A new desktop application called Linkit was released as a free, open-source bookmark manager featuring AI-generated summaries, semantic search, and a knowledge graph. It stores data locally by default in SQLite with optional cloud sync, supports one-click import from Chrome, Firefox and Raindrop, and works with any OpenAI-compatible API or local models like Ollama. The app is available on macOS, Windows and Linux, with macOS installable via Homebrew.
github.com
· 2026-10-21
A new survey finds that 86% of job candidates report having come across job postings they suspected were not tied to any actual open position. These 'ghost jobs' appear live on job boards despite the role not actively being filled, leaving many applicants submitting resumes into a void.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-19
A commentary piece argues that brand equity remains a company's most valuable, if intangible, asset—built through consistent signs, voice, and behavior over time. It contends that as both human and AI-driven 'agentic' search reshape how consumers discover products, brands need deliberate strategies to stay visible and relevant in these new search environments.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-19
404 Media obtained body camera and in-car footage, along with Flock and Motorola ALPR records, showing Tulsa County deputy Freddie Alaniz searching license plate reader data on a laptop while driving 60 mph, before fully pulling over driver Melissa Kyle. A federal judge had already ruled the Flock search that led to Kyle's arrest an unconstitutional warrantless search and 'indiscriminate mass surveillance,' tossing out evidence of 91 pounds of methamphetamine found in her car. The footage was purchased from a Tulsa courthouse clerk after the court declined to post it online despite it being entered as evidence.
404media.co
· 2026-10-19
DeepSeek has introduced two new tools, a Search API and a Fetch API, giving developers programmatic access to live web content for AI agents and retrieval-augmented generation applications. The Search API returns structured results from DeepSeek's own search engine, while the Fetch API pulls a single webpage's content and converts it to Markdown; both use the same bearer-token authentication as DeepSeek's existing API and are priced at $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests.
api-docs.deepseek.com
· 2026-10-18
Katie Zacharia, a Minneapolis City Council member, publicly projected confidence in her position, but within less than an hour she was removed from her role. Separately, Rep. Ilhan Omar is disputing the legality of a search conducted at her home.
wsj.com
· 2026-10-17
Contexte Tech's Tony argues that the Model Context Protocol (MCP), launched by Anthropic in November 2024, is increasingly used by AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor to fetch live answers directly from publishers' own servers rather than relying on frozen training data. The protocol was transferred in December 2025 to the Agentic AI Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation, and has progressed through several dated versions, with a public registry now listing available servers.
contextetech.com
· 2026-10-17
A new survey from data removal service Incogni, covering 1,517 U.S. adults, found that 45% say they aren't concerned about their online privacy. Despite this, among those who claimed to have 'nothing to hide,' 58% would refuse to let a stranger unlock their phone for any amount of money, 39% cover their device cameras, and nearly half wouldn't share text messages with the government or 'Big Tech' even for three months' income.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-16
A dossier compiled by search firm Korn Ferry, made public through unsealing, outlines how recruiters evaluate candidates for top NFL jobs. The document reportedly includes candid and controversial assessments of contenders.
wsj.com
· 2026-10-16
Microsoft says recent Windows 11 updates have improved memory management and cut background resource use, making the OS up to 20% more responsive, with the biggest gains on machines with 8GB of RAM or less. Changes include freeing over 200MB of memory by deferring Widgets loading, letting the OS retain up to 2GB more active data before swapping to disk, faster Windows Hello sign-in, quicker Bluetooth pairing, a less disruptive Windows Update process, and a taskbar that can now be repositioned. A new, faster Windows Search is currently testing with Insiders ahead of a broader rollout later this year.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-15
Google announced updates to its AI search features that place inline links higher and more frequently in responses, add link carousels for timely articles, and make end-of-query links more visually prominent with thumbnails. It's also testing clickable publisher profile links in AI Mode and says over 400 publishers now participate in its News AI licensing pilot, with Axios, CNN, and the Financial Times newly joining.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-15
Google has rolled out new shopping tools, including Universal Cart, which lets users save products from multiple retailers in one place via AI Mode in Search or the Gemini app, and a When to Buy Guide that advises on discount timing. The cart draws on over 60 billion listings from Google's Shopping Graph to track price drops and restocks, and integrates with Google Wallet and Google Pay to surface card perks and promo codes.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-15
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