Polymarket reportedly paid people to post fake videos of themselves placing bets

The Verge • June 2026

According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Polymarket has been paying people to film themselves placing fake bets and celebrating fake wins on social media. WSJ identified over 1,100 deceptive clips and talked to creators who, despite not stat

How Roomba started a robot revolution

The Verge • June 2026

If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump around your house, looking for something to suck up, until its battery died or its (way too small) tank fi

Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”

Ars Technica • June 2026

Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.

"Dangerous" AI models are coming no matter what

Ars Technica • June 2026

AI models with advanced hacking capabilities will soon be the norm.

Briefing Chat: Testosterone and sperm might get a boost from obesity drugs

Nature News • June 2026

Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01963-1Nature staff discuss preliminary data on the effects of GLP-1 drugs on male fertility, plus a two-year trial of a brain–computer interface.

Stem cells banish severe autoimmune disease for 15 years

Nature News • June 2026

Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01925-7Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve.