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California sues Paramount to block $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/states-sue-to-block-paramount-wbd-merger-that-was-approved-by-trump-admin/

AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."

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CNIL Publishes Recommendation on Email Tracking Pixels

insideprivacy.com/data-privacy/cnil-publishes-recommendation-on-email-tracking-pixels/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

On April 14, 2026, the French data protection authority (“CNIL”) published a recommendation (adopted on March 12, 2026) on the use of “tracking pixels” in emails (the “Recommendation”).

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Falling in love with a machine is no longer science fiction: about one in five American adults says they have chatted with an AI built to act as a romantic partner, and among young men it is nearly one in three

spacedaily.com/m-falling-in-love-with-a-machine-is-no-longer-science-fiction/

About nineteen percent of American adults, in a survey of roughly 3,000 people released in February 2025 by the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young

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The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public

futurism.com/future-society/backlash-meta-pervert-glasses-afraid

Meta's camera-equipped "AI Glasses" are so divisive that some adopters are reportedly leaving their expensive smart glasses at home.

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Underground Medicine #1

daily.bandcamp.com/underground-medicine/underground-medicine-1

Our newest column will cover the endless conduit of underground music. This is for the scratchers.

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Awesome GitHub Copilot | Awesome GitHub Copilot

awesome-copilot.github.com/

Community-contributed agents, instructions, and skills to enhance your GitHub Copilot experience

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The W3C Attribution API

monopoly-report.com/p/the-w3c-attribution-api

Chapell's Q&A with Martin Thomson of Mozilla

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White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie

wired.com/story/a-bunch-of-white-supremacists-love-armie-hammers-new-movie/

Described as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far-right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.

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Are we human?

theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/13/photovoltaics-are-still-running-after-a-year-under-swiss-trains/5269664

An aramzs.xyz post

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The era of AI malaise

technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135921/ai-malaise-artificial-intelligence-public-sentiment/

AI is everywhere, all at once. How does that make you feel?

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Sam Neill: An intelligent performer with a personal warmth that always shone through

irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/13/sam-neill-an-intelligent-performer-with-a-personal-warmth-that-always-shone-through/

The breadth of the Omagh native’s work was extraordinary. Any festival celebrating his work would last for weeks

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Essex businesses say Brexit damage continues

eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/essex-businesses-say-brexit-damage-continues/

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, Essex businesses say the economic consequences are still shaping their futures today

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Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?

wired.com/story/python-is-so-slow-can-julia-solve-the-two-language-problem/

By some benchmarks, Julia code can run 10X to 1,000X faster than Python—but there’s a reason it’s not a very popular programming language.

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Flea and the Honora Band: Tiny Desk Concert

npr.org/2026/07/13/g-s1-130901/flea-tiny-desk-concert

After four decades as a founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea goes solo with a stellar jazz band.

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We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.

nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/ticks-disease-lyme-alpha-gal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xVA.UUkB.rJ3lRWXMytQX&smid=bs-share

On a late-summer afternoon in 2024, an airline pilot and father of three named Brian Waitzel ate a hamburger at a barbecue in suburban New Jersey, and four hours later he fell violently ill.

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Roborock Saros 20 Review: Jack of All Trades, Master of Most

gizmodo.com/roborock-saros-20-review-jack-of-all-trades-master-of-most-2000782913

Roborock’s current flagship has best-in-class smarts, robot vision, suction power, and edge-to-edge mopping, but don’t expect perfection.

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A Response to Matt Yglesias About ‘Fight’ in Democratic Candidates

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-response-to-matt-yglesias-about-fight-in-democratic-candidates

This morning on Bluesky Politico’s Josh Gerstein flagged to me and others...

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Taco Bells Pulls Ingredients From Menu Amid ‘Explosive Diarrhea’ Outbreak

msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/taco-bells-pulls-ingredients-from-menu-amid-explosive-diarrhea-outbreak/ar-AA27EZV4

Mexican restaurant chain recalls food for potential outbreak of illness.

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Explosive foodborne outbreak

yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/explosive-foodborne-outbreak

It's a real shit show out there: What we know, don't know, and what it means for you.

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How to avoid dementia — what the science really says

nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02098-z

Ambitious studies have been examining the protective effects of diet, exercise and socializing — with surprising results.

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Climate Scientists Aghast at How Bad Things Are Getting, and So Fast

futurism.com/science-energy/climate-scientists-aghast-bad-fast

Climate scientists, who have long watched as global warming rears its ugly head, are astonished at accelerating temperatures.

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Venba Review - Tourist To Your Own Culture

gamespot.com/reviews/venba-review-tourist-to-your-own-culture/1900-6418096/

"Venba" is an ambitious game that tells the story of a South Asian family trying to reclaim their culture after immigrating to Canada. The game incorporates cooking mechanics, where players must navigate challenging recipes from a difficult-to-decipher recipe book. The cooking segments serve as a metaphor for the characters' struggles to express their cultural identity in a new environment. The game also explores themes of assimilation, identity, and the challenges faced by immigrants of color. With a narrative-driven storybook art style and a captivating original soundtrack, "Venba" offers an authentic and inspiring experience that encourages players to embrace their roots.

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Survivors of Iranian attack that killed 6 U.S. troops say generals ignored warnings

washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/12/survivors-iranian-attack-that-killed-6-us-troops-say-generals-ignored-warnings/

Survivors of Iranian attack that killed 6 U.S. troops say generals ignored warnings

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How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle

nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/politics/ai-terrorism-boko-haram-nigeria.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

“We saw in a movie how motorcycles can jump over bridges,” a former Boko Haram commander told Antonia Juelich, a terrorism and technology researcher at Cambridge University. “We used A.

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Are you ready for what it takes to stop ghost guns?

theverge.com/tech/960802/3d-printed-gun-laws-ghost-guns

New laws in California and New York might stop anyone from 3D printing guns — and create entirely new kinds of surveillance.

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Alum who fought Trump in Supreme Court case urges Yale not to settle

yaledailynews.com/articles/alum-who-fought-trump-in-supreme-court-case-urges-yale-not-to-settle

A former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission took her case against the Trump administration to the Supreme Court. Amid settlement talks between University leaders and the federal government, she said Yale has a responsibility to fight back.

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Thirsty Suitors Review - "I'm Jala Goddamn Jayaratne!"

gamespot.com/reviews/thirsty-suitors-review-im-jala-goddamn-jayaratne/1900-6418160/

Thirsty Suitors elevates the turn-based RPG genre to the modern day with skateboarding, South Asian diversity, accessibility options, and cooking.

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There’s an Ancient Solution to Our Modern Crisis of Attention

nytimes.com/2026/07/12/opinion/attention-crisis-seneca.html?smid=bsky-nytopinion&smtyp=cur

About 2,000 years ago, the Roman philosopher Seneca warned of a crisis of attention. The problem wasn’t caused by smartphones or TikTok; it was because papyrus had become more widely available.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-71-brief-sudden-illness-rcna552722

Graham had just returned from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Tourist Seriously Injured After Yellowstone Bison Launches Man 8 Feet In The Air

cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/11/tourist-seriously-injured-after-yellowstone-bison-launches-man-8-feet-in-the-air/

A tourist was seriously injured Friday evening after being thrown 8 feet into the air by a bull bison in Yellowstone National Park. Professional…