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Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, agrees to sell some assets to Disney for $20M, and plans to keep operating as it completes the sale (Rhea Rose Abraham/Reuters)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:55:01 PM

“I have no mouth and I must scream”

Marginal REVOLUTION, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:42:32 PM

In the world of LLMs, the description is the hyperlink

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:37:00 PM

The book next to the book: embedding serendipity as pedagogy

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:37:00 PM

Phones impede learning: Evidence from a massive phone-free classroom experiment

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:37:00 PM

Interpoll

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:37:00 PM

Improving Conversation on KDO

kottke.org, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:08:06 PM

boss is asking about my child care arrangements, people schedule meetings over my lunch break, and more

Ask a Manager, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:03:52 PM

Reporters say Indian police detained ~36 journalists from the Indian Express and other outlets for hours while covering youth protests on October 10 and 11 (Reuters)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:00:00 PM

Goblin Village

https://laughingmeme.org, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 6:00:56 PM

Bari’s Stahl Showdown

Status, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 5:43:22 PM

Philosophy Mondays: How to Live a Good Life at The Spark of Hudson

Continuations, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 5:31:07 PM

Could this be the Frontier Labs’ WeWork moment?

Marcus on AI, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 5:28:16 PM

The Reporter’s Notebook Is Becoming More Valuable Than the Story

A Media Operator, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 5:23:00 PM

What’s next for the 49ers? Purdy’s history, Greenlaw’s appeal, and a rookie’s opportunity

The San Francisco Standard, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 5:14:39 PM

At least $86 million stolen via tampered Ledger hardware wallets resold by CryptoBilis

Web3 is Going Just Great, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 4:58:08 PM

The NYT, AFP, and The Economist join the SPUR coalition, which now has 80+ members seeking to stop AI firms from using their content without permission (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 4:40:01 PM

The Trump administration aired two taxpayer-funded campaign-style TV ads into early Monday, per AdImpact, past a judge's Sunday evening deadline to stop them (Washington Post)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 4:40:01 PM

New York Times, Economist and Atlantic Join AI Licensing Coalition SPUR

A Media Operator, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 4:01:00 PM

Election 2026: Minneapolis School Board, District 3

https://naomikritzer.com/contact-me/, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:54:53 PM

Day 2092: “Your absolute worst.”

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:48:05 PM

Election 2026: Minneapolis School Board, District 5

https://naomikritzer.com/contact-me/, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:43:32 PM

How Rob Curley’s plan to take The Spokesman-Review nonprofit ended in a newsroom revolt

What Works, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:42:01 PM

Atomic Wall Clocks

Chris Coyier, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:37:41 PM

For My Birthday, Please Check Your Damn Voter Registration

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:32:09 PM

New theme, who dis?

https://crowdersoup.com, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:31:48 PM

Notebook with Handmade Paper Cover

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:24:01 PM

No, Ukraine strikes didn’t blow up Russian disinformation on social

Mike's List, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:16:28 PM

Gruber is right. The only way for the others to compete with Twitter is to start...

Scripting News, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 3:15:26 PM

Election 2026: Minneapolis School Board, District 1

https://naomikritzer.com/contact-me/, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 2:59:29 PM

De castelos e da cidade

Brogue do Cassano, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 2:26:11 PM

Source: Brendan Carr directed the FCC to investigate ABC after GOP Sen. Moreno called for a probe into its "political hit job on Anduril & the Trump family" (Brian Stelter/@brianstelter)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 2:25:00 PM

Social media posts: incoming WH press secretary Katie Zacharia echoed the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, made pedophilia accusations against Democrats, and more (Andrew Kaczynski/CNN)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 2:10:03 PM

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Filing: ABC says FCC's early-license renewal demand for its local TV stations was designed to circumvent judicial review and "inflict maximal coercive pressure" (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 1:35:00 PM

Adding Pushover notifications to Claude Code

articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 1:16:30 PM

Thanksgiving Day Paper Making

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 1:14:41 PM

Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing

BleepingComputer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 1:13:52 PM

Beautiful Hand-Painted Globes

kottke.org, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 1:08:01 PM

The Democratic Party’s Pollsters Are Also Working for AIPAC’s Super PAC

Sludge, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 1:04:24 PM

Applied Mechanics presents Run Ben Run

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:43:00 PM

Tracking America’s Energy Trends and Prospects for the Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill

Sustain What, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:38:26 PM

Barcelona-based Rakuten TV plans to expand its free ad-supported streaming business from Europe to the US, Japan, and Middle East by the end of 2026 (Scott Roxborough/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:35:05 PM

Prompting as Self-Portrait. “We need the blank page and...

kottke.org, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:28:00 PM

“Both of these games have had their heydays and then both went astray a bit.”

