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“They’re Putting Kids’ Lives at Risk”: How Abuse in a Tennessee Businessman’s Juvenile Prisons Remained Under Wraps

ProPublica , Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026 2:00:00 AM

Some Nebraska communities are cashing in on renewables. Others are being left behind.

Grist , Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026 1:30:00 AM

Similarweb data on the 50 biggest English-language news websites: the BBC reached 1B site visits for the first time in 18 months in July, up 11% YoY and 1% MoM (Press Gazette)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026 1:10:00 AM

Kei Miller on Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026 1:01:01 AM

A2: Credentials vs. Instincts: Please Give Us an Extension

https://laurahilliger.com , Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026 12:54:36 AM

Why I Play Board Games (And So Should You)

Brain Baking , Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026 12:38:10 AM

Reading the Ignyte: Outstanding Novella 2026

nerds of a feather, flock together , Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026 12:00:00 AM

What makes people happy?

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 11:51:30 PM

Beeper Merge

Matt Mullenweg , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 11:40:48 PM

A former M&A reporter details how ego, envy, crime-linked anonymous tipsters, tactical leaks, and luck helped him break deal news at the FT and Bloomberg (Ed Hammond/Financial Times)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 11:40:00 PM

Going Indie, Publishing Innovation, And The Challenges Of Book Marketing With John Bond

The Creative Penn , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 11:30:00 PM

My greatest disappointment

diamond geezer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 11:00:00 PM

Tencent Music reports Q2 revenue up 5.8% YoY to $1.3B, music services revenue up 11% to $1.1B, with newly integrated podcast platform Ximalaya contributing $60M (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 10:50:00 PM

OTR Links 08/12/2026

doug — off the record , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 10:30:50 PM

Immigrant Earnings Assimilation, 1981–2021

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 9:42:23 PM

Google and Our Collective Memory

Pixel Envy , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 9:38:31 PM

Evidence experimentation in AI evaluation in education

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 9:37:00 PM

Humans understand what AI cannot

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 9:37:00 PM

my boss doesn’t trust the employee I just hired, asked to sign something illegal, and more

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 9:03:11 PM

Electroclash musician Peaches on identifying a pattern

The Creative Independent , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 9:00:00 PM

AI, I tried to love you

https://nathanschneider.info/, Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 8:43:10 PM

Test19

IndieNews English , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 8:13:49 PM

Donald Trump Just Became The World’s Most Famous Anti-Vaxxer Nonsense Peddler

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 8:02:33 PM

Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy says he plans to sue the FCC over its end to the ownership cap of local TV stations, calling the move a "blatant violation" of law (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 7:30:00 PM

AI escapes from containers faster than me - so what?

Some Natalie's corner of the internet , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 6:51:03 PM

Paramount's Makan Delrahim says everything is on the table to end the suit against Paramount's WBD deal and chatter about leaving California is not "blackmail" (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 6:50:01 PM

Trump’s Secret Jet Blowback

Status , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 6:45:28 PM

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Current Mozilla job openings , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 6:41:51 PM

Disney strikes a multiyear deal to stream Formula E races on Disney+ and ESPN+ in the US and on Disney+ in most international markets starting in December (Sam Smith/The Race)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 6:40:03 PM

You Really Should Read The Expanse

moddedbear.com , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 6:28:58 PM

Google says Chrome cuts 7 billion unwanted Android notifications a day to fight abuse

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 6:15:55 PM

“Widely regarded as the most complicated board...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 5:25:00 PM

Trump Administration Bars Medicaid Funding of Transition Treatment for Transgender Youth

NYT > Amy Harmon , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 5:23:57 PM

Inside a chippy 49ers-Titans joint practice, where early fights set the tone

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 5:07:58 PM

A profile of Suno, which has been used by more than 100M people since 2023 and has 2M+ paid subscribers, as it faces copyright lawsuits from UMG and Sony Music (Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 5:00:04 PM

Likes Don't be a meat proxy.

Chuck Grimmett , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:53:36 PM

Quick Tip: Translating long documents with Microsoft Edge Immersive Reader

Christian Heilmann , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:52:58 PM

There are no lossless transformations of natural-language text

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:48:35 PM

Rentrak: summer box office revenue in the US and Canada has reached $4B for the second time since COVID and is on track to be the highest since 2019 (Rebecca Rubin/Variety)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:35:02 PM

New vocabulary term: “soft secession” .

