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Michelle Tandler on NYC rent control

Marginal REVOLUTION , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 9:43:57 PM

Sources: the BBC plans to announce a major deal to make bespoke shows for YouTube for the first time, which will later be aired on the BBC iPlayer and Sounds (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 9:35:00 PM

OTR Links 01/16/2026

doug — off the record , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 9:30:57 PM

Australia's eSafety Commissioner reports social media platforms "removed access" to ~4.7M accounts under its ban for under-16s, which took effect in December (New York Times)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 9:05:00 PM

my coworker smells like mildew, everyone forgot my birthday, and more

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 9:03:59 PM

FilmLA: production days for film, TV, and commercials in Los Angeles fell 12.3% in Q4 2025 from Q3; for 2025 overall, production was about half of 2019's volume (Gene Maddaus/Variety)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 8:10:00 PM

RFK Jr.’s FDA Removed A Webpage Of Warnings About Bogus Autism Treatments

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 8:01:59 PM

Some CBS News staffers expressed deep skepticism about a story that used unnamed sources to report that the ICE officer who shot a woman had "internal bleeding" (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 7:40:00 PM

Business Insider's Risky Business

Status , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 6:57:34 PM

Cheltenham High School football update: Hazing confirmed, coaching staff relieved, 2026 season uncertain, superintendent says

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 6:11:28 PM

A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing.

ProPublica , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 6:10:00 PM

YouTube revises policy to allow full monetization of nongraphic videos on sensitive issues including abortion, self-harm, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse (Sam Gutelle/Tubefilter)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 4:15:00 PM

ChatGPT is now more reliable at finding and remembering your past chat

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 4:14:44 PM

The Rip is a great film released at the wrong time

Region Free , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 4:02:22 PM

Open Responses

Simon Willison's Weblog , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:56:56 PM

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: We’ve Hit Grok Bottom

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:45:00 PM

112: When language become-s(3SG) linguistic example-s(PL)

https://lingthusiasm.com , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:43:59 PM

Day 1822: "Turn the temperature down."

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:42:00 PM

Kathleen Kennedy Gives Some Intriguing ‘Star Wars’ Movie Updates After Her Lucasfilm Exit

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:40:32 PM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for January 15, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:32:59 PM

Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses Over 200 Stock Trades After Deadline As Ban Debate Grows In Congress

Zach Everson , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:23:16 PM

Tokyo-based broadcaster TBS Holdings is acquiring a $150M stake in Legendary Entertainment to develop Japanese IP; source: the deal values Legendary at $4B+ (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:20:02 PM

Jesse Ventura Now & Then Plus My Big Radio News – Nicole Sandler Show 1-15-26

The Nicole Sandler Show , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 3:06:15 PM

Defense Contractor CEO Pours $4 Million Into Pro-Trump PAC

Zach Everson , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:57:47 PM

Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the president of Lucasfilm after nearly 14 years and will be succeeded by the studio's Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:57:28 PM

Gootloader now uses 1,000-part ZIP archives for stealthy delivery

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:54:34 PM

XScreenSaver 6.14

jwz , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:48:29 PM

What we know about the Giants’ plans for all of their young shortstops

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:41:52 PM

Dave Filoni Is Taking Over Lucasfilm From Kathleen Kennedy

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:30:59 PM

Neuromancer is getting a special edition

Transfer Orbit , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:30:13 PM

Hearing on the Human Rights Policy of the German Government

The Citizen Lab , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:26:15 PM

Software as Fast Fashion

Smashing Frames , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:11:32 PM

An interview with security expert Runa Sandvik on the FBI search of a WaPo reporter's home and seizure of devices, and how journalists should reassess security (Maddy Crowell/Columbia Journalism Review)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:10:01 PM

‘All You Need Is Kill’ Spins a Trippy, Heart‑Flecked Loop That Only Partially Lands

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 2:00:05 PM

Displaced by fire, then robbed: Tenderloin tenants say landlord left them vulnerable

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:48:24 PM

Grubhub confirms hackers stole data in recent security breach

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:38:51 PM

Pentagon plans to overhaul independent military newspaper and rid it of “woke distractions”

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:31:02 PM

The Pentagon says Stars and Stripes will move "away from woke distractions" and cease publishing AP "reprints"; its EIC says he'll work to save its independence (Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:27:45 PM

Justice Gorsuch Reminds: The Fourth Amendment Isn’t Dead Yet

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:26:06 PM

By All Measures. “Our scales are too imbalanced; we are unable to...

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:22:23 PM

Luminate's 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY; on-demand US streams hit 1.4T, up 4.6% YoY; Christian/gospel music grew 18.5% (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:15:00 PM

A Sit Down with Rep. Jayapal as ICE Violence Escalates

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:09:36 PM

Photo: 1768536419

https://crowdersoup.com , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:06:00 PM

What women business owners are poised to lose with health insurance cuts

The 19th , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:02:43 PM

Five Years Later, Has the MCU’s TV Excursion Worked?

