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[ad_1] Society / January 14, 2026 The tech oligarch sets a new low—for now—in the degeneration of online discourse. Ad Policy A Grok-generated image of a bikini-clad Elon Musk.(Leon Neal / Getty Images) In the last month, Grok, the AI chatbot anchoring Elon Musk’s X social media platform, has become the Internet’s leading maker of nonconsensual sexualized imagery, especially of young girls. There are other apps allowing users to “nudify” images, but none has the capabilities or the social media–enhanced reach of Grok—or the support of the richest man in the world. According to one researcher, Grok has been producing…
[ad_1] Eleven years ago I published at my site, PressThink, an FAQ about The View from Nowhere. There I tried to explain what I meant in adapting that phrase to press criticism. This post is a companion to that one. But it starts from an opposite end. Not the view from nowhere but the voice of someone— disclosing a point of view. To explain what I mean by that, I will use the transparency section of tech journalist Casey Newton’s newsletter. Disclosure: I have been talking with Casey about viewpoint transparency for some time. He told me that some of…
[ad_1] Luke Littler, Gian Van Veen and Luke Humphries have been handed their first round matches in this year’s Bahrain Darts Masters, in the first event of the 2026 World Series of Darts.World champion Littler has been handed an eye-catching tie against 71-year-old Paul Lim to headline the first round, in a clash of youth against experience. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the World Championship final between Luke Littler and Gian van Veen Second seed Gian Van Veen will be looking for revenge in his match against Man Lok Leung of Hong Kong…
[ad_1] Comment / January 14, 2026 An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico. Ad Policy Puerto Rican rapper and singer-songwriter Bad Bunny has some warnings.(Valerie Macon / Getty) This article appears in the February 2026 issue, with the headline “Abolish Act 22.” Two of the biggest names of 2025—Bad Bunny and Zohran Mamdani—have more in common than a music career. The day after he won his historic race for mayor of New York, Mamdani flew to the city’s sixth borough (Puerto Rico) and proclaimed before the energized crowd at Somos, an annual political conference on…
[ad_1] Watsonians completed a perfect first half of the Scottish women’s season as they won 11 games out of 11 to create a three-point lead at the top of the Premiership. They completed that run last week with a convincing 5-1 win over third placed Edinburgh University. The game was poised at 1-1 after Ailsa Small put the champions into the lead only for Emily Morris to level at a penalty corner when her deflection went in off a defender`s foot. But three goals in a five minute spell killed off the students – Fiona Burnet from open play,…
[ad_1] Bill BarnwellJan 14, 2026, 08:50 AM ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more.He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland.Everything changes with time. The NFL that Mike Tomlin was watching as he accepted Art Rooney’s offer to take over as Steelers head coach on the evening of Jan. 21, 2007, doesn’t look all…
[ad_1] Has one of the most volatile debates of recent years finally reached its conclusion? After more than a quarter of a century of negotiations, the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union is finally set to be signed on 17 January. The text promises the establishment of one of the largest free trade zones in the world, primarily through a reduction in customs tariffs between the EU and five South American countries: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The agreement has been a hot-button issue in a number of EU countries, especially France, Poland, Belgium, Ireland and Spain.…
[ad_1] Canceling a news subscription has long been a multipronged nightmare. But some New York-based news consumers might qualify for a bag of coffee’s worth of relief. The New York Times has reached a settlement with the New York State Attorney General’s office over claims that the company didn’t refund customers who canceled their digital and home delivery subscriptions, the legal news site Top Class Actions reported. (The New York Times hasn’t admitted to any wrongdoing.) Anyone with a New York billing address who canceled a digital Times subscription between January 19, 2018 and June 30, 2022 or a home…
[ad_1] Shreyas Iyer departed cheaply in the second ODI between India and New Zealand at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday, January 14. The right-handed batter departed for just eight runs off 17 balls as India lost their third wicket for 115. The dismissal came in the 22nd over of India’s innings. Kristian Clarke bowled a length ball outside off-stump, and Iyer tried to go over the infield but played it straight to the Kiwi captain Michael Bracewell at mid-off. The Indian vice-captain perished after facing five dot balls on a trot, succumbing to pressure. Watch Shreyas Iyer’s…
[ad_1] Politics / January 12, 2026 To defend the indefensible, the right is going after white women as race traitors. Ad Policy Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 8, 2026.(Alex Wong / Getty Images) The killing of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis last Wednesday has shocked the world and become a political nightmare for the Trump administration. The proper response to this horrific killing would be an independent and transparent investigation. Instead, the Trump administration…