were running high at Meta Platforms.

For weeks, rumours circulated that the company was planning a large layoff as it poured tens of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence. Then, employees were told their keystrokes and mouse clicks would be recorded to help train AI agents to use computers. ⌘ Read more

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SRW’s solutions ride China’s longevity bid, skirt legal imbroglio
Biotechnologist Greg Macpherson’s healthy ageing solutions have proved lucrative for his Auckland-based wellness supplements business in China, but a court case involving his marketer has been a distraction.

Greg Macpherson is softly spoken, a little reserved. He sees himself as a super nerd, and that description seems apt for a man with a fixation on what makes mitochondria tick inside h 
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AI, job cuts and a very fragile mandate
In a week when the Government announced 8,700 public sector roles will go and AI will help fill the gaps, a lunchtime event at Parliament turned into something of a reality check on how fragile trust in AI has become in New Zealand.

One NZ’s second annual AI in Trust report, a nationally representative survey of 1,001 New Zealanders, shows 76% of us have interacted with AI-powered services in the past 
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7 Best Outdoor Security Cameras (2026) After Testing Dozens
These weatherproof outdoor security cams keep a watchful eye on your property while you get on with life. Our list includes battery-powered cameras that need no subscription. ⌘ Read more

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„Alibi-Zulassung“ bei KTM-Enduros
Der österreichische Motorradhersteller KTM verkauft Bikes mit einer Zulassung, die nicht fĂŒr den eigentlichen Einsatz gedacht ist. HĂ€ndler vermarkten dabei einen Umbau, mit dem das Motorrad nicht zugelassen werden dĂŒrfte. Ein großer Teil der Tausenden zugelassenen KTM-Enduro-MotorrĂ€der dĂŒrfte nicht straßentauglich und dennoch dort unterwegs sein. KTM sieht die Verantwortung bei den KĂ€ufern. Diese gehen ein großes finanzielles und rechtliches Risiko ein. ⌘ Read more

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California Moves To Exempt Linux From Upcoming Age-Verification Law
California lawmakers are moving to exempt most open-source operating systems from the state’s upcoming age-verification law after backlash from Linux and privacy advocates who warned that the original rules could force decentralized projects to collect users’ ages. The amendment would likely shield major Linux distributions, though SteamOS 
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Pope Leo Warns of Risks From AI In 42,300-Word Encyclical
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Pope Leo XIV on Monday set out a sweeping vision for corporate executives, politicians and individuals who will shape and be shaped by the future of artificial intelligence, warning leaders to safeguard humanity from A.I.’s most disruptive effects. Leo’s declaration came in the form of a papal encyclical, 
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Launch HN: Minicor (YC P26) – Windows desktop automations at scale
Hey we’re Faiz and Saheed and we built Minicor so AI companies who need to integrate to desktop systems with no API can quickly build scalable desktop RPAs. Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD0GHZIJ1cw

We were working on non-RPA integrations when a customer promised to sign a deal in 2 days if we could unblock a sale of theirs that involved integrating with a clinic’s Windows based medical record system. We didn’t know it at 
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