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Lionsgate Is Trying to Bring ‘Leprechaun’ Back to Life (Again)

io9 | We Come From the Future, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 1:15:10 PM

The Real Secret to Productivity Is ... RIDING THE TRAIN

The Hypothesis, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 1:14:13 PM

Business Insider CEO Christian Baesler says the company will focus on monetizing its non-website audience, with cross-platform sponsorships, events, and more (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

Mediagazer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 12:55:01 PM

at Holladay Park

Aaron Parecki, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 12:40:34 PM

Apple's war on OpenAI is really about who owns the Attachment Economy

Mike's List, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 12:33:37 PM

Asides: Aug 8

Amit Gawande, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 12:08:26 PM

This Week In Techdirt History: August 2nd – 8th

Techdirt, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 12:00:00 PM

It May Be Game Over For the American ‘Squid Game’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 11:50:11 AM

Dystopian Sci Fi Books, recommended by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Five Books, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 11:46:52 AM

The future of warfare? (from my email)

Marginal REVOLUTION, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 11:40:53 AM

Axioms of Local Information and its Value

Working Systems, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 11:08:02 AM

Type

Waxy.org, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 10:26:51 AM

Saving Your Time—This Week in One Email

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:56:55 AM

The overwhelm of it all and the spike of “frozen water people” in Maine

Shay Stewart-Bouley, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:49:39 AM

Cloudflare is simultaneously blocking AI crawlers that harvest content without ...

Crank.report Survey, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:29:23 AM

Before ‘Lanterns,’ Check Out the ‘Green Lantern’ Cartoon

io9 | We Come From the Future, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:25:07 AM

We are the companies, labs, and independent builders who develop, research, dep...

Crank.report Survey, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:22:30 AM

R.I.P. Your Backlog

Rands in Repose, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:20:22 AM

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America (2026-2026)

Justin Cox, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:19:53 AM

Will a Looming Budget Crunch Reverse Efforts to Rein in Fines and Fees?

The Marshall Project, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:00:00 AM

Saturday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 8:42:08 AM

iPod’s circular apps

Unsung, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 8:30:09 AM

Wonder Tools 💫 Catch Up On Recent Posts

Wonder Tools, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:55:32 AM

Carr's Consolidation Overdrive

Status, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:41:57 AM

The X-Men Casting Rumors Just Keep on Coming

io9 | We Come From the Future, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:30:06 AM

Cat’s Cradle and Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

Interdependent Thoughts, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:24:57 AM

Thing that I am now invested in: this woman has spent 30...

kottke.org, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:17:00 AM

Hackers breach TrueConf to trojanize client installers with backdoors

BleepingComputer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:16:23 AM

Now we have a timeline of the OpenAI accidental attack against Hugging Face

Simon Willison's Weblog, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:06:41 AM

Middle management roles are also a trap.

Irrational Exuberance, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:00:00 AM

Wishing there was a fully supported ATgeo lexicon that most bluesky app views co...

A Node on the Web, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:49:40 AM

Say What, now?

E.W. Doc Parris, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:26:20 AM

AI alignment is a red herring

Interconnected, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:06:26 AM

‘The Ribbon Hero’ Is an Infectiously Hopeful Magical Girl Take on a Classic

io9 | We Come From the Future, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:59 AM

Inside SF’s ‘sexmaxxing’ scene: The people injecting peptides for optimal horniness

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Welcome to the age of the $4,000 apartment, when even the well-off are struggling

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid

Grist, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Deidre Bosa, an anchor based in CNBC's San Francisco bureau, is leaving at the end of the month to start a show about AI, working with producer Jasmine Wu (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

Mediagazer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:55:00 AM

Israel's Brutal Retaliation Against Imprisoned Palestinian Doctors Seeking Legal Appeals

Drop Site News, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:01:13 AM

Dragoncatcher: WSJPT

Robin Sloan, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:00:00 AM

Sometimes I’m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Masto...

A Node on the Web, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 4:29:52 AM

Interesting Links for 08-08-2026

Very cool, if true, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 4:00:49 AM

Lit Hub Weekly: August 3 – 7, 2026

Literary Hub, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:30:21 AM

Crab Odyssey: Crustacean Wandered the Seas in a Bottle for Months, Scientists Find

404 Media, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:00:26 AM

Pluralistic: Digital sewer socialism (08 Aug 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 2:04:00 AM

[RSS Club] I got an NLnet grant!

Terence Eden, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 1:13:13 AM

*Restoring Childhood: How to Set Kids Free in the Age of Anxiety*

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:43:54 PM

Tram stop of the month

diamond geezer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:00:00 PM

X announces the Original Content Rewards Program and will discontinue Revenue Sharing on Sep. 7, saying existing Revenue Sharing members can apply for access (@xcreators)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 10:55:00 PM

OTR Links 08/08/2026

doug — off the record, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 10:30:56 PM

The open web has an amazing amount of free content that is actually free, both f...

