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Citizen Lab: in 2024 and 2025, 45 devices of Al Jazeera were targeted with zero-click attacks delivered by targeted ads from an Israeli-founded marketing firm (Wired)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 11:20:01 AM

Nidal Hasan’s Public Execution Is Off, But Propagandists Are Still Using Him as a Martyr

404 Media , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 11:19:55 AM

DOC Is Next Week!

Search Blog , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 11:19:16 AM

Fishdraw is a single JavaScript file that generates...

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 11:15:00 AM

The Creator of ‘Crystal Lake’ Explains (Again) Why There’s No Hockey Mask in the Show

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 11:00:44 AM

is it rude to ask what people are doing on leave?

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 10:59:26 AM

Private Markets Are the New AI Markets

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 10:50:33 AM

Outerlight Entertainment, formerly known as First Look Entertainment, acquires Bleecker Street, the indie film studio behind Alex Gibney's Musk documentary (Jack Dunn/Variety)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 10:45:06 AM

Now generally available: Preview client-side encrypted PDF and image files directly in Google Drive

Google Workspace Updates , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:59:58 AM

Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites, legal experts say

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:59:54 AM

How Hunting Owls Use Sound to “See” Under the Snow

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:55:00 AM

Meta Moderation Failures Loom Over Brazil’s Runoff Presidential Election

Tech Policy Press , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:54:17 AM

Google says it has 400+ publications in its News AI pilot, which tests features like overviews; participants include Financial Times, CNN, and The Texas Tribune (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:50:01 AM

The Big Idea: Jonathan Maberry

Whatever , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:48:05 AM

A new report argues newsrooms need to do more experiments — like, the kind with randomization and results

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:47:21 AM

U.S. birth rate and fatherhood statistics (2026): fewer, older parents

Fathercraft.com , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:47:00 AM

Accenture Tells Employees They Can Now Spend Only $29 on Claude Per Month

404 Media , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:46:18 AM

Thursday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:43:28 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 15, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:43:02 AM

The Rack is back: Nordstrom Rack returning to Union Square

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:41:21 AM

Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy

404 Media , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:31:30 AM

update: I need to cunningly find out 40 names

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:29:34 AM

Measuring Human Cryptanalysis Effort

Schneier on Security , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:24:29 AM

Eleventh Circuit Says Cliffhangers Are ‘Features,’ Not Speech, As It Greenlights Florida’s Social Media Age Gate

Techdirt , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:24:20 AM

Street Fighter is the best adaptation of the material to date

Region Free , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:22:29 AM

How many shots are in the average movie? How does it...

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:15:00 AM

Election 2026: St. Paul School Board At-Large

https://naomikritzer.com/contact-me/, Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:03:03 AM

Natural Limericks

McSweeney’s , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:03:00 AM

Google’s News AI pilot expands to over 400 publications, including U.S. local news outlets

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:01:46 AM

‘Street Fighter’ Is Exactly What You Hoped and Feared It Would Be

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:00:55 AM

A vision to revive Mid-Market as the city’s cultural center just got some juice behind it

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 9:00:00 AM

Generative AI in the Real World: Observability for AI with Charity Majors

Radar , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:54:46 AM

Portland startup Mueon raises $65 million Series A with OVF and Intel Capital in the mix

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:43:53 AM

Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World. “The epic...

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:32:00 AM

Docs: EchoStar and Dish chairman Charlie Ergen committed $25M to Trump's ballroom after a now-closed FCC probe; Comcast committed $7.5M, Amazon $5M, Meta $5M (Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:25:00 AM

OpenAI engineer booked one-way Saudi flight before arrest

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:23:43 AM

Ukraine resumes Russian refinery strikes; U.S. sends troops to Latin America; EU-Gulf summit postponed amid Saudi airport strikes

Drop Site News , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:22:54 AM

ATVBT October Survey

Atoms vs Bits , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:11:00 AM

Jaguar Trafficking in Latin America Persists Through Bone Paste and Pet Smuggling

OCCRP , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:04:00 AM

CommonWealth Beacon employees announce a union organizing effort

Dan Kennedy , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:03:57 AM

DPI and the Homeless Workers Movement in Brazil

Internet Exchange , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:03:50 AM

The BBC launches a 24-hour live streaming simulcast of the BBC News feed on YouTube in the US and UK, expanding to Poland and other countries in the coming days (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:00:39 AM

Josh Hutcherson Is Gonna Be Mister Miracle

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:00:31 AM

People & Publishing Roundup, October 2026

Locus , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:00:20 AM

Interpol Operation Nets 95 Arrests for Child Abuse

OCCRP , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:00:00 AM

What Happens When Belief Stops Mattering?

