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workers can take back tech

phirelog , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 1:18:03 PM

Texas’ Education Board Raised Questions About an AI Learning Tool. The State Then Helped Pilot It in Public Schools.

ProPublica , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 1:10:00 PM

Staff Product Engineer, Enterprise AI

Current Mozilla job openings , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 1:09:05 PM

Portland ranks 53rd in the 2026 rankings of top global cities. But unfortunately, that’s three spots shy of garnering a dedicated report.

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 1:07:27 PM

The problem with regulating AI is that no one knows where to begin. Yes it can d...

Scripting News , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 1:03:49 PM

Chase Infiniti Will Star in the Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele-Produced ‘Portrait of God’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 1:00:33 PM

Android Central laid off its editorial staff of six on Wednesday; its owner, Future plc, says the site will keep publishing (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 1:00:05 PM

DHS’s Nevada ‘Illegal Voter’ Claims Have Dropped From 16,000 To 200 To ZERO In Less Than A Month

Techdirt , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:58:47 PM

Verizon Fios subscribers lost access to Starz Wednesday night after the two companies failed to reach a carriage agreement (Michael Schneider/Variety)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:35:07 PM

Dragonflies and Spaceship Design by Gunnar De Winter

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:34:54 PM

Afrocommunitarian Philosophy and Aliens: A Conversation with Wole Talabi by Arley Sorg

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:34:49 PM

Unlearning Helplessness: A Conversation with Yoon Ha Lee by Arley Sorg

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:34:43 PM

Editor's Desk: In Our Twenties by Neil Clarke

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:34:36 PM

Labyrinths of Azarax by Marcel Deneuve

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:34:17 PM

Columbia Journalism School will pause its M.A. program (and launch an online degree)

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:34:07 PM

Lobster is Lobster: a language guessing game. “Lobster is...

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:34:00 PM

Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early AI race

BleepingComputer , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:32:47 PM

Subsea geothermal startup Endurance Energy drills off the Oregon coast

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:32:15 PM

Kyiv Independent editor: “Our readers want Russia to suffer, but we can’t be propagandists”

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:24:26 PM

Bradley Cooper Will Lead Danny McBride’s ‘G.I. Joe’ Movie

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:15:19 PM

EndeavorB2B Founder and CEO Chris Ferrell Is Out

A Media Operator , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:13:08 PM

Chicago Public Media CEO says taking down the Sun-Times’ paywall “hasn’t worked as well as we’d like”

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:12:57 PM

Under Trump, California’s clean car rules are essential — and vulnerable

Grist , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:08:55 PM

California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants

Grist , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:07:38 PM

“I’m not sure today’s funders recognize how much attention and, of course, funding all these news entrepreneurs require.”

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:07:06 PM

‘Section 415’ podcast: How 2026 compares with the Giants’ worst seasons ever

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:02:44 PM

Egypt arrests six journalists accused of spreading disinformation

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:01:29 PM

SCOTUS Takes Up Mandatory Immigration Detention, the Forced-Labor Tariffs Go to Trade Court & Tennessee's Failed Execution

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:01:28 PM

New Book Releases Video: September 29, 2026

Locus , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 12:00:33 PM

How the UAE Financed a Plan to Smear American Muslims

Drop Site News , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:55:03 AM

How The Philadelphia Inquirer built Scrape, an AI tool to surface hyperlocal news leads

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:50:07 AM

Amnesty Report Documents Morocco's Sustained Spyware Campaign Against Civil Society

OCCRP , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:50:00 AM

California’s big local news bill becomes law

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:44:51 AM

The final season of Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date will stream on Netflix, alongside YouTube and social media; Netflix will also add past episodes (Ethan Shanfeld/Variety)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:40:01 AM

Ooh, Mestra is a new short story from Madeline Miller...

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:30:00 AM

The Big Idea: Fiona Moore

Whatever , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:27:31 AM

Alvin Roth to the rescue, the polity that is Singapore

Marginal REVOLUTION , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:26:45 AM

How to Say “YES” to Your Life

The Marginalian , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:22:26 AM

CBS News partners with Kalshi and is integrating data about how traders are pricing midterm election outcomes alongside CBS News polling data (@cbsmornings)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:20:01 AM

Two 23-year-olds used AI to create a daily audio briefing. It’s now the top news app in Argentina.

