YouTube Revenue for Full-Year 2025 Topped 60 Billion, Making Video Platform Bigger Than Netflix Ad revenue hit record 11.38 billion in Q4 but fell short of Wall Street expectations (old.reddit.com)
Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits / A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay the victim 8.5 million in damages. (old.reddit.com)
After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing ''better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections'' (old.reddit.com)
Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide — Nvidia recommends uninstalling Windows 11 KB5074109 January update to prevent framerate drops and artifacting (old.reddit.com)
Warren Buffett Went Out With a Bang by Selling 50% of His Bank of America Stake and Piling Into One of the Hottest Oil Stocks on Wall Street (finance.yahoo.com)
“The Drama” Has a Combustible Premise That It Struggles to Justify - In Kristoffer Borgli’s Boston romance, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya play a couple weathering more than their fair share of premarital jitters. (www.newyorker.com)
The Woman Who Made the Machine That Made Zohran Mamdani - Tascha Van Auken helped turn the D.S.A. into an electoral force. What will she do inside City Hall? (www.newyorker.com)
The Team Behind a Pro-Iran, Lego-Themed Viral-Video Campaign - Explosive News’ A.I.-generated videos have been shared by Iranian-government accounts and co-opted by No Kings protesters. A spokesperson for the group says, “Let’s face it—if truth isn’t flashy, it’s kinda lonely.” (www.newyorker.com)
Trump’s Case for War Fails to Mention How to Win It - The President poses an existential question: Can everything be going according to the plan with Iran if there is no plan? (www.newyorker.com)
“Dog Day Afternoon” on Broadway, Reviewed - Sidney Lumet’s kinetic, emotionally complex film has been transformed into a hokey sitcom with gunshots. (www.newyorker.com)
Social-Media Advertisements vs. Reality: Postpartum-Clothes Edition - Many people are eager to warn you of the body horrors caused by pregnancy, but no one tells you what’s going to happen in the months (maybe years?!) after birth. (www.newyorker.com)
“DTF St. Louis” and the New Story of the Suburbs - Depictions of the suburbs have long been a mirror for the nation’s discontents. What do they reveal today? (www.newyorker.com)
The Long Odds of Undoing Birthright Citizenship - In arguments at the Supreme Court, a clear majority of the Justices seemed inclined to uphold the right. (www.newyorker.com)
Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on the Liberations of the Seventies - The author of “The Nest” and “Lake Effect” discusses some books that shed light on the era’s changing moral standards. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Guillotine Got Axed - In the U.S., capital punishment is resurgent. What lessons can we glean from France’s successful campaign to abolish it? (www.newyorker.com)
The Sci-Fi Novelist Who Disappeared for Decades - In “What We Are Seeking,” the cult author Cameron Reed returns to show us a strange, totally alien world that somehow feels like our own. (www.newyorker.com)
Valeria Luiselli Reads Julio Cortázar - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Night Face Up,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1967. (www.newyorker.com)
Savannah Guthrie’s Excruciating Story, on “Today” - The morning-show host recounted the disappearance of her mother, Nancy, and its aftermath in boldly religious terms, as millions of viewers watched. (www.newyorker.com)
The Spectacle of War and the Struggle to Protest - On social media, images of destruction in Iran are giving way to commentary from talking heads, dulling the reality of war. (www.newyorker.com)
How World Cup Players Are Navigating Trump’s Immigration Crackdown - The U.S. is co-hosting the tournament this summer, despite having banned tourist visas for some participating countries. (www.newyorker.com)
The New Museum Reopens with “New Humans: Memories of the Future” - After an eighty-two-million-dollar renovation, the museum has put on a sprawling show about the war between humanity and technology. We seem to be losing. (www.newyorker.com)
How to Be Deep in a Marketable Way - Post vague quotes about self-realization that are universal, but ultimately mean nothing. For instance, “Follow your own light,” with a picture of you holding an unlit match. (www.newyorker.com)
How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran - The Pakistani military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as it looks to wield more influence in the region. (www.newyorker.com)
Kanye West Makes a Record for the A.I. Era - Fans want to know whether the vocals on his new album, “Bully,” are truly his. But the question of what the “real” Kanye sounds like has never been simple. (www.newyorker.com)