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:25:00 PM

The Warriors didn’t run it back. They kicked the can down the road

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:17:27 PM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for August 11, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:13:17 PM

X’s Advertising Business Continues to Tank

Pixel Envy , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:10:52 PM

Marvel’s Elaborate ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Comic-Con Ad Resulted In a Huge Fine

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 4:00:53 PM

Paramount’s threat to quit California over merger is ‘blackmail,’ Bonta says

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:52:55 PM

Acquired Wooden Letter Tray (Harry C. Hedberg Company, Marion, Wisconsin 54950...

Chris Aldrich , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:48:23 PM

Hundreds Of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across The Country

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:44:15 PM

Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:40:45 PM

Good sentence : “The market’s most lavish...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:35:04 PM

A co-founder of TV Time, a TV and movie-tracking app shut down in July, launches Bingers, a similar app with social features and a tool to import TV Time data (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:30:01 PM

New usability features in Connected Sheets

Google Workspace Updates , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:25:40 PM

New OPML viewer now available

Andy Sylvester's Web , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:19:55 PM

Reopening the Great Highway to cars could cost $20M over five years, controller finds

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:15:52 PM

DeadLock ransomware uses blockchain to resist infrastructure takedown

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:15:22 PM

The ‘Rhode Residence’ of Rydal feat. by international real estate site for its ties to prominent architect

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:08:25 PM

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Director Says It Is to ‘Looney Tunes’ What ‘Iron Man’ Is to ‘The Avengers’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 3:00:02 PM

Issue 108 – In a word, applesauce

Citation Needed , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:58:24 PM

‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Valkyries are preparing for a tricky stretch run

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:52:53 PM

Mrs. Janet Klein, Rydal resident and longtime historic preservationist, museum management consultant and philanthropist, has passed away at 96

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:49:17 PM

Can the old hardware you have laying around run a local LLM…?

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:29:19 PM

Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes

Krebs on Security , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:28:35 PM

Noble Heart Tattoo in Jenkintown inks popular 94WIP radio personality, hosts discussion of Eagles’ Jalen Hurts

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:27:18 PM

Lawyers for UK Reform Party's deputy leader say they will seek documents that could reveal Guardian journalists' sources; critics call the move a legal threat (The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:25:04 PM

Triple-A hacked for $11.8 million

Web3 is Going Just Great , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:21:45 PM

Why We Need a Bigger Map

The Connector , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:19:03 PM

RIP Reggie Bannister, Cult-Beloved ‘Phantasm’ Star

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:15:15 PM

Hat tip: Lids is returning to Union Square after closing three years ago

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:14:16 PM

Two arrested after Flare Network staking site scammed users out of 3.4 million XRP (~$8.5 million)

Web3 is Going Just Great , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:14:00 PM

Poolin bitcoin mining pool operator files for bankruptcy

Web3 is Going Just Great , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:11:21 PM

Chatting with ViddyScribe

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:08:22 PM

Sandworm hackers target IT pros with trojanized WireGuard VPN client

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 2:07:24 PM

MVMT Labs files for bankruptcy

Web3 is Going Just Great , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:48:54 PM

Challenge brought to Trump’s new birthright citizenship order

SCOTUSblog , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:48:00 PM

datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:35:13 PM

Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:30:00 PM

ICYMI: Goodbye, Portland Startup Week

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:29:16 PM

Edinburgh Fringe - Justina Seselskaite: Settled ★★★★☆

Terence Eden , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:24:54 PM

Who (or What) Generates Images for EFF?

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:24:25 PM

Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP) shuts down

Web3 is Going Just Great , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:20:18 PM

Step App "move-to-earn" project shuts down

Web3 is Going Just Great , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:10:46 PM

SEPTA issues request for proposals from firms looking to lead tenant management and leasing services, transit police say serious crimes are down 21%

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 1:08:19 PM

Similarweb: Bluesky's mobile MAUs fell 27% YoY to 10.4M in June and DAUs fell 26% to 3M in July; X's mobile MAUs fell 3% to 302M and DAUs fell 7% to 123.7M (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:55:11 PM

REMINDER: Provide feedback to Business Oregon by August 15, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:53:45 PM

Toosday

Doc Searls Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:52:58 PM

Edinburgh Fringe: Handel Nine German Arias ★★★⯪☆

Terence Eden , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:49:10 PM

Cisco warns of ASA and FTD VPN flaw exploited to crash devices

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:45:31 PM

TiE Oregon reveals local finalists vying for TiE Women 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:42:53 PM

The Society of Professional Journalists proposes edits to its code of ethics for the AI age

Nieman Lab , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:36:35 PM

Like: 1786476971

https://crowdersoup.com , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:36:11 PM

at Hawthorne Bridge

Aaron Parecki , Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 12:36:02 PM