News Inside Issue 23: Rap Lyrics, ICE and Menopause in Prison
The Marshall Projectby Lawrence Bartley·19 Aug 2026
This month marks the fifth anniversary of our people-powered advice column “Reader to Reader,” a regular feature in News Inside and the brainchild of my former colleague, Ariel Goodman.
Latest alleged GTA 6 leak "risks tarnishing the reputation of our communities", say Stop Killing Games after hackers claim pro-consumer motivations
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·19 Aug 2026
As you might have seen, there was another alleged GTA 6 leak yesterday, with apparent footage of Rockstar's crime sandbox in action spread across the net and in many cases swiftly hit with DMCA...
Newsroom Profile: Indianapolis Recorder - Poynter
Poynterby Tracey Compton·19 Aug 2026
This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in...
Are Reviews Shaping What LLMs Say About My Local Business?
Mozby Jonathan Berthold·19 Aug 2026
If you run a local business, you know the rush: a new five-star review drops, and you're riding high on social proof. But one bad review?
(For Southeast Asia) Pulse Elevate wireless speakers launch November 12, 2026
PlayStation.Blogby Edwin Foo·19 Aug 2026
Pulse Elevate features ultra-low latency, lifelike gaming audio, and a built-in mic - all in a portable form factor.
Social Media Platforms Are Training Their AI Models on Your Content, but You Can Stop Them (Sometimes)
Lifehackerby Eric Ravenscraft·18 Aug 2026
Recently, the Amazon-owned Twitch made headlines for announcing that it would allow users to opt out of having their streams, VODs, and chats fed into an AI training machine.
GTA 6 footage once again appears to leak online, this time because of a group that wants games like The Crew to have offline modes and the end of digital preorders
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Oisin Kuhnke·18 Aug 2026
Yeah, it's happened again: some GTA 6 bits appear to have leaked. I'm not going to link to any of them for I hope obvious reasons, as well as the fact I don't want John Rockstar to send me an email...
Remembering Mathilde Favier, Beloved Dior Executive
Fashion - ELLEby Matthew Velasco·18 Aug 2026
Mathilde Favier, Dior’s longtime public relations director and a beloved industry figure, has died in a car accident alongside her partner, film producer Nicolas Altmayer, 61. She was 57.
Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone
Nieman Labby Hanaa' Tameez·18 Aug 2026
Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence.
Firefox Can Now Block Ads on iOS (but You Have to Enable It)
Lifehackerby Emily Long·18 Aug 2026
Firefox users on iOS can now get rid of a lot of ad noise when browsing on their mobile device. Mozilla is slowly rolling out native ad blocking, which you can enable once the tool is available on...
The Trump administration wants to scrub national park history. Meet the librarians preserving it anyway
Good Good Goodby Jessica Kutz·18 Aug 2026
This story was originally published by The 19th and was republished with permission. Jenny McBurney, a librarian specializing in government publications, was in Washington, D.C., in June when she...
Anthropic’s Text Watermarking Proves AI Companies Do Not Care at All About Writing
404 Mediaby Jason Koebler·18 Aug 2026
Earlier this month, Anthropic announced that future versions of Claude will generate text that includes watermarks showing it was AI-generated.
The Athletic teams up with sports creators to reach new (and younger) audiences
Nieman Labby Hanaa' Tameez·18 Aug 2026
Last month at the National Sports Card Convention in Chicago, creator Brandon Pereira, who posts as Coach Koe, met a kid named Dominic.
Today in Apple history: iJustine's 300-page iPhone bill shocks the internet
Cult of Macby Luke Dormehl·18 Aug 2026
August 18, 2007: A video goes viral on YouTube when 23-year-old internet personality Justine Ezarik, aka iJustine, posts a 300-page iPhone bill mailed to her in a box by AT&T.
'Maddie’s Secret?' John Early’s Indie Hit is Now a Viral Sensation Thanks to Streaming
Vanity Fairby Chris Murphy·18 Aug 2026
John Early is no stranger to the adoration of the internet. The actor and comedian, who starred on five seasons of Search Party and released the 2023 HBO comedy special Now More Than Ever, has a...
X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
404 Mediaby Matthew Gault·18 Aug 2026
X’s algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox·18 Aug 2026
The National Park Service (NPS), the agency tasked with managing the U.S. national parks and monuments, has purchased Flock cameras and had them installed at parks including in Yosemite.
They’re content creators with thousands of adoring fans – so why do they feel so terrible?
The Conversation (US)by Julianna Pillemer, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, New York University·18 Aug 2026
If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it? The artists who my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on content creators did – and many went...
Trump Ballroom Commissioner Held Diplomatic Talks With Kremlin Officials – FT - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·18 Aug 2026
The head of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., who is the key official overseeing President Donald Trump’s controversial White House ballroom extension, held private diplomatic...
Rather than calling for GTA 6 boycott, fired Rockstar workers urge players to support them in their legal battle against the studio by buying union merch
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·18 Aug 2026
Former Rockstar staff currently embroiled in a legal battle with the company over their firings last year have asked supporters not to boycott GTA 6, but instead to consider helping cover the costs...
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