Every day's best links, in case you missed one.

October 2026

Monday, October 26This sold-out plushie emits the grating hum of a real-life data center when you squeeze it+ 13 more links Friday, October 23Dumped German Shepherd Keeps Waiting For His Owner To Come Back (Video)+ 11 more links Thursday, October 22This is the safest city in America, and you can't get there by car+ 11 more links Wednesday, October 21Karl Deisseroth announces to his kids that he learned today he won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work in optogenetics (using light to control nerve cells in the brain)+ 9 more links Tuesday, October 20How to become a great conversationalist+ 9 more links Monday, October 19I’m a psychologist who studies couples: The No. 1 way to end a fight before it escalates, it works ‘almost immediately’+ 10 more links Friday, October 16Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s new flying car+ 10 more links

October 2025

Wednesday, October 15Feds say one broker used bots to grab 18.5 million concert tickets+ 13 more links