Boing Boing

Well-made apps and sites (Thu, 29 Jan 2026)
Marcin Wichary, author of the marvelous Shift Happens, established a collection of favorite well-made apps and sites. The crowdsourced but curated selection includes things you've seen before if you read Boing Boing, such as Ian's Shoelace Site and Neal Agarwal's fun stuff, but plenty I was unfamiliar with, such as Plain Text Sports and the rekall cyberpunk mood board. — Read the rest The post Well-made apps and sites appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Newly-noticed exoplanet may be the Earthiest yet (jeu., 29 janv. 2026)
Overlooked in the Kepler data and discovered by a citizen scientist, HD 137010 b is one of the most interesteing exoplanets yet observed. Check out A Cool Earth-sized Planet Candidate Transiting a Tenth Magnitude K-dwarf From K2, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. — Read the rest The post Newly-noticed exoplanet may be the Earthiest yet appeared first on Boing Boing.
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YouTube cracks down on AI slop (mer., 28 janv. 2026)
After talking about cracking down for months, YouTube favoring slop over its human creators has finally come to an end: the video platform is removing and gutting the top slop channels. This comes days after the CEO, Neal Mohan, targeted "low-quality AI content" in a recent blog post about "managing AI slop." — Read the rest The post YouTube cracks down on AI slop appeared first on Boing Boing.
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ReadWrite

Consultation published in error proposes 30% UK gambling license fee hike (mer., 28 janv. 2026)
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a consultation document in error that shows a proposed… Continue reading Consultation published in error proposes 30% UK gambling license fee hike The post Consultation published in error proposes 30% UK gambling license fee hike appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Judge leaning towards a 30-day timeline for Kalshi to implement geofencing in Massachusetts (mer., 28 janv. 2026)
A judge in the Massachusetts Superior Court has published preliminary thoughts around a 30-day timeline for Kalshi to implement geofencing… Continue reading Judge leaning towards a 30-day timeline for Kalshi to implement geofencing in Massachusetts The post Judge leaning towards a 30-day timeline for Kalshi to implement geofencing in Massachusetts appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Judge denies Nevada’s request for temporary restraining order against Polymarket (mer., 28 janv. 2026)
The Polymarket and Nevada saga remains to be ongoing, as a judge has denied Nevada’s request for a temporary restraining… Continue reading Judge denies Nevada’s request for temporary restraining order against Polymarket The post Judge denies Nevada’s request for temporary restraining order against Polymarket appeared first on ReadWrite.
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