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Shareholders for both Fox Corp. and Roku approve Fox's $22B acquisition of Roku; Fox expects the deal to be finished in H1 2027, subject to regulatory clearance (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:10:00 PM

Reality show cast member accidentally killed by sister during Oakland street fight: police

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 3:07:59 PM

Ex-Oakland mayor Sheng Thao’s corruption trial starts this week. Here’s what to know

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:45:31 PM

The Muffled Thud of Fire in the Hole

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:40:00 PM

Riverdance Inside, Protestors Outside at Ireland’s Big AI Branding Bash

Tech Policy Press , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:39:01 PM

GovExec Replaces Longtime CEO With Turnaround Executive

A Media Operator , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:25:15 PM

Pulling Out Teeth Just to Live: How Israel Has Devastated Dental Care in Gaza

Drop Site News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:06:32 PM

YouTube Music rolls out labels for songs created with the help of AI; Spotify has AI labels, and Apple Music plans to add "Made With AI" labels later this year (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 2:00:49 PM

The Probably Fake Russian Troll Exodus

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:37:00 PM

Designing Websites for People and AI Agents with WebMCP

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:37:00 PM

Can you guess today’s Wikipedia article in seven clues?

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:37:00 PM

It’s time to de-privatize the US government. “The problem...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:33:00 PM

DHS Inspector General Finds That TSA is Not Properly Safeguarding Passenger Facial Recognition Data

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:27:13 PM

Celebrating 2026 Internet Archive Artist in Residence: Christopher Burch

Internet Archive Blogs , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:23:31 PM

SCOTUS weighs whether a 1988 video rental privacy law covers Paramount sharing a free 247Sports newsletter subscriber's viewing data with Meta for targeted ads (Julian Mark/Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:20:00 PM

(not) solitaire

Waxy.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:17:16 PM

Historic Photo: Outside the Yellow Palace, Mongolia, 1913.

The Garden of Memory , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:15:00 PM

Four arrested in connection with shooting of 49ers’ White at SF nightclub

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:13:14 PM

ICE’s Lies About A Man Officer Ran Over Undone By Footage Captured By Nearby CCTV Camera

Techdirt , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:02:48 PM

Ron Perlman Thinks It Would Be ‘So Epic’ to Finish Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ Trilogy

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 1:00:20 PM

CNN says it will expand its All Access streaming service on October 20 to Canada for CA$7.99/month and the UK for £4.99/month, with 2027 plans for other markets (A.J. Katz/The Wrap)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:55:00 PM

Two creators went to NYU’s business school, then decided to make a show about the news

Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:43:55 PM

FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:41:43 PM

Q: “An AI tool with all your passwords or a bear in the...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:38:00 PM

Like: 1792005967

https://crowdersoup.com , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:26:07 PM

Thread: "Imagine rock and roll without the Beatles."

Scripting News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:22:47 PM

Someday all the pieces will be interchangeable. Then there won't be different br...

Scripting News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:21:32 PM

Occam's News reports that Trump et al are selling out the US. Putin can get the ...

Scripting News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:18:51 PM

The Big Idea: William C. Tracy

Whatever , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:14:29 PM

Qualcomm Beats Arm but Wins $2, Anthropic Asks the Full D.C. Circuit to Rehear Its Pentagon Case & CVS Pays $315M Over Opioid Prescriptions

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:02:08 PM

Audible’s Star-Studded Take on ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ Is a Horned Up, Full-Body Experience

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 12:00:51 PM

China fact (?) of the day

Marginal REVOLUTION , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:56:23 AM

Hollywood agents and producers launch the American Entertainment Alliance to lobby for a law requiring streamers to spend 50% of original budgets on indie TV (John Koblin/New York Times)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:55:02 AM

Food with Mark Bittman: Ming-Na Wen

The Bittman Project , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:49:07 AM

Court appears likely to allow internet suit based on decades-old video privacy law to go forward

SCOTUSblog , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:46:22 AM

The freedom to read doesn’t exist without the freedom to write

Blog - Malinda Lo , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:38:44 AM

Review: Parallels 27 still the best at running Windows on a Mac – so long as it’s an Apple Silicon Mac

The Workaround , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:36:39 AM

Huzzah! Ross Douthat’s YA fantasy novel is moving from Substack to bookshelves!

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:29:32 AM

Mid Month News - October 2026

https://roundup.reclaimhosting.com , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:26:49 AM

Horse Apple, With Dog

Whatever , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:21:57 AM

LibreOffice Rescues Microsoft Users With Abandoned PUB Files

https://fossforce.com , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:18:22 AM

Bank of America Missed Some Bad Guys

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:18:05 AM

May Peace Prevail on Earth

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:18:00 AM

My Interop 2027 Rankings

Thoughts From Eric , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:14:15 AM

MAGA Built The Censorship Machine It Spent Years Falsely Accusing Democrats Of Building

Techdirt , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:05:48 AM

Daily Deal: The Academy of Game Art Bundle

Techdirt , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:01:00 AM

Ben Affleck Is Still Sadfleck About ‘Justice League’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:00:58 AM

IEEE Continues Preparations for the Realignment of Its Regions

IEEE Spectrum , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 11:00:03 AM

my husband’s job is a mess of affairs, favoritism, and blame — what can he do?

