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Paul is Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s underappreciated gift to sci-fi fans

Polygon - All

How Georgia manufactured the Peach State myth

Vox - All

Uber to invest $1.25 billion in Rivian as part of new robotaxi deal

The Verge - All Posts

Black Actors Under 35 and Up Next for Hollywood Superstardom

The Root

Black Actors Under 35 and Up Next In Hollywood

The Root

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek says the company cut ~12% of its workforce, or ~180 roles, saying the layoffs target roles that "do not adapt" as it integrates AI (Brian Danga/The Block)

Techmeme

DHL Supply Chain says it will open 10 warehouses in 2026 across North America to serve data center operators and component suppliers, totaling 7M+ square feet (Liz Young/Wall Street Journal)

Techmeme

How Rapper Afroman Scored Major Legal Win After Releasing Multiple Ohio Police Diss Tracks

The Root

How Afroman Scored Big Legal Win Against Ohio Police After Dissing Officers in Famous Songs

The Root

Ofcom fines 4chan £520K for OSA violations, including £450K for not complying with age check requirements, and gives it until April 2 to implement age assurance (Mizy Clifton/Politico)

Techmeme

The rage-bait candidate who wants to govern Florida

Vox - All

Netflix wants to send KPop Demon Hunters on tour

Polygon - All

The UN-backed World Happiness Report says passively consuming algorithmic social media hurts teens' mental health and heavy use disproportionately affects girls (Kati Pohjanpalo/Bloomberg)

Techmeme

TechInsights: chip manufacturing emissions will climb ~33% to 247M metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030, roughly the same as Algeria's 2024 volume (Aaron Clark/Bloomberg)

Techmeme

How the Black Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect’s New Motion Could Backfire on Trump

The Root

Alibaba reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY ~$41.3B, vs. ~$42B est., and net income down 67% YoY to ~$2.4B, as it seeks to monetize AI to help offset e-commerce losses (Bloomberg)

Techmeme

An analysis of a NYT article load finds 422 network requests totaling 49MB, triggering a sprawling programmatic ad auction, an example of "hostile architecture" (Shubham Bose)

Techmeme

These Affordable Trader Joe’s Beauty Products Will Get You Together From Head to Toe

The Root

These Affordable Trader Joe’s Beauty Products Are Just as Dope as Their Expensive Relatives

The Root

I got hit with a surprise tariff. Now that they’re illegal, do I get a refund?

Vox - All