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Arguments in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Start Next Week. This Is What's at Stake

Juries will soon hear arguments in a case against Meta and Google that could reshape social media protections for kids.

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Tax Services of 2026: TurboTax and H&R Block Tested

We tested five popular tax services to see which is the best to choose in 2026. Plus, we’ve rounded up helpful tips and guidance to lessen the headache of filing.

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Best Slippers for Working From Home or Relaxing (2026)

We tried dozens of house shoes to find the best pairs for working from home, running errands, and avoiding cold floors. Here are the ones worth your feet.

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When Anesthesia Fails and the Patient Is Cut Open

Women’s pain is too often dismissed in medicine. An alarming number of women report feeling major surgery and dealing with doctors and nurses who make light of their complaints. Susan Burton, reporter and host of the podcast “The Retrievals,” shares stories from just a few o...

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Jerks and Flows

For myself, in the very early days, lots of teeny jerks, too many to mention.

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‘Uncanny Valley’: Tech Elites in the Epstein Files, Musk’s Mega Merger, and a Crypto Scam Compound

Several big names in tech turned up in the Epstein files. In this episode of Uncanny Valley, our hosts break down what it all means, plus catch you up on other big stories of the week.

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Trump Press Sec Snaps at Media as Her Spin on His 2026 Threat Implodes

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lost her temper with a reporter who asked if Donald Trump intends to flood polling places with ICE agents during the midterms. She called the question “silly” and “hypothetical” and “disingenuous,” even though Steve Bann...

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pg_lake comes to Snowflake Postgres: What it means for open standards

The pg_lake extension, which was initially released to the open source community in November, is now natively available in  Postgres,

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"This was always Trump's plan"

Nationalizing elections? Sending ICE to polling locations? Why Joe and Alex know this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. This was always their plan. Why it's not just on Democrats in Congress to stop them. Also, with the latest Epstein revelations - why is the crypto community suddenly reeling? And with all the digital noise and doomscrolling, what's our way out?
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Scripting News: Friday, February 6, 2026

Friday, February 6, 2026 I've been watching Jake do the Headless Frontier work with two different AI bots -- ChatGPT and Claude.ai. And as he's doing that, I'm slogging away the same way I've always done it, working on the top level user interface of WordLand in browser-bas...

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Spurs in Dallas. 🏀

Wemby with a layup against the Mavs.

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Open Source Collaboration And A Proud Moment

When you're deeply involved with an open source project, it can be difficult to "let go" of the urge to weigh in on everything. But watching a colleague present their work at FOSDEM reminded me why stepping back and trusting others is so important for the health of our communities.

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The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot

The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot

Anxiety about AI replacing entry-level jobs is on the rise. Could a state-of-the-art chatbot do the job of a Platformer fellow? PLUS: Anthropic vs. OpenAI, and will AI kill SaaS?

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Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years

A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field.

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Forwarding an email is not always straightforward

It’s rare for a good email to start with Fwd: Fw: fwd:

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George Saunders on Life and the Afterlife

We’re going off script out here in the afterlife, in the imagination of the triple-threat novelist George Saunders. He’s eminent as a writer of stories and novels, as a critical reader, and as a teacher ...

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The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files

The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files

While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portrait in the world.

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Loyalty Is Dead in Silicon Valley

Founders used to be wedded to their companies. Now, anyone can be lured away for the right price.

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Where on Earth is vibe coding taking off the most?

Despite talk of its impending demise, the vibe coding craze appears to be alive and well, particularly in Europe. A new study by

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The one structural shift CISOs must make before AI outpaces their security strategy

Minimalist illustration on a yellow background showing two people choosing between paths toward a red flag. On the left, a woman looks confused by a long, winding red road. On the right, a man cheers next to a straight, direct blue 'paved road.' The image contrasts complexity and friction with efficiency and success.

Enterprise CISOs are stuck at a crossroads. Their budgets aren’t growing fast enough, AI is sucking up every bit of

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