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A Paramount shareholder lawsuit claims David and Larry Ellison made an illegal deal with Trump in trade for approval of the WBD merger, promising to revamp CNN (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 2:15:00 PM

The Georgia Trust for Local News purchased The Macon Telegraph and The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer from McClatchy; The Macon Melody will merge with The Telegraph (GTLN)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:50:00 PM

Locus Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume 1 Is Funding Now!

Locus , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:33:01 PM

Amid Increased Scrutiny, ICE Detention and Deportation Data Goes Dark

The Marshall Project , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:25:18 PM

Apple publishes a policy for upcoming Maps ads, says home services ads are banned, medical services ads will be "evaluated on a case-by-case basis", and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:25:01 PM

Zoom warns of critical account takeover vulnerability

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:16:02 PM

Using AI for FOIA in 2026: What requesters should know

Muckrock News , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:15:52 PM

Today in Hoffman Lenses

jwz , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:05:39 PM

Trove of LION Audit data reveals what a ‘Sustaining’ news business looks like in 2026

LION Publishers , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:05:38 PM

The Criterion Release of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is Jaw-Dropping

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:00:18 PM

Shareholder lawsuit seeks to halt Paramount merger, fight corruption

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:00:00 PM

Nepal Court Jails Ex-Ministers in Refugee Fraud Case

OCCRP , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 1:00:00 PM

Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:56:18 PM

Fifth Circuit Looks Like It’s Ready To Roll Back Its Decision Recognizing Due Process Rights For Migrants

Techdirt , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:53:00 PM

Paramount investors sue David and Larry Ellison, claiming the two struck an illegal deal with Trump for approval of the WBD merger by promising to overhaul CNN (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:46:39 PM

Asides: Jul 15

Amit Gawande , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:45:57 PM

1 star, no air conditioning: Google disappeared user reviews on ICE detention centers

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:41:11 PM

FreeBSD 16 Cleans House: No GPL Left in the Base System

https://fossforce.com , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:35:33 PM

A Writing Exercise I Did Today I Figured I’d Share

Whatever , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:16:58 PM

Mark J. McGarry (1958-2026)

Locus , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:15:02 PM

Business Insider’s big bet against aggregation

Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:03:08 PM

Legal News for Weds 7/15 - Blanche BS AG Hearing, Free Speech Challenge to Trump ICC Sanctions on Judges etc., and End of Fed Oversight for LA School District

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:01:04 PM

Stripe’s Acquisition Pace Has Accelerated In The Past Five Years, But Nothing Comes Close To Its Reported $53B PayPal Bet

Crunchbase News , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:00:05 PM

Pelosi event nets Chan $100K for congressional campaign

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 12:00:00 PM

They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:56:22 AM

Memorial trip ends in tragedy: Boat sinks near Alcatraz, victim identified

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:51:41 AM

California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:50:48 AM

Legibility of effort in the LLM age . “What...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:50:00 AM

Why the 3.5% Rule is the Wrong Metric for The Defiance

The Connector , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:43:14 AM

Google Gemini CLI abused as a hacking agent, malware botnet operator

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:33:48 AM

Those new service sector jobs

Marginal REVOLUTION , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:31:09 AM

‘Human Vapor’ Is a Creature Feature That Doesn’t Completely Go Up in Smoke

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:30:19 AM

FCC officials took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for billion-dollar deals

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:28:16 AM

Magi, Maga, Doge

open..., Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:22:21 AM

Ethics disclosures show 7 out of 10 FCC commissioners since 2016 have accepted Kennedy Center tickets worth thousands courtesy of CBS or its parent company (Corey G. Johnson/ProPublica)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:20:01 AM

For Black women hit by anti-DEI backlash, this election is personal

The 19th , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:14:03 AM

Anatomy of a clutch team: What 11 close games reveal about the Valkyries

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 11:00:00 AM

my boss thinks I’m overly delicate about my health

Ask a Manager , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:59:42 AM

Keeping Mergers Under the Radar

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:58:13 AM

FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots

ProPublica , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:55:00 AM

Rubio Wanted To Ban ‘Censors’ From Entering The US. A Court Says He’s The One Censoring.

