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Ask.com shutters, as its owner IAC "continues to sharpen its focus"; a dot-com era icon, Ask Jeeves launched in 1997, a year before Google (Chase DiBenedetto/Mashable)

Techmeme

Maryland becomes the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores, as other states including CO, CA, MA, IL, and NJ consider similar bills (Sanya Mansoor/The Guardian)

Techmeme

Magic: The Gathering One Ring art controversy ends with artist admission

Polygon - All

Analysis: after Trump's World Liberty raised $550M from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions in USD were privately sold in "white glove" transactions (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

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Investigation: Nobitex was founded by two brothers from Iran's elite Kharrazi family; the crypto exchange processed hundreds of millions beyond US sanctions (Reuters)

Techmeme

Far Far West is the rare multiplayer game that respects your time

Polygon - All

A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate staff just to replace them with AI, following a similar ruling by another Chinese court in December 2025 (Victor Swezey/Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu paved the way for Leon thirst

Polygon - All

Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million

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Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors (Robert Booth/The Guardian)

Techmeme

Sonny Boy is secretly the most bingeable anime of the decade

Polygon - All

Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump’s war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices

The Verge - All Posts

My Hero Academia spin-off anime short starring Eri announced

Polygon - All

Aura’s delightful Aspen photo frame is on sale for $30 off this weekend

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China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same.

The Next Web

Stephen Root's forgotten '90s slasher Night of the Scarecrow deserves a modern remake

Polygon - All

Sources: Nigerian mobile payments service OPay is preparing for a US IPO at a $4B valuation with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase advising (Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred DLC ending, explained — what happens next?

Polygon - All

Sources: Anthropic is in early talks to buy AI inference chips from UK-based Fractile when they become available in 2027 (The Information)

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Punisher creator Gerry Conway's influence on Marvel horror can't be overlooked

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