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Vanishing Culture podcast releases episode on preserving African folklore
Episode 4 of the 6-part series features scholars Helen Nde and Laura Gibbs discussing digitization, colonial distortion of oral traditions, and keeping African folktales accessible.
archive.org briefly offline after San Francisco power outage
A PG&E substation failure knocked out power to ~9,400 Richmond District customers overnight Jul 18–19; the Archive confirmed the site was restored by Jul 19 morning.
Vanishing Culture podcast releases queer memory preservation episode
Episode 3 of the six-part series features archivist Brooke Palmieri on how community-led LGBTQ+ archives counter erasure and expand access to marginalized histories.
Wikimania 2026 opens in Paris with 1,200+ attendees and AI knowledge focus
The 21st annual Wikimedia conference runs July 21–25, the first held in France, themed around free knowledge, AI, and Wikipedia's 25th anniversary.
Wikimania 2026 opens in Paris with focus on AI, platform regulation, and Wikipedia's next…
The five-day conference (Jul 21–25) marks Wikipedia's 25th anniversary; sessions cover AI crawling, online safety laws, age verification, and defending the knowledge commons.
Wikimedia Foundation launches review of licenses and legal policies to address AI threats
The Foundation flagged three harms: AI tools strip attribution, break source links for learners, and rarely contribute knowledge back to the commons; specific policy actions are forthcoming.
MuckRock covers FOIA Advisory Committee's landmark reform recommendations
The committee unanimously approved 11 recommendations calling for a specialized FOIA court, direct funding formulas, and AI-use rules — after a turbulent term shaped by workforce cuts and surging public demand.
MuckRock joins press-freedom coalition opposing FTC probe into Media Matters
MuckRock signed an amicus brief urging the D.C. Circuit to bar the FTC from using investigative powers to retaliate against a media organization critical of Trump-allied figures.
Lido EarnUSD adds PT-srUSDe looped strategy via Aave and Twyne
New fixed-yield allocation uses Pendle principal tokens on Strata's senior sUSDe tranche, looped through Aave with Twyne leverage; Aave supply cap raised to accommodate.
Lido DAO approves Institutional Restaking Module (IRM)
The governance-approved IRM lets institutional allocators restake ETH through KYC/AML-compliant Active Validated Services, adding curated AVS restaking yields on top of standard consensus rewards.
Interactive Brokers adds LDO to its crypto offering
The major global brokerage listed LDO via partner Zerohash, expanding access for retail and institutional investors and catalyzing a ~25% weekly price rally.
Edge City publishes Edge Tomorrow recap and announces 2.0 in Goa, India
The intergenerational kids residency drew 32 children from 22 families to Edge Esmeralda; the next edition runs Oct 11–Nov 1 in Mandrem, Goa.
Edge City publishes recap of the Consciousness Residency at Edge Esmeralda
Nineteen researchers, philosophers, and builders spent June 2026 running 4 on-site experiments, drafting 4 papers, and shipping 4 open-source tools; the residency was funded by the Consciousness Foundation and the Mays Family Foundation.
Anaconda publishes AI Model Security Best Practices guide covering full pipeline threats
New technical guide addresses supply chain risks, prompt injection, adversarial attacks, and model poisoning across the AI development and deployment lifecycle.
Anaconda acquires AI coding agent Kilo Code
Kilo Code has 3M+ developers across VS Code, JetBrains, web, and CLI; the deal adds agentic engineering and multi-model routing to Anaconda's enterprise governance platform.
Anaconda acquires Kilo Code to expand into agentic AI development
Kilo Code reached 3M+ developer users across VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI in 16 months; the deal follows Anaconda's Outerbounds acquisition and targets enterprise-scale AI coding governance.
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Protocol Labs’ vision for the future is built on four core focus areas that aim to harness humanity’s potential for good, navigate potential pitfalls, and ensure a future where technology empowers humanity.
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