Nieman Lab , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:13:12 AM

XScreenSaver thumbnails

jwz , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:09:27 AM

Senate Hearing on 'Rogue AI: Securing the Homeland Against AI Agent Attacks'

Tech Policy Press , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:08:16 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 1, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:06:56 AM

Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but sadly no one believed it

Normal Island News , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:03:57 AM

Netflix Grits Its Teeth, Says ‘KPop Demon Hunters 2’ Will Get Theatrical Release

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 11:00:33 AM

I was removed from a project and I can’t get over it

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:59:36 AM

Inside The Standard’s reporting on sexual assault allegations against Manny Yekutiel

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:58:55 AM

The WSJ Never Retracted Its Bobby Kotick Story. His Lawyers Act Like It Did.

Techdirt , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:58:47 AM

Opening Private Markets to the Public

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:58:20 AM

High Desert Innovation Week returns to Bend, October 13–16, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:58:00 AM

Daily Deal: Plantum Plant Identifier (iOS only)

Techdirt , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:54:00 AM

September in OPML. First monthly rollover in the new system.

Scripting News , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:47:24 AM

Shadow AI Puts MSP Client Data Boundaries to the Test

CybersecKyle , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:40:30 AM

Bloomberg Screentime conference: Conan O'Brien compares late-night TV's decline to "Detroit and automobiles", as it faces stiff competition from social media (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:40:01 AM

An Intro to Daiso’s The Game Series (Trump 1, Nekomata Tanteisha, Nyanpoline, TechnoSylph: vsys gaiden)

CD-ROM Journal , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:38:32 AM

Thumbsday

Doc Searls Weblog , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:36:25 AM

Pluralistic: Voting is to politics as shopping is to boycotts (01 Oct 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:22:48 AM

Map of the Lighthouses of the World

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:20:00 AM

How Could Such a Thing Still Happen in a Country with a Frat Boy Supreme Court Justice?

McSweeney’s , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:15:00 AM

I’m in love with a German film star

Hi, I'm Heather Burns , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:11:20 AM

The Trump administration bought taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads on MS NOW and CNN despite barring both; MS NOW says accepting an ad is not endorsing its message (Scott Nover/Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:10:01 AM

The continuing downfall of USPS

jwz , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:06:24 AM

‘Obsession’ Will Compete as a Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:00:38 AM

2026 Prix Boréal Winners

Locus , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:00:36 AM

How do you know when AI is wrong? Lessons from our forum at The New York Times

Hacks/Hackers , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Russia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.”

Literary Hub , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:59:33 AM

Manny Yekutiel loses key endorsements as new sexual assault allegations surface

The San Francisco Standard , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:54:58 AM

9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book.

Literary Hub , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:53:40 AM

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding to serve more kids.

Literary Hub , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:46:48 AM

What We Heard From the Creative Commons Community

Creative Commons , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:41:21 AM

California’s Top Court Rules Against Rogue Sheriff Who Just Went Out And Seized 650,000 Ballots

Techdirt , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:29:47 AM

Table of Contents, October 2026

Transfer Orbit , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:29:43 AM

update: I overreacted to some feedback about my personality

Ask a Manager , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:29:22 AM

U.K. Sanctions Four Georgians Over Occupied Ukraine Visit

OCCRP , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:27:00 AM

The Latest ‘VisionQuest’ Trailer Ushes In Another Age of Ultron

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:26:06 AM

October Newsletter 2026

Reclaim Hosting , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:24:30 AM

Find your learning tools all in one place with the student hub in Gemini

Google Workspace Updates , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:22:17 AM

Incremental versus iterative.

https://waldo.jaquith.org/, Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:15:39 AM

Court agrees to hear arguments in important immigration case, religious zoning dispute

SCOTUSblog , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:12:54 AM

In Praise Of Bulletpoints

Atoms vs Bits , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:11:41 AM

In The Wake Of The Latest Unprecedented AI Proofs, What Now For Mathematics And Mathematicians?

open..., Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:09:49 AM

How copyright is being abused to censor Albania’s Flamingo Revolution

open..., Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:07:05 AM

The Owner Is Always On Site

Backstory & Strategy , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:06:36 AM

Simple setup option for Workspace Client-side encryption

Google Workspace Updates , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:03:07 AM

125 New Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Books Releasing in October

io9 | We Come From the Future , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:00:28 AM

Nocturnal Listening

McSweeney’s , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:00:00 AM

Looks like Every Frame a Painting is ramping up again!...

kottke.org , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 9:00:00 AM

Thursday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION , Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 8:58:50 AM