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)
04-04 The new tax deduction for overtime pay on track to be claimed by twice as many people as projected when it was created last year, recent data show (on.wsj.com)
04-04 Trump taps Todd Blanche to lead Justice Department after Bondi ouster, as Epstein fallout and loyalty questions test independence and prosecutorial priorities (on.wsj.com)
04-04 President Trump didn’t attack Iran to help the U.S. economy at the expense of its allies. Nonetheless, that is more or less what’s happened, writes @greg_ip (on.wsj.com)
04-04 Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital and given fluids for dehydration last month after attending a dinner in his honor in Philadelphia (on.wsj.com)
04-04 Wall Street is bracing for a longer-term disruption from the war with Iran, and loading up on shares of oil-and-gas producers that have lagged behind in recent years (on.wsj.com)
04-04 Before the Iran conflict, Gulf nations were a reliable source of financing for Wall Street deals. Here’s a look at the four wealthiest countries, their funds and the key people to know. (on.wsj.com)
04-04 President Trump released a summary of his budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year, seeking 1.5 trillion in defense spending, by far the largest dollar amount in modern history (on.wsj.com)
04-04 Iran hit two U.S. warplanes, hiring in March defied expectations, and we share tips to help you steer clear of botnet networks. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
04-04 White House pushes ahead on Golden Fleet and the new Trump-class battleship with a request for billions of dollars for shipbuilding (www.businessinsider.com)
04-04 My Unrequited Love Story with J.F.K., Jr. - I knew John F. Kennedy, Jr., not that well and not that long, but enough to have experienced the gravitational pull he exerted, like some great big moon. (www.newyorker.com)
04-04 This Easter, an American Pope Confronts an American War - Last week, when asked if he had a message about the war in Iran for President Trump, Leo XIV said, “Hopefully, he’s looking for an off-ramp.” (www.newyorker.com)
04-04 The Art of No Deal: Trump’s Approach to the Iran War - “The plan is not to have a plan,” the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says. (www.newyorker.com)
04-04 The Strange (Partial) End to the (Partial) Government Shutdown - Democrats are claiming victory. But what did they really gain? (www.newyorker.com)
04-04 How Donald Trump’s War on Iran Helps Vladimir Putin’s War on Ukraine - Olga Rudenko, the editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent, explains how Russia is supporting Iran with drone technology, and how the worldwide shock to oil prices is aiding Russia. (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 Pam Bondi’s Legacy of Flattery and Destruction - No Attorney General has done more damage to the Justice Department. Her successor could be even more dangerous. (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s Warped Vision of the Iran War - The two men might wish that they lived in a world where whoever dropped the most bombs got whatever he wanted. But the war has shown that this isn’t true. (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 “The Christophers”: A Review of Steven Soderbergh’s New Drama - In Steven Soderbergh’s film, Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are superbly matched as two skilled painters who find their way from slippery deception to common ground. (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 Searching for Iran’s Disappeared Prisoners - Families are doing ad-hoc forensics to confirm the whereabouts of their detained loved ones, who have been transferred to undisclosed locations, and are at risk of abuse or execution. (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 New Directors, New Films - Also: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in “The Drama,” Michael Schulman on spring fabulosity, Rachel Syme on the latest in trenchcoats, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 “The Drama” Has a Combustible Premise That It Struggles to Justify - In Kristoffer Borgli’s Boston romance, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya play a couple weathering more than their fair share of premarital jitters. (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 The Woman Who Made the Machine That Made Zohran Mamdani - Tascha Van Auken helped turn the D.S.A. into an electoral force. What will she do inside City Hall? (www.newyorker.com)
04-03 The Team Behind a Pro-Iran, Lego-Themed Viral-Video Campaign - Explosive News’ A.I.-generated videos have been shared by Iranian-government accounts and co-opted by No Kings protesters. A spokesperson for the group says, “Let’s face it—if truth isn’t flashy, it’s kinda lonely.” (www.newyorker.com)
04-02 Trump’s Case for War Fails to Mention How to Win It - The President poses an existential question: Can everything be going according to the plan with Iran if there is no plan? (www.newyorker.com)
04-02 “Dog Day Afternoon” on Broadway, Reviewed - Sidney Lumet’s kinetic, emotionally complex film has been transformed into a hokey sitcom with gunshots. (www.newyorker.com)
04-02 Social-Media Advertisements vs. Reality: Postpartum-Clothes Edition - Many people are eager to warn you of the body horrors caused by pregnancy, but no one tells you what’s going to happen in the months (maybe years?!) after birth. (www.newyorker.com)
04-02 “DTF St. Louis” and the New Story of the Suburbs - Depictions of the suburbs have long been a mirror for the nation’s discontents. What do they reveal today? (www.newyorker.com)
04-02 The Long Odds of Undoing Birthright Citizenship - In arguments at the Supreme Court, a clear majority of the Justices seemed inclined to uphold the right. (www.newyorker.com)