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The Australian Open Is Too Much Of A Good Thing

The Australian Open Is Too Much Of A Good Thing
MELBOURNE — What they say is true: you watch less tennis when you cover a major tournament in person. I can tell you that 15 journalists piled into Sorana Cirstea’s press conference after her three-set loss to Naomi Osaka, which featured some celebration etiquette-related be...

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QCon chat: Is agentic AI killing continuous integration?

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In the age of AI, will we still need continuous integration (CI) at all? One panelist in a QCon AI

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Another good Jimmy Kimmel show last night. It says something about the time we are living in when a comedy monologue does not even attempt to be funny for like 10 minutes.

All Things Distributed
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Education is not one-size-fits-all for the latest CTO Fellows

Today, I’m honored to introduce you to the latest cohort of Now Go Build CTO Fellows. Individuals from around the world with diverse backgrounds (engineering, the humanities, business, healthcare, entrepreneurship, law) that have found their calling at the intersection of technology and education.

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A Glossary of Philadelphia Slang

Jawn (/jôn/) A term used by New York transplants to pander to locals and/or cynically promote their recently opened boutique, restaurant, or bakery. “Come celebrate the grand opening of our new French-Belgian infusion cafe on Shunk. We’re calling it Merde Jawn.” Parking Spac...

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Jim Ray responded to my Saturday post about AT Proto. Thanks for that, most of the time I write about this stuff people involved don't respond. I think that's because I'm not actually missing anything -- and I would rather continue to develop on RSS because it's not a silo, ...

WIRED
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The Best Ski Goggles, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2026)

From bluebird days to blizzards, WIRED tested the best ski goggles for all weather conditions.

WIRED
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This Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush

Fauna, a new startup, is betting that humanoid robots will find success as hospitality workers, research assistants, and entertainers.

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In Texas Cities, Let a Hundred Mamdanis Bloom

The ascent of Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old socialist Muslim, to New York City’s mayoralty once seemed an almost absurdist dream. Yet, propelled by an army of 100,000 volunteers who took on the city’s political machine from below, the question now is not whether someone like Mamdani can win but whether his victory can carry beyond […]

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WIRED
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The Smart Light Bulbs Worth Buying in 2026: Cync, Meross, Tapo

If you’re new to smart home tech, light bulbs are an affordable, low-commitment place to start.

WIRED
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He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive

A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.

WIRED
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Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce

A whistleblower trapped inside a “pig butchering” scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials—including 4,200 pages of messages that lay out its operations in unprecedented detail.

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The ‘Ghost Fleets’ Moving Oil Around the World

Since December, the U.S. has been stopping and seizing oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. They are part of what is known as a ghost fleet — tankers that try to secretly move oil around the world, funding states such as Venezuela, Iran and Russia. Christiaan Trieb...

WIRED
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Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going

We asked tech CEOs, journalists, entertainers, students, and more about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. Here’s what they said.

WIRED
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Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity

An airline’s boarding policy shake-up shows the limits of efficiency. (Spoiler: It’s money.)

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
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Dem Senator’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”

As the country absorbs the shock of Alex Pretti’s murder by federal agents in Minneapolis, President Trump is politically on the defensive. He sent his border czar there and sort of made nice with Minnesota’s Democratic governor. Meanwhile, Republica...

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Audio • Bob Dunn

Underfunded PHP Tools: A Global Business Threat

In this episode of Open Web, host Anne chats with Juliette, the sole maintainer of PHP_CodeSniffer. They dive into the challenges of maintaining crucial open-source projects, funding issues, and AI's impact on software development.

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What a Week

There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen No attribution, but fun Quote Investigator dive. Sorry for dropping off the daily blogging train; it just turned out to be a week of pleasant surprises and life-changing events. I’ll share with y’all the second-most exciting one.  I know I’ve been pushing … Continue reading What a Week

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When murder becomes a meme

Truth and terror in Minneapolis. PLUS: TikTok conspiracy theories, and Dario Amodei's Oppenheimer moment

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The Talk Show: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’

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Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.

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