Tootfinder

Quick and easy #PHP code generation testing.
https://peakd.com/php/@crell/quick-and-easy-php-code-generation-testing

Ubisoft: MMO-Rennspiel "The Crew 2" bekommt Offline-Modus
Die Abschaltung von Ubisofts MMO-Rennspiel "The Crew" hat die "Stop Killing Games"-Kampagne losgetreten. Dem Nachfolger wird dieses Schicksal erspart bleiben.

from my link log —
cargo-crev: A web-of-trust code review system for Rust.
https://github.com/crev-dev/cargo-crev
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GitHub - crev-dev/cargo-crev: A cryptographically verifiable code review system for the cargo (Rust) package manager.
A cryptographically verifiable code review system for the cargo (Rust) package manager. - crev-dev/cargo-crev

YouTube says it has paid out $100B to creators over the last four years and the number of YouTube channels making over $100K from TV screens has jumped 45% YoY (Zach Vallese/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/youtube-creators-pay.html

YouTube says it has paid creators more than $100 billion over last 4 years
The company also announced new artificial intelligence tools for YouTube Shorts, its short-form vertical video product.

This is entirely spot on.
#StarTrek

Star Trek Needs New (and Better) Villains - Reactor
The "villains" of Trek are meant to be foils to the Federation's worldview, not blindly evil antagonists.

Q&A with Amy Lanzi, CEO of marketing and ad agency Digitas, on digital marketing, AI's impact on advertising, the creator economy, and more (Hank Green/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-w

How brands and creators are fighting for your attention — and your money
Guest host Hank Green sits down with Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi to demystify digital marketing and explain why the fight for your attention has grown so fierce.

Regime Change begins at home.
#uspol

Bengaluru-based FinBox, which provides B2B digital lending infrastructure, risk intelligence, and orchestration tools, raised a $40M Series B led by WestBridge (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiati…

Digital credit infra startup FinBox raises $40 million from WestBridge Capital, others
FinBox, a digital credit infrastructure platform, secured $40 million in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from A91 Partners and Aditya Birla Ventures. The company intends to utilise the funds to develop AI-driven solutions and expand its product offerings. Founded in 2017, FinBox enables enterprises and financial institutions to integrate financial services into their ecosystems.

It's Duck Tape!
#History