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Critical BlockStrap flaw lets hackers run code on Magento servers

BleepingComputer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 1:00:59 PM

She was ~Yesterday Minus 121

CogDogBlog, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 12:37:56 PM

Margaret Atwood in 2023: Go Ahead and Ban My Book. “It’s...

kottke.org, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 12:13:00 PM

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

Literary Hub, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 12:01:39 PM

The Creator of ‘Crystal Lake’ Already Has Season 2 Ideas in Mind

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 12:00:40 PM

Congress has a plan to stop Trump’s attack on offshore wind. It may not be enough.

Grist, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:37:59 AM

The Mentat’s Method of AI

Doc Searls Weblog, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:35:24 AM

Tried a Wirecutter podcast about the state of sound bars. I thought, wow if they...

Scripting News, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:26:44 AM

Top EPA official’s visits to Pa., other swing states ahead of midterms raise ethics concerns

Spotlight PA, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:21:43 AM

A judge threatens to sanction Trump for failing to sit for a deposition in his $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC; the next hearing is set by October 22 (Erik Larson/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:20:01 AM

Roooobot. Huuuuuman.

kottke.org, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:10:00 AM

11 Or 13 Justices Start An Arms Race. 100 Justices Might Actually End It.

Techdirt, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:03:09 AM

‘Divergent’ Author Looks Back on That Never-Realized Final Film

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:00:52 AM

IEEE Offers More Services to Cities That Want to Be Smarter

IEEE Spectrum, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:00:03 AM

The Age of Hypertrophy

Tech Policy Press, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:59:34 AM

Daily Deal: The Ultimate Web Coding for Everyone Bundle

Techdirt, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:58:09 AM

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Spending Contracts For Latest AI-Driven Startup Batch

Crunchbase News, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:57:38 AM

Blockbuster

jwz, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:54:10 AM

Sources: Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was fired Friday, after less than a week on the job (New York Times)

Mediagazer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:51:31 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 16, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:44:06 AM

Home At Last

Stratechery, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:42:42 AM

Trump says he has told White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia that she should "reconsider" the job; she has faced questions about her legal credentials (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC)

Mediagazer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:36:42 AM

Citizens defeat billionaires (for now)

The Nerd Reich, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:20:03 AM

Zero-click attacks used targeted ads to deliver Candiru spyware

BleepingComputer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:20:03 AM

The Valkyries’ visionaries: 3 women who built a Finals team from scratch in 2 years

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:15:00 AM

‘Dune: Part Three’ Is About the ‘Idea of a Divorce’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:00:41 AM

This is the best unpaywalled public-records-based reporting of the year

Freedom of the Press Foundation, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Won’t Someone Please Stop Me, Dr. Frankenstein, from Building the Creature?

McSweeney’s, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:00:00 AM

The math behind the Valkyries’ path to a $2 billion valuation

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:00:00 AM

The trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a new limited series...

kottke.org, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Simulation App Speeds Up Electric Truck Battery Design

IEEE Spectrum, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:49:18 AM

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 16/10/2026 – #FOIFriday

Words + Numbers, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:46:41 AM

Disney and Dude Perfect sign a broad deal bringing some Dude Perfect content to Disney+; the group will create original content for events like the Super Bowl (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:45:02 AM

Behind the Blog: Doing Whatever

404 Media, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:43:19 AM

Friday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:42:18 AM

Make Shift

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:37:00 AM

How AI replaced me

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:37:00 AM

Florence Sunset

Matt Mullenweg, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:31:14 AM

Getting the Second Amendment right

SCOTUSblog, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:30:00 AM

DOJ Lawyers Starting To Get Hit With Sanctions, But So Far, It’s Barely Even A Wrist Slap

Techdirt, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:29:56 AM

Blurb Hiatus Through the Rest of 2026

Whatever, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:28:36 AM

Seeing double

Transfer Orbit, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:25:37 AM

Premium: Venture Capital Is Killing Itself

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:11:45 AM

Everything You Know About Police Body Cameras Is Wrong

User Mag, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:07:08 AM

‘Dark Matter’ Star Jimmi Simpson Reflects on Ryan’s Wild Cross-Dimensional Journey

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:00:35 AM

previously on Ask a Manager…

Ask a Manager, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:59:54 AM

The Math On Data Centers Doesn’t Add Up

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:57:46 AM

US candidates and PACs, mostly tied to Republicans, have spent $137M+ on 220 AI-generated campaign ads in 2026; ~70% of the 220 videos didn't disclose AI use (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)

Mediagazer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:55:02 AM

This Week in AI: Expanding the Possibilities

Radar, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:55:01 AM

Zero Knowledge: 116 Chapters In

Feld Thoughts, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:45:25 AM

Issue 111 – Back the winners

Citation Needed, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:43:31 AM

Podcast: Cops Can Use AI to Pinpoint Your Home with Just One Photo

404 Media, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:40:44 AM

The Myth of Market Failure

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:37:00 AM

Leibniz's Lost Passage on Binary Arithmetic

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:37:00 AM

Making We Tell Stories

https://mssv.net, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:36:43 AM

Fitness challenge: what’s next?

Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:35:00 AM

Going 94 MPH on a Skateboard (New World Record)

kottke.org, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:32:00 AM

After 12 Years, ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Finally Gives Korrasami Their Due

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:30:14 AM

Record Israeli attacks on Palestinian olive groves; Teen shooter kills children at Oregon school; Poland scrambles jets following Russian strikes

Drop Site News, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:28:56 AM

Policy Communications Lead, Europe

Current Mozilla job openings, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:22:33 AM

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

Literary Hub, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:20:52 AM

MassINC’s board votes to recognize CommonWealth Beacon’s new union

Dan Kennedy, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:14:29 AM

The Artist's Way

Atoms vs Bits, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:11:00 AM

The Lawful Access Act’s threats to  Canada’s national security

The Citizen Lab, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:10:49 AM

Introducing the Accessible Components Library - TetraLogical

Adactio: Links, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:01:17 AM

open thread – October 16, 2026

Ask a Manager, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:00:52 AM

Complete 2026 Hugo Voting

Locus, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:00:21 AM

Resistance or Complicity? The Engineered Paradox of Digital Activism

Public Books, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:00:00 AM

CNN bundles web, live and on-demand in UK paywall launch

Press Gazette, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:54:07 AM

Worth repeating: Expect an avalanche of new software because the dam has broken,...

Scripting News, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:50:51 AM

Making an optional, required, status check with GitHub Actions

articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:47:21 AM

How NCTE Effectively Shut Down AI Resistance

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:37:00 AM

Israeli settlers attack WaPo photographer Heidi Levine, who wore a "PRESS" vest, in the West Bank, kicking her repeatedly and taking her cameras and phone (Washington Post)

Mediagazer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:35:01 AM

The Top 5 Longreads of the WeekIn this week’s Top 5:*...

Longreads, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:34:43 AM

NBA streaming guide

Cord Cutter Weekly, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:32:51 AM

Here’s What Telegram Giving Data to the U.S. Government Looks Like

404 Media, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:32:24 AM

Erie gunman who killed family controlled their movements, finances: police

Spotlight PA, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:27:52 AM

Rep. Perry’s Trump ties targeted by Dems in closely watched Pa. swing district race

Spotlight PA, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:15:07 AM

I played (not) solitaire for more hands than I would care...

kottke.org, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:15:00 AM

This Week in Matrix 2026-10-16

Matrix.org, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:03:01 AM

The Era of Local AI May Finally Be Here

Tech Support with Dan Ackerman, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:02:48 AM

Make your voter guide discoverable to AI, and pitch a vibe coding demo

Hacks/Hackers, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:00:00 AM

Cops Used AI Generated Photos of a Child to Lure Out a Suspected Predator

404 Media, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:57:18 AM

Rinku, a to-do app for links that writes Markdown files

https://cdevroe.com/, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:54:50 AM

Employees using personal ChatGPT at work? Here's what IT admins need to do

BleepingComputer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:50:59 AM

Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland’s Next Sci-Fi Movie

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:39:33 AM

Child care costs in 2026: national average and prices by state

Fathercraft.com, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:38:00 AM

The Supreme Court and the midterms

SCOTUSblog, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Can the Law Stop AI Hackers?

Just Security, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:15:55 AM

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Literary Hub, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:12:14 AM

I wish the government had more dashboards

Very cool, if true, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:11:55 AM

Reattaching `tmux` to your Xorg session

articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:11:52 AM

Servant of the Law: The President as Chief Prosecutor

Just Security, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:04:31 AM

Guardian and Sun agree on ban for deceptive AI bots

Press Gazette, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:03:16 AM

AI slop ‘isn’t the biggest threat’ to news industry

Generative AI in the Newsroom - Medium, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:01:01 AM

Even-year magic vs. 2020s dominance: Did the Giants or Dodgers have the better run?

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The best Halloween events in San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:00:00 AM

170 rape kits, 1 rape prosecution: New SFPD data shows sexual assault cases stalling

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Myrna Melgar says SF is having a MeToo moment. For her, it’s personal

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:00:00 AM

At San Francisco’s newest climbing gym, failing is part of the point

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:00:00 AM