--- title: Best The Next Web posts — June 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted The Next Web posts from June 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2026/06 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2026/06 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best The Next Web posts — June 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted The Next Web posts from June 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of The Next Web — June 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/google-is-about-to-disable-ublock-origin-and-every-other-manifest-v2-extension-in-chrome-fsalmwaeg "Google is about to disable uBlock Origin and every other Manifest V2 extension in Chrome") Article The Next Web · 12w Google is about to disable uBlock Origin and every other Manifest V2 extension in Chrome Chrome 150, scheduled for June 30, will remove the last flag keeping Manifest V2 extensions alive, permanently disabling uBlock Origin and all content blockers that rely on dynamic filtering. The change replaces the webRequest API with the declarativeNetRequest API, which limits extensions to static, predefined rule sets and caps the number of filtering rules. uBlock Origin's developer has stated that a full MV3 equivalent is not possible. Critics argue the move serves Google's advertising business interests alongside genuine security concerns. Firefox and Brave continue to support full-capability content blocking. Affected users can switch browsers, install the reduced-functionality uBlock Origin Lite, or accept that Chrome will silently disable their extension. 113 29 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/linkedin-will-now-show-recruiters-which-apps-you-actually-use-not-just-which-skills-you-claim-zhsqoxmkq "LinkedIn will now show recruiters which apps you actually use, not just which skills you claim") Article The Next Web · 12w LinkedIn will now show recruiters which apps you actually use, not just which skills you claim LinkedIn launched Connected Apps, a feature that links real software usage to your profile by auto-generating activity-based descriptions from tools like GitHub, Replit, Descript, and Lovable. Unlike self-declared skills, these summaries are generated from actual usage data and cannot be manually edited by users. The goal is to give recruiters verifiable proof of tool proficiency rather than unverified claims. Users are notified when summaries are added or updated, and the feature is opt-in. If recruiters begin filtering by verified tool usage, professionals who don't connect their apps may find themselves at a disadvantage. 60 23 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/nadella-we-can-t-let-ai-giants-eat-the-economy-1qe5so5ik "Nadella: we can't let AI giants eat the economy") Article The Next Web · 11w Nadella: we can't let AI giants eat the economy Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned in a Wall Street Journal interview that AI companies cannot simultaneously predict mass job losses and demand unchecked power to build infrastructure. He argued there is no 'societal permission' for an AI future that concentrates value in a few dominant models, drawing parallels to the backlash from globalization. Nadella's counter-pitch positions Microsoft around a 'frontier ecosystem' of cheaper, customer-controlled models rather than a single dominant frontier model. Microsoft has backed this with low-cost model releases and is considering hosting DeepSeek. The move puts pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic ahead of their IPOs, though Nadella's stance carries obvious self-interest given Microsoft's own massive AI infrastructure investments. 58 19 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/java-s-biggest-language-change-in-a-decade-is-finally-landing-it-took-197-000-lines-of-code--8eeespmnb "Java’s biggest language change in a decade is finally landing. It took 197,000 lines of code.") Article The Next Web · 12w Java’s biggest language change in a decade is finally landing. It took 197,000 lines of code. Project Valhalla's JEP 401, introducing value classes and objects to Java, is confirmed for integration into the OpenJDK mainline targeting JDK 28 (March 2027). The change spans 197,000 lines of code across 1,816 files and has been twelve years in the making. Value classes eliminate object identity, meaning objects are distinguished solely by their field values rather than memory location, enabling the JVM to reduce memory overhead and improve cache locality. Some existing JDK classes like Integer will be migrated to value classes. It will ship as a preview feature, not enabled by default. Java Language Architect Brian Goetz warns this is only the first part of Valhalla, with deliberate breaking changes ahead — code that synchronizes on Integer objects will throw exceptions once Integer becomes a value class. Full value semantics requiring nullability and atomicity changes remain future work, and Goetz considers it optimistic to expect the feature to exit preview even by JDK 29. 39 1 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/an-ai-agent-found-21-zero-days-in-ffmpeg-for-1-000-chrome-just-patched-a-record-429-bugs--loichspdc "An AI agent found 21 zero-days in FFmpeg for $1,000. Chrome just patched a record 429 bugs.") Article The Next Web · 13w An AI agent found 21 zero-days in FFmpeg for $1,000\. Chrome just patched a record 429 bugs. A security startup called Depthfirst used an autonomous AI agent to discover 21 previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities in FFmpeg — a widely used open-source media library — for roughly $1,000 in compute costs. Some bugs had existed in the codebase for over 20 years. Separately, Google shipped Chrome 149 with patches for a record 429 security bugs, over 100 of which are critical or high severity. The two events highlight a growing asymmetry: AI tools are finding vulnerabilities faster and cheaper than humans can triage and fix them. Other examples include an AI agent finding an RCE flaw in Redis and Mozilla patching 271 Firefox bugs found by Anthropic's Mythos model in a single pass. The core challenge has shifted from discovery to remediation — patching and deploying fixes at the pace AI can generate them. 36 4 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-ipo-to-mint-4-000-millionaires-cooks-included-inyq82is0 "SpaceX IPO to mint 4,000 millionaires, cooks included") Article The Next Web · 13w SpaceX IPO to mint 4,000 millionaires, cooks included SpaceX is set to list on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX at $135/share, valuing the company at $1.8 trillion in what would be the largest IPO in history. Over 4,000 current and former employees — including non-technical staff like cooks and welders — are projected to become millionaires, as SpaceX historically compensated workers at all levels with stock options rather than higher cash salaries. Approximately 400 employees are expected to hold stakes worth $100 million or more. The IPO is massively oversubscribed, with pricing expected Wednesday and trading beginning Thursday. Key risks include lockup periods of 90–180 days, concentration risk for employees whose net worth is heavily tied to SpaceX equity, and Elon Musk retaining over 82% voting control via super-voting shares. The wealth event is also expected to intensify housing affordability pressures in South Texas near the Starbase facility. 