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The New York Times is adding more AI features to its Cooking app, and users aren’t thrilled

The New York Times is adding more AI features to its Cooking app, and users aren’t thrilled

Sometimes, adding just one new ingredient to a stew can ruin the whole thing.[sidenote]Olives, yecch.[/sidenote] And that’s how at least some New York Times readers see its addition of AI features to its popular Cooking app. Here’s Genevieve Ko, NYT Cooking senior editor and columnist, explaining the new features: The Times had previously rolled out...

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Meta pledges to consult publishers before finalizing its new terms

Meta pledges to consult publishers before finalizing its new terms

Meta will complete “a full consultation” with news industry leaders before implementing its controversial new terms — even if it means another delay, an executive for the social media company announced today. “We’ve heard publishers’ feedback on our proposed ads and business terms update. We care deeply about our partners and do not plan to...

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The Ad That Backfired For Susan Collins

You might think that, in a state where 13.5% of homes use wood as their primary heating source and roughly 50% of households use firewood for some or all of their heating needs, Susan Collins would exhibit some understanding of the state's current cost-of-living crisis and ...

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Text • Jillian D’Onfro

Two New York investors are quietly buying up Union Square, one building at a time

The duo behind Project Uris has spent tens of millions buying up a spread of properties across five retail corridors. 

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Ashley Hinson's parents bought her a $560,000 house in Hollywood for her to live in while she attended college.

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Seated Peasant, 1904 #cezanne #paulcezanne

WIRED
Text • Dhruv Mehrotra, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents

The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.

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New photo of the inside of the venue for Trump's Ohio rally this evening

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The Economic Benefits of Permitting Reform

Executive Summary The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has estimated the economic benefits of permitting reform. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) acts as an umbrella for environmental review, requiring agencies to evaluate environmental impacts before projects can proceed. Impacted projects include both direct federal actions and private projects requiring federal permits. An environmental impact […]

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Text • Andy Baio

It’s A Wonderful Night of the Living Dead

youtube.com/watch?v=AGsB9eJUrSc

remix geniuses Bell Brothers mashed up two of the most famous post-1930 public domain movies

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Samuel East writes about getting laid off from Plex, only 60 days in

samueleast.co.uk/playground/laid-off-from-plex-60-days-in

they apparently laid off the entire player team; so much for the “Lifetime” Plex Pass

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Text • Andy Baio

Neuron Persona Library

neuronpersonas.com/

tracking the bizarre personas that appear when pushing neurons in open-weight AI models

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Text • Andy Baio

PC Magazine’s screencam archive

discmaster.textfiles.com/browse/14711/MMX%20PCs%20-%20PC%20Magazine%20Back-Issue%20Database%20-%2002-1996-01-1997%20(Volume%205%20Number%201)(Ziff-Davis)(1997).ISO/web/sdemos

amazing DISCMASTER collection of narrated website reviews from 1997

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Ars Technica
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Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling

Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling

US agency has sued 10 states for trying to stop gambling on prediction markets.

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Text • Fred Lambert

Dems introduce new $15,000 EV tax credit bill that has no chance — and that’s a problem

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) wants to bring back the federal EV tax credit and double it. His new bill, the “21st Century Vehicle Choice Act” (H.R. 10881), would offer up to $15,000 on a new electric vehicle and $8,000 on a used one, and it would make both credits permanent.

The problem is that the bill has virtually no chance of becoming law anytime soon. And if EV shoppers start holding out for it, it could end up hurting the market it’s trying to help.

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Vance: Michael Whatley could have picked up a fat paycheck as a lobbyist

(Whatley spent over a decade as a lobbyist for fossil fuel companies)

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Vance tries to make a joke:

I've got a mosquito flying around up here. I think it's a drone paid for by Chuck Schumer and the Democrats. I didn't know... I didn't know they had that technology.

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Text • Josh Kovensky

Election Fraud Stunt Backfires on Right-Wing Influencers, Results in Identity Theft Charges

In August, the storied right-wing influencer-activist-provocateur James O’Keefe launched his latest stunt. Wearing a crude imitation of Islamic garb, he...

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Klepper Torches Trump For Falling Right Into Obama's Trap

Donald J. Trump just can't help himself. Former President Barack Obama recently mocked Trump's obsession with renovating the White House, joking that the gold-plated decor made it look like Saddam Hussein had opened a Cheesecake Factory. He also suggested Trump should take ...

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The New M6 MacBook Pro Has a Serious Price Problem

For $1,999, you could own an M6 Mac Mini and an M5 MacBook Air instead, both of which are on sale right now.