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WBD CEO David Zaslav, criticized for cutting costs, scrapping movies, and laying off thousands, may end up having the last laugh thanks to the Netflix-WBD deal (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)

Mediagazer , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 7:15:01 AM

If we really want tech to get back to basics we need pubs that function as produ...

Scripting News , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 7:09:49 AM

Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4 (Financial Times)

Mediagazer , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 7:05:00 AM

People seem to like Telex which makes developing WordPress user interfaces easie...

Scripting News , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 7:02:00 AM

2025 Books We Loved: Summer in the House of the Departed by Josh Rountree

Locus Online , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 7:00:16 AM

With Ron Rivera and Tosh Lupoi, Cal football is fully aligned and ready to climb

The San Francisco Standard , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 7:00:00 AM

Meet 2 Berks County women who want to bring fresh produce to a local food bank

Spotlight PA , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:57:03 AM

Drones to Diplomas: How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill

Krebs on Security , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:45:03 AM

People using feedland.org -- may notice that some old items will appear in your ...

Scripting News , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:44:00 AM

An Asteroid Threatening Earth Is Teeming With Ingredients for Life, Scientists Discover

404 Media , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:00:38 AM

Forcing cars to play chicken is a bad idea, San Francisco realizes

The San Francisco Standard , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:00:00 AM

This is SF’s best nightlife neighborhood — and it’s only getting better

The San Francisco Standard , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:00:00 AM

The rise of the Warriors’ Pat Spencer is straight out of a movie

The San Francisco Standard , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:00:00 AM

The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab

Grist , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 6:00:00 AM

Dishonesty is a rejection of life

annie's blog , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 5:38:52 AM

Europe Fined X, But It's Still Avoiding the Real Threat to Democracy

Tech Policy Press , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 5:13:37 AM

AMELIE (2001)

Cows in the Field , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 5:08:35 AM

Ukrainian History Global Initiative

Thinking about..., Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 5:07:36 AM

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Dec. 1-5, 2025)

Just Security , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 4:34:28 AM

Interesting Links for 06-12-2025

Very cool, if true , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 4:00:07 AM

Four European countries forced to make way for Asian country in Eurovision

Normal Island News , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 3:42:11 AM

Lit Hub Weekly: December 1 – 5, 2025

Literary Hub , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 3:30:45 AM

Sources: Bari Weiss poaches ABC News' Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman to serve as CBS News correspondent; he isn't in line to anchor the Evening News (Dylan Byers/@dylanbyers)

Mediagazer , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 3:30:01 AM

On open protocols

Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 2:50:00 AM

What Tom Whitwell learned in 2025

Marginal REVOLUTION , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 2:19:15 AM

A disturbing kind of satisfaction

MetaFilter , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 2:16:00 AM

The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims

ProPublica , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 2:00:00 AM

Dreaming about finishing my To do List

MetaFilter , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 12:42:15 AM

I've been to see some art

diamond geezer , Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 12:00:00 AM

The Trump administration orders enhanced vetting of H-1B applicants and their families for past work in "censorship", including fact-checking and online safety (Humeyra Pamuk/Reuters)

Mediagazer , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 11:30:00 PM

Contactless raising fares

diamond geezer , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 11:00:00 PM

Oregon startup news for the week ending Dec 5, 2025

Portland startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 10:24:17 PM

Two things that really matter

Marginal REVOLUTION , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 10:08:52 PM

AI Native

Matt Mullenweg , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 9:47:06 PM

OTR Links 12/06/2025

doug — off the record , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 9:30:56 PM

FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending December 5, 2025

https://fossforce.com , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 9:13:06 PM

Video text remover

jwz , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 8:42:20 PM

Are wifi baby monitors safe?

Fathercraft.com , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 8:23:09 PM

Weeknotes: Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2025

Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 8:17:56 PM

All Things To Me: Netflix Edition

MetaFilter , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 8:04:36 PM

How Cold War foes became close colleagues — until toilets got in the way

MetaFilter , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 7:57:02 PM

It's Such A Mind Game, Isn't It?

