00:14 Iran focused on closing Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine makes drone without Chinese parts, Beijing deals another blow to China’s minorities (news.google.com)
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)
03-12 ‘Everyone thinks they could do it – but they don’t understand how good we have to be’: the hidden art of the casting director (www.theguardian.com)
03-12 I eat the same dietitian-approved lunch almost every day. It''s got protein and fiber — and it''s a breeze to prep in advance (www.businessinsider.com)
03-12 This Israeli cyber startup is launching with 40 million in funding during the Iran war: ''It''s part of our reality and part of our strength'' (www.businessinsider.com)
03-12 I''m an American who got a full medical checkup in Japan. In 4 hours, I learned more about my health than I would in years at home. (www.businessinsider.com)
03-12 Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist” - The case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by an officer in Chicago, offers a rare window into the recent spate of D.H.S. shootings—and the smear campaigns that often follow. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 The Limits of Iran’s Proxy Empire - The country spent decades cultivating the Axis of Resistance, but, as the war continues, the Houthis and other allied forces have plenty of reason to stay out of it. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 “Love Story” and Why We Cling to the Kennedy Myth - The new series about the romance between John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Carolyn Bessette is little more than a look-book—but its popularity is proof of the Kennedys’ enduring allure. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 Two Playwrights Tackle Father Figures - Clare Barron’s “You Got Older” is a rare play about a good dad. Wallace Shawn’s “What We Did Before Our Moth Days” is defiantly tender about an amoral one. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 Clickbait, Decoded - “I Turned 10 Into 1,000,000 in One Week—Here’s How!” What it actually means: I very slowly added five zeroes and two commas. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 The Kristi Noem Show Is Cancelled - As Secretary of Homeland Security, Noem enabled Donald Trump’s harshest immigration policies—and embodied the idea of “law enforcement as just a photo op,” Jonathan Blitzer says. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 Patricia Cornwell on Crime and Creativity - The prolific novelist—whose most famous character, the forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, is played by Nicole Kidman in a TV adaptation premièring in March—discusses a few of her perennial rereads. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 How Putin Views Trump’s War in Iran - Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order. (www.newyorker.com)
03-12 How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf - Despite their animosity toward Iran, America’s allies in the Middle East are worried that the region is headed for wider conflict. (www.newyorker.com)
03-11 War in the Age of the Online “Information Bomb” - Memes such as “monitoring the situation” reflect a deluded belief that we can be more than just passive, confused bystanders to a spray of digital shrapnel. (www.newyorker.com)
03-10 The Creator of Wordle Tries to Solve the Cryptic Crossword - Josh Wardle designed one of the most popular word games of our time. Now he wants to mainstream one of the most difficult ones. (www.newyorker.com)
03-10 The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran - The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties. (www.newyorker.com)
03-10 Georgia Fourteenth Congressional District Special-Election Map: Live Results - The race to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat pits a Trump-endorsed Republican attorney against a far-right insurgent backed by Kyle Rittenhouse. (www.newyorker.com)
03-10 A Birthday-Gift Guide by Your Most Absent Aunt - It totally screams “Maya,” because she’s within driving distance, last I heard, so I probably won’t have to pay for shipping. (www.newyorker.com)
03-10 The Latest Republican Efforts to Make It Harder to Vote in the Midterms - Donald Trump is pushing the SAVE America Act, but there are other measures to undermine the electoral system. (www.newyorker.com)
03-10 Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Mojtaba Khamenei - The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Supreme Leader, signals defiance, as the Islamic Republic confronts the gravest threat in its history. (www.newyorker.com)
03-09 The Bloody Life and Legacy of El Mencho - How the death of the notorious drug kingpin unleashed a wave of cartel violence across Mexico. (www.newyorker.com)
03-09 Joe Vilardi Likes to Move It - The master rigger has hoisted huge art works for Richard Serra, Jeff Koons, and MOMA. Now he’s brought new pieces by Michael Heizer from a Nevada ranch to Gagosian. (www.newyorker.com)
03-09 The Unmaking of the American University - For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government. (www.newyorker.com)