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Super-Potent Synthetic Opioids Spread Across US Amid Fentanyl Crackdown

This article was co-published with Signal Ohio and STAT. In high school, Ashley Delgado dreamed of becoming a doctor and one day buying her father a Rolls-Royce. “She wanted to heal people,” said her father, James Taylor. She had a high GPA, Taylor added, and did especially well in science and Latin. In her mid-20s, […] The post Super-Potent Synthetic Opioids Spread Across US Amid Fentanyl Crackdown appeared first on bellingcat.

A solid start - first progress report on the 'One Europe, one Market' Roadmap

European Commission Press release Brussels, 18 Jun 2026 Following the signature of the Joint Declaration on the EU legislative priorities for 2026 and of the One Europe, One Market Roadmap, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have worked closely together to effectively deliver on the identified priorities.

Advertisement: No. 1 on Amazon - Mobile Wallbox 11kW with app and 7 m cable now only around 160 euros

The bestselling wallbox with 11kW plus app and cable on Amazon offers security functions and fits any CEE socket. (Electromobility, electric car)

High demand: BMW is reportedly bringing forward the start of orders for the i3 electric sedan

With a range of up to 900 km, the BMW i3 caused a stir at its presentation. The manufacturer now wants to take advantage of this. (electric car, car)

SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal

Israel-based Entro specializes in non-human identity and credential security solutions, and it will enable SailPoint to enhance its products. The post SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Tim Sweeney: "Roblox is growing and eating the gaming industry"

Epic boss Sweeney warns about the dominance of large platforms, especially Roblox. He is less critical of his own Fortnite. (Tim Sweeney, Epic Games)

Heat transition: Solar thermal power plant will probably not reduce heating costs

The largest facility of its kind in Germany has started operations. In the future, the costs could decrease, but a big catch remains. (solar energy, environmental protection)

Specs: Snap's first AR glasses cost over $2,000

With Specs, Snap wants to bring virtual content into users' field of vision - if they are willing to pay the high price for the glasses. (Augmented Reality, Snapdragon)

Electromobility at sea: Norwegian shipping company is building huge e-container freighters

The Eitzen Group orders two e-container freighters with 100 MWh batteries for a green freight corridor between Hamburg and Oslo. (shipping, electromobility)

Science Fiction: The End of Disclosure Day is the Beginning

The finale of Disclosure Day raises many questions. The makers provide the first answers. (Steven Spielberg, Aliens)

Bored developers: How AI in IT promotes cognitive decline

More and more AI, less and less understanding? Developers fear the gradual loss of their skills. An IMHO from Markus Feilner (KI, IMHO)

Kodak Admits Data Breach After ShinyHunters Hack Claims

Kodak told SecurityWeek it believes there is no threat to its systems or operations as a result of the cybersecurity incident. The post Kodak Admits Data Breach After ShinyHunters Hack Claims appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Artificial intelligence: Nvidia AI trains robots autonomously in the laboratory

The software framework Enpire lets teams of AI coding agents develop autonomous training regimes for robots. (Robot, Nvidia)

Society for Informatics: Router security situation in Germany highlighted

The Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. has presented a study on router security and digital sovereignty in Germany.

Dangerous Windows exploit: Microsoft promises a “high-quality update”

Microsoft wants to prevent the use of the Rogueplanet exploit on Windows devices with an update. But when that happens remains a mystery. (Vulnerability, Microsoft)

EU Gets a Head Start in Developing 6G Network Security

"Shield-6G" will combine AI threat detection, digital twins, honeypots, and more, to help carriers protect 6G networks against the threats of tomorrow.

Capability gaps: Ukraine as Europe's rocket factory

European defense companies are cooperating with Ukrainian rocket manufacturers who have tested their systems in combat. The reason: skill gaps. (military, politics)

Clamping blocks: Lego brings a functioning pinball machine

Legos Icons Arcade Pinball Machine is a fully playable pinball machine composed of 2,273 parts. (Lego, entertainment & hobby)

iPhone, Macbook, Airpods and iPads: Apple will increase prices

Apple boss Tim Cook will soon make many of the company's products more expensive. (Apple, PC)

EU plan: Cheap electric cars through a new vehicle class

Europe wants to promote small electric cars with subsidies, fleet discounts and city privileges - but only if they are built in the EU. (car, electric car)

Media: Press Council rejects labeling requirement for AI texts

The German Association of Journalists opposes the Press Council and demands a clear labeling requirement for AI texts. (AI, software)

Massive attack on Fortinet firewalls? 74,000 FortiBleed devices affected

Security researchers discovered a major attack on security appliances: thousands of cracked firewalls and billions of tried passwords.

The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.

New Abuse of the ClickOnce Technology, Part 1: The Inner Workings of ClickOnce Application Deployment

New Abuse of the ClickOnce Technology, Part 2: Stop Threat Actors from Clicking Once and Staying Forever

Midjourney Medical goes from generating ‘cat images’ to full-body ultrasound scans

“A scan of an imaging phantom, segmented to validate how cleanly structures separate under controlled conditions.“ | Image: Midjourney Medical Midjourney CEO David Holz just showed off the company's first hardware product and plans to build a San Francisco spa, which he admitted is a bit different from the "cat pictures" produced by its AI image generator. Dubbed The Midjourney Scanner, it's an ultrasound-based full-body scanner that uses a ring of sensors to capture vertical slices of the insid

Leak confirms OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT for Science subscription

OpenAI appears to be testing a new subscription and experience for science use cases, but it's unclear if it'll be available to everyone regardless of their background. [...]

Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices

Apple is planning to raise prices in response to the ongoing memory shortage. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook says "price increases are unavoidable:" We're doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we've been trying to shield our customers from the increases, but the situation has become unsustainable. Cook doesn't say when Apple plans on raising prices or which products will be affected. The company has already stopped sellin

The Free and Open Web Is Under Attack at the IETF

The ability to access publicly available information using automated tools is a central value and benefit of a free and open internet. Automated access—often called crawling or scraping—powers important, useful tools for locating, preserving, and analyzing online information. For example, crawling and scraping helps journalists, researchers, and watchdog organizations report the news, find security flaws, and investigate discrimination. Crawling the web allows non-profits like the Internet Archi

Google to use UK and EU user IP addresses for ad personalization

From August 3, 2026, Google will use IP addresses from UK, EEA and Switzerland users for ad measurement and personalization. It lands as the ICO weighs new consent rules, and years after Google itself called using such signals to identify devices "wrong." [...]