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The Maldives Plans to Offer Residency to the World’s Ultra Rich – And Create Islands From Scratch to Do It

OCCRP , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:05:00 AM

High court rejects challenge to how Pa. treats users accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses

Spotlight PA , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:57:04 AM

City University ends Newspaper MA after 50 years

Press Gazette , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:37:30 AM

Three new artworks

Jordan Mechner , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:30:00 AM

Plunder: The Last of the War in Europe, 1945

Marginal REVOLUTION , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:02:57 AM

Writer Scott McClanahan on fighting in art and life

The Creative Independent , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Film Review: Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising

nerds of a feather, flock together , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM

RIP Eric Binnion

Matt Mullenweg , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:53:33 PM

Big Issue, sold in the UK by homeless or vulnerable people, says content deals with major brands are helping it diversify its income as print revenue declines (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:30:01 PM

1066 London Road

diamond geezer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 11:00:00 PM

OTR Links 10/14/2026

doug — off the record , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 10:30:41 PM

What makes our minds different and where does it come from?

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:37:00 PM

Building the I2IDL Glossary Of Digital Learning as Infrastructure

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:37:00 PM

The State of Local News annual report finds that the 10 largest owners control 75% of the 678 distinct local commercial TV newsrooms across the US (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:35:00 PM

Well-planned African immigration to America will go fine

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:19:22 PM

Sharing Theories with Agents

Jessitron , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:18:13 PM

‘A Man From the Future’

Pixel Envy , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:10:52 PM

Gell-Mann Amnesia, Without the Amnesia

Feld Thoughts , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:04:48 PM

can I stick it to my job because I’m angry about return-to-office, boss is a huge downer, and more

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 9:03:51 PM

NostradamusGPT: The Psychology of Prophecy and How to Break Free from the Prison of Predictive Technologies

The Marginalian , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 8:59:54 PM

A US federal judge rules the White House cannot enforce President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico in the long term pending a trial or an appeal (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 8:45:00 PM

Lurie trumpeted a major housing win. YIMBYs say it’s much ado about nothing

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 8:25:00 PM

Senior Software Engineer, Firefox Security

Current Mozilla job openings , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 8:11:31 PM

The Pentagon names public affairs official Christian Devine as acting Stars and Stripes publisher; he'll hold both his Pentagon and Stripes roles concurrently (Adam Gramegna/Military.com)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 8:05:02 PM

In 1991, Federal Panel Blasts Vaccine Unavailability That Led To A Measles Epidemic

Techdirt , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 8:04:00 PM

Blockers and Grifters

Can We Still Govern?, Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 7:55:27 PM

Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan Finally Team Up

https://myspace.com/349024468 , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 7:54:52 PM

State of Local News annual report: the US local news ecosystem is "in a state of precarity", and digital readership is in "precipitous decline" for many outlets (Sophie Culpepper/Nieman Lab)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 7:40:02 PM

“If a human did this, it would be an instant Fields...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 7:36:00 PM

Installing Websites Must Be Easy

Adactio: Links , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 7:01:34 PM

The distance between ⌘8 and ⌘9

Unsung , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 6:46:23 PM

The first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 6:34:00 PM

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

Girls is coming back to HBO for a 5-episode run. Lena...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 5:44:00 PM

My Tesla robotaxi was stuck on fart mode

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 5:35:33 PM

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-)

Justin Cox , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 4:53:49 PM

‘Section 415’ podcast: Inside the Valkyries’ improbable run to the WNBA Finals

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 4:39:26 PM

Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws

Krebs on Security , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 4:24:53 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

llm-gemini 0.35

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 3:28:54 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

From El Paso to Philly, Vicky Díaz-Camacho chases the joy of creative expression

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 12:46:00 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