It's Not Just RAM: Windows Licenses Are Also Pushing Up PC Prices
It's not just RAM prices that are going up, writes CNET. "Reports suggest the cost of Windows licenses for manufacturers is rising by up to 10%." Several sites that closely follow…
Tressie McMillan Cottom on AOC’s presumed presidential...
Tressie McMillan Cottom on AOC’s presumed presidential run . “But these are different times. Ocasio-Cortez is a different woman, and Americans love to turn to women when the house…
How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich
Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks…
Pluralistic: Capital formation (14 Aug 2026)
Today's links Capital formation: Going legit means going mainstream. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: London Copyfighters x Speaker's Corner; TSA v…
How Larry Ellison Dropped From World's 2nd-Richest To No. 8 In Just 2 Months
Less than a year ago he was the #1 richest man in the world. 10 weeks ago he was #2. But yesterday Larry Ellison dropped to #8, Forbes reports, falling behind Nvidia CEO Jensen…
The U.S. Owes Afghanistan a Reckoning – But It Refuses to Have One
Five years on from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Britain has a public inquiry, Australia has an arrest, New Zealand has an apology, but in Washington, DC, there is only…
Rerunning AI safety papers on every frontier release would be pretty easy and valuable
tl;dr: Some important AI safety research is never rerun on the newest models. There are probably cases where this would be valuable and a single well-positioned researcher could…
Man Arrested in Texas For Cussing at a County Meeting
Police arrested EJ Carrion in Fort Worth for 'tumultuous behavior' a week after he called local officials 'bullshit' at a county meeting.
Important Update: Hegseth Under Major Fire, More Exclusive Messages Reveal Horrific Conditions, Government Surveillance Expands
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Judiciary Committee Dems Open Investigation Into DOJ’s Reflecting Pool Revenge Prosecutions
The current president continues to self-destruct. Fortunately for us, he insists on doing this publicly. After handing a donor and an unproven company the massive job of redoing…
Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already…
Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles
"Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."
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How Swarming Jellyfish Overran Three French Nuclear Power Reactors
A "massive influx" of jellyfish forced Electricite de France SA to shut three units at its Gravelines nuclear power plant this week and reduce output at a fourth, reports…
Dev Kills Cloud Version Of Game On Switch, Offers Discount To Rebuy It For Switch 2
We’ve talked a great deal about the Stop Killing Games movement and those discussions have typically traveled along two paths of importance. On the one hand, the movement is very…