On June 30, 2026, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, BlackRock, Standard Chartered, Google, Shopify, and more than 140 other companies have signed on to Open USD, a new US dollar-backed stablecoin initiative operated by Open Standard.

The project is designed for powering global money movement and is expected to go live later in 2026.

The initiative is led by Zach Abrams, the cofounder of Bridge, which was acquired by Stripe in late 2024.

Link: https://joinopenstandard.com/

@adam @dave @james

Here we have an assortment of mice.

“Yeah but you don’t have my mouse”

Here we have an assortment of mice.

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #mouse

This is interesting: https://youtu.be/t-J5QNauVIc

#Swamps #Peet

What are the true costs of academic publishing?

Well, while academic publisher DeGruyter charges £158 for the book “The Leopard in the Garden” my local bookshop and other bookshops charge £39 for exactly the same book (and £12 for the ebook, which DeGruyter costs at a cool £158 too). The same appears true for other books (e.g., Nothing Less Than Equality £181 at DeGruyter vs. £24 at bookshops). Maybe this is a licensing thing, but it just seems odd?

The large academic publishing companies argue that their hefty fees e.g., £10.000 to get a paper in Nature published as open access, are warranted by the infrastructure and editor service they provide. When one knows very little about publishing, those claims are hard to evaluate because there are few non-profit equivalents that are fully comparable. But here the comparison is for profit bookshop vs for profit publishers and the books are exactly the same.

#scholarlyPublishing #academicJournals

Indonesia's enforcement of social media restrictions for under-16s has been patchy, with tech companies ignoring the rules and youth still accessing platforms (Marcel Thee/Nikkei Asia)

https://asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/life/indonesia-s-social-media-ban-tests-families-digital-reality
http://www.techmeme.com/260704/p11#a260704p11

Much like today, in December 2021, neo-Nazi Patriot Front members marched through DC with uniforms and masks. Later that night, they would encounter antifascist sabotage, leaving numerous vehicles damaged or inoperative.

Here's some PF members unmasked via police video obtained by Unicorn Riot: https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/patriot-front-members-exposed-in-parking-lot-clusterfck/

America is beautiful because of the diversity and character of the people who live here. The heart of the nation is the strength of our communities, and the willingness to extend a hand to those in need. Regardless of the current government's stances, I'm glad you're here. 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🇵🇷🎆

Good data visualization explains the amount of lost money from the AI hype: https://isaiprofitable.com

#DataViz #GenAI #business

Maker World is putting in effort to automatically flag "sexually inappropriate" 3D models, both with increased moderation and improved "AI" detection.

Maker World is also filled to the brim with stolen IP; apparently zero effort goes into detecting or taking that stuff down.

"Iron Man" couldn't get any easier to detect, and yet...

How do you fix the Posts index squishing in WordPress.

#WordPress

I'm looking forward to the DTNS experiment week. There are some good pilots for new shows.

@dtnsshow https://dailytechnewsshow.com

#podcasts #DTNS #dailytechnewsshow @acedtect

Good grief! https://youtu.be/nLUAN2Rev1E

#WashingtonState #chernobyl Yikes!

Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them - Feed: All Latest (David Nield) https://www.wired.com/story/where-nasa-posts-its-best-space-photos/

Fake DMCA Complaints Keep Erasing Real Pages From Google – What To Watch For - Search Engine Journal (Matt G. Southern) https://www.searchenginejournal.com/fake-dmca-complaints-keep-erasing-real-pages-from-google-what-to-watch-for/581299/ #DMCA #FakeDMCA

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor - TechCrunch (Anna Heim) https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/04/what-is-mistral-ai-everything-to-know-about-the-openai-competitor/

#FrenchAI #Mistral

White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US - The Verge (Terrence O’Brien) https://www.theverge.com/policy/961449/white-house-mamdani-heatwave-deletion

Australia’s child social media ban is failing, and the Senate just delayed the fix - The Next Web (Alina Maria Stan) https://thenextweb.com/news/australia-social-media-ban-children-senate-delay

Good fucking grief. Could Meta get worse?

Meta: Hold my beer!

https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/116863130040129656

Unbridled laughter is echoing from our bathroom.

Today Child A bought an old joke book for 1€ from the #library, and is reading it on the loo. Apparently sh-t's funny.

#parenting

"Suddenly, the calf and bear charged out of the trees heading straight toward them."
#weird #weirdnews #animals #nature https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-couple-spots-bear-chasing-moose-calf-and-helps-it-escape_n_6a46e05ce4b07748e75c7fc2