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TikTok's new majority US-owned JV includes investors Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi's MGX, each holding 15%, and Dell Family Office; ByteDance retains 19.9% (Financial Times)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 6:05:01 PM

Adam Presser, previously TikTok's head of operations and trust and safety, will be the CEO of TikTok USDS Joint Venture; TikTok CEO Shou Chew will be a director (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 5:50:01 PM

AMC Networks' Sundance Now rebrands from offering scripted TV to airing indie film and festival titles, for $7.99/month, as this year's Sundance Festival begins (Mia Galuppo/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 5:35:01 PM

How to haunt a house

Mike Monteiro’s Good News , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 5:28:32 PM

AMC Networks says Chief Financial Officer Patrick O'Connell will depart the company in March to "pursue an opportunity outside of the media industry" (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 5:15:00 PM

Minus World

Tedium , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 5:06:35 PM

‘I’m very stupid’: SF tech founder detained in Davos for bomb-lookalike device

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 5:06:01 PM

Transnational jewelry theft ring busted after monthlong investigation, LAPD says

Suhauna Hussain , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 5:01:42 PM

Source: the TikTok US deal values it at just around $14B; TikTok's US entity makes roughly $14B annually in advertising revenues alone, per analyst estimates (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 4:55:00 PM

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https://crowdersoup.com , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 4:43:48 PM

New Version of Siri May Run on Google Servers

Pixel Envy , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 4:42:26 PM

TikTok says ByteDance sold a majority stake in the app's US operations to a group of non-Chinese investors, including Oracle, MGX, and Silver Lake (New York Times)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 4:34:59 PM

Upper Dublin police release footage of recent ‘egregious’ school bus violation, urge area residents to exercise caution

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 4:18:20 PM

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: This Episode Is Broadly Safe To Listen To

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 4:14:01 PM

SSH has no Host header

Simon Willison's Weblog , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 3:57:50 PM

Jack Smith Testified Publicly Today and I’ve Got Your Clips Right Here – Nicole Sandler Show 1-22-26

The Nicole Sandler Show , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 3:49:41 PM

Building from the Ground Up

Unfiltered , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 3:46:12 PM

Lawyers for NPR and three Colorado public radio stations, alongside others, discuss the outlets' 1A lawsuit against the Trump administration for stopping funds (Lucy Schiller/Columbia Journalism Review)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 3:35:00 PM

Mercy

Movie Mom , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 3:33:38 PM

Digital legacy planning?

Cubic Garden , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 3:27:13 PM

People Are Big Mad About He-Man Having Pronouns

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 3:00:47 PM

Something ChatGPT is good at. Give it a photo of the Statue of Liberty and ask i...

Scripting News , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:37:02 PM

Wouldn't it be something if the leaders of European democracies said if democrac...

Scripting News , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:29:23 PM

Q&A with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on Netflix's stock roller coaster, viewer engagement, ads, the WBD acquisition, regulation, competition, Hollywood, and more (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:25:03 PM

Scott Wiener leaving Jewish Caucus after Gaza ‘genocide’ remarks

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:21:37 PM

A Spell Against Fear: Tracy K. Smith on Poetry and The Art of Productive Impatience

The Marginalian , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:19:42 PM

‘They sold my pain for clicks’: Paris Hilton urges lawmakers to act on nonconsensual deepfakes

The 19th , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:18:11 PM

I hear Canada will be importing EV's from China. Now I'm going to have EV-envy a...

Scripting News , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:16:15 PM

FCC’s latest attack on late-night may preview new anti-press strategy

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:12:30 PM

Apple's 1984 ad, with the benefit of hindsight, said "a new generation is going ...

Scripting News , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:10:10 PM

The Best Films of 2025

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:04:14 PM

Ryan Coogler on ‘Sinners’ Making Oscar History—Especially for Horror Movies

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 2:00:51 PM

Utah Continues To Ban More Books, Even As It Racks Up More Lawsuits

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:57:43 PM

Invasion of the Mind Snatchers

bavatuesdays , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:49:06 PM

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”

ProPublica , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:44:18 PM

Okta SSO accounts targeted in vishing-based data theft attacks

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:43:43 PM

The internet’s hidden creative renaissance (and how to find it)

IndieNews English , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:42:29 PM

British podcasters like Steven Bartlett of The Diary of a CEO are adopting various strategies, including moving to the US, to break into the larger US market (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:30:01 PM

2025 National Book Critics Circle Finalists

Locus Online , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:26:26 PM

Syrian Government Gains Ground in Northeast Syria After Arab Tribes Defect Against Kurdish SDF

Drop Site News , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:19:50 PM

Photographer arrested, pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed by federal officers

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:14:35 PM

Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95....

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:01:36 PM

6 Cool Details We Spotted in the ‘Maul—Shadow Lord’ Trailer

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 1:00:16 PM

My AI and education talk at University of Austin

Marginal REVOLUTION , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:49:43 PM

Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2026: It’s back and promising to be bigger than ever

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:47:36 PM

Analysis: among the top 50 news websites in the US and the UK, 34% blocked all major AI training bots; 14%, including Fox and Substack, allowed access to all (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:45:01 PM

Internal memo: Business Insider's chief revenue officer, Maggie Milnamow, and global head of sales, Orlando Reece, are leaving the company (Max Tani/@maxwelltani)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:40:03 PM

B.C. securities panel finds executives committed ‘pump-and-dump’ stock scheme

Investigative Journalism Foundation , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:38:26 PM

Section 230 Didn’t Fail Rand Paul. He Just Doesn’t Like the Remedy That Worked.