Public Books , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:00:00 AM

let’s talk about family involving themselves in someone’s job when they shouldn’t

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:59:34 AM

Great PA News Quiz: Skill games deadline, AI-generated crime tip, and Pittsburgh Walk of Fame inductees

Spotlight PA , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:57:05 AM

My First Science Fiction Short Story, Published 25 Years Ago Today

Whatever , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:56:47 AM

Where You Should Live: Five Factors to Keep in Mind

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:32:00 AM

ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

404 Media , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:31:09 AM

The Mother Museum

Longreads , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:18:40 AM

US Mining MoU with Colombia Must Safeguard Community Rights and Sustainability

Tech Policy Press , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:14:36 AM

Sous vide chicken breast with Cavender’s Greek seasoning (yes, again, cleaning out the freezer),…

Unselling Convenience , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:14:07 AM

She’s Not a Lawyer But She Plays One on TV

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:12:09 AM

Google just warned me about a stories.scripting.com blog post from 2007. Perfect...

Scripting News , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:08:02 AM

B2B Ad Spending Is Coming Back. Just Not Quite Like Before.

A Media Operator , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:07:32 AM

Is AI pentesting as good as a human pentester?

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:01:11 AM

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Was Born to End at 3 Seasons, Says Marvel TV Boss

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:00:33 AM

Astro Teller on creativity and the fool's mindset

Note to Self , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:00:00 AM

The Tribal Supreme Court Project

SCOTUSblog , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:00:00 AM

A Far-Right ‘Constitutional Sheriff’ Departs, but His Legacy May Endure

Bolts , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:59:22 AM

Reminder, Atlantis is the codename for the new Frontier that runs in Electron. A...

Scripting News , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:51:49 AM

UK Election Watchdog Develops AI System to Flag Deepfakes Within 3 Hours

Tech Policy Press , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:45:47 AM

Teaser trailer for season three of The Lord of The Rings:...

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:39:00 AM

Why some people (including me) are spending more time on Twitter

The Torment Nexus , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:39:00 AM

Researchers left a hidden message for rogue AI agents. Then the agents wrote back.

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:37:00 AM

A Conversation with Reed Hastings on AI, Education, and the Future of Learning

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:37:00 AM

Designing for Agency and Critical AI Literacy

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:37:00 AM

Tests Show AI Can Design Like an Expert Instructional Designer, So What Next?

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:37:00 AM

The immigration term

SCOTUSblog , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:30:00 AM

How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email

404 Media , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:25:19 AM

I’m in the New York Times Today, Talking About Monsters

Whatever , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:20:36 AM

Microsoft: Windows Server 2022 reached end of mainstream support

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:18:36 AM

Lessons from U.S. Global Anti-Corruption Efforts and Opportunities Ahead

Just Security , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:15:02 AM

More members and money — and more fractures: The uncertain future of Erika Kirk’s Turning Point USA

The 19th , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:09:09 AM

Modern Fascism, the Collapse of Truth, and Why Americans Need “Small Courage”

Thinking about..., Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:06:48 AM

The Mythos of Digital Sovereignty

Just Security , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:05:04 AM

Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO

Simon Willison's Weblog , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:04:03 AM

Image Authentication Should be a Condition of AI Decisions

Tech Policy Press , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:03:58 AM

KI in der Migrationsverwaltung: Keine Experimente mit den Daten von Migrant*innen und klare Grenzen für KI-Systeme

AlgorithmWatch , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:03:00 AM

UK Culture Minister Lisa Nandy says she is "minded to intervene" in Sky's proposed $2B takeover of ITV, citing concerns about maintaining media plurality (K.J. Yossman/Variety)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:00:41 AM

‘It’s getting out of hand’: This tiny South Asian bistro is too popular for its own good

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Anthropic uses AI to dodge customer complaints. A new law may force a change

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Kawakami: John Lynch’s near-perfect offseason has relaunched this 49ers era

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Opinion: The progressive case for Scott Wiener

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:00:00 AM

From the Archives: The Art of Being a Scientist

One Astronomer's Noise…, Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:00:00 AM

SCOTUS considers new take on old law

SCOTUSblog , Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 6:00:00 AM