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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, and the grid is being pushed to its limits as people turn to… Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/25/1139738/the-download-europe-heat-wave-ibm-chip-moores-law/

Save over 50% on this Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote. Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/this-is-my-favorite-amazon-product-and-its-better-than-half-price-for-prime-day-last-chance-to-save

"Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools. Source: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/one-two-punch-delivered-in-global-operation-disrupts-cybercrime-assembly-line/

Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping the brain ignore distractions and zero in on what matters most. When researchers temporarily switched off these neurons in mice, the animals became unusually distractible—similar to what is seen in ADHD—but regained normal focus as soon as the neurons were reactivated. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260624025426.htm

Check out this video from Veritasium: "Forensic Science Is Not As Accurate As You Think" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvcesPWvUIc

The new game mode Retake and Summit map are coming to Season 2026 Act 4 of Valorant, and it makes me want to play the Riot Games FPS again Source: https://www.polygon.com/valorant-act-4-season-2026-new-map-mode/

Check out this video from NASA: "Astronauts on the Space Station Celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84id2dzpwU0

Check out this video from gameranx: "Secret Bomb Backpack In Crimson Desert Is Nuts" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2Go9aZp9fUY

When most people in North America or Europe hear the name VinFast, they probably think of the Vietnamese electric car company trying to break into international markets with a lineup of electric SUVs. What many don’t realize is that VinFast is already a giant in another corner of the EV industry: electric two-wheelers. Source: https://electrek.co/2026/06/13/this-electric-car-company-just-produced-its-one-millionth-electric-motorcycle/

Add Ariana Grande to the list of artists who will never collab with Donald Trump on a TikTok video. The 3x Grammy winner recently slammed the White House for using her 2024 song ‘Bye’ in a video promoting the Trump-signed Secure America Act, which would fund ICE and Border Patrol. “Please do not ever use […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/06/ariana-grande-slams-ice-video-using-her-song-1236954400/