Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing
Daring Fireballby John Gruber·16 Aug 2026
By John Gruber When I wrote this week about Anthropic’s announcement that all Claude models, worldwide, would soon begin “watermarking” everything they generate, including text, to comply with this...
#741: You Can’t Buy Back Your 20’s — with Jack Raines
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·16 Aug 2026
Jack Raines liked his boss on Hinge. It wasn’t reciprocal. A few months later, three beers deep at a bar, he told her he was quitting — then found a $250 plane ticket to Barcelona and left the...
When discounts cost dearly: Why Bengaluru restaurants are upset with Swiggy, Zomato
The News Minuteby Samrah Attar·16 Aug 2026
Shangrila, a Tibetan restaurant on Bengaluru’s Brigade Road, is 52 years old. Currently managed by Kunga, a third generation owner, the restaurant never needed advertising to attract customers.
10 Weird Online Businesses That Make Millions
MyWifeQuitHerJob.comby Steve Chou·15 Aug 2026
Weird online businesses can absolutely make millions, and these 10 are all real: $17 million renting backyard chickens, $39 million reselling luggage airlines lost, and a full brand built on paper...
US Judge says Play Store has to make rival app store search better
Latest from Android Centralby Nickolas Diaz·14 Aug 2026
What you need to know - A report from inside a recent court visit between Epic Games and Google highlights the lackluster state of its rival app store search process.
Baltimore sues Kalshi and Polymarket over sports betting
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu·14 Aug 2026
Baltimore is taking Kalshi and Polymarket to court, alleging the prediction-market companies are effectively running illegal sportsbooks while describing their products as legitimate financial...
You don't need a TV app to stream 10,000 free movies on Google’s Freeplay right now
Latest from Android Centralby Jay Bonggolto·14 Aug 2026
What you need to know - Google TV Freeplay now offers more than 10,000 on-demand movies and TV shows at no subscription cost.
How to Search JSTOR with Keywords - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby The Editors·14 Aug 2026
Whether you’re just beginning a research project or refining an existing topic, a thoughtful search strategy can save time and lead you to more relevant sources.
Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
Krebs on Securityby BrianKrebs·14 Aug 2026
It can be daunting to determine who’s responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who’s harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day.
State Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Prison Sentence for Lev Shlosberg - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·14 Aug 2026
State prosecutors in the northwestern city of Pskov have asked a judge to sentence veteran opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to 12 years and one month in prison for “discrediting” and spreading...
The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves — Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and More (#879) - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
The Blog of Author Tim Ferrissby Tim Ferriss·14 Aug 2026
Please enjoy this transcript of a special compilation episode devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and commit to...
Iran Sentences Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery to 15 Years in Prison
Light Stalkingby Rob Wood (Admin)·14 Aug 2026
The Iranian regime has used the Iran National Journalist Day to sentence award-winning photojournalist Yalda Moaiery to fifteen years in prison. Moaiery.
How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism
The Conversation Africaby Karin Barber, Emeritus Professor of African Cultural Anthropology, University of Birmingham·13 Aug 2026
In Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages.
Apple could spend big to give Siri AI better answers
Cult of Macby Rajesh Pandey·13 Aug 2026
Apple reportedly wants to secure content deals with publishers to give Siri AI access to the latest news and information. It is supposedly proposing multi-year agreements with publishers for this.
Japanese publishers are fighting imposter news sites with a cryptographic signature
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck·12 Aug 2026
On January 1, 2024, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula, killing more than 700 people.
John Oliver has beef with Buc-ee's. It's led him to raise $500K for charity
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·12 Aug 2026
British comedian and host of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver is known for his quick-witted political commentary. And now, he’s taking his passion for pettiness to the next level.
Can nonprofits create meaningful dialogue without a conference budget?
India Development Reviewby Jasmine Bal·12 Aug 2026
Every year, organisations working across themes in the social sector invest significant time and resources in conferences.
Data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania. A 41,000-person Facebook group leads the fight against them
Good Good Goodby Ethan Young·11 Aug 2026
In January, as her curiosity about data centers grew, longtime Pennsylvania environmental activist Karen Feridun turned to Facebook to create a group she hoped would allow those who felt similar to...
AI search performance KPIs every marketer should track
Hubspotby rsukhraj@hubspot.com (Ramona Sukhraj)·11 Aug 2026
As long as I’ve been in marketing, people have warned against focusing on “vanity metrics,” or those flashy, high numbers that don’t translate to real results or profit.
Media3 1.11 - What's new?
Android Developers Blogby Android Developers (noreply@blogger.com)·11 Aug 2026
11 August 2026 Media3 1.11 is out. Powering the vast majority of top Android media apps, this release brings new features, bug fixes, and improvements across playback, editing, and UI components.
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