Titled Tuesday Broadcasts Return With GM Robert Hess
Chess.com Newsby Chess com Team19 Aug 2026
Titled Tuesday Broadcast Returns With GM Robert Hess As Main Host Fans now have a reason to tune in to their favorite streaming platform every Tuesday.
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top 39%Apple Maps ads will be tasteful and minimal, might even help your local businesses
AppleInsider Newsby Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>19 Aug 2026
Search ads in Apple Maps will provide a great incentive system for local businesses to care about the platform, but it appears to be a bridge too far for users.
Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts
The Conversation Canadaby Renata Roma, Research Associate - Pawsitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan19 Aug 2026
If you use social media, you’ve probably noticed a plethora of animal photos — on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and other platforms.
Why isn’t the accounting profession more diverse? Research points to the real levers of change
The Conversation Africaby Sedzani Musundwa, Associate professor, University of South Africa19 Aug 2026
For the past few decades, universities, employers and professional bodies globally have invested in mentoring programmes, scholarships and student support initiatives to diversify careers such as...
People’s Picks: Our Readers Say These Mobile Carriers Are Better Than the Industry Giants - CNET
CNETby Dashia Milden19 Aug 2026
Switching to a new mobile carrier shouldn’t be taken lightly. There’s a lot that goes into narrowing down which one can give you the best cellular service and customer satisfaction for a reasonable...
A fake poll made real news. What does that say about political polling? - Poynter
Poynterby Ren LaForme19 Aug 2026
A poll of Los Angeles voters released last week found Mayor Karen Bass leading Councilmember Nithya Raman by a wide and growing margin.
"Without us, Bethesda games aren’t Bethesda games": Rallies against Microsoft layoffs at Elder Scrolls studio continue, with unionised devs' morale "on the upswing"
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren19 Aug 2026
Yesterday, August 18th, further union rallies against Microsoft's mass layoffs across Xbox studios were held across North America.
Poland launches tourism campaign featuring Lewandowski, Eisenberg and Rubik
Notes from Polandby Olivier Sorgho19 Aug 2026
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that...
What are data centers? Here’s how they work and why they matter - Poynter
Poynterby Maria Briceño19 Aug 2026
Whether on social media or in real life, you might have heard someone — perhaps even political candidates this midterm cycle — talk about data centers. Some welcome them, others shun them.
Washington and Crypto.com, wildfire bill - prediction market LIVE
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu19 Aug 2026
Today in prediction market news, we’re following fresh legal and regulatory developments, including Washington and Crypto.com agreeing to pause their litigation pending a Ninth Circuit ruling...
“Talked about more, but described less”
CJRby Jem Bartholomew19 Aug 2026
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Today the Economic Hardship Reporting Project (EHRP), an organization that seeks to give a voice to “writers and photographers from underrepresented quarters”...
Political attacks and funders’ retrenchment have put movement journalism at serious risk.
CJRby Uyiosa Elegon19 Aug 2026
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last month, Prism, which “investigates systems of power with communities most impacted by injustice at the center of our reporting,” announced that it lost a...
News Inside Issue 23: Rap Lyrics, ICE and Menopause in Prison
The Marshall Projectby Lawrence Bartley19 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 Warren19 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 Compton19 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 Berthold19 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 Foo19 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 Ravenscraft18 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 Kuhnke18 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 Velasco18 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.