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- VentureBeat Read
Share of enterprises trusting AI agents to make production changes falls from 75% to 56% in latest VB Intelligence survey
Those findings suggest unresolved gaps in the systems enterprises rely on to judge agent reliability.
- Inverse Read
‘Dark Matter’ Season 2 Reveals Daniela’s Trauma — And It’s Got Nothing To Do With The Multiverse
The Apple TV series Dark Matter has, since 2024, charted new territory for what a sci-fi series about parallel realities can feel like. While Season 1 was based on Blake Crouch’s mega-popular 2016 novel of the same name, Season 2 has gone in an entirely new direction, giving new backstories to various characters, including Jason Dessen’s (Joel Edgerton) long-suffering wife, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly).
- Main - Kottke.org Read
Mamdani’s “Richard Scarry Socialism” Can Make City Life
Mamdani’s “Richard Scarry Socialism” Can Make City Life Simple Again. “It is an astonishing indictment of our times that the cities of our picture books can seem like a radical utopia.”
- Jacobin Read
Marx Believed Meaningful Work Was Central to the Good Life
Not too long ago, a wave of books written by left-wing and liberal commentators appeared celebrating a future in which work would be a thing of the past. The increased productivity of technology would free humans from drudgery and allow them to focus on cultural pursuits and spend more time making friends or finding love, these polemics alleged.
- Inverse Read
‘Carrie’ Has “So Much Potential” To Continue, Mike Flanagan Teases
Mike Flanagan has practically made a career out of adapting Stephen King projects, but he’s never been afraid to put his own stamp on the stories. Usually, that means long monologues and a cast full of regular collaborators, but in his most recent project, Carrie, the changes affected the setting, the survivors, and other fundamental aspects of the story.
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Bertrand Russell Shows How to Respond to Fascists Who Want to Debate
Late in his life, the prominent English mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell was subject to an attempt in the early 1960s by Oswald Mosley to provoke him into a debate about the merits of fascism. Before WWII, Mosley had founded the British Union of Fascists.
- Jacobin Read
In France, High Schoolers are Beaten, Choked, and Gassed
For over a week, high school students and teachers in France have been protesting the state’s abandonment of the education system. The government response: send in police to subdue them.
- Inverse Read
Netflix’s Next Fantasy Epic Is Making A Drastic Change — But It’s Not As Bad As You Think
Adaptations of old books present a tricky problem: how can you tell if a movie or show does its source material justice if the original creator isn’t there to give feedback? What would Bram Stoker think about Nosferatu? Would Mary Shelley prefer Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein or Lisa Frankenstein?
- Main - Kottke.org Read
The Global Rise of Electoral Dictatorships. Is the U.S
The Global Rise of Electoral Dictatorships. Is the U.S. Next? “Electoral dictators — who identify as presidents and prime ministers — hold uncompetitive and unfair elections after aggressively suppressing political opponents.”
- Jacobin Read
Anwar Shaikh (1945–2026)
With the passing of Anwar Shaikh, the left intellectual community has lost one of its most dynamic and brilliant members. Anwar was not just a leading light among heterodox economists; he was the most brilliant Marxist economist of his generation and arguably the most important since Karl Marx himself. He did more than perhaps any other contemporary economist to revive the classical tradition in political economy, associated with Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Marx.
- Inverse Read
How Star Trek Created Fanfic As We Know It
For Fan Fiction week, Inverse is taking a look at the fandom that made the rules of fanfic: Star Trek.
- Inverse Read
50 Years Later, A Divisive Crime Thriller Is Still More Than Its Most Infamous Quote
A half-century later, 'Marathon Man' is still safe to fire up on movie night.
- Inverse Read
Hellraiser: Revival Has Such Satisfying Sights To Show You
Hellraiser: Revival, the new survival horror game by Saber Interactive, is the best Hellraiser project in over 30 years.
- VentureBeat Read
Google Cloud unveils persistent Gemini Agents for long-running tasks, and they get their own Gmail, Calendar, and Drive storage
While Google supplies its own Gemini models, the agent can already use Anthropic’s Claude models, with support for additional proprietary and open-weight AI models planned.
What if making your neighborhood safer means breaking the rules?
Jonathan Hale was ready to lay down his paint rollers. Hale, a law student turned viral road safety advocate, had run into legal trouble for painting his own DIY crosswalks across some of Los Angeles’s most dangerous intersections. In a meeting with LA Mayor Karen Bass earlier this year, he told her that if the city could commit to making its own streets safer for pedestrians, then he would stop his own vigilante activism.
The rise of gas station opioids
They have fun names like Feel Free, Smurphs, and Hazy Tabz. They come in colorful packages and in gummy form. They’re widely available at gas stations, corner stores, and smoke shops across the country.
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A short (too short?) video from Little White Lies on
A short (too short?) video from Little White Lies on designer Saul Bass and his influence on the art of movie title design. They also did videos on Pablo Ferro and Kyle Cooper.
- Inverse Read
Netflix Just Quietly Added The Best Monster Show Of The Year
The beginning of Netflix’s upcoming series Below is jarring to say the least. Not only is there a terrifying monster on the loose, but Josh Hartnett is talking in an inscrutable accent. Eventually, it becomes clear this is a story set in the islands of Eastern Canada, in the fictional town of Snook’s Arm.
Black Democrats are facing a crossroads
Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I’m hearing from a voice on the ground. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every week. Let’s get into it.
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Great Deals on Apple Stuff Today
Just wanted to dip in here to say that Amazon is running another one of their sales for Prime members, which can be a great opportunity to upgrade some tech items at lower prices, especially with the price increases we’ve seen recently. Just a couple of quick things:
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