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 1:00:48 PM

Hackers exploit Modular DS WordPress plugin flaw for admin access

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:49:50 PM

Superintelligent: I Can't Believe It's Butter!

https://elgan.com/, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:34:54 PM

2 controlled hunts in Alverthorpe Park in Abington scheduled for Jan. 20, Jan. 24

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:33:49 PM

After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn’t need to look like news

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:32:24 PM

Pluralistic: How the Light Gets In (15 Jan 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:31:40 PM

Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:30:48 PM

Her Daughter Died After Taking a Generic Version of a Lifesaving Drug. This Is What She Wants You to Know.

ProPublica , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:30:00 PM

The Best Central and East European Novels, recommended by Maya Jaggi

Five Books , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:29:24 PM

Court to hear oral argument on law banning guns on private property

SCOTUSblog , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:27:41 PM

Netflix obtains global rights to Sony films after the films' theater runs, expanding the deal that gave Netflix rights for the US, Germany, and parts of Asia (Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:25:00 PM

In an AI-perfect world, it’s time to prove you’re human

https://elgan.com/, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:24:46 PM

L.A. Reported prepares for launch as a weekly Substack that “won’t waste readers’ time”

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:24:45 PM

Our house has officially graduated from Duplos to Legos. We are less than 30 min...

Chuck Grimmett , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:24:15 PM

The Finite Scroll 009: Noticing the good, Clay Shirky on AI in education, Nine Inch Nails then and now, the perfect fry box

Alex Rainert , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:21:26 PM

Reporter hospitalized after hit by stun grenade at Minnesota protest

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:18:38 PM

Verizon blames nationwide outage on a "software issue"

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:13:54 PM

Life after Melvyn Bragg for BBC’s In Our Time

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:05:40 PM

Legal News for Thurs 1/14 - Trump's War on Wind Power Continues, DOJ Race-relations Agency Reversal (?), Tesla's Racism Case Mediation and Minnesota Prosecutors Resign

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:02:13 PM

New Releases YouTube Video: January 13, 2026

Locus Online , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 12:00:58 PM

McClatchy accuses Google in federal court of monopolizing online ad sales

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:59:16 AM

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

Literary Hub , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:57:34 AM

McClatchy sues Google, claiming Google illegally monopolizes the online ad market and deprives McClatchy of ad revenue, echoing Penske Media's earlier lawsuit (Sofia Saric/Miami Herald)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:55:07 AM

Visualizations of the growing undersea network of submarine cables, 2013-2025....

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:53:18 AM

Daniel Lurie was the public safety mayor. Now he’s trying to be the affordability guy

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:41:09 AM

What to read next if Blue Moon was your favorite movie of 2025.

Literary Hub , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:37:22 AM

2026 Splatterpunk Awards Nominees

Locus Online , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:16:28 AM

Photographer struck with crowd-control munition by federal officer in Minnesota

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:13:32 AM

Reporter shot twice with pepper balls by federal officer in Minnesota

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:10:49 AM

There’s a Lootbox With Rare Pokémon Cards Sitting in the Pentagon Food Court

404 Media , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:10:37 AM

Google agrees to pay $8.25M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its AdMob SDK illegally collected data from children under age 13 (Suzanne Smalley/The Record)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:10:02 AM

Stablecoin Narrow Banking

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:09:45 AM

Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for VS Code now publicly available

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:08:13 AM

DHS Expands Immigration Ban, Ensuring The Only Way An African Can Come To The US Is If We Bring Slavery Back

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:07:08 AM

Events Struggle With Return Attendance, Must Change: Freeman Report

A Media Operator , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:05:48 AM

Daily Deal: The Ultimate Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows License + Windows 11 Pro Bundle

Techdirt , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:02:08 AM

‘The Bride!’ Creator Maggie Gyllenhaal on Why Jessie Buckley Is the Perfect Monster Heroine

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:00:53 AM

How to Gain Footing in AI as the Ground Keeps Shifting

IEEE Spectrum , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 11:00:02 AM

when should an employer contest unemployment benefits?

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:59:56 AM

The Florentine Codex

kottke.org , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:46:25 AM

Thursday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:40:18 AM

Schrödinger's Mask

jwz , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:33:33 AM

Lessons for Your Career From 2025

IEEE Spectrum , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:32:11 AM

Former Main Street Manager returns to Hatboro to assist with revitalization efforts

Glenside Local , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:25:13 AM

Soldiers’ Pay

Spoken Realms , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:23:00 AM

Small Cypress on the Meaning of Life

daniel.industries , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:14:43 AM

FIFA makes Stats Perform its first official data and betting streaming rights distributor to licensed sportsbooks for the 2026 World Cup and other events (Rohith Nair/Reuters)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:10:02 AM

“I deeply regret not paying more attention to AI as a field before the release of ChatGPT. Like everyone, I’m certainly paying attention now!” More Truths and Advice from Sources Founder reporter Alex Health

Hunter Walk , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:01:09 AM

Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica co-founder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:00:49 AM

‘Starfleet Academy’ Begins With Something Old and Something New

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 10:00:27 AM