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Source contribution summary for this digest
Source	Type	Included	Scored	28d Digest Rate	28d Avg Score	28d Hotlist Hit	7d Article Age	28d Confidence
Guardian	news	1	54	2%	0.14	0%	5.5h	Stable
Hacker News	commentary	1	23	4%	0.16	0%	9.6h	Stable
Reddit AntiAI	news	1	23	5%	0.09	0%	6.3h	Stable
Bloomberg Markets	news	1	19	1%	0.02	0%	3.1h	Stable
NYT front page	news	1	12	4%	0.06	0%	7.6h	Stable
Reddit ArtistHate	news	1	12	~18%	~0.13	~0%	5.1h	Low sample
The Verge	news	1	10	10%	0.13	0%	4.3h	Stable
Tom’s Hardware	news	1	10	6%	0.11	0%	7.8h	Stable
Medium AI (keyword)	commentary	1	7	5%	0.06	0%	0.9h	Stable
The Atlantic	news	1	7	9%	0.09	0%	9.5h	Stable
ZD Net	news	1	7	6%	0.09	0%	6.9h	Stable
TechCrunch	news	1	4	5%	0.07	0%	9.0h	Stable
Ars Technical All News	news	1	2	10%	0.11	0%	10.8h	Stable
El Reg Offbeat	news	1	2	Collecting data	Collecting data	Collecting data	9.9h	Collecting
IEEE AI	research	1	1	Collecting data	Collecting data	Collecting data	8.1h	Collecting
Zero Hedge	commentary	0	13	1%	0.02	0%	5.1h	Stable
Futurism	news	0	11	10%	0.13	0%	5.9h	Stable
Bogleheads forum	news	0	10	3%	0.03	0%	1.1h	Stable
Medium Artificial Intelligence (keyword)	commentary	0	10	4%	0.07	0%	1.1h	Stable
Seeking Alpha News	commentary	0	7	1%	0.01	0%	1.4h	Stable
WSJ Tech	news	0	5	2%	0.05	0%	6.6h	Stable
India Times	news	0	3	0%	0.01	0%	3.5h	Stable
WSJ US Business	news	0	3	2%	0.03	0%	6.9h	Stable
r/WSB	commentary	0	3	1%	0.02	0%	8.3h	Stable
AI Daily Brief YT podcast	commentary	0	2	Collecting data	Collecting data	Collecting data	6.3h	Collecting
Book Riot	commentary	0	2	12%	0.21	0%	10.1h	Stable
Daring Fireball	commentary	0	2	~17%	~0.11	~0%	7.6h	Low sample
MyFT	news	0	2	3%	0.03	0%	4.1h	Stable
Anne Applebaum	commentary	0	1	Collecting data	Collecting data	Collecting data	No recent data	Collecting
Economist: United States	news	0	1	Collecting data	Collecting data	Collecting data	4.8h	Collecting
Noahpinion	commentary	0	1	Collecting data	Collecting data	Collecting data	6.7h	Collecting
Popular Information Substack	news	0	1	Collecting data	Collecting data	Collecting data	9.4h	Collecting
Reddit R/Ethereum	news	0	1	~3%	~0.05	~0%	6.4h	Low sample
Venture Beat	commentary	0	1	~1%	~0.04	~0%	9.1h	Low sample
Wired AI News	news	0	1	~9%	~0.08	~0%	6.5h	Low sample

World Custard Pie Championships 2026 – in pictures

Guardian | Score: 0.98 | positive | Subscription | Published: 14:21 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

This photo gallery from the Guardian covers the 2026 World Custard Pie Championships held in Maidstone, Kent. The event originated approximately 50 years ago as a fundraiser for the Coxheath village hall.

Keywords: World Custard Pie Championships, Maidstone, village festivals, traditions, pie-throwing

GameBoy Workboy

Hacker News | Score: 0.85 | neutral | Published: 13:43 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

This entry from The Cutting Room File details the history and development of the Workboy, an unreleased peripheral for the Nintendo Game Boy intended to provide productivity software and hardware features.

Keywords: Game Boy, Workboy, Nintendo, retro tech, obscure gadgets

If not a bubble, why bubble shaped?

Reddit AntiAI | Score: 0.85 | positive | Published: 17:46 Jun 12, 2026 (Eastern)

This Reddit post from the AntiAI community, submitted by user /u/PaiDuck, includes an image link and a discussion thread titled "If not a bubble, why bubble shaped?"

Keywords: bubble, humor, philosophy, Reddit, whimsy

Teto as a street dancer (by Mando, commissioned by me)

Reddit ArtistHate | Score: 0.85 | positive | Published: 02:38 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

A Reddit user shared an image titled 'Teto as a street dancer,' noting that the piece was created by the artist Mando as a commission.

