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Ev Williams, Twitter and Medium Founder, Unveils New Social App
The serial internet entrepreneur, who co-founded Twitter and created Medium, was turning 50 and feeling detached from friends. Maybe a new start-up could fix that.The New York Times - 8h -
Musk Accuses SEC of Pushing a Financial Settlement After Twitter Buyout Issues
The mercurial entrepreneur took to his own social media platform X—whose purchase attracted the regulator’s attention—to air his grievances.Inc. - 8h -
Elon Musk reveals SEC sent him 'settlement demand' after Twitter buyout probe
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a "settlement demand" to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire revealed in a social media post on Thursday.CNBC - 9h -
No One Needs a Luigi Mangione Show
Online, lots of people have ideas about what could happen if the murder suspect’s life were given the Hollywood treatment. Let’s make sure that idea gets a red light.Wired - 14h -
Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be
The curated feed, now run by a team of six moderators, is the meeting ground for hundreds of thousands of Black users on Bluesky. Is it ready to meet the moment?Wired - 15h -
Jaguar’s Bold Rebrand: Lessons From Miami Art Week’s ‘Copy Nothing’ Activation
How the luxury carmaker used art and controversy to stage a cultural comeback.Inc. - 1d -
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year Doesn’t Surprise Late Night
“Trump is the first man in history to be Time’s person of the year and McDonald’s employee of the month,” Jimmy Fallon said on Thursday.The New York Times - 19h -
Oh, to Smell Like Trump
The president-elect is marketing new merch. It reeks.The New York Times - 1d -
Bill Belichick has nothing left to prove. So why did he take a college coaching job?
Newly hired University of North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick insisted Thursday he's sold on the college game and not looking for a steppingstone back to pro ball.NBC News - 1d -
Erdoğan sees nothing but opportunity in Syria
The Turkish president is determined to reap the benefits of Assad’s ousting ahead of the 2028 electionsFinancial Times - 1d -
Bill Belichick has nothing left to prove. So why is he starting again in college?
The architect of six Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots is taking his first steps in college football. But there are sound reasons for his decision. Bill Belichick, the most successful ...The Guardian - 1d -
Paige Bueckers: UConn’s point guard sensation doesn’t need to be the next Caitlin Clark
Is University of Connecticut point guard Paige Bueckers the next Caitlin Clark? There a chance this year’s presumptive No 1 draft pick might be even betterYahoo Sports - 1d -
Paige Bueckers: UConn’s point guard sensation doesn’t need to be the next Caitlin Clark
Is University of Connecticut point guard Paige Bueckers the next Caitlin Clark? There a chance this year’s presumptive No 1 draft pick might be even better. In 2013 AAU coach Gary Knox posted a ...The Guardian - 1d -
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world titleABC News - 2d -
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world titleABC News - 2d -
What comes next for Syria’s women? A revolution that doesn’t free them is no revolution at all | Mona Eltahawy
The women celebrating the destruction of jails and dungeons will now be wondering why their own oppression cannot also be dismantled. Thirteen years after they joined the revolutionary wave ...The Guardian - 2d -
OpenAI’s o1 model doesn’t show its thinking, giving open source an advantage
o1 does not reveal its reasoning chain, which makes it difficult to get consistent results and correct the model's responses and logic.VentureBeat - 3d -
Scott Bessent, Trump’s Pick for Treasury Secretary, Doesn’t Fit His Loyalist Mold
A hedge-fund titan who worked for George Soros. A deep-rooted Southerner with a fondness for high-end real estate. A gay man, married with children. Who is Scott Bessent?The New York Times - 3d -
Should you cook with black plastic utensils?
We asked experts if black plastic cooking utensils are dangerous and what you should be using instead.NBC News - 3d -
Investors need to keep an eye on Ukraine
Now is the time for money managers to at least think about how they would respond if peace broke outFinancial Times - 3d -
In the realm of being boring, nothing is more thrilling than top-tier chess | James Colley
There is something even more wonderfully ponderous than Test cricket – the world chess championship – and this year’s showdown is exceptional. Like many Australians, when a Test match finishes ...The Guardian - 3d -
What Syria Needs in Order to Rebuild
U.S. sanctions policy in the country must change.The New York Times - 4d -
Government needs to think like a start-up, says minister
Pat McFadden says the civil service needs more "disrupters" to come up with new ideas to problems.BBC News - 4d -
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore at 50: Scorsese’s low-key, high-impact 70s drama
Ellen Burstyn deservedly won an Oscar for her performance as a woman facing reality in a grounded character study. “I’m as good as I am.”. That’s how Alice Hyatt (Ellen Burstyn), an aspiring singer ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘Our father did not die for nothing’: on the ground in Damascus, disbelief turns to jubilation
In Syria’s capital, residents are in a daze as they try to absorb Assad’s dramatic downfall. The road to Damascus was lined with discarded army uniforms. In a panic, Syrian army soldiers stripped ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump says he doesn’t plan to restrict abortion pills, but also says, ‘things change’
During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, President-elect Donald Trump says he “probably” will not restrict the availability of medication abortions during his second term in the White House.NBC News - 5d -
Trump says his proposed tariffs will ‘cost Americans nothing’ but he ‘can’t guarantee anything’
President-elect Donald Trump says he does not “believe” that American consumers will ultimately pay the price of his proposed tariffs during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.NBC News - 5d -
The fight against Linda McMahon is nothing new — we’ve seen this show before
The double standard at the Department of Education has nothing to do with competence and everything to do with the fact that McMahon has an R instead of a D next to her name.The Hill - 6d -
Democrats Must Stop Treating Black Women as an Afterthought
If the party fails to see this, it will be the one left behind.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
Rodgers: Nothing to prove as Jets' season ends
Despite his struggles this season, Aaron Rodgers said he has nothing to prove over the Jets' final five games, inferring that his career accomplishments should supersede his performance down the ...ESPN - Dec. 5 -
House GOP braces for tiniest vote margin possible: 'We have nothing to spare'
House Republicans will have zero room for error in the 119th Congress — literally. Rep. John Duarte (R) conceded to Democrat Adam Gray in California’s 13th Congressional District Tuesday night — ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Review: 'Black Doves' is a holiday thriller of the heart
Led by Keira Knightley, Sarah Lancashire and Ben Whishaw, this London-set Christmastime thriller is full of feelings.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4 -
Trump’s likely bid to buck Senate’s advice and consent role would be nothing new
President Obama's attempt to circumvent the Senate's "advise and consent" authority by appointing Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without Senate confirmation ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Plaschke: Baseball fans can whine, but there's nothing wrong with the way the Dodgers are winning
Some MLB teams and their fans are complaining the Dodgers are spending too much on star free agents, but other teams should be doing the same thing.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4 -
Breaking Gold Medalist Phil Wizard Says Raygun Doesn’t Deserve the Meme Machine’s Wrath
The b-boy weighed in on the past, present, and future of his sport during WIRED’s The Big Interview event.Wired - Dec. 3 -
Skip the lectures: Black voters would rather be heard
If you want to win our vote, and if you want to save democracy, don’t show up at our door on the eve of the election.The Hill - Dec. 3 -
My Assistant Doesn’t Know How to Prioritize
She’s missing deadlines while doing less important tasks.Inc. - Dec. 3 -
How Many Black Pants Should I Own?
A reader asks about the ideal number of black pants to own. Our fashion critic provides guidance on how many essential wardrobe pieces one should have.The New York Times - Dec. 2
