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It remains “very difficult [to find] actual, materially measurable financial impacts” from spending on AI, per new study

Marcus on AI , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 6:29:11 PM

Meta expands its AI-powered "Your Algorithm" feature from Instagram to Facebook and Facebook Reels and says it is using LLMs more in its ranking systems (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 4:20:00 PM

Poison case dismissed: Judge wipes record of scientist caught on camera poisoning coworker

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 4:19:46 PM

Redesigning source control at Anthropic

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 4:00:06 PM

AI group pours millions into race for Pelosi’s seat. Its pick: Scott Wiener

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:56:27 PM

The BBC asks a judge to force Trump to sit for a deposition in his suit against the BBC; his team canceled a Friday deposition, suggesting mid-January instead (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:40:00 PM

OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting spy device in office

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:33:02 PM

Thirty Years of KDE, Coming to a Laptop Near You

https://fossforce.com , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:31:08 PM

I Wasted an Hour on X

ongoing by Tim Bray , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:19:26 PM

The Metric Is Not The Mission: The End Of The Universal Internet

Techdirt , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:17:24 PM

Why ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Is So Colorful Despite Its Dark Story

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:00:46 PM

Paramount takes over the lease for the Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades from Netflix and plans to reopen it this year; it closed after the 2025 Palisades fire (Samantha Masunaga/Los Angeles Times)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:00:35 PM

4 more Pennsylvania noncitizens are charged with voting in the 2024 election, DOJ says

Spotlight PA , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:45:50 PM

Ghostscript flaw lets hackers hijack servers via PDF uploads

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:33:26 PM

Day 2093: “Doing a good job.”

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:28:50 PM

Independents, Double-Haters, & Third-Parties

The Connector , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:25:44 PM

Anthropic warns self-replicating AI could spread to your smart devices

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:16:34 PM

Helen Branswell, a Stat infectious disease reporter whose COVID-19 coverage won a George Polk Award, died Tuesday at 69 from cancer complications (Andrew Joseph/STAT)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:10:01 PM

Hacking on Home Assistant?

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:08:22 PM

CBS’ Foreign Explosion

Status , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:07:03 PM

Russia arrested a Japanese journalist for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper on espionage charges on Russia's Sakhalin Island (Associated Press)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:00:39 PM

‘The Odyssey’ Limited Edition Box Set Will Cost $300

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 2:00:26 PM

Probability Theory Pioneer Mark Kac on the Unpredictability of Creativity and the Two Types of Geniuses

The Marginalian , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:58:26 PM

Mike Rogers’s Wife Raked in Lucrative Government Security Contracts While Rogers Served as Intel Chair

Drop Site News , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:55:31 PM

Elevation Lab Pulls Its AirTag Silencing Product

Pixel Envy , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:53:23 PM

Perry Mehrling, RIP

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:51:16 PM

Democrats for Mike Rogers Coalition Is Powered by Right-Wingers

Drop Site News , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:46:53 PM

Trezor Wallets Also Compromised with Implants

https://zetter.substack.com , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:35:06 PM

An update on the launch of skills in the Gemini app and Workspace

Google Workspace Updates , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:33:42 PM

Archival issues

Austin Kleon , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:29:43 PM

NY Public Radio CEO Christy Tanner is leaving after eight months; a three-person temporary office of the CEO will lead NYPR until a replacement is named (Liam Quigley/Gothamist)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:20:00 PM

OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:17:02 PM

U.S. Car Privacy And Security Remain An Absolute Shitshow

Techdirt , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:14:24 PM

So Many Different Mes

kottke.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:08:00 PM

Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work

404 Media , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:06:53 PM

Are we a teardown or a fixer-upper?

Austin Kleon , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:06:37 PM

If we cannot specify it, we cannot govern it

Kate Carruthers , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:02:14 PM

Stage Your Own Last Battle Thanks to This Massive ‘Wheel of Time’ Prop Auction

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 1:00:44 PM

Microsoft October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 1,411 flaws, 3 zero-days

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:56:09 PM

Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5126657 extended security update

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:47:30 PM

Inaugural Linda D. Addison Speculative Poetry Fellowship

Locus , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:41:13 PM

AI Portland OSU field trip recap

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:40:03 PM

When Slate went back to its 1996 homepage, it learned some web design lessons for 2026

Nieman Lab , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:29:06 PM

Reese Witherspoon, with help from French media conglomerate Mediawan, buys back production banner Hello Sunshine from Blackstone-backed Candle Media (Jack Dunn/Variety)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:25:00 PM

