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This analyst's report from Apollo about AI uses the term "S&P 493" to refer to the "S&P 500 minus the Mag 7" - because if you take out the AI companies, the S&P 500 is tanking. www.apollo.com/wealth/insig...

How to Hibernate. Scanned by us from the 1952 book Animal Fair, by the Provensens. www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/h... It’s time.

You asked AI for the cheapest flight. It dug through your emails, decided you could afford more, and suggested a ticket costing $100–$200 extra. Lindsay Owens explains ⬇️

Your country might be great but does it follow Australia’s lead by colour-coordinating its currency with the nation’s favourite snack foods?

Putins Valdai residence now has 50 airdefense positions. Half of that of Moscow. Dudes terrified. www.svoboda.org/a/vokrug-rez...

"[Donald Trump] has got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory." --Barack Obama

Lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. More photos of the week: reut.rs/4yGkBNh 📷 Evan Vucci

The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

Remigration in action:

Airbnb is banning its hosts from making guests do things like “stripping the bed, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes.” The hosts....are not taking it well: www.wired.com/story/airbnb...

US imposes sanctions on Greek, Panama law firm for helping Iran shipping reut.rs/4zKALpC

Incredible story. nymag.com/intelligence...

holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.

I love the FT, but any article about this potential merger that doesn't mention the only obvious, screaming motivation for the whole thing happening is engaged in journalistic malpractice this is all about speedrunning a nearly trillion dollar pay package 🎁🔗: www.wsj.com/business/see...

.@mcfaulmike.bsky.social: "When you hear Trump's team brag about how much they have given to Ukraine, here are the actual numbers."

The Abduction of Persephone, by Nicola Maria Rossi, early 18th c

Russian diesel returns to familiar destinations following export ban lift, shipping data shows reut.rs/47tUD4o

America now has second-generation school shooting survivors nypost.com/2026/10/17/u...

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The tortoise of Tsukishima sends his regards

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

This company used the ad system to locate targeted individuals and serve "zero-click malware" that took over their computers and phones without them having to take *any* action: citizenlab.ca/research/how...

"welcome to the marketplace of ideas"

Richard Branson explains that Trump is Putin's dog.

Derrick Downey Jr. runs a popular Instagram account, where he shares videos of how he takes care of squirrels in his neighborhood. He provides them with food and medical care, and has even helped them nurse their young. Recently posted a charming video of his new tattoo. IG derrickdowneyjr

The "Everyone really is 12" meme is still very much alive www.ft.com/content/a43a...

missed National Coming Out Day. but came across this screenshot of the mass email i sent 12 years ago!

Russian datacenters hit and online mentions of the AfD plummet

Sad news for cinephiles: Tilly Norwood has been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike.

When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.

My second article reporting from Kyiv 🇺🇦. I discuss what it feels like to be under bombardment from Shaheds and ballistic missiles, the coming winter, mobilisation, and what westerners often don't quite understand about the war, as relayed to me by Ukrainians and long-term Kyiv residents.

💥 The Trump administration has threatened European capitals that it could stop paid-for weapons shipments to Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, officials told @christopherjm.ft.com and me @financialtimes.com as.ft.com/r/bc5bd7e2-3...

"She literally put her body on the line for seven years, which is how long she fought this eviction for."

In the vein of "public libraries could never be created today," a pitch for a calculator would get you thrown out of the boardroom. What do you mean, it just maths? Where are the ads supposed to go? How does it send usage telemetry back if it doesn't even have wifi? There isn't even a leaderboard.

That’s the plan.

I still think this is one of the most important monologues of the 21st Century

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."