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Meta, TikTok, and Snap agree to undergo independent assessments to rate how effectively they protect teen users based on 24 standards developed by experts (Ian Duncan/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/10/meta-tiktok-snap-tee…

Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety
The three major social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health of teenage users.

Great piece of writing : “Let’s talk about LLMs” https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2026/apr/09/llms/
It reminds me of a time when software development meant that some people had the role of “analyst” and others the role of “programmer”. The expected increase in the volume of generated…

UK data center developer Nscale raised a $2B Series C led by Aker and 8090 Industries at a $14.6B valuation and adds Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its board (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03…

Rancho Cañada Larga, a ±6,500-acre historic ranch in Ventura County, California, has been sold in a landmark $27.65 million land conservation transaction.
The property was acquired by the Trust for Public Land.
The acquisition ensures the permanent preservation of Rancho Cañada Larga as a public park,
protecting one of the last major undeveloped land parcels in California from future development in perpetuity.
Rancho Cañada Larga spans approximately 6,500 contiguous…

While I mostly agree, it's worth noting that, while "Eighty-five percent of San Francisco is zoned so that it’s illegal to build apartments.", developers are not building them where they are not only allowed, but also approved - because it "doesn't pencil out."
The arguments about homelessness ignore the problem of expecting the market to solve a problem of profit margins.
Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disi…

Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation — Streetsblog USA
The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.

While I mostly agree, it's worth noting that, while "Eighty-five percent of San Francisco is zoned so that it’s illegal to build apartments.", developers are not building them where they are not only allowed, but also approved - because it "doesn't pencil out."
The arguments about homelessness ignore the problem of expecting the market to solve a problem of profit margins.
Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disi…

Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation — Streetsblog USA
The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.

Cybersecurity company Varonis agrees to acquire AllTrue, which develops specialized tools for AI trust, risk, and security management, for $125M in cash (James Rundle/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/varonis-to-acquire-alltrue-a…

Netflix said on Thursday that it had backed away from its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery,
-- a stunning development that paves the way for the storied Hollywood media giant to end up under the control of rival bidder, the MAGA friendly technology heir David Ellison.
Netflix said that it would not raise its offer to counter a higher bid made earlier this week by Mr. Ellison’s company, Paramount Skydance,
adding in a statement that “the deal is no longer financially a…

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover
The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant.

Inside Palantir's recent developer conference, where it doubled down on a vision of AI built for battlefield advantage as its commercial business soars (Steven Levy/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-developer-conference-ai-war-alex-karp/

At Palantir’s Developer Conference, AI Is Built to Win Wars
As business soars, Palantir is doubling down on a vision of AI built for battlefield advantage—and attracting customers who agree.

New York-based Sword Health, which develops AI-powered tech for managing pain and offers remote physical therapy, agrees to acquire rival Kaia Health for $285M (Henrique Almeida/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20