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Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era
On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Bari Weiss. As part of the deal, Weiss will ascend to the role of editor-in-c...

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Rico Dowdle Tapped The Power Of The Pickle

Rico Dowdle Tapped The Power Of The Pickle

In a game where the Miami Dolphins went up 17-0 early, it looked like the Carolina Panthers were on their way to a second straight loss. Bryce Young had an ugly start, with a fumble on the first drive followed by an interception on the next. Luckily, Rico Dowdle came to do work on Sunday.

In his first start at running back in place of the injured Chuba Hubbard, Dowdle had 206 rushing yards on 23 carries and a touchdown, helping the Panthers come back to win 27-24.

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pngWriter let you write longer posts for Twitter, in 2016, by uploading them as PNG files, hoping that if it caught on we could have a shadow network that moved the actual text around the net between users. It didn't gain traction.

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Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs

Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs

Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’

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Intuit’s Numaflow Abstracts Away Infrastructure for ML Engineers

Built by the team at Intuit that created ArgoCD, Numaflow is a Kubernetes-based open source stream processing engine with a UI

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The Blue Jays Are Trying To Mercy Rule The Yankees

The Blue Jays Are Trying To Mercy Rule The Yankees

We'll get to the "LOL Yankees" portion of the night later, but first: This postseason is for the rookie pitchers. After Cam Schlittler put on a show against the Red Sox, the New York Yankees got a taste of their own medicine on Sunday night when they faced Trey Yesavage, a 22-year-old who, in his fourth-ever career start, managed to outduel Max Fried.

Yesavage started the year in Single-A, where he made seven appearances before getting promoted to High-A, where he made four appearances before getting promoted to Double-A, where he made eight appearances and celebrated his 22nd birthday before getting promoted to Triple-A, where he made six appearances before getting promoted to the Majors, where he made three appearances before becoming Toronto's Game 2 starter in the AL Divisional Series. Busy year.

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The Engineer’s Guide to Automation Maturity

Stages of butterfly life cycle to illustrate path to automation maturity.

Automation is business-critical for speed, scalability and resilience — a mechanism for survival in today’s complex, digital landscape. Yet the

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Burden of Proof

Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a series on Medicaid Estate Recovery Program collections in Texas. For part 1, see our July/August 2024 issue. In April 2024, Anne-Marie Boyd got a call from her brother, who sounded frantic after opening a letter from Health Management Systems, Inc. (HMS), an Irving company that serves as […]

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Apparently you can make me watch and share a 12 minute product advert if you hire Matt Berry and Jemaine Clement for it and let them loose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1z13WP8o

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Why Linking and Permalinks Are the Backbone of the Open Web

Dave Winer talks about the open web's basics, emphasizing that linking is crucial for real connection. Platforms limiting links miss out on that vibrant web experience.

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Freddie and Eddie, the Nation’s Leading Temu Abbott and Costello, in “Dat Bird!”

“Goose is a jam band. Geese is indie rock. They both have new albums. They’re also both on tour. Confused? We can help.” — New York Times - - - FREDDIE: Hey, Eddie. EDDIE: Hey, Freddie. FREDDIE: So Eddie, I’m putting together a playlist for the Audubon event. EDDIE: Who’s on...

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Parker Ortolani blogs early praise for Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses. They are solving completely different problems than the Vision Pro:

At one point I was walking down the street, spotted a coffee shop across the way, and simply popped up the maps app on the glasses to see details.

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16 Best Camera Bags, Slings, Straps, and Backpacks (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Tote your photo and video gear around in style. We tested more than 80 packs and rounded up our favorites.

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Really good Stratechery update this morning from Ben Thompson about Sora’s rise to #1 in the App Store. People are having fun with the app, but I don’t think creativity with prompts is the same as real photography and filmmaking. I’m also pessimistic about the effects of infinite scrollable content.

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Philosophy Mondays: Renewed Energy

Philosophy Mondays: Renewed Energy

Between work, projects and travel I have missed many weeks of writing on Philosophy Mondays. Thankfully during this time I have also gained clarity that my fundamental goal with this series, which is to argue for a universal moral core on an objective basis, is more important than ever. As a result I am feeling a renewed sense of urgency for this work. I was utterly fascinated by the conversation between Dwarkesh Patel and Richard Sutton, which is worth listening to in its entirety. Quite ear...

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Best Bike Helmets (2025), Tested and Reviewed

We tested and reviewed the best helmets for road cycling, commuting, mountain biking, and more.

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As the Right Leans Into ‘Warrior’ Culture, Some Leftist Gym Bros Are Pushing Back

Right-wing fitness content has dominated the manosphere for years. Leftist gym influencers have taken notice—with some even being paid thousands of dollars to counter it.

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Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude

Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later.

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How to Get Your Kids Into STEM Even When Its Future Is Uncertain

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know.

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The 7 Best Milk Frothers for Your Home Espresso Setup (2025)

Up your home espresso-making game with these WIRED-tested foam makers—including our top pick, Subminimal's NanoFoamer Pro.