Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
Krebs on Securityby BrianKrebs·14 Aug 2026
It can be daunting to determine who’s responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who’s harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day.
State Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Prison Sentence for Lev Shlosberg - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·14 Aug 2026
State prosecutors in the northwestern city of Pskov have asked a judge to sentence veteran opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to 12 years and one month in prison for “discrediting” and spreading...
The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves — Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and More (#879) - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
The Blog of Author Tim Ferrissby Tim Ferriss·14 Aug 2026
Please enjoy this transcript of a special compilation episode devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and commit to...
Iran Sentences Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery to 15 Years in Prison
Light Stalkingby Rob Wood (Admin)·14 Aug 2026
The Iranian regime has used the Iran National Journalist Day to sentence award-winning photojournalist Yalda Moaiery to fifteen years in prison. Moaiery.
How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism
The Conversation Africaby Karin Barber, Emeritus Professor of African Cultural Anthropology, University of Birmingham·13 Aug 2026
In Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages.
Apple could spend big to give Siri AI better answers
Cult of Macby Rajesh Pandey·13 Aug 2026
Apple reportedly wants to secure content deals with publishers to give Siri AI access to the latest news and information. It is supposedly proposing multi-year agreements with publishers for this.
Japanese publishers are fighting imposter news sites with a cryptographic signature
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck·12 Aug 2026
On January 1, 2024, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula, killing more than 700 people.
John Oliver has beef with Buc-ee's. It's led him to raise $500K for charity
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·12 Aug 2026
British comedian and host of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver is known for his quick-witted political commentary. And now, he’s taking his passion for pettiness to the next level.
Can nonprofits create meaningful dialogue without a conference budget?
India Development Reviewby Jasmine Bal·12 Aug 2026
Every year, organisations working across themes in the social sector invest significant time and resources in conferences.
Data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania. A 41,000-person Facebook group leads the fight against them
Good Good Goodby Ethan Young·11 Aug 2026
In January, as her curiosity about data centers grew, longtime Pennsylvania environmental activist Karen Feridun turned to Facebook to create a group she hoped would allow those who felt similar to...
AI search performance KPIs every marketer should track
Hubspotby rsukhraj@hubspot.com (Ramona Sukhraj)·11 Aug 2026
As long as I’ve been in marketing, people have warned against focusing on “vanity metrics,” or those flashy, high numbers that don’t translate to real results or profit.
Media3 1.11 - What's new?
Android Developers Blogby Android Developers (noreply@blogger.com)·11 Aug 2026
11 August 2026 Media3 1.11 is out. Powering the vast majority of top Android media apps, this release brings new features, bug fixes, and improvements across playback, editing, and UI components.
We analyzed 6,400 New York Times stories to find out how comments change when you give readers more information
Nieman Labby Avner Kantor·11 Aug 2026
Journalism exists to tell people what’s happening and give them what they need to understand it. That mission does not bend to budget or format.
These Hardworking Home Office Picks Work Overtime In Tight Spaces
IKEA Hackersby Stacy Randall·11 Aug 2026
Working from home has a lot of perks, but it also comes with plenty of challenges. For example, I often get distracted by random chores nagging at me as I try to type away at my keyboard.
Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?
ProPublicaby Al Shaw·11 Aug 2026
I file a lot of Freedom of Information Act requests. I’ve been requesting staff lists from both Trump administrations, and I have tracked thousands of federal political appointees in order to...
ELLE Editors Just Found Fall’s Best Boots Hiding in Plain Sight on Amazon
Fashion - ELLEby Sarah Maberry·10 Aug 2026
Believe it or not, Amazon is one of ELLE editors’ go-to places to stock up on wardrobe staples, chief among them being fall boots.
Serving the most critical missions- Cloudflare for Government achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) Certified status
The Cloudflare Blogby Jake Schaeufele·10 Aug 2026
We believe the Internet must be a force for good, and that it requires a foundation of trust. Nowhere is that trust more critical than in public service.
Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was, in Fact, a Correct Rejection
Daring Fireballby John Gruber·9 Aug 2026
By John Gruber Yesterday I published an article titled “App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours”. I have retracted it.
Grokipedia, Elon Musk’s anti-woke AI Wikipedia, seems to have stopped updating in April
Nieman Labby Laura Hazard Owen·6 Aug 2026
Elon Musk launched Grokipedia last October as an anti-woke, AI-powered Wikipedia. It is, Renée DiResta wrote for The Atlantic at the time, part of “an escalating campaign to discredit Wikipedia and...
A new book looks at how AI is rewiring the newsroom, for better and worse
Nieman Labby Seth C. Lewis·6 Aug 2026
In Journalism in the Age of AI, Rodrigo Zamith, Tomás Dodds, and I make the case that artificial intelligence is reshaping how we create, how we learn, and how we understand the world around us —...
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