Monday/Lundi June/Juin 8, 2026
The AI Power Trip
AGI’s ETA: Delayed (again) due to technical difficulties
Silicon Valley’s pursuit of human-level AI remains elusive, but its power to reshape society is already here. [The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists]
https://thebulletin.org/2026/06/agis-eta-delayed-again-due-to-technical-difficulties/#post-heading
The Summer Study Streak Challenge is back! [Chess.com Blog]
https://www.chess.com/blog/Chessable/the-summer-study-streak-challenge-is-back
Millennium ChessGenius Pro M815 – Electronic Chess Computer with 2200 ELO Adaptive AI Skill Levels, Color Display, Built-in Trainer, Magnetic Travel Design [AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK]
WE Games Go Game Set 12 Inch - Traditional Go Set with Pull-Out Storage Drawers, Portable Wood Veneer Goban, Strategy Board Games for Adults, Chinese Chess Go Board Game [AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK]
It’s up to Congress and the courts to fight Trump’s attacks on states’ sovereignty [MS NOW]
https://www.ms.now/opinion/judge-trump-snap-food-stamps-democratic-states
Ukrainian strikes are inflicting pain deep inside Russia [The Economist]
Nike can’t just do it any more — The sportswear giant is trying to recapture the zeitgeist. But can a big brand still be cool?
https://www.economist.com/1843/2026/06/05/nike-cant-just-do-it-any-more
The Intelligence | Global news — There Xi goes: visiting North Korea [The Economist]
https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/06/09/there-xi-goes-visiting-north-korea
How to re-route the AI race [Insider - The Economist]
https://www.economist.com/insider/inside-tech/how-to-reroute-the-ai-race
What Companies Get Wrong About Decision Rights [Harvard Business Review]
https://hbr.org/2026/07/what-companies-get-wrong-about-decision-rights?ab=HP-hero-featured-1
Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis [BBC]
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdgl548x3eo
US Strikes Iran After Helicopter Downed, Testing Peace Talks [Bloomberg]
US Air Force confident in fix for Boeing KC-46 refueling tanker [Reuters]
Afghanistan says Pakistan air raids killed 13 people, including children [AL-Jazeera News]
What Jill Biden Doesn’t Say in Her White House Memoir — The former First Lady keeps putting up hurdles for even the most sympathetic of readers. [The New Yorker]
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/what-jill-biden-doesnt-say-in-her-white-house-memoir
Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable It says new safeguards make it possible to release a Mythos-class model it previously said was too risky to make public.
https://www.theverge.com/news/946725/anthropic-releases-claude-fable-5-mythos
The couples using ChatGPT as their therapist [Vox]
https://www.vox.com/advice/491229/chatgpt-claude-therapist-argument-mediation-relationships
Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars [TechCrunch]
Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts. [MIT Technology Review]
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5, a 'Mythos-class' AI model with safeguards [Business Insider]
https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-claude-fable-5-mythos-class-model-release-2026-6
To investors who choose France:
You can count on us. 🇫🇷 #ChooseFrance
Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests [The Guardian]
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race [The New York Times] so disappointing that Tom Steyer won’t advance. He was going to give California “Medicare For All.” Sadly, SUPERPACs spent $55 million on the other guys.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/us/steve-hilton-california-governor-xavier-becerra.html
House Passes $70 Billion Bill To Fund Immigration Enforcement For 3 Years, Sending To Trump [Huffington Post]
Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All — University of California faculty are in open revolt over the lack of standardized test scores.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/standardized-testing-math-gaps/687481/
Unmanned drone boat rescues 2 US crew members after helicopter downed by Iranian drone [ABC News]
https://abcnews.com/Politics/unmanned-drone-boat-rescues-2-us-crew-members/story?id=133713326
‘Disclosure Day’ is Spielberg’s beautiful plea to all of us [The Washington Post]
'Lyhanna was a victim twice': Women-led rallies across France condemn failures after schoolgirl's death [Le Monde FR]
