Pornhub's Parent Company to Pay $120 Million to Settle Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
404 Mediaby Samantha Cole·17 Aug 2026
Pornhub's parent company will pay $120 million to settle claims that its platforms violated federal sex trafficking and child sexual abuse imagery laws.
The Marshall Project and STLPR win National Murrow Award for ‘Remember Me’
The Marshall Projectby The Marshall Project·17 Aug 2026
The Marshall Project and St. Louis Public Radio have received a 2026 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation for their collaborative project “Remember Me,” a community art...
Claude is changing how it generates prose to be more detectable (and maybe worse?)
Nieman Labby Joshua Benton·17 Aug 2026
It was in 1964 that Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, asked to define obscenity for the purposes of law, wrote his famous heuristic: “I know it when I see it.” But when it comes to AI-generated...
Can we gamify that? The innovators turning investigations on spying scandals and vote rigging into video games
Nieman Labby Bhavya Dore·17 Aug 2026
An animated phone vibrates on a blackened screen as ominous piano music tinkles in the background. When you click, speech bubbles appear. “It’s Thanasis Koukakis,” the person on the other end says.
The US Senate are investigating Roblox for prioritising "revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children"
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·17 Aug 2026
US senators have launched an investigation of game creation platform Roblox on a broad charge of putting money before child safety.
Blaugust 2026 – Past Half Way, Creator Appreciation, and What I Write About
The Ancient Gaming Noobby Wilhelm Arcturus·17 Aug 2026
We are now onto the backside of Blaugust, the halfway point is just behind us in the rear view mirror and a mere two weeks left before things are wrapped up.
Rapper Ye Set to Perform in St. Petersburg in October - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·17 Aug 2026
The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is set to perform two concerts in St. Petersburg this October, the Russian event promoter Say Agency announced Monday.
The Summer Skirt Outfits ELLE Editors Are Loving Right Now
Fashion - ELLEby Natalia Trejo·17 Aug 2026
Skirts may be a seasonless closet staple, but summer is when they really shine—offering a fun mix of refined, quirky, and utilitarian styles, and everything in between.
Kalshi regulatory battles dominate prediction market news - LIVE
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu·17 Aug 2026
Today in prediction market news, we’re following another busy day for Kalshi, including its escalating geofencing fight with Nevada regulators, a Connecticut federal court’s rejection of its bid...
15 Years Later, I’m So Glad I Started This Blog
Making Sense Of Centsby Michelle Schroeder-Gardner·17 Aug 2026
This month marks 15 years since I started Making Sense of Cents, and that is honestly so hard for me to believe!
What Karoline Leavitt leaves behind.
CJRby Jem Bartholomew·17 Aug 2026
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. On January 28, 2025, a few days after Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, Karoline Leavitt addressed the media for the first time as White House...
This electrifying, critically acclaimed rock drama is finally here—discover the "Desperate Housewives" of music tonight! - Talk Android
TalkAndroidby Ethan Collins·17 Aug 2026
If you’re looking for something fresh to watch this Saturday, July 25, 2026, here’s your pick: the electrifying British drama Riot Women is airing tonight.
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.
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