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Penguin Random House has suspended promotion and sales of Ross Barkan's upcoming book on Zohran Mamdani after plagiarism allegations about Barkan's other work (Scott Nover/Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:55:00 PM

Relatable Patent Art

jwz , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:36:11 PM

UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy urges a deal to put some Rugby League World Cup games on free-to-air TV after Premier Sports acquired exclusive streaming rights (Aaron Bower/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:25:00 PM

An Update On How I Use AI To Help With Techdirt (It’s Still Not Writing Articles)

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:14:20 PM

In opening arguments, US state AGs said Meta intentionally sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram in pursuit of profit; Meta rejected the claims (Reuters)

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

That Old Radio Still Plays

CogDogBlog , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:52:32 PM

Happiest place on earth

sippey.com , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:41:00 PM

Mojo🔥 is now open source

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:39:20 PM

Abington PAL, Lee’s Hoagie House award senior scholarships

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:36:35 PM

This is a wild story: The Scientist Who Lived with...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:25:00 PM

Don’t Feed It

The Present Age , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:23:48 PM

The Big Idea: James Patrick Kelly

Whatever , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:15:11 PM

Glenside resident to showcase math-centric education company at Montco’s Black Author and Business Expo on Aug. 22

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:09:12 PM

Jeff Hiller on the Wild Experience of Being on Both ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:00:28 PM

Google’s biggest mistake?

Marcus on AI , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:48:51 PM

“Scientists have found that people are being...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:34:00 PM

Conservative activist Scott Presler violated campaign finance law, complaint alleges

Spotlight PA , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:24:23 PM

Comcast turns your Xfinity WiFi into a home motion detector

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:14:58 PM

NBC News enters an exclusive partnership for Taboola to handle 100% of its global programmatic display ad sales including for NBCNews.com and Today.com (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:10:01 PM

Editorial Changes at Nightmare and Lightspeed

Locus , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:06:43 PM

FOIA Documents Show Epstein Files Had Flag List Which Included The Term ‘POTUS’

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:05:40 PM

Digital Sovereignty Without Open Standards Spells Defeat

https://fossforce.com , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:02:55 PM

Why I Haven’t Written Anything This Year

Blog - Charlie O'Donnell - Coach, Author, VC , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:02:03 PM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, August 20-26, 2026

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:01:00 PM

Vin Diesel Has Some Big ‘Fast Forever’ Updates

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 1:00:25 PM

Ring of Fire in the Sky

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:48:00 PM

OpenAI built a safer ChatGPT, just not for you

Mike's List , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:47:03 PM

Tuning My Jellyfin Tools, Hanging My Degree, and Back-to-School Shopping (Week 33, 2026)

CybersecKyle , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:42:23 PM

I'm thinking about writing my blog over in RSS.chat. It has most of the features...

Scripting News , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:39:18 PM

14 more SF/F books to check out this August

Transfer Orbit , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:35:49 PM

Connie Chan wants to ban congressional stock trading. Her top backers are famous for it

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:34:34 PM

A network of more than 200 AI-generated local news sites has shut down

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:33:02 PM

Trump admin plans to deploy ‘historic number’ of election monitors to swing states for midterms

Spotlight PA , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:30:42 PM

ICE violence against women is largely untracked. One advocacy group is working to change that.

The 19th , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:26:09 PM

A look at The Athletic's creator partnerships, a program it launched last September to find new audiences that has resulted in ~75 videos with 50M views overall (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:25:00 PM

Yak walks away with OEN Angel Oregon Tech win

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:21:34 PM

Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone

Nieman Lab , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:16:29 PM

New podcast: Portland Entrepreneurs in the Age of AI

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:16:06 PM

Gaza Talks, Florida Primaries, and ICE Detention

Drop Site News , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:12:22 PM

Higher grades and belonging: Trans students thrive when their teachers support them

The 19th , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:03:50 PM

Lego’s ‘Batman Returns’ Batmobile Might Be Its Coolest DC Set Yet

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:00:50 PM

29 States Put Meta on Trial, DOJ Probes William & Mary Scholarships & Why the Public Deserves a Stake in AI

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:00:37 PM

How to make a good Star Wars movie for once ....

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 12:00:00 PM

Why do people care if Claude puts watermarks on text it wrote. It's screwing wit...

Scripting News , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:53:04 AM

High gas and oil prices may be hard on working class people, and on supply chai...

