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- 1Masked protesters wave red flags in Madrid housing demonstrations●Masked protesters wave red flags as riot police attempt to control demonstrations in Madrid, Spain. Red flags are common
Masked demonstrators waving red flags clashed with riot police in Madrid as protests continued across Spain over the country's deepening housing crisis. The red flags, commonly linked to socialist and communist movements, reflected the strong presence of left-wing groups in the protests, which are driven by growing public anger over soaring rents and the lack of affordable homes.
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Spanish landlords are withdrawing rental properties from the market in response to the government's new housing decrees. Industry groups and media reports say more than 4,200 flats have already been pulled by small owners, with real estate agencies warning of a wider retreat from the rental sector. Commentators, including journalist Pilar García de la Granja, are weighing in on how the rent controls will affect housing supply and prices.
- 3No Kings Protest Content Takedown Sparks Facebook Dependence Debate▼Accident Or Not, The No Kings Takedown Is Why You Shouldn’t Rent Your Megaphone From Zuck
During the latest round of massive No Kings protests held across the United States and elsewhere, some protest-related content was taken down, with critics arguing the removal shows the risks of relying on Meta's platforms for political organizing. Techdirt argues the incident, whether accidental or not, demonstrates why activists should not 'rent their megaphone' from Mark Zuckerberg, pointing to Meta's control over reach and visibility for grassroots movements.
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Protesters in Greece are demonstrating over the country's growing housing crisis, with crowds voicing anger at rising rents and the lack of affordable homes. The protests add Greece to a wave of housing discontent across Europe, where tenants are pressing governments for rent controls and more social housing as living costs climb.
- 5Texas farmer rents out sheep to graze solar farms▼A Texas farmer found an unexpected side hustle: Renting out sheep to solar farms
A Texas farmer has turned sheep grazing into a side business by renting his flock to solar farms, where the animals keep grass and vegetation under control around the panels. The arrangement, known as solar grazing, is growing as solar developers look for low-cost, low-emission land maintenance, and farmers seek new income streams.
- 6Go proposal seeks finer limits on multipart form parsing●Proposal #82173: add finer-grained limits to net/http and mime/multipart form parsing. Current controls are too coarse f
A new proposal has been filed on the Go issue tracker, numbered #82173, asking for finer-grained limits in the net/http and mime/multipart packages. The author argues the current controls are too coarse for safe resource management when handlers process multipart file uploads. Developers in the Go community are debating whether the standard library should offer more precise parsing limits.
- 72026 Kia Sportage criticised for confusing dashboard controls●For our recent trip, we rented a 2026 Kia Sportage. It met the needs of our trip. BUT, it has the worst controls UX I’ve
A driver who rented a 2026 Kia Sportage for a recent trip says the SUV handled the journey fine but suffers from the worst in-car controls design they have encountered. The complaint centres on climate and other functions that require digging through the dashboard touchscreen rather than physical buttons, reigniting debate over touchscreen-heavy car interiors.