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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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articleBloomberg
EBay Spurns GameStop’s Offer as Not Credible or Attractive

GameStop offered $56 billion for eBay. eBay said no. The meme stock era's final form is corporate raider cosplay, and it's genuinely wild.

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articleThe Verge
There’s an internet choke point in the Middle East — is the solution in the North Pole?

Nearly all the world's internet traffic squeezes through a few ocean-floor bottlenecks. The fix might run through the North Pole. Fascinating infrastructure reporting.

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articleMemeorandum
A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea (CNN)

A Russian cargo ship likely carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea sank under mysterious circumstances. The proliferation implications are enormous.

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articleKottke.org
Can You See the World When You Close Your Eyes?

Some people discovered in adulthood that 'picture a beach' isn't a metaphor — everyone else actually sees it. Your assumptions about other minds might be wrong.

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articleThe New Yorker
Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans

AI makes generic lectures worthless. One former dean argues universities must become distinctive or die — and the model is creator-economy direct relationships.

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