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Primaries in Florida, Alaska, California; Israel strikes Syrian air base; Congo’s Ebola outbreak

Drop Site News, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:25:10 AM

What Happens If OpenAI Dies?

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:23:40 AM

Penn State cocaine trafficking ring involved 2 fraternities, authorities say

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:16:32 AM

Data. Is. Not. Oil. Can It Be A Public Good?

Search Blog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:14:25 AM

How to actually use a password manager

Advisorator, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:13:01 AM

A Key Food Source Collapsed Off West Africa’s Coast as Chinese Ships Ground the Species Into Fishmeal

OCCRP, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:12:00 AM

Can Centuries-Old Nuns Really Save Us from Ourselves?

Public Books, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:00:00 AM

can I have a few drinks when I’m always somewhat on call?

Ask a Manager, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:59:21 AM

The Houston Chronicle and Portland Press Herald teamed up on an editorial calling for ICE accountability

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:59:14 AM

Unless Flock is Reined In, Mass Video Surveillance Will Grow Even More Pervasive

Tech Policy Press, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:54:25 AM

Ordinary Abundance

Adactio: Links, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:54:03 AM

Whoa, Columbia House (12 cassettes for 1¢) is finally...

kottke.org, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:50:00 AM

Pluralistic: IP can't save you from AI (18 Aug 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:48:19 AM

Jenkintown grad earns Eagle Scout ranking following library project

Glenside Local, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:42:00 AM

The Maryland Tax Court has struck down a tax on digital ads

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:38:56 AM

Trying Out Thrive Market: The Last Installation Of My Online Grocery Shopping Membership Journey

Whatever, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:35:44 AM

Note #741

Home on Harper Reed's Blog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:32:15 AM

10 Subversive Slashers to Watch After ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:30:19 AM

Inside the lobbying fight over online streamers’ CanCon contributions

Investigative Journalism Foundation, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:29:10 AM

Municipal job openings in greater Glenside

Glenside Local, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:28:28 AM

CyberSmart Educator

TCEA, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:27:36 AM

As Carney fields questions over Telesat connections, other satellite companies want in on defence dollars

Investigative Journalism Foundation, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:18:01 AM

Frontier observations in 2026

Scripting News, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:17:07 AM

Student Plan

Matt Mullenweg, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:13:21 AM

Pebble Pediatric Dentistry in Glenside: Nurturing confidence and lifelong oral health

Glenside Local, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:09:39 AM

Your Controls Block Known Attacks. What About the Behavior?

BleepingComputer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:01:11 AM

How to Write About Scientific Debates

The Open Notebook, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:00:32 AM

The chief justice should share much of his power

SCOTUSblog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:00:00 AM

The area known as Tornado Alley continues to shift...

kottke.org, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:00:00 AM

Like: 1787061440

https://crowdersoup.com, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:57:20 AM

The 69-year-old rookie

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:55:43 AM

US Unseals 25-Count Indictment in $165M Crypto Case

OCCRP, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:53:00 AM

Grim Optimism

Lilith Saintcrow, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:50:37 AM

ABC sues FCC, claiming First Amendment violations

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:49:22 AM

Writing Requires Restraint

birdwatching, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:38:00 AM

The Demons! The Demons Are Free! The Calamities Is Out!

Chuck Wendig: Terribleminds, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:35:16 AM

What if one vote had changed in the birthright citizenship case?

SCOTUSblog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:30:00 AM

When Compassion Is Conditional

The Wayfinder, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:28:56 AM

X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds

404 Media, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:27:22 AM

The National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed

404 Media, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:21:29 AM

Amid the Open-Source AI Debate, America Needs a New Theory of Technological Power

Just Security, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:04:33 AM

Marin teachers get surprise $9,161 checks from philanthropist

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:00:00 AM

These Giants were never drafted. They’re living the big-league dream anyway

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:00:00 AM

This ‘French-adjacent’ Divisadero bistro already feels like an old favorite

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:00:00 AM

A SoMa childcare center closed abruptly. Teachers say warning signs were there for years

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Trump v. Carroll and the Ten Commandments

SCOTUSblog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid

Grist, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The Court That Removed Its Own Prosecutor

Just Security, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:49:36 AM

Note to self: next time I decide to go outside and do a photoshoot in the rurale...

