Ripple CTO Emeritus: AI Safety Rules and Copyright Laws Pose Threat to Free Speech
CryptoPotatoby Wayne Jones·19 Aug 2026
Ripple CTO Emeritus: AI Safety Rules and Copyright Laws Pose Threat to Free Speech David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO emeritus, has warned that government rules around AI safety and copyright could give...
Google’s new AI tool helps fact-checkers investigate AI fakes
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck·19 Aug 2026
Every day the fact-checking team for one of India’s largest news organizations works to debunk a slew of false and misleading images circulating across social media.
Practitioner Voice
Martin Fowlerby Martin Fowler (martin@martinfowler.com)·19 Aug 2026
Practitioner Voice The Writing Category Nobody has Named Yet Effective writing from a practitioner is a style distinct from academic writing or thought-leadership content.
Japanese Government Says the Digital Camera Industry Is In Recovery
PetaPixelby Jeremy Gray·19 Aug 2026
It’s unusual for one country to hold such immense power in a single industry as Japan does in photography.
Lifeforms Can Survive on ‘Significant’ Regions of the Moon, Study Finds
404 Mediaby Becky Ferreira·19 Aug 2026
Microbes from Earth could survive on parts of the Moon for at least a week, a discovery that suggests that the lunar surface is not as hostile as previously assumed and has implications for...
What to expect from the 2026 Apple TV 4K: Siri AI, Siri Remote, better networking, more!
AppleInsider Newsby Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>·19 Aug 2026
It has been a long time in coming, but Apple is preparing at least two big changes to the Apple TV 4K.
'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
404 Mediaby Jason Koebler·19 Aug 2026
Body camera footage obtained by 404 Media shows a police officer explaining why he used police databases and license plate reader cameras to research, stalk, and pull over a woman he met on the set...
Your Comcast router doubles as a motion detector now - and a potential police informant
Latest newsby Charlie Osborne·19 Aug 2026
Comcast has introduced a new opt-in motion-detection feature in its routers. Xfinity Gateway devices detect movement and alert users via a mobile app.
Titled Tuesday Broadcasts Return With GM Robert Hess
Chess.com Newsby Chess com Team·19 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.
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 Saskatchewan·19 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 Africa·19 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 Milden·19 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 LaForme·19 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 Warren·19 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 Sorgho·19 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 Briceño·19 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 Basu·19 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 Bartholomew·19 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 Elegon·19 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...
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