Daily Tech News 11 June 2026

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Microsoft just released its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, fixing over 200 flows including three 0-day exploits. (Computer Weekly)

Well, good. I guess that means things are fixed.
A new exploit called RoguePlanet targets Windows Defender - the Windows subsystem that protect the rest of the system from exploits - the grant attackers admin access. (The Register)

Never wrestle with an autistic asshole. Just don't.

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AMD claims its upcoming 256 core Zen 6 Venice server processor is 3.3x better than Nvidia's upcoming 88 core Vera Rubin processor when normalised to a full 100kW rack. (Tom's Hardware)

It's impossible to confirm any of this. AMD doesn't have unreleased Nvidia hardware, Nvidia doesn't have unreleased AMD hardware, and anyone who has both has signed away all their major organs in NDAs.
Seattle has enacted one year moratorium on new AI datacenters. (The Guardian)

I'm not sure anyone was planning to build a datacenter in Seattle, but if they were, they can't.
Elon Musk has showed off plans for a first generation orbital datacenter. (Tom's Hardware)

150kW of computing power moving at 8km per second. Don't stand underneath when they fly by.
China is planning to spend $295 billion on a national AI datacenter. (Tom's Hardware)

It is planned to be constructed of at least 80% export-quality tofu dregs.
Samsung has signed a deal to build 50MW floating datacenters. (Tom's Hardware)

Your move, Seattle.
If you want to use Claudes new security-oriented Fable and Mythos models, it will track your interactions for a month. (Claude)

And then get hacked.
Leading firms in the AI waste race are spending $7500 per month per employee. (Tech Crunch)

And I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
A former xAI engineer has filed suit against the company, claiming he was fired for raising "safety" concerns. (Tech Crunch)

"Safety" in AI rarely has anything to do with safety, so its hard to tell what this is about. The interesting part is that the lawsuit explicitly says that Elon Musk was not at fault and insisted that all applicable laws be followed; the suit places blame on one single, now departed executive.

As in, he left the company. As far as I know he's still alive.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: No, I said "allo".

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 Mornin' Pixy, Mornin' Horde.

Been up since 3 am. No I don't know why.

But I'm here...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 04:31 AM (O7YUW)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 11, 2026 04:31 AM (8schn)

3 Morning all.

Posted by: Tuna at June 11, 2026 04:32 AM (lJ0H4)

4 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 11, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

5 >>>Leading first in the AI waste race are spending $7500 per month per employee.

They'll make it up in volume.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 11, 2026 04:36 AM (dK+Kv)

6 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 04:31 AM (O7YUW)

Sorry for your being up early.

Yesterday's school bus story. A mother of a second grader asked that her son be moved. He's now sitting up toward the front of the bus , because two other second graders in the back told him They were going to bring knives on the bus and stab him. The boy can be a bit mouthy, but that seems a bit of an overreaction.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 04:41 AM (ix8EF)

7 On tech issue
Have my truck back and will use my Garmin again. The company doesn't believe it can double mileage just for a faster arrival time. Going to a place today it at least might be another 1/3 extra. If so will take picture of what it is telling me.

Posted by: Skip at June 11, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0)

8 story from "Sunny Skyz" site reposted from ONT:

Nice story about a dog being saved from a trash compactor by a man who had wanted a dog after the can dog was in fell from the truck:

https://tinyurl.com/4j2wsc2p

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 04:43 AM (ix8EF)

9 Oh, "flaws". I saw "flows" and thought, "What new gimmick have they come up with now to describe how they steal our data?"

Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 11, 2026 04:47 AM (cONmN)

10 But at least I read the content.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 11, 2026 04:48 AM (cONmN)

11 "I can call spirits from the vasty deep."

Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?

Posted by: Hotspur at June 11, 2026 04:49 AM (ix8EF)

12 "Well, good. I guess that means things are fixed.”

Sure.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at June 11, 2026 04:50 AM (/HDaX)

13 See this animal who wants to kill one of us?

https://tinyurl.com/39jvzvhy

He posted wearing his company uniform:

Metropolis.io (Metropolis Technologies, Inc.) is a Santa Monica, California-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2017. It develops a computer vision and AI platform that enables checkout-free parking and payments.

Libs of TikTok has already tagged the FBI.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 11, 2026 04:53 AM (8schn)

14 @6/FenelonSpoke: Annoying situation that. The threats are almost assuredly "not real" and just bluster. Kids say a lot of stupid things.

The disciplinary actions are also mostly just bluster, and I think the kids know it, hence their bad behaviour: They know they won't get seriously punished for doing (or threatening) bad things.

