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Properties not included in the Lupa-Vox deal, including The Verge and Eater, will operate under a new independent company led by Vox president Ryan Pauley (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:35:00 AM

James Murdoch's Lupa Systems acquires around 50% of Vox Media, including its podcast network, New York magazine, and Vox.com, sources say for $300M+ (New York Times)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:18:17 AM

Is the United States (Still) at War? How Wars Begin and End

Just Security , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:02:45 AM

Inside Donald Trump’s AI “slopaganda” machine

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:02:06 AM

Amid an ugly season, the Giants still have a bright spot: All-Star candidate Luis Arráez

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:00:14 AM

Podcast: Elites Just Don't Get AI

404 Media , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:00:14 AM

The best Memorial Day events in SF, from Carnaval to AAPI Cocktail Week

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:00:00 AM

SF chefs are reverse-engineering the Peninsula’s hottest soup

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The $28 promise, the $8,500 reality: Why the Olympics became a rich person’s game

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:00:00 AM

SF’s socialists are holding their noses and voting for a billionaire

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Justice Jackson criticizes the court

SCOTUSblog , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The Kafala System Disables Workers. International Disability Law Can Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable

Just Security , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:53:00 AM

Drupal critical update to fix bug with high exploitation risk

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:52:29 AM

as much as 50%

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:42:59 AM

Amnesty International: Indonesia Is Using Online Disinformation Campaigns to Brand Critics as ‘Foreign Agents’

OCCRP , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:41:00 AM

The great digital media valuation collapse

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:40:29 AM

A look at Disney's 10-year mismanagement of FiveThirtyEight as Nate Silver says Disney is refusing to negotiate with him about restoring the site's archive (Nate Silver/Silver Bulletin)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:40:01 AM

I couldn't not say anything about the Knicks win last night in the opening game ...

Scripting News , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:39:14 AM

With The Old Twitter Gone Customer Service Online Is Horrible

Marketing Junto , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:36:08 AM

B.C. government applies to seize ‘compassion club’ building from landlords

Investigative Journalism Foundation , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:35:25 AM

Paramount Already ‘Informally’ Considering Scaling Back Bari Weiss’ Role At CBS

Techdirt , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:34:42 AM

The Web Is Being Made Accessible for AI, Not People

Tech Policy Press , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:22:14 AM

Government could face lawsuits over First Nations water funding gap: internal briefing

Investigative Journalism Foundation , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:20:56 AM

The Just Security Podcast: Reporting at a Crossroads

Just Security , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:12:42 AM

Minnesota becomes the first state to ban prediction markets

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:12:34 AM

These are the winners of the 2026 National Magazine Awards

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:11:13 AM

OpenAI says it’s getting serious about AI detection and labeling

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:09:18 AM

50

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:07:28 AM

Scenes from The Baltimore Beefcake, an Edgar Allan Poe Biopic in Which He is Totally Jacked

McSweeney’s , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:03:00 AM

Bring Disneyland Home With This Gorgeous New Lego Set

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:00:36 AM

After A 6-Figure Fertility Journey, This Founder Built An IVF Startup With ‘Outcome Protection’

Crunchbase News , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:00:29 AM

Early Edition: May 20, 2026

Just Security , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:55:45 AM

Crypto’s corrupt American dream

Coda Story , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:50:00 AM

The Digital Persistence of Violent Extremism: A Framework for Analysing Online Ideological Markers Post-Disengagement

GNET , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:47:08 AM

Sports Illustrated just deleted every article by one of its writers after an accusation of AI plagiarism

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:34:59 AM

Announcing Power Plays S01: The authoritarian history of the FIFA World Cup

Sports Politika , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:27:28 AM

Audio from an all-hands: BBC's new DG Matt Brittin said he wants to use data to build a "sat nav around bias" and iPlayer is not doing a "good enough job" (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:15:00 AM

Before Our Eyes

Atoms vs Bits , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:11:25 AM

Interesting Links for 20-05-2026

Very cool, if true , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:01:04 AM

Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds

Crunchbase News , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:00:50 AM

How ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Will Shift Themes in Future Seasons

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:00:15 AM

Will Robotics Have a ChatGPT Moment?

