Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1927, Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (died 2011) was born. In 1930, Guy Ligier, French race car driver and team owner (died 2015) was born. In 1931, Geeto Mongol, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2013) was born. In 1948, Ben Burtt, American director, screenwriter, and sound designer was born. In 1967, Richard Herring, English comedian and screenwriter was born. In 1989, Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player was born. In 1995, Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast was born. In 2014, Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (born 1927) passed away. In 2024, Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
I asked Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini to build Chrome ad-blockers — YouTube exposed all their worst instincts
Turns out build me an ad-blocker is a personality test for AI
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BoingBoing
· Jul 9, 2026
ChatGPT failures make for truly hilarious content
I'm obsessed with YouTuber Husk IRL's infuriatingly hilarious conversations with ChatGPT. If you need a laugh (and who doesn't, nowadays?), you should watch some of his videos on your next lunch break. Last year, Grant St. Clair highlighted Husk's experiments to get ChatGPT to help him out in stressful or dangerous situations like being pulled over by the police, being swallowed by a whale, or having a tree fall on him. — Read the rest The post ChatGPT failures make for truly hilarious content appeared first on Boing Boing.
Irish Star
· Jul 8, 2026
Hunter Biden says laptop scandal was 'hell' for him in candid Benny Blanco kitchen interview
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· Jul 9, 2026
Ticker Take: The Biggest Mistakes Investors Make
What a fun conversation! I sat down with Jon Erlichman (formerly of Bloomberg, now at Ticker Take) to discuss the biggest mistakes investors make. Here is the overview: Most investing advice tells you what to buy. Barry Ritholtz would rather tell you what NOT to do. This week on Ticker Take, we sit Read More The post Ticker Take: The Biggest Mistakes Investors Make appeared first on The Big Picture.
National Post
· Jul 8, 2026
Carney’s Davos speech written at 4 a.m., Trump’s volatile call with Trudeau, and other things we learned from a WSJ article
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Inc.com
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RAPPLER
· Jul 1, 2026
In the Public Square: Preparing for the trial of Sara Duterte
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