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A US appeals court overturns a ruling that had temporarily barred Perplexity from using its agentic shopping tools on Amazon's platform (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 6:05:00 PM

Polymarket expands its live sports offerings, including partnering with the ATP Tour to integrate official tennis match streams into its platform (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 5:45:00 PM

The most honest thing in SF’s AI hype cycle? A fake chatbot written by one guy

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 5:37:10 PM

Tomorrow’s U.S. Senate Vote: Four Internet Bills, One Wrong Direction

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 5:15:11 PM

New release of LLM adds support for reasoning traces, OpenAI Responses, server-side tools, and smarter logging

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 4:58:24 PM

Substack's legal support program wins its first federal court case, helping SpyTalk EIC Jeff Stein beat a defamation lawsuit filed by ex-CIA official Keith Bass (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:55:00 PM

This week's CSA

Aaron Parecki , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:48:57 PM

Internet Archive to New York: Don’t Kill the Good Bots in the Fight Against Bad Bots

Internet Archive Blogs , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:48:36 PM

Using Trust & Safety Tycoon In The Classroom

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:38:52 PM

Appeals Court Agrees with EFF that Building a Web Browser Doesn’t Violate the CFAA

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:32:39 PM

TP-Link patches Omada ZTP flaws allowing hackers to breach networks

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:18:20 PM

White House Readies A.I. Framework to Review Security Risks

NYT > Kate Conger , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:17:11 PM

Kawakami: Buster Posey’s bonanza Giants selloff means he might never have to do it again

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:15:22 PM

Ghost Pipes being pollinated

Chuck Grimmett , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:00:49 PM

Memo: E. W. Scripps Company is laying off 268 workers across its broadcast TV operation; sources: workers at stations in NY, NE, OK, and TX were among those cut (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 3:00:00 PM

‘Section 415’ podcast: Analyzing the Giants’ dizzying trade deadline

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:46:35 PM

In recent years, science has been learning more and more...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:46:00 PM

Phishing service spoofs RingCentral to steal Microsoft 365 accounts

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:45:36 PM

Gov. Shapiro signs executive orders to strengthen PA’s disaster preparedness, make school-level vaccination data available online

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:45:30 PM

Hearst announces an agreement to acquire Disney's 50% interest in A+E Global Media for around $1.2B in cash and expects to close the deal in September (Nellie Andreeva/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:38:18 PM

2026 Dream Foundry Contest Finalists

Locus , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:32:11 PM

‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn’ Has a Perfectly Creepy Trailer

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:30:35 PM

"For Your Eyes Only": Israel’s Mole Inside the United Nations

Drop Site News , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:27:52 PM

Nolan Painting opens new Willow Grove office, open house on Aug. 7

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:24:53 PM

Validation Machines: Why AI Chatbots Might Harm Teens

Proof , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:09:15 PM

‘The Mummy 4’ Cast Unwraps a Few More Old and New Faces

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 2:00:31 PM

Huh, here’s the trailer for a new director’s cut (of...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:50:00 PM

Potentially Pregnant? Try Sheep’s Blood: A Real Future Unicorn Pitch a VC Might Have Gotten in 1976

Blog - Charlie O'Donnell - Coach, Author, VC , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:47:12 PM

Airtable alternatives available from Agaric

Agaric - Building the open web , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:38:15 PM

Paramount reports Q2 revenue up 1% YoY to $6.91B, vs. $6.88B est., streaming revenue up 9% to $2.47B, TV media revenue down 9%, and raises its FY 2026 guidance (Lillian Rizzo/CNBC)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:37:37 PM

Raise the Red Lantern

bavatuesdays , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:33:52 PM

Sony Gives Its Disc-Loving Customers a Giant Middle Finger

Pixel Envy , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:25:21 PM

The Antifa Terrorism Threat Trump Describes Does Not Exist

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:17:49 PM

Court announces cases it will hear in October, which include significant disputes on climate change and immigration detention

SCOTUSblog , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:04:21 PM

Destin Daniel Cretton Is as Bummed as You Are That ‘Wonder Man’ Isn’t Coming Back

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 1:00:25 PM

Gemini in Google Classroom is expanding to users of all ages, with contextualized Gemini starter prompts for students

Google Workspace Updates , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:56:04 PM

Det. Lt. Richard Schaffer named new Cheltenham Township Chief of Police

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:55:40 PM

A federal judge sets the antitrust trial over Paramount's acquisition of WBD for March 2-19, 2027; Paramount had sought a November start (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:53:57 PM

Are You Good at Mowing Lawns?