First Principles in the AI Era

DeSiena , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:20:42 PM

Switch from live stream viewer to contributor in Google Meet on Android

Google Workspace Updates , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:19:34 PM

From bad to worse: 2026 is shaping up to be “a super El Niño year for local news”

Nieman Lab , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:19:01 PM

Typewriter interviews with Roz Chast and Paul Noth

Austin Kleon , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:14:03 PM

Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reached end of support

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:04:38 PM

Rights orgs tell Wes Moore to stop retaliating against news outlets

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:01:00 PM

Federal Agents Search Ilhan Omar’s Home, a Judge Is “Furious” Over Felled Trees at a D.C. Golf Course & Protecting Trump Accounts From Fraud

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:00:46 PM

A Jack the Ripper Time-Travel Comedy Series Is Coming From the ‘Archer’ Creators

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:00:06 PM

How the Valkyries talked a would-be starter into a historic sacrifice

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:00:00 PM

ArtCraft is building open source versions of what looks...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:58:00 AM

Looking at the data about Portland schools and pending closures

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:56:59 AM

Center for Cooperative Media celebrates completed investigations from inaugural reporting initiative

Center for Cooperative Media , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:51:26 AM

Publicis reports Q3 organic net revenue up 5%, above a company-provided consensus of 4.8%, and still expects 4.5% to 5% organic net revenue growth this year (Adrià Calatayud/Wall Street Journal)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:45:00 AM

Episode 244 — Imani Bashir and Ari Honarvar on the Intersection of the War

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:39:30 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 13, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:39:20 AM

How many shots are in the average movie today?

Waxy.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:37:09 AM

Philosophy Fumbles the Bag

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:37:00 AM

Proceedings of FediForum, October 2026

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:37:00 AM

Destruction of Gaza Court System Strips Women of Their Rights

Drop Site News , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:29:37 AM

2026 Frank R. Paul Awards Nominees

Locus , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:23:17 AM

Buildside, Trayage in the Mac App Store, and a Needed Break (Week 41, 2026)

CybersecKyle , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:23:11 AM

An Excerpt from “Sasquatch, Inc.”

Ari Schneider's Newsletter , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:22:42 AM

UK Housing Ombudsman Service investigates 'security incident'

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:19:44 AM

Trump Bans CNN, Then Has DOJ Investigate CNN For Not Covering Him

Techdirt , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:08:24 AM

Disney to buy Suicide-Booth Chatbot

jwz , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:07:32 AM

Daily Deal: The Complete CompTIA And IT Exam Training Bundle

Techdirt , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:03:00 AM

‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Comes Alive in First Trailer

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:00:48 AM

I had to fire two long-time volunteers

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:59:20 AM

Reelizer: A Trove of Movie Art

kottke.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:58:00 AM

Transparency Metrics Make Moral Decisions Impossible

Brain Baking , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:54:24 AM

They Found Some Walter Victims

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:52:41 AM

Windows 11 KB5127648 & KB5126653 cumulative updates released

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:49:38 AM

The only correct way to have filter coffee

Jatan the human , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:38:04 AM

What is a Learning Technologist for?

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:37:00 AM

The Real Threat Isn’t AI Replacing Teachers. It’s Universities Thinking It Can

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:37:00 AM

Our minds did not evolve for AI

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:37:00 AM

Enzo Reader Review: Catching Up on Feedbin in ChatGPT

CybersecKyle , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:25:26 AM

As Federal Court Rules ALPRs are Mass Surveillance, EFF Gets Disappointing Ruling

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:19:19 AM

A Chat on my Days Exposing Oily GOP White House Climate Moves, and Writing a Song with Help from Pete Seeger

Sustain What , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:03:06 AM

Winston Smith Is Forced Down The Jennifer Hudson Show Spirit Tunnel

McSweeney’s , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Thing I am going to make time for in the next few days:...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:58:00 AM

Sources: WH officials and advisers panned press secretary Katie Zacharia's first briefing as awkward, and one called it "brutal"; Trump said she was "very good" (CNN)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:55:00 AM

Dubstep and BookTok, a perfect match?

404 Media , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:50:28 AM

The Mighty WMMR: An Oral History of Philadelphia’s Rock Radio Revolution, By Erin Riley

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:45:00 AM

TFG London cyberattack disrupts systems at Hobbs and Whistles retailers

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:44:18 AM

Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Is Officially a Go at Hulu

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:42:40 AM

The Creator of ‘Smutstep’ Wants You to ‘Let Your Freak Flag Fly’

404 Media , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:35:23 AM

These 35 States Are Deciding Who’ll Run Their Elections

Bolts , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:33:37 AM