IEEE Spectrum , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:00:01 AM

A Cruise Is the Conference You Can’t Walk Away From, and That’s the Point

A Media Operator , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:00:00 AM

Tell Us About Your Experience With Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care

ProPublica , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:00:00 AM

The Agent Stack Bet

Radar , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:58:36 AM

Exploit released for new PinTheft Arch Linux root escalation flaw

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:52:31 AM

Apple-Google Encrypted RCS Buries the Interoperability vs. Security Myth

Tech Policy Press , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:47:13 AM

Pennsylvania primary battles see some legislative incumbents fall while gaming-targeted senators hold on

Spotlight PA , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:40:45 AM

Lit Hub Daily: May 20, 2026

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:30:32 AM

How a Centuries-Old Legal Tool Helped Immigrants Leave ICE Detention

The Marshall Project , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:00:57 AM

Ken Paxton Wanted to Crack Down on Forum Shopping. Now Lawyers Say He’s Improperly Seeking Out Favorable Courts.

ProPublica , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:00:00 AM

The UAE’s OPEC exit frees up oil wealth as it bets big on AI

Rest of World , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Proud day for Israel as the Epstein lobby defeats Thomas Massie in Kentucky primary

Normal Island News , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:53:58 AM

Three Half-Days This Summer Could Change How You Plan, Teach, Lead, and Work Next School Year

TCEA TechNotes Blog , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:45:00 AM

This Gun Shop Stayed Open Despite Repeated Violations. Then a Cop Was Killed With One of Its Guns.

ProPublica , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:00:00 AM

“Faithless and Foolish.” How a Young George Washintgon Failed Upward Into an Unpaid Internship

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:59:24 AM

Our Hormones Make Us Who We Are

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:58:39 AM

How This is Your Brain on Music Transformed Neuroscience

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:58:25 AM

Why Everyone is Talking About Salome These Days

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:58:20 AM

Strange, Mysterious and Beautiful: Rachel Mills Recommends Essential Novels of Sisterhood

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:58:08 AM

Why, As Writers, Do We Cut the Things We Love?

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:57:23 AM

A Pawnshop of the Mind: In Praise of Object-Based Writing

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:57:19 AM

How George Saunders’s Analysis of Russian Masters Provides a Critical Language for Audio Narratives

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:57:06 AM

Civil Society Role Grows in EU’s DMA Case Against Apple

Tech Policy Press , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:54:30 AM

The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?

Grist , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:45:00 AM

IDE unbundling

Numergent , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:44:19 AM

Archiving my writing

Open Thinkering , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:31:14 AM

Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ by loosening regulations

Grist , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:30:00 AM

Participé en el especial elecciones 17M de Canal Málaga

SoniaBlanco.es , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:24:58 AM

Magician

Literary Hub , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:19:15 AM

Once a climate leader, Canada is now doubling down on oil

Grist , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:15:00 AM

GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:14:08 AM

Not so fast, says Europe

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:02:28 AM

Meet A.J. Rao, Penn State investigative reporter for Spotlight PA State College

Spotlight PA , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:57:06 AM

Building Plume

A Node on the Web , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:42:02 AM

Microsoft shares mitigation for YellowKey Windows zero-day

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:31:15 AM

🎵 TV on the Radio - Staring at the Sun (https://tvontheradio.bandcamp.com/track/staring-at-the-sun)

amble.blog , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:26:00 AM

Musician Ninajirachi on figuring out who you are

The Creative Independent , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Book Review: The Free People’s Village by Sim Kern

nerds of a feather, flock together , Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Google renueva su barra de búsqueda tras 25 años

NYT > Kate Conger , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:58:28 PM

A look at the sale prices of digital media companies: BuzzFeed sold ~86% below its peak valuation; Vice, Mic, and Food52 all sold over 90% below their highs (Axios)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:35:01 PM

Cannes 2026: Parallel Tales is wasted talent on a nothing story

RegionFree , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:28:34 PM

maybe not HS2

diamond geezer , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:27:46 PM

Goodbye Rotterdam

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:01:19 PM

John Burn-Murdoch on phones and fertility

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:46:37 PM

OTR Links 05/20/2026

doug — off the record , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:30:55 PM

Cannes 2026: Colony is a thrilling zombie romp

RegionFree , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:19:50 PM

GitHub investigates internal repositories breach claimed by TeamPCP

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:08:42 PM

Five Things I Learned at The Newsletter Conference This Year

Inbox Collective , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:00:00 PM

Tajikistan fact of the day

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 9:42:27 PM

Let the Golden Age Begin

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 9:37:00 PM

Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, May 19, 2026 9:37:00 PM