Tantek Çelik, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 10:20:00 PM

Charli XCX wielded an influence over Outside Lands that was virtually unmatched

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 10:10:00 PM

HTML Day San Diego 2026

Anthony Ciccarello, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 9:45:14 PM

What I’ve been reading

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 9:43:17 PM

Oregon startup news for the week ending August 7, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 9:14:36 PM

The first notch is magical

Unsung, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 8:57:27 PM

Weeknotes: Aug. 1-7, 2026

Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 8:51:46 PM

Photo: 1786157013

https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:43:33 PM

Whetherday

Doc Searls Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:40:42 PM

Buc-ee’s Shies Away From John Oliver Challenge, Sues Tiny Ohio Convenience Store Instead

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:39:00 PM

A $60 uni bowl, a $16 pizza bagel: The best food at Outside Lands this year

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:30:00 PM

Hong Kong's security chief warns the Hong Kong Journalists Association against "misusing" its role or hurting national security, ahead of the group's elections (Agence France-Presse)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:15:00 PM

A US judge says ex-Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge doesn't have to pay the $800-a-day fine he imposed for not revealing her source as she appeals to SCOTUS (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 6:05:00 PM

Quoting John Gruber

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 5:10:40 PM

Now we have a timeline of the OpenAI accidental attack against Hugging Face

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:55:58 PM

Scott Wiener takes down Connie Chan AI chatbot after pushback from Pelosi

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:28:16 PM

Senate Democrats on the Commerce Committee say they will object if Republicans try to confirm Trump's pick for the FCC without a matching Democratic nominee (John Hendel/Politico)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:10:01 PM

weekend open thread – August 8-9, 2026

Ask a Manager, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:07:53 PM

Emptywheel Friday: A Week Filled with Explosive D’ump Hitting the Fan

The Nicole Sandler Show, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:05:45 PM

Michigan’s Polling Mirage

Status, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:55:34 PM

How to live somewhere safe

Mike Monteiro’s Good News, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:55:03 PM

Want to see your favorite Outside Lands artist up close? Head to the on-site barbershop

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:45:00 PM

Treasurer Garrity gaining ground on Gov. Shapiro, new poll shows

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:44:45 PM

Employees say the five-person editorial staff of Restart, a games site funded by Walmart and managed by marketing agency Moonrock, has been laid off (Aftermath)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:40:01 PM

An eBike for Fitness

RasterWeb!, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:30:36 PM

Joseph Widener, heir to Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park, posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:23:02 PM

Farmers Are Getting Control Of Their Equipment Back

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:18:05 PM

Fur eye day

Doc Searls Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:16:45 PM

The assumption that nonprofits are too set in their ways to respond to a rapidl...

Crank.report Survey, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:16:38 PM

PSU Abington, Arcadia University looking to fill multiple open positions

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:07:48 PM

Alleged ‘Enforcer’ in Prince Group Scam Network Identified

OCCRP, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:01:00 PM

5 local USPS branches looking to hire

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:59:05 PM

This Week in the IndieWeb

https://indieweb.org/this-week/, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:55:46 PM

The Real Competitor Is the Person Who Does Nothing

https://johnsandtaylor.com, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:53:00 PM

Breathing Room Foundation of Elkins Park feat. by 6ABC for donating school supplies to families in need

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:52:58 PM

Interview with Michigan's Democratic Nominee for US Senate — Dr. Abdul El Sayed

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:48:56 PM

Judge Orders Meta to Create $567M Abatement Fund for Child Harms in New Mexico

Pixel Envy, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:47:22 PM

Last year as a teenager: Silicon Florist is now 19 years old

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:43:06 PM

Abington Township awarded $99K for improvements to fire training grounds

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:41:35 PM

The McIntosh Modernity Index

Seth's Blog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:21:15 PM

rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy

b10g.xyz, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:20:07 PM

Friday Squid Blogging: Arctic Bobtail Squid Video

Schneier on Security, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:07:04 PM

Scripps' CEO says the company is adopting a streaming news model enabled by AI, including cutting 12% of staff, and praises the FCC's lift of the ownership cap (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:05:00 PM

Scripps reports Q2 revenue of $490M and a net loss of $1.2B, mostly due to a $1.1B impairment charge tied to ad weakness and ratings challenges; SSP rose 12.5% (TVNewsCheck)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:55:00 PM

Trump informs Lisa Cook that he is “considering” her removal

SCOTUSblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:44:00 PM

People comes in all shapes and sizes but writing code into OPML outlines to then...

A Node on the Web, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:38:58 PM

‘The Odyssey’ Will Soon Be Christopher Nolan’s Highest-Grossing Film

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:15:21 PM

Metabase SQLi zero-day exploited in customer data-theft attacks

BleepingComputer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:14:46 PM

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: In The Modi For Takedowns

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:07:07 PM

Security Signal Weekly: August 1-7, 2026

CybersecKyle, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:03:50 PM