Mojtaba Khamenei's selection as Iran's Supreme Leader signals the war is likely to go on even as the wrangling over the decision hints at tensions between the military and civilian leadership.

The BYD Seal 07 sedan costs far less than the Tesla Model 3 in China, but leads in charging performance and overall tech. insideevs.com/news/789269/...

President Trump’s administration spent the past year dismissing Europeans as pathetic and irrelevant. Now, as he wages a war alongside Israel to force regime change in Iran, he wants Europe to cheer him on.

This is very, very well reported, and I hope it leads to real change and greater accountability.

Who could possibly have predicted that a company whose slogan is "cheat on everything" would cheat? techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/c...

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

It’s already 10C on this winter heatwave day & I’ve employed the emergency Leonard Cohen quote in my @thestar.com column about poor snow clearing + gaslightingesque messaging coming from city hall. Beautiful Losers, 1966:

Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.

Several of the people behind the Nash The Slash Rises Again! documentary were on Toronto Mike'd today to talk about the film and the bandaged impresario. www.torontomike.com/2026/03/nash...

Some urbanism news: my paper has re-started the #cities beat after an ~16-month hiatus. It will be done now by my colleague Patrick White, who I do not believe is on here. Important file, which I enjoyed reporting on, and I'm looking forward to seeing how he takes the coverage in new directions

Authorities in Kharkiv said a ballistic missile strike destroyed an apartment block, killing 10 people.

Why Tesla robotaxis can't go driverless: -4x more likely to crash vs humans -3x more likely to cause an injury crash vs humans -FSD knowingly runs red lights/drives the wrong way -Tesla can't explain why -Regulatory strangle: 1000s of new FSD crashes found open.substack.com/pub/bradmunc...

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors. My report:

With gas prices soaring, some people might search for cheaper transportation options. In many cites, a bicycle is a cheap and easy way to get around gas free. Give it a try.

The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December.

Roblox says it paid out $1.5B to game creators in 2025 and the top 1,000 earned $1.3M on average; 50%+ of creators list high school as their highest education (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Excellent Toronto Star column by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social about Toronto's poor snow clearing this winter. Appreciated his linking of my post about @bikewaysto.bsky.social's volunteer bike lane clearing efforts! #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Dozens killed as Israel ramps up strikes and raids in eastern Lebanon

Medical inflation has steadily outpaced general inflation for years, with bills for many brief, routine procedures reaching tens of thousands of dollars. Patients are flummoxed that insurance companies aren’t doing more to control costs.

Toronto! Apartment prejudice versus house privilege! This is getting so tired.

Oracle and OpenAI drop Texas data center expansion plan, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4sx243f

Sources: the US believes Chinese state-affiliated hackers breached an FBI computer network that holds information related to some domestic surveillance orders (Dustin Volz/Wall Street Journal) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Does anyone else feel sick of it all? Wrote for the Star about Toronto Police, Open AI and everyone in power who deserves a public shaming. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Japan Innovation Party coalition has put up a proposal to relax rules for defense equipment exports, a move that would be a major policy shift for Japan. 👉 ebx.sh/V9C2It

The increase in short-term rentals is worsening Italy's housing crisis.

FWIW, Orwell never said that

1010 & TVO framed Tory misconduct as an affair. FTR he had a secret romance with a junior staffer who reported to him. He helped get her a job at Rogers-owned MLSE in a role dealing with him & his office on issues involving public funds. He then voted at city council on an issue she handled at MLSE

Iceland will hold a referendum on Aug. 29 to decide whether to relaunch its stalled talks to join the EU, its government said today.

AOC: “That’s one reason he must be removed from office - if the Epstein files have such a hold on Trump & this admin that they are willing to plunge us & risk world war in order to save themselves politically - that is the definition of someone who cant make objective decisions for the American ppl”

love a statement in this year of our lord 2026 that could have been made to the Roman Senate

Warren Kinsella and Senator Charles Adler are coming to Ben Mulroney's defence and blaming TV producers for Ben sharing video game footage as if it were real air combat videos from Iran on his personal X account (I don't think they understand he is sharing this stuff on X, not on TV)

Star's Ben Spurr with the scoop - John Tory will not attempt a mayoral comeback. Tory, who resigned over an inapproriate relationship with a junior staffer, had said he was listening to people urging him to challenge Olivia Chow in October www.thestar.com/news/gta/joh...

Two drones struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, causing a small fire and minor material damage, Saudi officials have said. Follow our live blog as fighting continues across the Middle East: www.politico.eu/article/us-i...

Japan watching markets with 'extremely strong' sense of urgency, finance minister says reut.rs/4bg0BbH

After a bunch of assholes made money insider trading on the timing of the war, a different group of assholes could be making money for posting lies about the war

As Canada reaches "super-aged" status, advocates call on Premier Doug Ford to focus on the oldest of the old, those aged 80 or higher, whose numbers are surging. www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #onpoli #seniors #Ontario

Darcy Ballantyne discovered her father was Austin Clark. Here her powerful adoption story. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Overdue library books returned 50 years late. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As an autistic woman who loves fashion, self-expression and style can be hard work

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “We Americans have begun another Middle Eastern war based on dubious intelligence claims, and as in 2003, I fear we haven’t thought through the substantial risks and uncertain gains,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.

Maple Leafs vs. Senators: Auston Matthews and Craig Berube at a loss after Battle of Ontario disaster

Each one of those three missiles costs 33% more than the annual budget of the national park where I work.

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros, says deal is 'no longer financially attractive.'

Last month, a Pennsylvania farmer rejected $15M from data center developers to sell his farmland. Another in Wisconsin turned down $80M. America's farmers and others across the country are pushing back on Big Tech. This is what integrity looks like.

Hundreds of bills restricting transgender rights are under consideration across the U.S. as conservatives seek to capitalize on the Trump administration’s power. Kansas lawmakers voted on Wednesday to invalidate the driver’s licenses of transgender residents who changed the gender markers on them.

Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., begin returning to class following mass shooting

The Trump administration will withhold $259 million in Medicaid payments for Minnesota, escalating the fight between the state and the White House. Vice President JD Vance said the decision could presage similar crackdowns in other states as part of a “war on fraud.” https://wapo.st/4b95N0R

Japan's number of births came to 705,809 in 2025, hitting a new record low for the tenth consecutive year, preliminary figures by the health ministry showed Thursday.

it's sometimes worth checking if your newsroom is still paying dues and membership fees to ASME and your work qualifies for its award nominations

White House envoys disappointed after morning talks with Iranians, Axios reports reut.rs/3ZYI0e0