Ryan Barrett , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:49:34 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for August 18, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:46:17 AM

Oozeday

Doc Searls Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:43:56 AM

Former Portland founder Darius Monsef sits down with Life After Launch

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:40:13 AM

The Government’s Unexplained Reversal on Social Media Disclosure Requirements

Just Security , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:36:24 AM

Managing unsolicited event invitations with user blocking in Google Calendar

Google Workspace Updates , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:25:46 AM

Cinemark joins AMC Theatres and Regal in supporting Paramount's acquisition of WBD; lobbying group Cinema United remains opposed to a WBD sale for now (Rebecca Rubin/Variety)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:25:00 AM

Shapiro puts conditions on fast-track perks for data centers amid community backlash

Spotlight PA , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:15:10 AM

And also a trailer for season 2 of Star Wars: Ahsoka ....

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:15:00 AM

ABC Sues The FCC For Massive First Amendment Violations

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:07:40 AM

Join me and Steph Monette this Friday!

Mike Monteiro’s Good News , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:06:39 AM

Breaking: U.S. young adults are now more concerned about AI than enthusiastic

Marcus on AI , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:02:43 AM

Daily Deal: Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:02:40 AM

Tom Holland Is Raking in a Huge Payday for His ‘Spider-Man’ Success

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:00:35 AM

my boss says we shouldn’t schedule email messages

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:59:52 AM

Gaza's Teachers Struggle to Fill the Void of a School System Decimated by Israel

Drop Site News , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:57:00 AM

170,958 Preventable Deaths. 1 Guilty Plea. 0 Accountability.

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:54:45 AM

Some fertility and AI forecasts

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:45:12 AM

New experiment: Weekly watch party…?

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:41:54 AM

The WNBA All-Star Game is coming to San Francisco, and it’s the perfect fit

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:37:53 AM

How Claude's text watermarking works

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:37:00 AM

Supreme Court urged to leave in place order blocking construction of White House ballroom

SCOTUSblog , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:34:00 AM

Clop created custom web shell for Windchill data theft attacks

BleepingComputer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:29:51 AM

Trailer for VisionQuest , the third leg of the...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:25:00 AM

“There was a whole lot of chutzpah and a whole lot of vision, and they’re maxed out on their credit cards. It’s the American dream.”

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:23:05 AM

Gamescom Congress 2026

https://www.falkenhagen.de/, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:08:24 AM

Signing the Statement on Superintelligence

Continuations , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:06:57 AM

I decided to make a theme page on my website to either show or have a limited de...

Hey Loura!, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:05:42 AM

At Least There’s New ‘Dune: Part Three’ Footage to Ease the Ticket Pain

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:00:11 AM

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https://crowdersoup.com , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:00:09 AM

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https://crowdersoup.com , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:00:03 AM

If You’re a Little Piggy, This Could Be the Job for You

McSweeney’s , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Many thanks to Dense Discovery for featuring Blankie in today’s issue...

birdwatching , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:54:46 AM

Meanwhile Claude wrote test files in many of our S3 buckets last night, one of w...

Scripting News , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:50:10 AM

Bill Rasmussen, a one-time sportscaster who went on to be ESPN's co-founder and first chairman before leaving the company in 1980, has died at 93 (Mike Barnes/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:50:00 AM

On What Still Hasn’t Happened

Doc Searls Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:41:42 AM

I didn't set a cookie.

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:37:00 AM

rabbithole: type a word, fall in

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:37:00 AM

In Bourgogne, they’ve been recording grape date harvests...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:35:00 AM

Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts

E.W. Doc Parris , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:32:03 AM

Using Nature to Build Speculative Worlds for Readers of Any Age

SFWA – The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:30:00 AM

should I offer job candidates references on me as a manager?

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:29:45 AM

MAGA GOP Keeps Taking Ownership Stakes In Private Companies, Then Warning You The Communists Are Coming

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:29:37 AM

The Swiss Cheese model, pt. 2

Unsung , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:29:11 AM

TIME ranks OSU Advantage Accelerator among best startup accelerators in the US

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:24:48 AM

IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific: Reflections

IndieNews English , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:21:33 AM

How the Census Shapes Politics: Send Us Your Questions

Bolts , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:16:22 AM

4 high schools in greater Glenside ranked top 100 in PA by U.S. News & World Report

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:14:14 AM

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith calls “Thumbs Down” award by NABJ a “hit job”

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:12:47 AM

In response to ABC's suit, the FCC says Disney has been engaging in an "ongoing campaign of disinformation" and maintains it is probing Disney's DEI practices (NBC News)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:10:02 AM

Is Open-Source AI Really the Dangerous Path?

Radar , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:05:34 AM