Keywords: fan art, Teto, street dancer, illustration, whimsy

XP-era Windows spotted haunting London's driverless railway

El Reg Offbeat | Score: 0.75 | neutral | Published: 04:30 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

The provided text is an index of various news headlines and event listings from The Register and does not contain the body content for the article titled 'XP-era Windows spotted haunting London's driverless railway.'

Keywords: Windows XP, London, driverless railway, nostalgia, technology

Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million

The Verge | Score: 0.75 | positive | Published: 14:37 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for $3 million at Heritage Auctions, setting a new record for the game. This sale surpasses the previous $2 million record set in 2021.

Keywords: Super Mario Bros., Heritage Auctions, Video games, Collectibles, Record-breaking

This thin under-pillow speaker helped me fall asleep without earbuds

TechCrunch | Score: 0.35 | positive | Published: 12:00 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

The Jabees Peace Duo is an ultra-thin under-pillow speaker that uses bone conduction technology to transmit audio privately. Priced at $59.99, the device features Bluetooth connectivity, preloaded sleep sounds on a micro SD card, and a battery that lasts up to ten nights of one-hour sessions. While the device requires a thinner pillow to function effectively, it offers a foldable design and customizable magnetic frames.

Keywords: insomnia, sleep aids, product review, audio equipment

I usually avoid on-ear headphones, but Marshall has me seriously reconsidering

ZD Net | Score: 0.15 | positive | Published: 05:00 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

The Marshall Milton ANC headphones are reviewed as a comfortable, stylish on-ear option that includes features such as active noise cancellation, Bluetooth 6.0 support, and long battery life. The device, which supports both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub, is noted for its repairable design, including user-replaceable batteries and ear pads. While the reviewer praises the sound quality and build, they note the lack of wear detection and mention that wired use requires the headphones to be powered on.

Keywords: Marshall, headphones, tech review, consumer electronics

Can AI Actually Help You Sleep Better? I Tried It for Two Weeks.

Medium AI (keyword) | Score: 0.15 | neutral | Published: 15:01 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

An author shares their two-week experience using AI to address sleep disruptions caused by late-night mental to-do lists.

Keywords: AI, sleep, productivity, personal experiment, technology

Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System

Ars Technical All News | Score: 0.15 | neutral | Published: 07:18 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

New research published in Science, led by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), has produced the first global map of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks. By utilizing literature reviews, global soil samples, machine learning, and laboratory testing, researchers estimate that these underground networks span 110 quadrillion kilometers. The study highlights the ecological importance of these fungi, which form symbiotic relationships with roughly 80 percent of plant species and sequester 1 billion tons of carbon annually.

Keywords: fungi, mycorrhizal networks, nature, scientific research

Dev releases ‘unblockable’ ASCII video stream software, stoking fears of unstoppable ads — delivers 360p video at 30 FPS and acts as a ‘bridge for AI’

Tom’s Hardware | Score: 0.15 | neutral | Published: 06:11 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

A developer has released a real-time ASCII video rendering engine capable of broadcasting 360p video at 30 FPS. The software is described as an unblockable video stream that could serve as a bridge for AI.

Keywords: ASCII, video streaming, software development, ad-blocking, technology

Former ECB Rate-Setter Muller Reports for Duty as Volunteer Cop

Bloomberg Markets | Score: 0.15 | neutral | Subscription | Published: 05:00 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

Madis Muller, who recently completed a seven-year term leading Estonia's central bank and serving as an ECB rate-setter, is joining the Estonian police as a volunteer in the criminal-investigations unit.

Keywords: Madis Muller, Estonia, central bank, police, career change

The Beauty of Doing Nothing Together

The Atlantic | Score: 0.15 | positive | Subscription | Published: 08:00 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

This edition of The Atlantic's 'The Wonder Reader' newsletter examines the value of low-stakes social interactions in adulthood. The article argues that inviting friends into ordinary daily activities, such as folding laundry or working, can be more meaningful than planning structured social events. The newsletter also highlights related reporting on social trends, including declining party participation and the increasing amount of time Americans spend alone.

Keywords: social behavior, lifestyle, interpersonal connection, doing nothing

Visual Language Models Train Robots to Read Human Emotions

IEEE AI | Score: 0.15 | neutral | Published: 09:00 Jun 13, 2026 (Eastern)

Researchers from the University of Melbourne published a study in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters that investigates training collaborative robots to identify human emotions using vision language models (VLMs). By incorporating contextual factors—such as body language and task activity—rather than focusing solely on facial expressions, the VLM model outperformed traditional AI systems in recognizing emotions. While participants in the study preferred emotionally adaptive apologies from robots following errors, the research found that these social interactions did not compensate for lost trust caused by a robot's failure to complete physical tasks. Additionally, the study noted that while the VLM accurately predicted emotions similarly to third-party observers, it struggled to align with the self-reported internal feelings of the individuals interacting with the robot.

Keywords: robotics, artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, emotion recognition, vision language models