02-07 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)
02-06 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)
02-06 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)
02-06 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)
03-16 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)
05:28 U.S. stocks have been surprisingly resilient as the Iran conflict threatens global economic disruption. Thank industry analysts? (news.google.com)
11:31 Middle East crisis live: Trump seeks to delay summit with China’s Xi amid Iran war; US embassy in Baghdad reportedly targeted in air attack (www.theguardian.com)
08:37 The most expensive foods we saw in the Oscars'' back kitchen, from black truffles and caviar to wagyu beef and ahi tuna (www.businessinsider.com)
06:35 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)
04:35 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)
04:24 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 “The Life You Want,” Reviewed - In a new book, Adam Phillips wages a playful war on the strictures of traditional talk therapy. (www.newyorker.com)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)
03-16 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)