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US appeals court blocks Minnesota law barring 'nudified' photos in XAI lawsuit

reuters.com/world/us-appeals-court-blocks-minnesotas-ai-nudification-law-now-xai-lawsuit-2026-10-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac0238eaa92170001cc033a

Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban ​on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company ‌pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.

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What Do We Do With Jacob Geller?

epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-do-with-jacob-geller/

Earlier this week, a friend noticed Jacob Geller’s book, How A Game Lives, sitting amongst my living room shelves. Under almost any other circumstances, this would have been an exciting invitation for me to...

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Blockades, Fireworks and Tear Gas: Young Protesters Are Rattling France

nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world/europe/france-schools-protests-unrest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Outside a high school in Seine-St.

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Media Briefing: Publishers are turning GEO from an experiment into a business

digiday.com/media/media-briefing-publishers-are-turning-geo-from-an-experiment-into-a-business/

Publishers are turning GEO into a new revenue stream as clients increasingly look to boost their brands’ visibility in AI-generated answers.

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Amazon wants to own the long game in ad measurement

digiday.com/media-buying/amazon-wants-to-own-the-long-game-in-ad-measurement/

Amazon says its ads sell more than they get credit for. Agencies want proof.

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A new age for an anti-slop internet

mercury.com/blog/small-web-algorithm-backlash-anti-slop-internet

What is the small web? A new crop of platforms are answering algorithmic fatigue with a return to human-curated basics.

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Empire State Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program

esd.ny.gov/empire-state-newspaper-and-broadcast-media-jobs-program#eligibility-criteria

The Empire State Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program provides financial support and incentives to eligible newspaper and broadcast media businesses operating in New York State.

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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Whether to Update Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses to Address Platforms’ Role in Promoting Impersonation Scams

ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09/ftc-seeks-public-comment-whether-update-rule-impersonation-government-businesses-address-platforms?utm_source=govdelivery

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that is considering whether to update its

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Nielsen to Acquire DoubleVerify, Creating a Leading, Independent Media Intelligence Platform

nielsen.com/news-center/2026/nielsen-to-acquire-doubleverify-creating-a-leading-independent-media-intelligence/

DoubleVerify Shareholders to Receive $13.60 Per Share in Cash, Representing a 30% Premium to the 60-trading day...

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Everything on your Mac.One keystroke away_

tinycast.dev/

Free and open source, fully native macOS launcher: app search, clipboard manager, snippets, custom commands, window management, BYOK AI and Raycast extensions.

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Against Usefulness

motivenotes.ai/p/against-usefulness

In a Brooklyn warehouse, a man handed me a piece of paper that was a running computer program.

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How Strangers Got My Email Address From ChatGPT’s Model

nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/22/technology/openai-chatgpt-privacy-exploit.html

Researchers at Indiana University used ChatGPT’s model to extract contact information for more than 30 New York Times employees.

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Antifragile rocks

brianalvey.com/2026/07/31/antifragile-rocks/

For decades, ranking on Google was survival. Now ADWEEK reports that some of the biggest media businesses are not-so-quietly making plans to disappear from it. This isn’t just one angry newsp…

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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too

newrepublic.com/article/216035/liberals-new-york-times-monopoly

The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.

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Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?

calmatters.org/economy/2026/09/newsom-vetoes-insurance-bills/

California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort.

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I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.

thesicktimes.org/2026/09/29/i-interviewed-five-people-with-long-covid-in-prison-they-are-invisible-in-the-system/

While there are no data sources on Long COVID in prison, experts suspect rates of the disease may be higher there than in the general population. They face high reinfection risks and poor access to medical care.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver Gives Birth as Trump’s Justice Department Threatens Her with 17 Years in Prison Over ICE Incident

people.com/rep-lamonica-mciver-gives-birth-as-trump-justice-department-prosecutes-her-12151685

Rep. LaMonica McIver gave birth to her second child, a baby girl, on Oct. 1, her office said in a statement. She currently faces prosecution by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department for allegations that she assaulted federal officers outside a New Jersey immigration detention facility in May 2025.

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Monster Mash: legendary special-effects makeup creator Rick Baker on making decades of movie magic

letterboxd.com/journal/monster-mash-rick-baker-career-interview/

Rick Baker tells Marya E. Gates about his groundbreaking career in special-effects makeup, from building Bigfoot for Harry and the Hendersons to collaborating with Eddie Murphy on Coming to America and The Nutty Professor.

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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/forget-superintelligence-error-prone-ai-nearly-sparked-world-war-iii-this-month

The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals

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Pure Life

thebaffler.com/odds-and-ends/pure-life-woerpel

The perks of this regimen are few—and the costs are many.

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Nathan Fielder Speaks Out on Living With Elizabeth Holmes While Filming ‘You Can See Everything’ Doc: ‘She Seems So Genuine’ but ‘I Know She’s a Liar’

variety.com/2026/film/news/nathan-fielder-elizabeth-holmes-you-can-see-everything-liar-1236893716/

Nathan Fielder talks living with Elizabeth Holmes for the documentary 'You Can See Everything' and how he believes she's a 'liar.'

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TransUnion and Permutive partner to expand addressable reach and improve advertising performance across the open internet

permutive.com/transunion-and-permutive-partner-to-expand-addressable-reach-and-improve-advertising-performance-across-the-open-internet

TransUnion and Permutive announced a new integration that enables advertisers to activate TransUnion audiences directly across Permutive’s network of premium publishers, expanding addressable reach across the open internet while improving the accuracy and performance of advertising campaigns.

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The 12 Neighborhoods the Mamdani Administration Is Targeting for More Affordable Housing

thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/01/affordable-housing-development-community-districts-mamdani/

The city Planning Department’s new list of districts with weak records on housing includes the Upper East Side and several neighborhoods in Queens and Staten Island.

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ICE got ‘quieter’ – then killed a father in Maine. Now watch groups are shifting their tactics too

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/ice-watch-maine-tactics

ICE-watchers get creative after the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a more secretive approach

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‘I Know I Couldn’t Live Here’: Standing Up to a Data Center in Alabama’s Black Belt

prospect.org/2026/10/01/data-center-alabama-lowndes-county-black-belt-cloverleaf-infrastructure-project-red-clay/

Faced with little transparency about a mammoth facility, Lowndes County fights back.

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The creator economy’s stance on AI is shifting — again

digiday.com/media/the-creator-economys-stance-on-ai-is-shifting-again/

Creators are integrating AI tools into their workflows, but at what point does it overtake the creative process and result in sameness?

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Madison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor Race

wired.com/story/madison-square-gardens-james-dolan-is-spending-big-on-new-yorks-governor-race/

James Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers.

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Violent Rhetoric Against Public Officials Seen in Comments on Hyperpartisan News Site Ahead of 2026 Midterms

openmeasures.io/violent-rhetoric-against-public-officials-in-comments

Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online content that impacts public discourse and global events.

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Vancouver band cancels Charlottetown show after venue denied transgender member washroom access

cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-vancouver-band-washroom-access-sportsmans-club-9.7364533

A Vancouver punk band that was set to play in Charlottetown this past weekend cancelled its show after a transgender band member was stopped from using the women's washroom at the venue.

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What PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in Publishing

jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-america-got-wrong-about-antisemitism-in-publishing

Misleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression…