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05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Some lessons learned from Foursquare

linkedin.com/pulse/some-lessons-learned-from-foursquare-steven-rosenblatt-zixwc/

Last week it was announced that Infillion acquired Foursquare. I knew Infillion, which started out as Gimbal, a small competitor on the business side to Foursquare in the early days, and was disappointed but not surprised to see this acquisition.

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05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Some final words on Foursquare.

teendrama.substack.com/p/some-final-words-on-foursquare?utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv4&just_subscribed=true

After 17 years, Foursquare’s ending is written. Writing this to share my opinions & frustrations with the final years of the company, and to honor the team who helped build & maintain FSQ’s legacy.

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05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Opinion | The Paramount-Warner Merger May Be a Problem for Democracy

mississippifreepress.org/opinion-the-paramount-warner-merger-may-be-a-problem-for-democracy/?utm_content=buffer808a7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=bufferbsky

Seth Ashley writes about why the consolidation of media companies can put greater pressure on independent media and diverse voices.

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Amy Acton’s mother defended husband accused of raping her daughter at 12. Now she’s in a pro-Ramaswamy attack ad.

tiffinohio.net/posts/acton-brother-condemns-ramaswamy-video-featuring-estranged-mother/

Acton’s brother is speaking out after their estranged mother appeared in a political attack accusing his sister of lying about her childhood. He says their mother remained married to the man who sexually abused Acton even after both children were removed from their custody.

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Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-Sayed

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/abdul-el-sayed-heckler?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Timmy Teepell’s firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-Sayed

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Apple Domain Blocking and the Cost to Publishers

linkedin.com/pulse/apple-domain-blocking-cost-publishers-anthony-katsur-n5e8e/

Apple’s latest domain-blocking controversy has drawn attention to the advertising technology companies affected. The bigger story is the pressure it puts on publishers worldwide.

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Apple breaks its silence on the privacy crackdown that’s roiled the online ad industry

businessinsider.com/apple-explains-new-safari-ad-tracking-privacy-restrictions-2026-10

Apple's latest privacy crackdown is rattling the online ad industry. And it isn't backing down.

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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

nbcnews.com/science/environment/marine-life-declined-gulf-mexico-bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon-study-rcna604457

After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, the number of marine animals plummeted by about 60% in part of the Gulf, a new study found. Those populations haven’t recovered.

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The Director Caught in the AI-Slop Crosshairs

vulture.com/article/romain-gavras-yung-lean-storm-ai-copies.html

Romain Gavras’s “Storm” was the kind of music video AI couldn’t fake. Then came an editing tool seemingly custom-made to replicate it into infinity.

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05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation

propublica.org/article/navatek-lindsey-graham-jim-clyburn-fbi-anti-corruption-bribery

An FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, the investigation went dark.

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The Lucrative World of Literary Scams

thedial.world/articles/news/ai-book-scams

Why writers are the perfect target.

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05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Breaking Fourth Walls and Magic Circles

backwardstabletop.com/breaking-fourth-walls-and-magic-circles/

Games and temporary worlds

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05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

I Have Never Seen the Online Right So Happy

nytimes.com/2026/10/19/opinion/cornell-rape-political-right-smear.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFE.F9W2.HhyL1eyoICZJ&smid=url-share

The online right has that old spring to its step.

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JustEat apologises for AI-generated slop after bizarre takeaway pictures found on Irish menus

thejournal.ie/justeat-ai-pictures-takeaway-mistakes-7198965-Oct2026/

The platform is removing inaccurate pictures and has paused the rollout, but still plans to keep developing the tool.

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The AHA Goes Ballistic

chronicle.com/article/the-aha-goes-ballistic

In response to internal leaks, the scholarly organization spies on members and imposes loyalty oaths.

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Cop Fired for Letting Her ICE Agent Husband Use Her Flock Login

gizmodo.com/cop-fired-for-letting-her-ice-agent-husband-use-her-flock-login-2000827428

Georgia law appears to let Savannah police share their plate data with ICE, but the city never agreed to do that.

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Penguin Colony is not messing around with its statement on the Palestinian genocide, banning sale in Israel and calling out the games industry in-game

rockpapershotgun.com/penguin-colony-is-not-messing-around-with-its-statement-on-the-palestinian-genocide-banning-sale-in-israel-and-calling-out-the-games-industry-in-game

Penguin Colony's end credits directly criticise the games industry for its silence on the Palestinian genocide and its makers won't sell the title in Israel.

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Blocking Identity Resolution Infrastructure

webkit.org/blog/18438/blocking-identity-resolution-infrastructure/

Apple and WebKit have shipped protections against web tracking for a long time.

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05:24 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Court appears likely to allow internet suit based on decades-old video privacy law to go forward

scotusblog.com/2026/10/court-appears-likely-to-allow-internet-suit-based-on-decades-old-video-privacy-law-to-go-forward/

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to let a lawsuit brought by a Tennessee man alleging that a website owned by entertainment giant Paramount Global violated a 1988 video privacy law when i…

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Ad Tech Briefing: Zeta goes big as Apple casts a shadow over Advertising Week

digiday.com/media-buying/ad-tech-briefing-zeta-goes-big-as-apple-casts-a-shadow-over-advertising-week/

The specter of Apple loomed over ad tech at Advertising Week New York, while some see the old school DSP as dead.

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05:24 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites, legal experts say

niemanlab.org/2026/10/metas-new-commercial-terms-will-allow-the-scraping-of-news-sites-legal-experts-say/

Starting October 30, business accounts will consent to Meta scraping their websites if they continue using Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp.

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Sprout Pi Mainboard

crowdsupply.com/certain-things/sprout-pi-mainboard

A modern, RP2350-powered motherboard for iPods

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05:24 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

“I Was Never Important”: Ken Russell’s The Devils and the Power of Cinema

from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/i-was-never-important-ken-russells-the-devils-and-the-power-of-cinema/

Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

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Tis the Cozy Games Season

theflytrapmedia.com/tis-the-cozy-games-season/

When the leaves start changing, I wrap myself in the warm embrace of a cozy game

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The billionaire method: control the media, control speech

joshsternberg.com/2026/10/18/the-billionaire-method-control-the-media-control-speech/

Explore the dangerous impact of billionaire media owners on free speech and democracy as we approach the midterms. Discover the truth behind the censorship claims.

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The protocol proliferation problem: Making sense of the open agent stack

thestack.technology/the-protocol-proliferation-problem-making-sense-of-the-open-agent-stack/

Between MCP, A2A, and ARD, WTF: How should companies think about the protocols at the heart of agentic AI?

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Tuossa kuljet sinä

hs.fi/tutkiva/art-2000011978813.html

HS hankki datakauppiailta tietoja lähes miljoonan suomalaisen arkisista liikkeistä. Avoimesti myytävistä kännykkätiedoista paljastuu ihmisten elämästä asioita, joita he eivät haluaisi muiden tietävän.

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France: Thousands of protesters wrongly punished under draconian laws in pre and post COVID-19 crackdown

amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2020/09/france-thousands-of-protesters-wrongly-punished-under-draconian-laws-in-pre-and-post-covid19-crackdown/

Three years after Emmanuel Macron made an election pledge to protect the right to peaceful assembly, peaceful protest faces an unprecedented attack

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America Is Now an Ally of Russia

theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/america-now-ally-russia/689066/

Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order.

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Trump Administration Renews Effort to Block the Nearly Completed Revolution Wind

sierraclub.org/sierra/trump-administration-renews-effort-block-nearly-completed-revolution-wind

Half a billion dollars in annual savings are in jeopardy for New England ratepayers