Two weeks to go. I'm tired of putting up with the kids' crap.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 04:54 AM (O7YUW)

15 And I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
-

You're not special. Anyone who over-boozes can do that.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 11, 2026 04:55 AM (8schn)

16 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 04:54 AM (O7YUW)

FenSpouse laughed about wanting things to be over for the summer. He understands.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 04:57 AM (rZCVI)

17 "It's a write-off, Jerry!"

And that's just what Seinfeld did:

https://tinyurl.com/58wzz8cb

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 11, 2026 04:59 AM (8schn)

18 Foddy a little and very muggy
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at June 11, 2026 05:05 AM (Ia/+0)

19 w00t late

Posted by: m at June 11, 2026 05:07 AM (6wpGE)

20 Wonderful story about a 100 year old opera singer and a train station pianist:

https://tinyurl.com/5dyv4zmp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 05:08 AM (lQ+/f)

21
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at June 11, 2026 05:12 AM (AMvSw)

22 11 "I can call spirits from the vasty deep."

Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?
Posted by: Hotspur at June 11, 2026 04:49 AM (ix8EF)

ha ha

Posted by: m at June 11, 2026 05:12 AM (6wpGE)

23 I just shaved my face a few hours ago and splashed on a little aftershave. AI needs to have a shave.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 11, 2026 05:15 AM (SRceu)

24 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at June 11, 2026 05:18 AM (Hbeqj)

25 @16/FenelonSpoke: "FenSpouse laughed about wanting things to be over for the summer. He understands."

I don't doubt it. My first year I didn't really get why every driver knew exactly how many days were left till the end of the school year as we headed into the last two months. Last year, I had an absolute peach of a route.

That got taken away from me at the beginning of this year and I got assigned two routes that are best described as "problematic".

Now I'm counting down the days. I get it now. *sighs*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 05:20 AM (O7YUW)

26 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 05:20 AM (O7YUW)

I'm sorry that your nice route was taken away from you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 05:24 AM (ix8EF)

27 I'm laughing at the possible prospect of a very weird future diplomatic negotiation now that Antares is a going concern....

"America, please nuke us. We really deserve it."

"We'll consider it. Maybe if you opened up a factory or two in Nebraska...."

"Oh, come on, America, why are you so gung-ho to not nuke anyone? A decent country doesn't go around threatening to not nuke people just to get what they want out of them..."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 11, 2026 05:33 AM (Ot/FD)

28 @26/FenelonSpoke: Nah, don't be. The route I had last year pops into one of the schools I stop at, and I've seen that the load-out of kids has changed dramatically. I've heard the radio calls from it reporting various problems back to the office. It's obviously not a "peach" route anymore.

You can't step in the same river twice.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 05:34 AM (O7YUW)

29 Is this about that stash of Shackleton's booze they found in the ocean a while back?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 11, 2026 05:34 AM (Ot/FD)

30 >>>Leading first in the AI waste race are spending $7500 per month per employee. (Tech Crunch)

Can I buy a subject of the headline?

Posted by: m at June 11, 2026 05:41 AM (6wpGE)

31 Ben a long tym uhp this urly. Nead cofefe.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 11, 2026 05:41 AM (g8Ew8)

32 I went there and got it:

'AI-pilled' firms spend $7,500 per employee each month on AI

30 >>>Leading first in the AI waste race are spending $7500 per month per employee. (Tech Crunch)

Can I buy a subject of the headline?
Posted by: m at June 11, 2026 05:41 AM (6wpGE)

Posted by: m at June 11, 2026 05:43 AM (6wpGE)

33 two other second graders in the back told him They were going to bring knives on the bus and stab him.

The little bastards should be walking to school for the rest of the year for that.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 05:44 AM (NR6c1)

34 Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 05:44 AM (NR6c1)

Well, actually they were technically "bitches" -2 girls in the second grade. Spouse didn't know anything about it till the mother of the boy told him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 05:47 AM (lQ+/f)

35 @33/NR Pax: "The little bastards should be walking to school for the rest of the year for that."

In a sane and just world, they would be, and the school would be using that as an example to the rest of the little miscreants as to how your bus-riding "privileges" can and will be revoked if you cross that line.

In a sane and just world...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 05:49 AM (O7YUW)

36 Spouse didn't know anything about it till the mother of the boy told him.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

And it still sucks. Kids that young saying things like that is a major red flag in my eyes.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 05:50 AM (NR6c1)

37 Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 05:50

I agree with you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 05:51 AM (lQ+/f)

38 tech (on the topic of military flyovers at sporting events):

Magills
@magills_
8h
The dork called in Grok for backup

Alex Tabarrok
@ATabarrok
@grok what would the founding fathers have said
about mixing the military with sports?

Iron within, Iron without
@tgstk7...
They would have said: "fuck yeah."

Alex Tabarrok
@ATabarrok
@grok
The Founding Fathers would likely view it with suspicion. Deeply wary of standing armies and monarchical spectacle, they favored citizen militias and civilian control. Washington even declined to
review militia parades in peacetime to avoid imprope...

Posted by: m at June 11, 2026 05:53 AM (6wpGE)

39 moar tech:

Just One Strawman
@JustOneStrawman
8h
Replying to @magills_
Grok, is it true that I'm right and everyone is wrong? Please affirm me and say how awesome I am and how big my junk is.

Posted by: m at June 11, 2026 05:55 AM (6wpGE)

40 Man in AZ returns lost wallet to Alice Cooper. Short video:

https://tinyurl.com/yhpk3xjz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 05:56 AM (lQ+/f)

41 “ Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30

Posted by: Marcus T at June 11, 2026 05:57 AM (E24OL)

42 I should comment on at least one of Pixy's content pieces:

Microsoft. Patch Tuesday. 200 fixes.
"Well, good. I guess that means things are fixed."

Substitute 'u' for 'i' in "fixed" and you'll have a more accurate description of the situation.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 11, 2026 05:57 AM (O7YUW)

43 G'morning or g'evening depending where youy may be. We have passed through another Woden's Day here, and are starting yet another day of Thor. ("I'm tho thore I can hardly move!")

I dreamed something fragmentary last night in which I was sitting in my car aboard a commuter train that took cars across a river. An exec of the train line told me, "We're gonna get rid of all these cars!" To which I said, "Do that and you'll get rid of your job. People *want* their cars with them during the day!"

I was trying to dial my cell phone, which somehow had gotten soaked and insisted on putting a "0" in front of every number I entered, thus scotching the call, when I woke up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 11, 2026 06:00 AM (wzUl9)

44 Good morning morons

Is Tehran Burning? Is Belfast?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 11, 2026 06:01 AM (RIvkX)

45 "I can call spirits from the vasty deep."

Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?
Posted by: Hotspur at June 11, 2026

***
"You rang?"
( -- Demon from Curse of the Demon)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 11, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

46 40 Man in AZ returns lost wallet to Alice Cooper.

Lady I worked with at XM met him. Apparently his behavior in the movie "Wayne's World" was not acting.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 06:02 AM (NR6c1)

47 I looked over Ace's story about Jasmine Ratchett commenting on the Karmello Anthony story. I didn't know she was still around enough for the media to quote her.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 11, 2026 06:04 AM (wzUl9)

48 Does Seattle ban cover non-AI data centers? What if someone runs some AI in an existing data center does it get condemned?

Posted by: blaster at June 11, 2026 06:08 AM (NlEaG)

49 I don't know of this country artist- Zach Williams, but I have heard his song, "There was Jesus":

https://tinyurl.com/4x5drf8h

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 06:11 AM (Nx5jP)

50 Funny office story:

One of our habits is playing Spotle (Kind of like Wordle but you're guessing an artist). A few days ago, I lost and the artist was Zendaya.

The hint I was going to use if I was asked was "She ruined Dune."

This led to a co-worker saying "Is there any actor you dislike more than her?"

I gave it some thought and answered "Jane Fonda" which was quickly agreed with.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 06:15 AM (NR6c1)

51 Apparently the problem in Ireland is not the attempted beheading. It's because the video was "allowed" to be broadcast.

I really hope the summer of love going on in Belfast keeps going to the point that the government is thrown out and the savages are too terrified to draw attention to themselves.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 06:23 AM (NR6c1)

52 SanFranpsycho, parts of both,
Yes

Posted by: Ben Had at June 11, 2026 06:24 AM (5P5DO)

53 >>>And I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
but will they come?

Posted by: juicer at June 11, 2026 06:25 AM (Vdu7T)

54 I'll have to check in with Tousi

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 11, 2026 06:27 AM (RIvkX)

55 Not only has Skynet arrived and in the early stage before attempting to subjugate the entire human race, it's being welcomed with open arms and massive funding by our biggest corporations and governments!

