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Memories Mysteriously Survive After Brain Shutdown, And Scientists Don’t Know Why

404 Media, Saturday, Aug 15, 2026 3:00:42 AM

Photo cross-post

Very cool, if true, Saturday, Aug 15, 2026 1:47:11 AM

A Conservative Case for Liberal Immigration

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:44:46 PM

The Upside of the Kushner/Iger Ownership of the Lakers

Chris Yeh, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:15:05 PM

Europe's Top Ten public holidays

diamond geezer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:00:00 PM

OTR Links 08/15/2026

doug — off the record, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:30:52 PM

Jasmine Sun on the whole data center thing

Brad Barrish, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:02:14 PM

That was then, this is now

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:00:09 PM

We Just Saw the First Footage From ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:38:43 PM

The First Trailer for ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 Is Finally Here

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:18:20 PM

To Me, My MCU X-Men!

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:15:33 PM

That New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Footage Is Officially Here

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:13:32 PM

Disney Wants You to Behold the First ‘VisionQuest’ Trailer

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:00:06 PM

California capped business tax credits at $5M/year in June and didn't exempt Hollywood, which is trying to fix the issue before the legislature ends August 31 (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 8:55:01 PM

How to Build Your Own AI Writing Pipeline (No Paid Tools)

Elizabeth Tai, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 8:51:14 PM

Oregon startup news for the week ending August 14, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 8:27:14 PM

Northern Gannet

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 8:18:42 PM

Weeknotes: Aug. 8-14, 2026

Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 8:12:44 PM

Dev Kills Cloud Version Of Game On Switch, Offers Discount To Rebuy It For Switch 2

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 7:39:00 PM

Credit-card fraud may be less frequent; it definitely seems easier to deal with

Rob Pegoraro, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 7:34:22 PM

Note #738

Home on Harper Reed's Blog, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 6:53:49 PM

Live Updates From Disney’s Mega Film and TV Panel at D23 2026 🔴

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 6:00:03 PM

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https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 4:55:23 PM

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https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 4:54:19 PM

How Anthropic plans to watermark Claude's AI-generated text

BleepingComputer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 4:24:17 PM

weekend open thread – August 15-16, 2026

Ask a Manager, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 4:07:53 PM

The Media's Vaccine Hesitancy

Status, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 3:58:24 PM

Pro Se Plaintiff Caught Hiding Prompt Injections In Court Filings; Responds By Hiding More

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 3:34:31 PM

Don't classify. Hallucinate!

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:54:35 PM

Staring at the sun

Mixture, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:52:16 PM

This Week in the IndieWeb

https://indieweb.org/this-week/, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:50:08 PM

Seasons, seasons, seasons

https://jeanhsu.substack.com, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:39:57 PM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for August 14, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:36:44 PM

How to usher in an era of abundant vengeance

Mike Monteiro’s Good News, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:33:19 PM

30 Years Later, ‘Cure’ Is Still an Unassailably Hypnotic Horror Masterwork

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:30:01 PM

Security Signal Weekly: August 8-14, 2026

CybersecKyle, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:25:19 PM

The solopreneur advantage

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:23:08 PM

Byeday

Doc Searls Weblog, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:21:33 PM

The Man Who Cannot Be Overruled Wants to Talk About Balance of Power

A Node on the Web, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:21:06 PM

Day 2033: “I didn’t really ask too much about it.”

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:17:26 PM

Friday Squid Blogging: Searching for the Colossal Squid

Schneier on Security, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:01:49 PM

‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Warriors are thinking about the future

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:01:26 PM

Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Weekend

Mario Villalobos, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 2:00:00 PM

New York Magazine says it will stop publishing Ross Barkan's column because his work did not live up to its standards and updates 67 of his columns in archives (Max Tani/@maxwelltani)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:55:01 PM

A University of Cambridge professor who quit after plagiarism allegations has been found dead at home; police say the death is not being treated as suspicious (Suha Kidwai/The Independent)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:46:35 PM

CSF_03: today’s Cybersecurity Friday post: the effective security of small busin...

Tantek Çelik, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:41:00 PM

Here’s What the New ‘Avatar’ Land Looks Like

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:30:50 PM

Like: 1786739162

https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:26:02 PM

Four of five members of Tegna's board have resigned after a judge said Nexstar violated a court order by filling the board with Nexstar-affiliated people (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:23:28 PM

Like: 1786738530

https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:15:30 PM

A landmark 632 years in the making: the odyssey of Cologne Cathedral.

The Garden of Memory, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:15:22 PM

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Watermark My Words

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 1:02:29 PM

Note #737

Home on Harper Reed's Blog, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:57:01 PM

Being efficient with tokens doesn’t mean using fewer of them overall. It ...