MetaFilter , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 7:53:01 PM

ACIP Decides More Newborns Do Need To Catch Hepatitis B

Techdirt , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 7:39:00 PM

Sources: David Ellison's interference in WBD's failed summer talks to extend HBO Max's South Park licensing deal left David Zaslav distrustful of Ellison (Oliver Darcy/Status)

Mediagazer , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 7:30:01 PM

Pakistan Demands Extradition of Political Dissidents From UK in Exchange for Taking Members of "Grooming Gangs"

Drop Site News , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 7:18:02 PM

The Mighty Fitz & Me

MetaFilter , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 6:51:16 PM

Federal Agents Pepper Spray Protesters During Tucson Taco Shop Raid

The Marshall Project , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 6:40:00 PM

L.A. City Council president moves to delay full Olympic wage boost for tourism workers

Suhauna Hussain , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 6:28:09 PM

It's time to take the fact-checking uses of AI seriously

The End(s) of Argument , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 6:15:47 PM

Biden Slams Republicans for Using L.G.B.T.Q. Identity as ‘Political Football’

NYT > Amy Harmon , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 5:57:33 PM

The WGA, which routinely opposes media mergers, says the Netflix-WBD deal must be blocked, and the Producers and Directors guilds express concern over the deal (Variety)

Mediagazer , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 5:35:01 PM

Product teaches kids to be passive consumers of AI's creativity

Mike's List , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 5:25:30 PM

Blank

Kwon.nyc , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 5:19:28 PM

SFUSD asks city to applaud its budget. There are reasons to be skeptical

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 5:18:03 PM

Nob Hill’s Huntington Hotel finally set to return in 2026

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 5:05:59 PM

weekend open thread – December 6-7, 2025

Ask a Manager , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 4:07:37 PM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for December 5, 2025

Portland startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:55:48 PM

Meta Plans Deep Cuts to Metaverse Efforts

Pixel Envy , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:52:49 PM

Gramsci’s Nightmare: AI, Platform Power and the Automation of Cultural Hegemony

Ethan Zuckerman , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:50:14 PM

Netflix To Buy Warner Bros For $82.7 Billion, But Trump FCC, DOJ Could Intervene For All The Wrong Reasons

Techdirt , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:46:49 PM

In no particular order, these are ten albums released this year that I enjoyed. ...

Brad Barrish , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:35:45 PM

The Indissoluble Filament Connecting Us All: Patti Smith on What It Means to Be an Artist

The Marginalian , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:22:13 PM

Netflix-WBD: Apocalypse Not?

Status , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:21:04 PM

French electronic duo Air performs a Tiny Desk Concert. Setlist: Le Voyage...

kottke.org , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:16:14 PM

‘Substantial Risk’: Mohican Young Star Academy Admissions Suspended as State Investigates

The Marshall Project , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:05:00 PM

The Beloved Episodes That Inspired Creator Joe Brumm’s Last ‘Bluey’ Hurrah

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:00:53 PM

Section 415: The 22-year-old broadcasting 49ers games

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 3:00:00 PM

The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Five: Dredd

Whatever , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:59:31 PM

Former DEA official's alleged co-conspirator in attempt to launder cartel money is infamous former CIA asset

All-Source Intelligence , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:58:13 PM

This Week in the IndieWeb

https://indieweb.org/this-week/, Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:50:09 PM

Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 12-5-25

The Nicole Sandler Show , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:43:22 PM

Netflix secured $59B in bridge financing from Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, and HSBC for its WBD bid, one of the largest loans of its kind; Wells' share is $29.5B (Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:40:00 PM

The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’

Tech Policy Press , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:27:23 PM

Fact check: Anchor Brewing is dormant but not departed

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:24:11 PM

Fran Sans is a font based on the display type of SF’s...

kottke.org , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:18:00 PM

Down the Rabbit Hole Chasing Fractals via the Grand Canyon and Animated Triangles

CogDogBlog , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:11:26 PM

Friday Squid Blogging: Vampire Squid Genome

Schneier on Security , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:06:14 PM

DC Studios Is Trying to Move to Other Theme Parks

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 2:00:13 PM

SAG-AFTRA puts off taking a position on the Netflix-WBD deal but says a deal benefiting its members "must result in more creation and more production, not less" (Katie Campione/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:40:02 PM

They have to be able to talk about us without us

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:37:00 PM

Walking home in the the dark...

Rudiger Meyer’s Notes & Short Posts , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:35:48 PM

The Land of Giants, a conceptual proposal to build power line towers...

kottke.org , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:32:15 PM

Better Ways to Build Self-Improving AI Agents

Yohei Nakajima , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:31:40 PM

Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is "financially sound" (Alexandra Steigrad/New York Post)

Mediagazer , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:30:00 PM

Techdirt Podcast Episode 439: The Resonant Computing Manifesto

Techdirt , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:30:00 PM

Sri Lanka’s interest Rate Trap

J. W. Mason , Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1:17:01 PM