Posted by: Biergood at June 11, 2026 06:31 AM (PwgSL)

56 Who is Ro Khanna?

Why is he always in my face?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 11, 2026 06:32 AM (RIvkX)

57
Good morning, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 11, 2026 06:32 AM (/PoEN)

58 Yeah. They are angry at Elon for posting the videos on X.

The civil authorities really don't want to administer Justice, do they?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 11, 2026 06:33 AM (qFwJc)

59 Samsung has signed a deal to build 50MW floating datacenters.

Microsquish already tried this. It did not go well. Why aren't they working on important stuff like putting beard hair on scalp head?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 11, 2026 06:36 AM (diia5)

60 Hadrian, having dog deprivation yet?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 11, 2026 06:41 AM (5P5DO)

61 The civil authorities really don't want to administer Justice, do they?
Posted by: no one of any consequence

They do but they have a different definition of that term.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 11, 2026 06:42 AM (NR6c1)

62 Social Justice is not Justice.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 11, 2026 06:45 AM (qFwJc)

63 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 11, 2026 06:45 AM (VyBeY)

64 sock_rat, Good morning. How is the hiking?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 11, 2026 06:47 AM (5P5DO)

65 62 Social Justice is not Justice.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 11, 2026 06:45 AM (qFwJc)

Social justice is subjugation.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 11, 2026 06:48 AM (g8Ew8)

66 Social Justice is not Justice.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

Justice is what wield the hammer.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 11, 2026 06:48 AM (diia5)

67 Social, adj: Not.

Cf.: Social justice, social science, social security.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 11, 2026 06:50 AM (BLOW1)

68 Rabbi warns: Not every haircut is permitted
Rabbi Eliyahu Blum discusses question of whether newest trend in haircuts, with little hair near the 'sidelock' area, is permitted under Torah law.
Published: Jun 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM (GMT+3)
=====

But male-pattern baldness is totally kosher.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 11, 2026 06:55 AM (RIvkX)

69
66 Social Justice is not Justice.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

Justice is what wield the hammer.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 11, 2026 06:48 AM (diia5)

The word “social” negates anything that follows.

Social justice is not justice.
Social science is not science.
Social security is not security.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 11, 2026 06:56 AM (orF8y)

70 it is good to know that everything is fixed.

if you're a windows user.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 11, 2026 06:57 AM (VyBeY)

71

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 11, 2026 06:58 AM (fpQMF)

72 AI data centers are the wind farms of this decade.

Posted by: H at June 11, 2026 06:58 AM (27rXu)

73 How is Microsoft not charged with crimes against humanity?

Posted by: Manitoba and Gobi at June 11, 2026 06:59 AM (YSnaO)

74 last few days, kinda sweaty

but always good to be out there in the woods!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 11, 2026 06:59 AM (VyBeY)

75 >>>Samsung has signed a deal to build 50MW floating datacenters.

Microsquish already tried this. It did not go well. Why aren't they working on important stuff like putting beard hair on scalp head?

Posted by: weft cut-loop

>I could show you how to do this, but nobody wants to listen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 11, 2026 07:00 AM (SRceu)

76
Microsoft's credo:

When your only tool is a patch, you apply patches everywhere!

They have a work song, too!

https://youtu.be/30JzGZYI_Hw

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot at June 11, 2026 07:01 AM (ixS3i)

77 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at June 11, 2026 07:02 AM (5KD9C)

78 75 >>>Samsung has signed a deal to build 50MW floating datacenters.

Microsquish already tried this. It did not go well. Why aren't they working on important stuff like putting beard hair on scalp head?

Posted by: weft cut-loop

>I could show you how to do this, but nobody wants to listen.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 11, 2026 07:00 AM (SRceu)

Strap a laptop onto an inner tube.

Voila! Floating data center.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 11, 2026 07:05 AM (g8Ew8)

79 I had to take my birdbath down yesterday. The fountain died and it was rusted. The crows splashing around in it were too big and they knocked it off center.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 11, 2026 07:05 AM (RIvkX)

80 I looked over Ace's story about Jasmine Ratchett commenting on the Karmello Anthony story. I didn't know she was still around enough for the media to quote her.

--

As long as she can be counted on to gin up racist remarks, and therefore continue in the time-honored Democrat tradition of imagining scenarios to stoke racial tensions and group hatred, she's gonna be televised. At least for a little while longer. Until the next black stooge comes along with more current visibility who can carry the torch.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 11, 2026 07:07 AM (qBdHI)

81 Good headline at "Twitchy-" Khanna get an Amen""
Ro Khanna believes in grace and redemption for Maine Kampfz The commentators were not buying it:

https://tinyurl.com/3dtv46nc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 11, 2026 07:10 AM (rZCVI)

82 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at June 11, 2026 07:10 AM (bfy6w)

83
Hadrian, having dog deprivation yet?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 11, 2026 06:41 AM (5P5DO)

___________

It was odd to wake up and not have to take care of dogs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 11, 2026 07:12 AM (/PoEN)

84 Ro Khanna is a damn hypocrite.

He ignored his own red lines on Graham Platner.

He is a reliable Party soldier.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 11, 2026 07:12 AM (RIvkX)

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