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ID5 Calls Its Signals Consented. Apple Blocked It Anyway, for Good.

new.adotat.com/p/id5-apple-safari-blocklist?ref=ppc.land

ID5's own docs describe cross-domain matching on IP and user agent. Apple blocked it in Safari and won't restore it, while The Trade Desk got unblocked in 13 days.

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Finland appeals court revives case against Eagle S Officers over cable breaks

therecord.media/finland-appeals-court-revives-case-against-eagle-s

The appeals court sent the case back to the Helsinki District Court to be heard on its merits, although the three men, who had previously been detained in Finland, have since left the country.

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Apple’s WebKit Updates Mean Advertising’s Future is Server-Side

linkedin.com/pulse/apples-webkit-updates-mean-advertisings-future-server-side-rowena-lam-tl20c/

And by future, I mean right now. The latest updates introduced in Apple’s iOS, WebKit and Safari and the quiet domain blocking capabilities have been well covered but the TLDR is: A WebKit update introduced with iOS 27 and macOS 27 included a domain-level blocklist targeting major ad tech players, D

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Prebid’s Proposed Auction Overhaul Would Do What The Court Wouldn’t: Separate AdX From GAM

adexchanger.com/programmatic/prebids-proposed-auction-overhaul-would-do-what-the-court-wouldnt-separate-adx-from-gam/

Reorienting the ad auction so that ad servers bid into Prebid lets publishers access demand from Google AdX without also having to use Google’s ad server.

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OpenAI Drops UTM Parameters From ChatGPT Results (GPT-6)

seroundtable.com/utm-parameters-missing-chatgpt-42299.html

OpenAI seems to have removed or replaced the UTM parameters it placed on links within the ChatGPT results. This makes it harder to know if a click came from ChatGPT versus some other platform. This seems to have started with the release of GPT‑6, which was a week ago.

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Publicis is selling directly to AI-anxious CEOs as it steps away from traditional pitches

digiday.com/media-buying/publicis-is-selling-directly-to-ai-anxious-ceos-as-it-steps-away-from-traditional-pitches/

Publicis boss Arthur Sadoun says agency group is skipping CMOs in more new business pitches, as Groupe notches up new business wins.

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CNN takes All Access abroad to turn global reach into paying subscribers

digiday.com/media/cnn-takes-all-access-abroad-to-turn-global-reach-into-paying-subscribers/

CNN is bringing its All Access subscription service to the U.K. and Canada , days after the Skydance merger closed.

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Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work

404media.co/character-ais-bankruptcy-documents-show-the-economics-of-ai-dont-work/

Character.ai enshittified its product but was still burning tons of cash, its bankruptcy documents say.

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The Internet’s undersea backbone is slipping into the danger zone

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/the-internets-undersea-backbone-is-slipping-into-to-the-danger-zone/

Elisabeth Braw’s book Undersea War on rising risks for undersea infrastructure.

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Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin strike deal to ban NYC horse carriage industry

politico.com/news/2026/10/13/mamdani-menin-horse-drawn-carriages-nyc-01116617

The deal marks a major breakthrough in a long-running effort to outlaw the industry. It is also likely to inflame Mamdani’s relationship with a powerful local union.

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‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/elon-is-my-prophet-how-musks-doge-team-took-a-wrecking-ball-to-washington

When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data

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‘But I’m Not From Ghana’: ICE Targets Longtime New Yorkers for Third-Country Deportation

documentedny.com/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-nyc-west-african-women/

African New Yorkers, many here for decades with protected legal status, are being arrested by ICE.

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ICE Won’t Automatically Switch On Body Cameras, Citing Privacy Concerns

washingtonsun.com/immigration/ice-body-cameras-congress-watchdog

Congress’ watchdog urged recordings to start when officers draw their weapons. DHS declined.

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ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program

prospect.org/2026/10/14/ice-planning-nightmare-domestic-spy-program-ero-one/

Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.