Techdirt , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:53:00 AM

YouTube – Quantum Shorts 2 – A World in Threads

Green Comet , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:51:08 AM

Alex gives the keynote at the ACFE Global Fraud Conference

Alex Winter , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:49:13 AM

Daily Deal: Opusonix Pro Subscription

Techdirt , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:48:00 AM

The Jelly-Bean

Spoken Realms , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:47:00 AM

Sources: execs expect a judge to grant a temporary restraining order requested by 12 state AGs in the Paramount-WBD merger, delaying it by two to three weeks (Brian Stelter/CNN)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:40:01 AM

Lionel Messi Bathing a Baby Lamine Yamal

kottke.org , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:36:52 AM

How TikTok Shop sellers are using AI creators and AI twins to boost sales; eMarketer: US sales on TikTok Shop are expected to hit $23.4B in 2026, up 48% YoY (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:15:01 AM

Ted Gioia : “Works like the Odyssey are...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:08:00 AM

🚫 Don't Let Congress Age-Gate the Internet | EFFector 38.13

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:02:02 AM

Don’t Neglect the Operational Groundwork

Radar , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:00:33 AM

Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton Is (Almost) Becoming Self-Aware

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:00:28 AM

A Case for the Giant Toxic Goo Pit I Want to Build in the Center of Town

McSweeney’s , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 10:00:00 AM

The OpenAI Bubble

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:55:56 AM

$800

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:51:54 AM

Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were “Abusing” Their Inside Access to Negotiations

Drop Site News , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:48:43 AM

What If American Power Is the Problem?

Dame Magazine , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:48:16 AM

All the cool kids are birding

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:48:13 AM

Safe to call out this bullshit

Hi, I'm Heather Burns , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:45:53 AM

The Georgia Trust for Local News acquires The Macon Telegraph and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer from McClatchy

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:38:43 AM

The Big Idea: Vonda N. McIntyre

Whatever , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:37:12 AM

When Robotaxis Call the Cops

https://lauren.vortex.com , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:34:19 AM

‘The Batman Part II’ Announces Yet Another Delay in the Best Possible Way

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:30:17 AM

updates: the fist-bumping boss, the internship mishap, and more

Ask a Manager , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:29:38 AM

Good interview with Craig Mod about how he uses LLMs :...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:28:00 AM

Elkins Park resident to compete in prestigious U.S. Kids Golf World Championship later this month

Glenside Local , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:27:39 AM

Chain React 2026: Putting yourself out there

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:22:08 AM

Kash Patel Continues To Draw Heat For His Exorbitant Spending Habits

Techdirt , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:22:00 AM

Now available: group conversations with external collaborators in Google Chat

Google Workspace Updates , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:21:06 AM

Reviewed the install and config pages in the rss.chat repo, saw that an AWS S3 b...

Andy Sylvester's Web , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:17:28 AM

Built on Trust: How Data Sharing Can Better Support California’s Young Mothers

Beeck Center , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:13:42 AM

Recovery by Switching to Roles and Activities and Away From Tasks

Interdependent Thoughts , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:12:36 AM

“Useful” is not sufficient

Smashing Frames , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:12:24 AM

Chatting with Lee Harding about serverless UDP and Proxylity

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:10:57 AM

Bauer Media appoints Frances Hedges as Editor of Grazia; she was previously Deputy Editor of Harper's Bazaar UK (Bauer Media)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:10:00 AM

I added ActivityPub to this blog

Hong Minhee on Things , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:04:10 AM

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is proposing a repeal of the national ownership cap

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:03:43 AM

Adrian Tchaikovski's Children of Time is turning into an RPG

Transfer Orbit , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:03:33 AM

The Odyssey reminds us why we go to the movies

RegionFree , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:00:53 AM

‘The Odyssey’ Is Almost as Wondrous as You Wish It to Be

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:00:29 AM

The Odyssey

Movie Mom , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:00:00 AM

Founder Of $1 Billion Cancer Care Startup Steps Down As CEO

Amy Feldman , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 9:00:00 AM

“It would’ve been much simpler to just use an animated cigar.”

Unsung , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 8:59:13 AM

Podcast: We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’

404 Media , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 8:58:34 AM

The Moist Towelette Online Museum . Live moist and...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 8:48:44 AM

Phandroid : Phanpy for Android

A Node on the Web , Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 8:48:30 AM