Unsung, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:26:33 PM

Yandex confirms service outage as users lose access to cloud files

BleepingComputer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:23:01 PM

Poll: Scandal tanks Manny Yekutiel’s support. The D8 race is down to 2 candidates

The San Francisco Standard, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:21:24 PM

Find your routine next steps on the post-meeting screen in Google Meet

Google Workspace Updates, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:17:43 PM

DOJ Opens an Antitrust Probe of TV Networks Over Pool Coverage, Lisa Cook Faces a White House Hearing & a Judge Tosses an AI-Drafted Complaint

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:00:48 PM

The Dock on Mac, From OS 10 to macOS 27

Jim Nielsen’s Blog, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 12:00:00 PM

Anthropic takes risky AI tests offline after models breach govt sites

BleepingComputer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:51:59 AM

Dazzle watches

jwz, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:43:34 AM

Election 2026: Minneapolis School Board At-Large

https://naomikritzer.com/contact-me/, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:42:16 AM

Must Read Issues Statement on Cover Illustration Contracts

Locus, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:30:00 AM

Configure Access Management and Access Approvals policies using classification labels with rules in Assured Controls

Google Workspace Updates, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:28:27 AM

Monday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:22:31 AM

Hello Python 3.15, goodbye 3.10, and now I can use 3.11

Simon Willison's Weblog, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:15:38 AM

Meet the Anthropic Engineer Keeping Its AI Agent Trustworthy

IEEE Spectrum, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:00:02 AM

The Voice of Daredevil Becomes Him in Self-Made Fan Film

io9 | We Come From the Future, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:00:01 AM

my boss wants to give me his kidney — but I don’t want it

Ask a Manager, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:59:11 AM

Nearly 4M Records of Enslaved People in 20 Former British...

kottke.org, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:58:00 AM

EU Blacklists Nearly 1,600 in Russian Defense Firms and Executives

OCCRP, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:50:00 AM

Today Is Indigenous Peoples' Day

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:45:38 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 12, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:43:58 AM

Getty enters a restructuring agreement to take the company private, with Getty family and Koch Equity committing to invest up to $533M to own 100% of Getty (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:30:00 AM

“They take time. Put in the time.”

Unsung, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:06:28 AM

5 things we’ve learned about the 5-0 49ers, and why they should go all in

The San Francisco Standard, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Why I Did Not Leave Nazi Germany in Time. “Many of us...

kottke.org, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:58:00 AM

“I’m ready to throw up at any moment.”

Unsung, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:54:11 AM

A New Vantage Point

https://sheril.substack.com/, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:53:12 AM

‘A trailblazer’: Pioneering SFPD officer and daughter slain in Marin triple murder-suicide

The San Francisco Standard, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:45:45 AM

India’s SIR Voter Purge Shows Digital Authoritarianism in Action

Tech Policy Press, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:43:31 AM

Don’t Bet Against the Sports Bets

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:38:10 AM

updates: long-winded candidates, the boss who left with no warning, and more

Ask a Manager, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:29:48 AM

Ledger confirms hardware wallet spy implant behind crypto thefts

BleepingComputer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:27:23 AM

The Probably Fake Russian Troll Exodus

Pixel Envy, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:24:49 AM

The People, Counted: Browse Raw Census Records at the Internet Archive

Internet Archive Blogs, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:13:51 AM

How I Feel About Your Policies Depends On How Much Power You Have

Atoms vs Bits, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:11:26 AM

As midterms near, outside groups are pouring millions into these tight House races

Original Journalism from OpenSecrets News, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:10:58 AM

EPS?

Chris Coyier, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:06:35 AM

X has refound its footing under Elon Musk, as it continues to host more interesting discussions on AI and other fun and smart topics than rival platforms (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)

Mediagazer, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:05:00 AM

Trump’s Tough Week, Ansarallah Advances Again, Iran Tightens Control on Strait Of Hormuz

Drop Site News, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:02:45 AM

Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase is built for the WNBA’s biggest stage

The San Francisco Standard, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 9:00:05 AM

No More Edits: The Fagersta Attack and The True Crime Community in Scandinavia

GNET, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:59:47 AM

The Worst Way To Get To Space. I’d never heard the story...

kottke.org, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:58:00 AM

‘Common Side Effects’ is Trippier Than Ever in Season 2 Teaser

io9 | We Come From the Future, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:55:32 AM

Google Meet now uses post-quantum cryptography

Google Workspace Updates, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:54:33 AM

Zero to Agent in 30 Minutes: Build a Personal Assistant on OpenClaw

Radar, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:54:29 AM

The X is Off-Target

Tedium, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:53:18 AM

2026 British Fantasy Awards Winners

Locus, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:47:10 AM

Startup and tech events this week

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Monday, Oct 12, 2026 8:41:04 AM