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Iranian mine sinks ship in Hormuz; Trump pardons two at Alaska rally; Congo Ebola cases top 9,000

Drop Site News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:12:42 AM

Skydance stock falls 25%+ after it distributed ~471M warrants to Paramount Skydance Class B shareholders, giving them the option to buy stock in the new company (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:10:02 AM

Sources: Netflix Film VP Doug Belgrad has been laid off as part of the company's largest restructuring in four years; Belgrad joined Netflix in 2024 (The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:00:40 AM

Write Now with Tunisia Williams

Justin Cox , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:00:16 AM

Burglaries, Assassinations, and Mind Control: Talking the 50th Anniversary of the Church Committee Report with Matthew Guariglia and Brian Hochman

Public Books , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:00:00 AM

Turkish police raid pro-opposition Halk TV, the country's most-watched news channel, halting live broadcasts and placing it under a state-appointed trustee (John Paul Rathbone/Financial Times)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:10:00 AM

The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:10:00 AM

The Blind Spots of Agentic Pentesting and How to Close Them

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:00:10 AM

What will it take to build an open source Europe and how the Digital Commons EDIC can help

Matrix.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:00:00 AM

Theo Baker joins The Standard to cover AI and the people building it

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:00:00 AM

The Marshall Project and El País Join Forces to Expand Coverage of the U.S. Criminal Justice and Immigration Systems

The Marshall Project , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:00:00 AM

Why Google is paying to upgrade nuclear power plants in Pa., other states

Spotlight PA , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:43:11 AM

Witnessing a reorientation of the First and Second Amendments on the Roberts court

SCOTUSblog , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:30:00 AM

What is Red Rooster, the ambitious RPG epic from the creators of Disco Elysium?

Region Free , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:29:41 AM

Memo: Netflix is cutting 6% of its staff, or ~1,000 jobs globally across product, tech, legal, and HR, its biggest layoffs since 2022, amid slowing growth (Wall Street Journal)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:15:00 AM

Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace Has Broken – But This is Not the 2020-2022 Conflict

Just Security , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:14:16 AM

Global takedown hits network behind 1 billion phishing messages

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:12:52 AM

The smart home seemed like a great idea. Now it’s a target for rogue AI

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:05:00 AM

World Bank Group Doubles Down on Risky Strategy Despite Microlending Gaps

Just Security , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:04:49 AM

Opinion: Lashinsky: Lurie’s Muni bailout is a flawed deal. I’m voting for it anyway

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The case for the 4 p.m. dinner reservation

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

‘No one can smoke that much pot’: Who is the viral joint-smoking Muni bus driver?

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The AI money bomb is about to hit San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

After death, a rent hike: A widow and a daughter on the cost of losing a leaseholder

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The best events in SF this week, from Sundown Cinema to Restaurant Week

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Kawakami: The MVPs — Most Valkyrie Parts — of this exhilarating season

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Justices grant three cases

SCOTUSblog , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Robert Pattinson on ‘The Batman, Part II’: ‘We’re Going to Figure It All Out’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:59:18 AM

CISA warns admins to immediately fix Ivanti flaw exploited as zero-day

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:58:07 AM

Court delivers second stinging blow to White House press ban

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:57:00 AM

After a decade of wildfires, an overlooked election could shape California’s climate future

Grist , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:50:36 AM

Closing Pay-to-Play Loopholes: Strengthening the Ban on Federal Contractor Political Spending

Just Security , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:49:43 AM

Early Edition: October 14, 2026

Just Security , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:38:59 AM

Two IJF projects named finalists in the Anthem Awards

Investigative Journalism Foundation , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:33:47 AM

China Still Has Easy Access To TikTok Despite Trump ‘Fixes’

Techdirt , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:26:48 AM

Health Canada seeks experts to test synthetic drugs for ‘emerging substances of concern’

Investigative Journalism Foundation , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:26:33 AM

Memo: Ben Frow, the chief content officer of Skydance-owned UK network 5, formerly Channel 5, plans to step down next year, after 14 years with the company (K.J. Yossman/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:25:01 AM

The Booth Isn’t Going Away, but Exhibitors Want More

A Media Operator , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:07:00 AM

Managing Our Agents

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:05:55 AM

Exclusive: Stella & Dot Founder Raises $5M For Her Next Act, AI Marketing Startup Marklo

Crunchbase News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:00:38 AM

How Greta Gerwig Got ‘Stairway to Heaven’ for Her ‘Narnia’ Trailer

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:00:20 AM

U.S. Government Responds to Maduro’s Immunity Arguments

Just Security , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:00:04 AM

World’s largest health appointment platform dumps its web trackers after Markup investigation

The Markup , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:00:00 AM

Building the Hero Award: The Story Behind Taekyeom Lee’s 3D-Printed Model of the Internet Archive

