YouTube Revenue for Full-Year 2025 Topped 60 Billion, Making Video Platform Bigger Than Netflix Ad revenue hit record 11.38 billion in Q4 but fell short of Wall Street expectations (old.reddit.com)
Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits / A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay the victim 8.5 million in damages. (old.reddit.com)
After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing ''better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections'' (old.reddit.com)
Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide — Nvidia recommends uninstalling Windows 11 KB5074109 January update to prevent framerate drops and artifacting (old.reddit.com)
An OpenAI cofounder ‘vibe coded’ an analysis of the U.S. labor market’s exposure to AI, and the highest-paying jobs have the worst scores (finance.yahoo.com)
2 kids, 2 adults, 1 queen bed, and no personal space. I regret not splurging on a king-size mattress while my kids were little. (www.businessinsider.com)
Why David Boies Thinks We Should Support Trump’s Iran War - The prominent lawyer says that Democrats should get behind the President, and make sure that he finishes the job. (www.newyorker.com)
Were the 2026 Oscars a Swan Song for Warner Bros.? - At the Academy Awards, The New Yorker’s correspondent saw a win-win night for the studio behind “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another”—and a lose-lose situation for the industry. (www.newyorker.com)
As Movies Adapt to the Times, the Oscars Can Only Look On - Doom-laden humor at the 2026 Academy Awards ceremony obscures the courageous innovation of much of the work it celebrated. (www.newyorker.com)
The 2026 Oscars Were a Protest Against Their Own Irrelevance - With few exceptions, a ceremony that honored two of the most politically ferocious Hollywood action-thrillers in recent memory engaged only fitfully with politics. (www.newyorker.com)
How Arsenio Hall Shook Up Late Night - His show became the epicenter of early-nineties cool, with the decade’s biggest names, from Tom Cruise to Bill Clinton, stopping by to earn street cred. (www.newyorker.com)
How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour - Poodle crossbreeds have grown overwhelmingly popular, sparking controversy in dog parks and kennel clubs alike. (www.newyorker.com)
What’s Behind Trump’s New World Disorder? - A foreign policy freed of liberal pretenses and imperial ambitions could lead to restraint—or, as the Iran attack shows, simply license hit-and-run belligerence. (www.newyorker.com)
Rolling Out Our New A.I. Tools - Internal memo: Meet our new suite of A.I.-optimized losers and douche bags. Although they are fully agentic, we’re sure they will annoy you in all the ways you’re accustomed to. (www.newyorker.com)
Junior LaBeija, Master of Ceremonies - As the ballroom legend makes their Broadway début in “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” they reflect on accessorizing with raw chicken and dressing like Al Capone. (www.newyorker.com)
How to Be Your Own Super - Doorknob troubles? No sweat—an Upper West Side handyman is helping the helpless, with a beginner’s class on how to fix your (many) apartment problems. (www.newyorker.com)
Wendy Red Star Gets Her Bag - The artist, whose new show centers on the history of trade beads, shops for a knockoff Louis Vuitton bag on Canal Street and ruminates on authenticity. (www.newyorker.com)
Doctor Mike’s Internet Medicine - Mikhail Varshavski, People’s “sexiest doctor,” has a medical degree—and millions of fans on YouTube, where he debunks R.F.K., Jr., interviews Kamala Harris, and analyzes “The Pitt.” Andrew Trunsky writes. (www.newyorker.com)
How Zac Posen Went from Making Ball Gowns to Remaking the Gap - The fashion designer was brought on as Gap Inc.’s creative director to help restore the company’s cultural relevance. Has the Gapaissance arrived? (www.newyorker.com)
Egon Schiele: “Portrait of Dr. Erwin von Graff,” Reviewed - At the Neue Galerie, a show suggests that the artist’s raw, contorted depictions of the body were influenced by a formative relationship with a doctor. (www.newyorker.com)
Who Bankrolled the American Revolution? - Our history too often sidesteps the question of finances. But sonorous ideals don’t keep an army supplied with uniforms, guns, and grub. (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Burkhard Bilger’s piece about turbulence, Gideon Lewis-Kraus’s article on Anthropic, Ava Kofman’s story concerning surrogacy, and Katy Waldman’s essay about fawning. (www.newyorker.com)
Lisa Kudrow Is Back—Again - Twenty two years after the end of “Friends,” the actress returns with a new installment of “The Comeback.” (www.newyorker.com)