Alt Newsby Shinjinee Majumder18 Aug 2026
Within minutes of the BJP announcing its new social media team on Monday, August 17, a search on X revealed that the accounts of the four newly appointed social media co-convenors had either...
Poynterby Alex Mahadevan18 Aug 2026
Prism News has suspended its network of more than 200 AI-generated “local news” sites following investigations from multiple outlets that exposed plagiarism and falsehoods.
Poynterby Cristina Silva18 Aug 2026
There was the time I addressed a cover letter to a hiring editor with “Dear Matt.” His name was Mark.
Poynterby Madison Czopek18 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump has called for big changes for how U.S. children are vaccinated. As he signed an executive order recommending a new schedule for vaccines, the president said the new plan...
Longreadsby Longreads18 Aug 2026
Thoughtful stories for thoughtless times. Longreads has published hundreds of original stories—personal essays, reported features, reading lists, and more—and more than 14,000 editor’s picks.
Mozby Chima Mmeje18 Aug 2026
Last week, we announced the first batch of speakers for MozCon London, including Mark Williams-Cook, Beatrice Gamba, Pete Meyers, Miracle Inameti-Archibong, and Katy Powell.
MIT Newsby Peter Dizikes | MIT News18 Aug 2026
You’ve heard of gig workers, freelancers, and temporary employees. But do you know about marginal workers? Accounting for about one in six U.S.
Daring Fireballby John Gruber18 Aug 2026
By John Gruber Some follow-up to this weekend’s stemwinder “Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing”: Contra a bunch of idiots at Hacker News and elsewhere, I...
404 Mediaby Samantha Cole17 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 Projectby The Marshall Project17 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...
Nieman Labby Joshua Benton17 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...
Nieman Labby Bhavya Dore17 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.
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell17 Aug 2026
US senators have launched an investigation of game creation platform Roblox on a broad charge of putting money before child safety.
The Ancient Gaming Noobby Wilhelm Arcturus17 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.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times17 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.
Fashion - ELLEby Natalia Trejo17 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.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu17 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...
Making Sense Of Centsby Michelle Schroeder-Gardner17 Aug 2026
This month marks 15 years since I started Making Sense of Cents, and that is honestly so hard for me to believe!
CJRby Jem Bartholomew17 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...
TalkAndroidby Ethan Collins17 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.
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