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• Why Amazon hates 'human-in-the-loop' AI governance

  20-06-2026 16:25 via theregister.com
  
  Humans tend to be “a little bit precious about humans,” according to Eric Brandwine, distinguished engineer and VP at Amazon Security. We like to think we are all very good at our jobs, and we have high opinions of ourselves, he explained during a phone interview with The Register. “But when you actually get down to it, humans are not terribly consistent,” Brandwine said. Humans, like AI agents and systems, are non-deterministic. Neither can be guaranteed to produce the s
  
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• 250 million bees on the loose in Yellowstone nightmare as sheriff's heroic response saves terrified tourists

  20-06-2026 14:51 via dailymail.com
  
  A nightmare unfolded near Yellowstone National Park when millions of bees escaped from a semi-truck carrying them down a highway.
  
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• Is it finally time to bite the bullet with AC? As the heatwave leaves Brits hot-headed, the Daily Mail tests a next-gen aircon system

  20-06-2026 14:10 via dailymail.com
  
  As parts of the country hit 32°C, I decided to take the AC plunge with the De'Longhi Pinguino GentleJet Inverter.
  
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• EU won't force publishers to grant dead video games an afterlife

  20-06-2026 10:30 via theregister.com
  
  The Stop Killing Games movement was dealt a blow this week after the European Commission decided not to propose a legal obligation to keep video games playable after they are no longer commercially available. Users of licensed software that depends on online components may also find this development of interest – more on that later. The grievance concerns online video games that become unplayable when publishers shut down the servers they run on. Almost 1.3 million grumpy gamers signed a p
  
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• Britain sending Ukraine an extra 30,000 drones – now 150,000 all up

  20-06-2026 09:30 via theregister.com
  
  Britain has raised its drone commitment to Ukraine to 150,000 this year and will send air defense missiles and radars as part of a £752 million aid package to help the country defend against Russia. The drones and air defense systems were announced this week at a NATO defense ministers meeting by Defence Secretary, Dan Jarvis MP, who recently took over after John Healey resigned in a dispute over the government's defense spending plans. Britain's government had previously said it would del
  
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• New video game console aims to get kids moving

  20-06-2026 03:10 via bbc.com
  
  The cube-shaped console will cost £269 (€319) when it is released on 22 June in the UK and Ireland.
  
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