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How this Pa. county became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the Eastern U.S.

inquirer.com/opinion/york-carroll-hellam-287g-ice-police-detentions-deportations-haitians-latinos-20261012.html?id=0GhHyYvALBP3s

Local cops working with ICE in York County have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home.

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‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/mathematicians-respond-openai-release.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlE.WQLh.PxXipj36yYaR&smid=nytcore-ios-share

And that single proof — worthy, in Dr.

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If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Play Games

nytimes.com/2026/10/14/opinion/democrats-midterms-trump-congress.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlE.n0pL.JvF41Xw09vbw&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Not only were Democrats defending seats in states President Trump won, such as Michigan and Georgia, but to have any hope of winning a Senate majority, they had to defeat a strong, longtime incumbent in Maine, Senator Susan Collins, and flip Republican-held seats in deep red states like Alaska, Ohio and Texas.

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They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

wired.com/story/they-war-gamed-dimming-the-sun-it-went-even-worse-than-you-think/

Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change—or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wheel.

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Public by Design: How W Social Makes Their Verified Users’ Personal Details Visible on the Open Web

blog.elenarossini.com/public-by-design-how-w-social-makes-their-verified-users-personal-details-visible-on-the-open-web/

A blog post explaining how the social network W Social is publishing as a record on the open social web the full names, nationalities and approximate birthdays of their verified users - who may be unaware this information is available for all to see, outside of the social network.

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CBS’ Foreign Explosion

status.news/p/bari-weiss-holly-williams-cbs-news-israel-coverage

Bari Weiss’ handpicked foreign editor unleashed an explosive tirade at CBS News staffers, threatened insubordinate journalists with firing, and clashed with correspondent Holly Williams, according to audio obtained by Status.

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These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

propublica.org/article/domestic-violence-immigrant-victims-ice-detention

It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump administration, those protections are eroding.

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Chronotope’s Twitter Archive

tweets.aramzs.com/

A read-only indieweb self-hosted archive of Chronotope’s tweets.

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Update Scores Hulu Series Order

hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/x-files-ryan-coogler-hulu-series-order-1236728791/

Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel will star in the show.

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Katie Zacharia Bombs First Day as White House Press Secretary

motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/katie-zacharia-first-day-white-house-press-secretary/

She appeared physically strained, even sighing heavily, while reading prepared remarks.

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Tracks: October 13th, 2026

idieyoudie.com/2026/10/13/tracks-october-13th-2026/

New jams from XTR Human, D.P.O., Bris, Dismantled, Czarina, and bodyimage.

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AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

404media.co/ai-company-lets-cops-pinpoint-specific-houses-based-on-a-single-interior-photo/

Raven, previously called GeoSpy, lets cops figure out what specific Airbnb or Zillow property a photo was taken in.

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New White House press secretary has a history of conspiracy-laced social media posts

cnn.com/2026/10/12/politics/kfile-katie-zacharia-deleted-tweets

President Donald Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, repeatedly made baseless accusations of pedophilia against prominent Democrats and shared conspiracy-related content, including claims that echoed the debunked “Pizzagate” theory and that Hollywood elites were pedophilic cannibals, according to a CNN KFile review of her social media posts.

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Elon Musk Is the Midterms’ Biggest Disinformation Risk

motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/elon-musk-is-the-midterms-biggest-disinformation-risk/

The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns. 

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The Haunting, or, Some Adaptations Are Born Bad

spectrecollie.com/2026/10/03/the-haunting-or-some-adaptations-are-born-bad/

Revisited the revered 1963 haunted house movie and verified that I don’t like it

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Meet The Young Political Appointee Boosting Trump’s ‘Vanity Projects’

publicdomain.media/p/greg-wischer-interior-department-trump-vanity-projects

A former mining executive is playing a key role in the president’s campaign to build monuments and stage spectacles in the Capitol. His financial disclosure contains inconsistencies.