Crank.report Survey, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:45:30 PM

Finishing up my Taijiquan Haikus

Hey Loura!, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:43:23 PM

Google Workspace Weekly Recap - August 14, 2026

Google Workspace Updates, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:41:50 PM

The main object of AI security policy should be to understand this picture and ...

Crank.report Survey, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:33:04 PM

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Data, Neolab, AI Infrastructure, Defense And AI Coding Lead

Crunchbase News, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:32:36 PM

‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 Sure Seems Like It’s Going Back to ‘The Clone Wars’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:30:21 PM

A Maryland court strikes down a state tax on some digital ads as a violation of the Internet Tax Freedom Act; Apple, Google, and Peacock TV challenged the tax (Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:30:01 PM

The Promotion Paradox

Rands in Repose, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:19:44 PM

Court Upholds Trump's De Minimis Tariff Repeal, SCOTUS Takes Immigrant Detention Fees Case & a Courtroom AI "Prompt Injection"

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 12:01:58 PM

James Dempsey’s Breakpoints Jam in Seattle Aug. 20

Inessential, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:47:08 AM

Plague Poems – The Three-Hundred-and-Thirty-Fifth Week

LibrarianShipwreck, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:46:16 AM

The BBC is seeking to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner in the defamation lawsuit the president is pressing against the broadcaster (Josh Gerstein/Politico)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:35:01 AM

Sous vide meatloaf (ground beef, speasoned, with egg, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, sautéed…

Unselling Convenience, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:34:40 AM

Le Onde Ristorante in Elkins Park still temporarily closed as ownership retools menu

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:32:57 AM

I was looking for a good screen shot of Radio UserLand. Just found this one on F...

Scripting News, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:31:52 AM

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Fewer Guns, More Jobs, Higher Taxes on the Rich

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:31:34 AM

The ‘Widow’s Bay’ Cast Is Just as Excited for Season 2 as You

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:30:03 AM

Measuring Subscriber Retention Is Harder Than it Looks

A Media Operator, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:25:00 AM

Lower Moreland police arrest man for making terroristic threats while brandishing a knife

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:11:25 AM

Edinburgh Fringe: Target Audience ★★★★★

Terence Eden, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:10:20 AM

Trump Wants The DOJ To Go After Olympian David Hearn Again In Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:09:08 AM

Hackers arrested over €30M bank fraud exploiting service provider flaw

BleepingComputer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:04:26 AM

Daily Deal: The Ultimate Unity Game Development Bundle

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:04:08 AM

New admin controls for adding invitations to Google Calendar

Google Workspace Updates, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 11:03:14 AM

Friday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:44:02 AM

Fort Washington-based nationwide mortgage servicer to pay $15.5M settlement for imposing ‘force-placed’ insurance costs

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:37:47 AM

How to Educate the Poor: Global Programs, Resources & Ways to Help

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:37:00 AM

Why Open Source Matters for AI

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:37:00 AM

Billionaire tech investor scoops up another Fillmore building

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:35:17 AM

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Will Soon Be on Disney+ Where It Always Belonged

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:30:44 AM

New Paths to Wildfire Risk Reduction on a Heating, Combustible Planet

Sustain What, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:23:52 AM

Jenkintown to host 10th annual Philadelphia Flyers’ Community Caravan on Aug. 31

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:23:25 AM

Google adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:22:40 AM

HTML Day San Diego 2026

IndieNews English, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:12:38 AM

Not-So New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ Footage Has Leaked

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:00:42 AM

It’s ICE—We’re Rebranding and Jazz-Handing With Our Sizzling New INCEL™ G.L.O.V.E.S.

McSweeney’s, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Is preseason football meaningless? Not for the 49ers fighting for a $600,000 raise

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Family and the State: That’s a Wrap

bavatuesdays, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:55:25 AM

Apple officially opens ad bookings for businesses on Apple Maps ahead of an upcoming full rollout across the US and Canada (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:50:01 AM

Mid Month News - August 2026

https://roundup.reclaimhosting.com, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:45:35 AM

Postcards

Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:44:07 AM

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/8/2026 – #FOIFriday

Blog - Words + Numbers, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:43:23 AM

Glenside-Jenkintown Restaurant Week concludes Aug. 16, enter to win $100 gift card to participating restaurant of your choice

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:41:35 AM

AI, technofascism, and the unmaking of higher education. An interview with Stefan Popenici

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:37:00 AM

Empty shelves or lost keys? Recall is the bottleneck for parametric factuality

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:37:00 AM

Education Insurance is Real

bavatuesdays, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:31:42 AM

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often tiles

Unsung, Friday, Aug 14, 2026 9:30:15 AM