Rihanna Debuts Massive Scribble Tattoo Designed by Her 3 Kids [E! Online]
https://www.eonline.com/news/1431819/rihannas-scribble-tattoo-designed-by-her-kids
Liquids on a plane? New airport scanners make it possible. [Mashable]
https://mashable.com/tech/liquids-on-planes-ct-scanners
Do Orgasms Really Help Boost Your Immune System? Here’s What Scientists Have to Say. [VICE]
In California, a Former Biden Official and Fox News Personality Will Face Off for Governor [The Intercept_] you guys/gals are definitely dead to me for not voting for Tom Steyer. #MedicareForAll
https://theintercept.com/2026/06/09/california-governor-results-becerra-steyer-porter-hilton/
All of these inventions came from the spread of Islam [National Geographic]
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/islam-inventions-spread-of-islam
After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math [NPR]
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5844932/naep-long-term-trends-reading-math
Effort to get California dropouts to finish degrees yields promising results, study says [Cap Radio News]
La face obscure du pari ukrainien [Le Monde diplomatique]
https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2026/06/HALIMI/69649
U.S. Power Is Wrung Out — The war in Iran has depleted the Pentagon as China’s military buildup matures. [Foreign Policy]
The Fault Lines in China’s Power — America Must Build—and Use—Leverage Against Beijing [Foreign Affairs]
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/fault-lines-chinas-power-ratner-danby
Afghanistan’s Women: Erased
An entire generation of Afghan girls have had their aspirations suspended by policies systematically excluding them from education and public life. [The Diplomat]
https://thediplomat.com/2026/06/afghanistans-women-erased/
Can the Pentagon’s New Innovation System Deliver?
Five months after Secretary Hegseth's sweeping innovation overhaul, the Pentagon's new acquisition architecture is beginning to take shape—but key questions about execution, speed, and strategic impact remain. [The Cipher Brief]
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/pentagons-new-innovation-system
L'Événement | France, Pakistan — Paris perd un de ses atouts clés au moment où Islamabad devient le "centre du monde" [Intelligence Online FR]
How Terry Tao Became an Evangelist for AI in Math [Quanta Magazine]
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-terry-tao-became-an-evangelist-for-ai-in-math-20260608/
[Information presse]: Des équipes du Bangladesh, des États-Unis, d’Inde, du Royaume-Uni et de Türkiye remportent la 13e édition du concours Ligne de faisceau pour les écoles [CERN_FR]
En savoir plus : https://home.cern/fr/students-from-bangladesh-india-turkiye-the-uk-and-the-usa-win-the-13th-edition-of-beamline-for-schools/?_thumbnail_id=22932
NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members [NASA]
Global crackdown on illicit pharmaceuticals sees USD 15.5 million in seizures [INTERPOL]
Space Force Picks Intelsat, Viasat for Protected SATCOM Program [Air & Space Forces Magazine]
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-picks-intelsat-viasat-protected-satcom-program/
Subaru Teases Three New Manual Models for 2027, Including New WRX STI [MotorTrend] Subaru is ganging up on y’all, and you are ALL losing the battle, because you refuse to donate me my #GermanEngineered or #JDM vehicle
https://www.motortrend.com/news/subaru-three-new-manual-models-2027
What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday (Lundi) June (Juin) 8, 2026. Since it’s Monday, it’s time for Major Content Curation. Don’t forget to stay tuned to the NBA Finals, it’s currently 2-1 for the New York Knicks. The San Antonio Spurs have a lot of work to do if they want to stay in the game. I’m rooting for the Spurs because I personally know a Military Veteran who lives in Texas. I knew a woman who used to live briefly in New York City, but we never dated, so I guess it doesn’t count, and as a result, I’m not huge on the Knicks. Also, I want to teach Mafioso Gary Vee a lesson because he got filthy rich over the last 10 years without helping me purchase my first new vehicle ever. Yet he helped a ton of white kids get rich over the years. Yeah, I piled up the number of responsibilities, but zero paycheck. So I’m also doing my JAB JAB JAB, RIGHT HOOK, as he would like to say in his book that I so much cherished all those years ago. I need a new car, I’ve said it over a thousand times, it’s very important, and it has #IC implications.