Internet Archive Blogs , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 5:00:00 AM

“Men with Queer Nerves”: The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

The Public Domain Review , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:56:00 AM

‘The People’s Paper’ offers a rollicking account of New York’s Daily News and its war with the New York Post

Dan Kennedy , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:44:39 AM

These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

ProPublica , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:42:43 AM

Hirudo Android malware replaces banking apps to evade security checks

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:41:20 AM

Russia Detains Japanese Journalist on Espionage Charges

OCCRP , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:36:00 AM

Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: September 2026: Atrocities 1281-1352

McSweeney’s , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:35:00 AM

Bank of America Fined $1.21B Over AML Failures

OCCRP , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:29:00 AM

The Deep Dish: Cancer

Pop Culture Spirit Wow , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:26:13 AM

WILD GARLIC SEASON • Susannah Atkinson

Every Day Fiction , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:22:00 AM

Newly formed GNN Group, which includes Whalar co-founder James Street, acquires Good News Network, a digital publisher that champions stories of human progress (Jesse Whittock/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:15:00 AM

How I Learned That Some Startup Problems Are Too Big For A Minimum Viable Product

Crunchbase News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:00:33 AM

Interesting Links for 14-10-2026

Very cool, if true , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:00:09 AM

On the inside, looking outside, looking in: Joe Matt’s Peepshow

The Comics Journal , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:00:05 AM

38 Companies Join The Crunchbase Unicorn Board In Blockbuster September, Led By Semiconductor, Fintech And Space Tech Companies

Crunchbase News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:00:04 AM

Thank Goodness, Parker Posey Is Returning to Horror

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:00:04 AM

Ahead of the midterms, Meta has paid at least 29 anti-LGBTQ accounts for their posts

The 19th , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 4:00:00 AM

Why Does AI Write Like Yoda?

Radar , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:50:23 AM

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates may trigger Remote Desktop failures

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:48:09 AM

Lit Hub Daily: October 14, 2026

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:30:39 AM

The GOP candidates walking back some of their abortion stances

The 19th , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:30:00 AM

Convicted Belgian Cocaine Boss Poured Millions Into Luxury Dubai Properties

OCCRP , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:27:00 AM

Disabled people are not riding around in free cars. That’s not how it works.

Normal Island News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:25:51 AM

Raw Chicken, Malnutrition and Fear: The ‘Nightmare’ of Being Pregnant in an ICE Detention Camp

The Marshall Project , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Raw chicken, malnutrition and fear: The ‘nightmare’ of being pregnant in an ICE detention camp

The 19th , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:00:00 AM

BYD expands EV shipping fleet as wars upend freight costs and key trade routes

Rest of World , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:00:00 AM

New Mexico and El Paso Spent Millions on Climate Plans. Three New Data Centers Could Undo Them.

ProPublica , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:00:00 AM

The 2026 Halloween Lineup

TCEA TechNotes Blog , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:45:00 AM

A B2B Publisher’s Answer to AI: Invest in What It Can’t Replace

A Media Operator , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:31:00 AM

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:10:55 AM

What Lies Behind a Blank Wall? On the Myriad Hidden Meanings of White Paint

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:09:54 AM

Keep Hope Alive: Al Sharpton Remembers His Mentor, Jesse Jackson

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:09:12 AM

On Medieval Europe’s Systemic Slaughter of Nonconformist Women

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:09:05 AM

The Real Reason the Rent Is Too Damn High: Greed-Driven Corporate Algorithms

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:08:52 AM

What My Relationship With a Rescue Raccoon Taught Me About Myself

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:08:41 AM

How Newspapers Helped Democratize Knowledge and Civic Participation

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:08:24 AM

The Work of Witnessing: On New Ukrainian Lit by Artur Dron, Andriy Lyubka, and Lena Lyagushonkova

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:08:21 AM

The Maldives Plans to Offer Residency to the World’s Ultra Rich – And Create Islands From Scratch to Do It

OCCRP , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:05:00 AM

What actually happens in my online workshops?

The Unmasked Woman - by Hannah Anstee , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:00:48 AM

What I’ve learned: Susie Boniface says be proud every day ‘or go into PR’

Press Gazette , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:59:02 AM

Blue Sunset

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:57:52 AM

Pampered city trees deal with stress better than their country cousins

Grist , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:30:00 AM

America’s AI ambitions threaten Indigenous lands in the Philippines

Grist , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:15:00 AM

Business is booming for free, video-first specialist newsbrand Electrifying

Press Gazette , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:11:13 AM

Unit 2: Literary Tools & Techniques

https://laurahilliger.com , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:10:00 AM

Deep versus Surface Learning

Dr Nathalie Tasler , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:09:30 AM