35 10 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/google-earthquake-alerts-warned-11-4m-in-venezuela-5g6q9wpzd "Google earthquake alerts warned 11.4M in Venezuela") Article The Next Web · 10w Google earthquake alerts warned 11.4M in Venezuela Google's Earthquake Alerts system warned 11.4 million Android users in Venezuela seconds before two major earthquakes struck — a 7.2 and a 7.5 magnitude quake — the strongest to hit the country since 1900\. The system uses accelerometers in Android phones as a distributed seismic sensor network, detecting fast primary waves and sending alerts before the more destructive secondary waves arrive. Venezuela has no national earthquake warning system, making Google's phone-based network a critical safety net. Within three seconds of the first quake, phones detected primary waves; six seconds later, alerts were pushed out. Nearly 1.4 million top-level 'Take Action' alerts were issued. The system, active in 98 countries since 2023, is especially valuable in lower-income nations that cannot afford dedicated sensor infrastructure. 91 16 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/andrew-yang-says-the-next-startup-wave-isn-t-building-ai-it-s-lowering-the-cost-of-living--jjqqf75g9 "Andrew Yang says the next startup wave isn’t building AI. It’s lowering the cost of living.") Article The Next Web · 12w Andrew Yang says the next startup wave isn’t building AI. It’s lowering the cost of living. Andrew Yang argues the next major startup opportunity isn't building AI but using it to lower the cost of living for workers displaced by it. As AI compresses wages and eliminates entry-level jobs, Yang sees a market opening for companies that cut costs in housing, food, wireless, and other basics. His own company, Noble Mobile, sells cell service cheaply and returns unused data value to customers. The model mirrors Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs. Despite early traction and unit profitability, Yang struggles to raise capital because investors are focused on AI companies. He notes Goldman Sachs estimates 16,000 US jobs lost to AI monthly, and warns that concentrating wealth in few hands is bad for the broader economy. 24 3 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-s-mythos-found-flaws-in-classified-us-systems-during-a-government-test-axiekmvlp "Anthropic’s Mythos found flaws in classified US systems during a government test") Article The Next Web · 11w Anthropic’s Mythos found flaws in classified US systems during a government test Anthropic's Mythos AI model identified vulnerabilities in classified US government systems during a controlled red-team exercise, not an external breach. The model surfaced flaws within hours, consistent with earlier evaluations where it found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across major OSes and browsers. The finding came to public attention via a Senate hearing where Senator Mark Warner quoted NSA/Cyber Command leadership. The episode highlights a contradiction: the same US government that uses Mythos on classified networks has also restricted it publicly following a separate jailbreak dispute. The UK's AI Security Institute independently assessed Mythos as substantially more capable at cyber offence than any previously tested model. Senator Warner cited the test to argue for mandatory pre-release evaluation of frontier AI models, not to condemn Anthropic. 21 4 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-to-cut-14-of-staff-and-exit-22-countries-in-agentic-era-restructuring-lzmdeb7lt "GitLab to cut 14% of staff and exit 22 countries in ‘agentic era’ restructuring") Article The Next Web · 14w GitLab to cut 14% of staff and exit 22 countries in ‘agentic era’ restructuring GitLab is laying off approximately 350 employees (14% of its workforce) and exiting 22 countries, reducing its geographic footprint by 37%. The cuts were announced alongside a strong Q1 fiscal 2027 report showing 23% revenue growth to $264.2m, beating analyst expectations. Management framed the restructuring as a strategic realignment toward AI and agentic development, citing the GitLab Duo Agent Platform and integrations with Anthropic's Claude, AWS Bedrock, and Google Cloud Vertex AI. The company expects $30–35m in restructuring charges spread across four quarters, with savings intended to be reinvested into R&D and AI products rather than retained as margin. 13 4 11. 11 [](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-accuses-alibaba-of-running-largest-distillation-campaign-against-claude-0mhntvjwt "Anthropic accuses Alibaba of running largest distillation campaign against Claude") Article The Next Web · 11w Anthropic accuses Alibaba of running largest distillation campaign against Claude Anthropic has accused Alibaba's Qwen AI lab of orchestrating the largest known model distillation campaign against a US AI company, using nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to conduct approximately 29 million exchanges with Claude between April and June 2026\. The campaign targeted Claude's software engineering and agentic reasoning capabilities. This exceeds the combined volume of earlier alleged distillation attacks by DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot AI. Anthropic sent a letter to US senators and White House officials urging coordinated government-industry action, including antitrust clarifications, export controls on AI chips, and penalties for distillation. Lawmakers are drafting legislation to sanction Chinese firms found improperly accessing US AI model outputs. The accusations come as Anthropic prepares for an IPO and is simultaneously fighting a separate US government export restriction on its own Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, placing the company in a complex political position. 11 6 12. 12 [](https://daily.dev/posts/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-hit-by-a-meta-outage-vsrl3zuoe "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by a Meta outage") Article The Next Web · 13w Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by a Meta outage A major outage hit Meta's platforms — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger — starting around 10am ET on a Friday. Down Detector recorded over 130,000 reports for Facebook alone, with users worldwide experiencing login failures, feed errors, and inability to post or interact. Meta's business products including Ads Manager and the WhatsApp Business Platform were also disrupted. Meta acknowledged the issue and said engineering teams were working to resolve it, but did not disclose the cause. 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