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:50:00 PM

When commit means cancel

Unsung , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:49:46 PM

Highlight or maybe lowlight: Josh Carter on Portland’s startup problems

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:45:19 PM

TKO Group lost $30M on UFC Freedom 250, the MMA event streamed on Paramount+ and held on the White House grounds to coincide with Trump's 80th birthday (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:45:00 PM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for August 4, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:35:10 PM

Mobile Ad Software Encourages Location Data Sharing, EFF Report Finds

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:30:41 PM

Tunes on Tuesday: Harmony

Oren Levine, jazz pianist and songwriter , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:30:28 PM

Developers: Beware of Ad Libraries that Betray Your Users’ Location Privacy

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:30:21 PM

Talking about local news, media habits and AI on the Mass. Municipal Association’s podcast, ‘The 351’

Dan Kennedy , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:29:50 PM

To Souris With Love

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:26:55 PM

¿Qué protecciones tienen los inquilinos de Pensilvania más allá de las leyes locales?

Spotlight PA , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:26:34 PM

The Gaza “Ceasefire” Farce and the Battle for Michigan

Drop Site News , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:12:57 PM

Abington personal care attendants charged with Medicaid fraud

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:11:25 PM

PipeNetwork/minimax-h3-mlx

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:10:09 PM

Seeking more contextual intelligence…? Check out the latest from Tellagence

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:08:27 PM

New XCSSET variant targets macOS devs via compromised Xcode projects

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:03:09 PM

“ poetry camera is a new way to see your world....

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:03:00 PM

Todd Blanche AG Confirmation Advances, Benefits-Data Immigration Lawsuit & Trump's 75 First Amendment Losses

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:01:20 PM

Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems

Schneier on Security , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:00:53 PM

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Races to the $1 Billion Mark

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:00:02 PM

Jerry Falade, a grad student whose debut novel initially landed a $2M+ book deal, denies using AI to write it and says such claims are racially motivated (Melissa Korn/Wall Street Journal)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 12:00:00 PM

I needed help remembering to break. And I found an app for that!

Andy Dehnart , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:54:36 AM

Estimating the Economic Value of Zoning Reform

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:51:23 AM

77 Open VSX extensions found harvesting developer info

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:50:55 AM

We're still socialists

Scripting News , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:44:37 AM

2019: "This will be remembered as the time we all waited for someone else to tak...

Scripting News , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:44:34 AM

What I’d Do If I Had ‘Complete Control’ Over the Internet

The Wayfinder , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:43:42 AM

For Lease: 10 E Glenside Avenue in Cheltenham Township

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:32:14 AM

A Roadmap for Confronting the Chilling Effects of Censorship, Surveillance and New Technology

The Citizen Lab , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:28:23 AM

Cheltenham, Jenkintown, Lower Moreland to receive funds for traffic signal improvements

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:19:00 AM

Photo: 1785867449

https://crowdersoup.com , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:17:29 AM

A new kind of processor: Rule42 Sports Technology Group sets sites on improving recruiting

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:17:22 AM

Community Snapshot—July

Internet Society , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:15:11 AM

eBay And Former Execs Agree To Pay $56 Million For Trying To ‘Crush’ A Journalist

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:10:36 AM

Construction for forthcoming Casa de Fehu in Hatboro complete, ownership looking to open this fall

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:08:43 AM

The Phone in Your Hand . “A layer-by-layer teardown of...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:08:00 AM

Daily Deal: Curiosity Stream Standard Plan

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:05:36 AM

Leveraged ETF Crash Hedging ETF

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:00:24 AM

‘Minions & Monsters’ Is Coming Home Faster Than You Can Say ‘Banana’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 11:00:19 AM

update: my boyfriend/manager yells at me when we work together

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:59:01 AM

The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

404 Media , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:41:56 AM

Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” is set today

Waxy.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:31:57 AM

Marcin Wichary on the Mac’s quirky drag-install app windows

Waxy.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:29:56 AM

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Dragon Awards

Transfer Orbit , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:27:05 AM

The Pudding’s lawn mowing experiment

Waxy.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:18:17 AM

The Big Idea: Virginia Shaffer

Whatever , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:03:22 AM

Magical Mystery Toads

Longreads , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:01:36 AM

It’s Cute How Grandma Doesn’t Even Know How to Blood Tithe to the Data Lord

McSweeney’s , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:00:00 AM

George R.R. Martin Blogs a Melancholy Life Update

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Big Walk is out today

A Whole Lotta Nothing , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 9:53:12 AM

AI Is Not Social Media. New Child Safety Laws Should Reflect That.

Tech Policy Press , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 9:46:21 AM

An 8K Cinematic Tribute to the Artemis II Mission

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 9:42:20 AM

Reclaiming Your Focus with a Writer Deck

SFWA – The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 9:30:00 AM

my ex and I are on opposite sides of a work negotiation

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 9:29:11 AM