Ask a Manager , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:59:08 AM

Here's another giant stack of books to check out in October 2026

Transfer Orbit , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:58:15 AM

Can superintelligent AI be banned?

Mike's List , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:54:48 AM

Ledger asks sellers across Asia to halt sales after supply-chain attack

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:46:50 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 14, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:30:41 AM

Chatting with Mitch Daugherty about community

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:30:00 AM

Cisco patches new Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:29:14 AM

The Collapse Of A Billionaire Tech Cult

User Mag , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:25:24 AM

“‘Digger’ has a lot of haters. Here’s why they’re wrong.”...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:18:00 AM

YouTube – The Francesians – Chapter Sixteen

Green Comet , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:14:39 AM

Why Having Insurance Still Doesn’t Guarantee Mental Health Care

Dame Magazine , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:13:14 AM

How I learned to love lifting

Note to Self , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:11:17 AM

Proposed events for Meetable

IndieNews English , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:08:03 AM

How Frank Ray’s Band Used Remote Rehearsals to Get Ready for the Grand Ole Opry

https://myspace.com/349024468 , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:07:08 AM

Too Late for Peter Singer to Die Young (part 2)

Sundman figures it out!, Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:05:06 AM

‘Japanese Ghost Stories’ Is a Must-Have for Bookish Horror Fans

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 10:00:51 AM

Sources: UMG is executing extensive layoffs across the US and UK, with several top executives, including Def Jam Records Chairman-CEO Tunji Balogun, leaving (Jem Aswad/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:50:01 AM

My wife Eliza loves to play mahjong. She also loves mahjong accessories! She dec...

https://cdevroe.com/, Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:42:21 AM

If Restoration Hardware Were a Person

McSweeney’s , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:40:00 AM

Court Filings Show DHS Is Collecting Info On Protesters, Feeding It To Palantir

Techdirt , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:29:48 AM

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

Ask a Manager , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:29:19 AM

ISKP’s QR Codes and the Limits of Text-Based Monitoring

GNET , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:27:50 AM

AI is mass decompiling games. That's both awesome and scary.

Simon Willison's Weblog , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:26:53 AM

🗣 A Victory for Freedom of Speech Online | EFFector 38.18

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:25:23 AM

High prices are testing Latino voter loyalties in a key battleground district

Spotlight PA , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:23:55 AM

Faber and Sally Rooney withdraw her books from UK as anti-terror laws prevent Faber from paying royalties after her pledge to donate them to Palestine Action (Haroon Siddique/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:20:00 AM

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

404 Media , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:14:54 AM

Anthropic says that, as of Sept ‘26, they were merging...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:08:00 AM

Wednesday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:07:03 AM

Two Targets, One Tactic as US Sanctions ICC and Silences #DisInfo2026

Tech Policy Press , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:05:54 AM

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Schneier on Security , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:02:17 AM

The Heroes of ‘Crystal Lake’ on Diving Into the World of ‘Friday the 13th’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 9:00:14 AM

Cómo un sheriff de Maryland persiguió inmigrantes mucho antes de que se dispararan las redadas del ICE

Bolts , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:36:45 AM

Under threat of arrest Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK.

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:30:38 AM

Hooch, hardball, and Halloween

SCOTUSblog , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:30:00 AM

Five Arrested in 1 Million Euro Fraud Against NATO

OCCRP , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:24:00 AM

Senate’s Top Data Center Investor Backs Environmental Rollbacks to Power the Industry

Sludge , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:18:27 AM

Iranian mine sinks ship in Hormuz; Trump pardons two at Alaska rally; Congo Ebola cases top 9,000

Drop Site News , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:12:42 AM

Skydance stock fell 22%+ after it distributed ~471M warrants to Paramount Skydance Class B shareholders, giving them the option to buy stock in the new company (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:10:02 AM

Sources: Netflix Film VP Doug Belgrad has been laid off as part of the company's largest restructuring in four years; Belgrad joined Netflix in 2024 (The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:00:40 AM

Write Now with Tunisia Williams

Justin Cox , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:00:16 AM

Burglaries, Assassinations, and Mind Control: Talking the 50th Anniversary of the Church Committee Report with Matthew Guariglia and Brian Hochman

Public Books , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 8:00:00 AM

my boss says I should manage my problem coworker, but I’m not her boss

Ask a Manager , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:59:32 AM

Permission to Think For Yourself: Inside the Thiel Fellowship’s Early Years

First Round , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:57:06 AM

Whoa, the Lion Nebula!

kottke.org , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:55:00 AM

The World’s Growing Patchwork of Age Bans and What It Reveals

Tech Policy Press , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:50:56 AM

Available To Be Found

swissmiss , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:46:13 AM

Cooperation Over Competition

swissmiss , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:45:06 AM

Light On

swissmiss , Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 7:43:12 AM