Mario Villalobos, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:35:00 AM

ABC sues the FCC, claiming the agency's investigations and regulatory actions are part of a Trump administration "retaliatory campaign" to curb its free speech (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:30:01 AM

Peacock raises prices for the fourth time in four years: Premium Plus to $19.99/month from $16.99, Premium to $12.99 from $10.99, and Select to $8.99 from $7.99 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:25:02 AM

The Ellisons Again Threaten To Move CBS/Paramount Somewhere Shittier And Hotter If State Antitrust Lawsuit Isn’t Settled

Techdirt, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:22:37 AM

Early Edition: August 18, 2026

Just Security, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:20:01 AM

The Slop Machine and its Enablers

Steven D. BREWER, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:14:51 AM

Hacking Gutenberg

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:07:33 AM

What Your Tech Team Never Told You About AI

Backstory & Strategy, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:05:18 AM

The Creepiest ‘Alien: Earth’ Creature Makes for a Surprisingly Cute Plush

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:48 AM

Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil, after the country's data protection authority ordered it last week, saying Discord failed to protect children and teens (Associated Press)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:04 AM

The next weight

Accidentally in Code, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 AM

There’s a New Cookie Place

McSweeney’s, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 AM

Paramount Is ‘Talking to a Lot of Writers’ About the Uncertain Future of ‘Star Trek’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:57:14 AM

Bucking Expectations: A Conversation with Rachel HartiganAt one...

Longreads, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:55:53 AM

How to Use Your Community’s Data Center Moratorium

Tech Policy Press, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:52:29 AM

Covert action diplomacy

All-Source Intelligence, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:45:57 AM

Why Aren’t Modernist Bridges Awful?

Marginal REVOLUTION, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:17:33 AM

Microsoft tests faster Windows File Explorer, new context menu

BleepingComputer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:14:28 AM

Should We Tell Our Kids They're Extraordinary?

Atoms vs Bits, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:11:12 AM

Shade the Changing Man Omnibus Volume 2

The Comics Journal, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:00:56 AM

‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Was Inspired by a Francis Ford Coppola Classic

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:00:38 AM

‘It never, ever, ever stops’: An Interview with Raquelle Jac

The Comics Journal, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:00:24 AM

Interesting Links for 18-08-2026

Very cool, if true, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:00:18 AM

VCs Pour Billions Into Physical AI As The Next Wave Of AI Investing Takes Shape

Crunchbase News, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:00:15 AM

Zero to Agent in 30 Minutes: From Prompting to Loop Engineering with Ofer Mendelevitch

Radar, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:54:48 AM

Reddit launches an early experiment to convert select text posts and comments into short videos with AI voiceovers, rolling out on the web, iOS, and Android (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:45:01 AM

LLMs and Contextual Integrity

Schneier on Security, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:40:16 AM

CISA: Windows Task Host flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs

BleepingComputer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:32:16 AM

Lit Hub Daily: August 18, 2026

Literary Hub, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:30:21 AM

The Quiet Grief of Adult Friendship

swissmiss, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:28:30 AM

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

swissmiss, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:21:29 AM

Independent music publisher Round Hill files copyright infringement lawsuits against Anthropic and AI music platform Suno, seeking up to $1B in damages (Ethan Millman/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:20:00 AM

Evil Wears a Top Hat

swissmiss, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:17:56 AM

What Kind of Difference

swissmiss, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:15:04 AM

Eclipse Viewers (1932)

swissmiss, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:12:33 AM

Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home

Rest of World, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:00:00 AM

How to Prepare for a Prison Visit

The Marshall Project, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Parents are Giving Up Green Card Fights to Get Their Kids Out of Immigrant Jail

The Marshall Project, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Rogue Studio, which calls itself a "playground for creative ethical mischief", launches Rogue 1.0, an AI video tool to make adult content of Hollywood quality (Jason Parham/Wired)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:55:00 AM

A Superintendent’s Playbook for AI

TCEA TechNotes Blog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:45:00 AM

Claude for Teachers Is Free for a Year, but I Have Questions

TCEA TechNotes Blog, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:45:00 AM

The Maltese Version

Literary Hub, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:38:41 AM

Microsoft confirms outage affecting search in Microsoft 365 apps

BleepingComputer, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:24:49 AM

On That Disgraceful, Disreputable, (Wonderful) Form of Punctuation: The Parenthesis

Literary Hub, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:10:48 AM

On Grief and Growing Up in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Literary Hub, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:10:30 AM

Why I Hiked the Appalachian Trail Twice—30 Years Apart

Literary Hub, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:09:58 AM

Edwidge Danticat Wishes Her Former English Teachers Would Read Her Work

Literary Hub, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:09:40 AM

Chang-rae Lee on Channeling His Immigrant Childhood Into Fiction

Literary Hub, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:09:29 AM

Grimy floors, dirty ice machine, and other Berks County restaurant inspections for Aug. 10-16

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:03:02 AM

DS106 Radio Summer Camp returns today

https://roundup.reclaimhosting.com, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:00:31 AM

Dirty knives, uncovered meat, and other Centre County restaurant inspections for Aug. 10-16

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:00:23 AM

Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.

ProPublica, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:00:00 AM