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Anthropic's weeklong anti-AI slop pop-up in NYC's West Village, part of its "Keep Thinking" Claude push, drew 5,000 people and 10M social media impressions (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/anthropics-anti-ai-slop-pop…

Anthropic’s Anti-AI Slop Pop-Up Draws Thousands in NYC
The AI company’s brand campaign for Claude is getting positive feedback as AI brands fight for attention.

Jeremy Clarkson's pub has been 'swindled' out of £27,000 by hackers
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/jeremy-clarkson-pub-hackers-cotswolds-32433280

Jeremy Clarkson's pub has been 'swindled' out of £27,000 by hackers
The 65-year-old also accused some customers of failing to use the bathrooms properly

I'm spending a lot of time looking at #SanFrancisco's proposed #FamilyZoningPlan. Perhaps that's why reading about Pope Leo XIV's just released Dilexi Te (

Pope Leo XIV criticizes wealthy elite's bubble of comfort and luxury
Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. Leo confirmed on Thursday that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice. The Vatican released the document, entitled “I have loved you,” which Francis had begun to write in his final months but never finished. Leo credited Francis with the text, cited him repeatedly, but said he had made the document his own. The conclusion Leo draws is that th…

I'm spending a lot of time looking at #SanFrancisco's proposed #FamilyZoningPlan. Perhaps that's why reading about Pope Leo XIV's just released Dilexi Te (

Pope Leo XIV criticizes wealthy elite's bubble of comfort and luxury
Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. Leo confirmed on Thursday that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice. The Vatican released the document, entitled “I have loved you,” which Francis had begun to write in his final months but never finished. Leo credited Francis with the text, cited him repeatedly, but said he had made the document his own. The conclusion Leo draws is that th…

🚨 New SciFi story out by the excellent Pippa Goldschmidt, free and sponsored by the *National Academy of Sciences*
https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/the-way-out-pippa-goldschmidt/

The Way Out | Future Tense Fiction
Can animal behavior predict extreme weather? Pippa Goldschmidt’s story imagines a future in which analysts anticipate climate catastrophes by monitoring bats.

Peyton Manning wrote handwritten letters inviting Pope Leo XIV to Bears-Vikings ManningCast https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6612217/2025/09/08/pope-leo-manning-cast/

In a meeting with news agencies, Pope Leo XIV urged journalists to stand firm against manipulation of information, conveyed respect for war reporters, and more (Kristina Millare/Catholic World Report)
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/…

Pope Leo XIV: News agencies have ‘crucial role’ in forming consciences, sharing the truth

Logitech tells users that it will end support for its Pop smart home switches, launched in August 2016, on October 15, as it moves on from its smart home plans (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/log…

Logitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15
Logitech’s interest in the smart home has appeared to wane in recent years.

SoftBank-owned PayPay takes a 40% stake in Binance Japan for an undisclosed sum, to capitalize on Japan's crypto boom; PayPay filed for a US IPO in August (Mayumi Negishi/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20