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:34:45 PM

When work coms go wrong

Poetry by Nathalie , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:32:36 PM

GitHub Cofounder on Becoming a VC: “For me this is much more than a financial game. I want to fund founders that want to create a better future for PEOPLE.” Five Questions With Tom Preston-Werner.

Hunter Walk , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:27:48 PM

Here's the January 2026 book list!

Transfer Orbit , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:16:41 PM

Since Last May, ICE Officers Have Been Told They Don’t Need Warrants To Enter Homes

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:11:00 PM

Legal News for Thurs 1/22 - ICE Protest Rulings in MN, SCOTUS Skeptical of Trump's Ability to Fire Fed Gov, New Immigration Attacks in Maine and Tariffs for Greenland Lunacy

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:01:24 PM

YouTube New Books Video: January 20, 2026

Locus Online , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:00:42 PM

‘Tank Chair’ Proves Ultra‑Violent Manga Can Still Hit With Heart

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 12:00:32 PM

Bari Weiss says she's stepping away from her podcast for a "few short months", citing her "huge responsibility" and opportunity at CBS News (Brian Stelter/@brianstelter)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:59:11 AM

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

Literary Hub , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:57:40 AM

Mestra is a forthcoming short story from Madeline Miller (Circe, The Song...

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:55:21 AM

Utility and AI interests are spending millions lobbying Congress, Trump to support data center boom

Spotlight PA , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:53:57 AM

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https://crowdersoup.com , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:45:24 AM

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that Trump mixed up Iceland and Greenland in his WEF speech, despite video evidence (Tom Jones/Poynter)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:45:00 AM

Repost: 1769136420

https://crowdersoup.com , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:44:00 AM

Forecasters issue Winter Storm Watch beginning Jan. 24, local officials issue preparedness recommendations

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:43:00 AM

Styled captions in Google Vids

Google Workspace Updates , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:38:18 AM

Notes from the Ground: Reflections on a Month That Shook Iran

Drop Site News , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:30:04 AM

My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump’s America

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:21:51 AM

Politico names Tessa Berenson Rogers as Politico Magazine's editor and Giuseppe Macri as Playbook editor (Alisa Vasquez/Politico)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:20:01 AM

The sciencewashing of everyday life

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:19:59 AM

Judge rejects Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against journalist Don Lemon

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:18:18 AM

Rep. Dean tells CNN that children in Greenland fear that ‘Americans might attack them’, Gov. Shapiro to launch book tour on Jan. 24 alongside Abington pastor

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:17:08 AM

Substack’s pivot to video is now on your TV

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:01:59 AM

Curl ending bug bounty program after flood of AI slop reports

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:01:36 AM

Scientists Got Men to Rate Penises by How Intimidating They Are. This Is What They Found.

404 Media , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:00:38 AM

‘Cobra Kai’ Is Getting the Dream Physical Release It Deserves

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:00:34 AM

Thinking of Joining IEEE’s Leadership Ranks?

IEEE Spectrum , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:00:03 AM

20 Common Network Ports You Must Know (and Secure)

CybersecKyle , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 11:00:00 AM

can I tell a coworker to read his emails and stop calling me?

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:59:59 AM

FTX Does Some Effective Altruism

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:58:17 AM

How to: Create a radio current affairs programme

Media Helping Media , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:55:07 AM

Daily Deal: The JavaScript DOM Game Developer Bundle

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:51:00 AM

Sources: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and WBD Chief Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell plan to testify in February at a US Senate committee hearing on the WBD sale (Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:50:01 AM

It just got harder for LGBTQ+ people to address harassment at work

The 19th , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:49:24 AM

Pilot Captures Amazing Aurora Photos During Flight

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:48:29 AM

What will change and what will stay the same about the 49ers in 2026

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:45:09 AM

SmarterMail auth bypass flaw now exploited to hijack admin accounts

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:44:21 AM

Glenside student launches second fundraiser inspired by best friend’s leukemia diagnosis

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:43:34 AM

Thriving in an AI World: The Importance of Good Questions

Search Blog , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:40:25 AM

Josh Carter of UpStart Collective talks with Hiring for Good podcast

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:37:44 AM

Spending some time at The Intersection chatting about Portland, Silicon Florist, and PIE

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:35:29 AM

Source: a federal judge rejected the US DOJ's initial attempt to charge Don Lemon for appearing alongside protesters that interrupted a Minnesota church service (Hannah Rabinowitz/CNN)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:30:00 AM

Abington boys’ basketball coach takes home 500th career win

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:27:13 AM

Supreme Court could greenlight geofence warrants

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:14:07 AM

From director Rian Johnson, a collection of some of the screenplays of...

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:00:59 AM

‘Starfleet Academy’ Makes a Prank War Out of One of the Oldest Debates in ‘Star Trek’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 10:00:37 AM