Jeff D'Onofrio, former CEO of Tumblr, has been appointed as the acting CEO and publisher of The Washington Post, replacing Will Lewis who stepped down following mass layoffs earlier this week, according to The Verge. D'Onofrio, who previously served as the Post's CFO since June of last year, takes the helm of the news organization amidst significant changes.
The appointment comes after a period of upheaval at the Post, with Lewis's tenure described as "contentious" by The Verge. The mass layoffs this week prompted the leadership change, setting the stage for D'Onofrio to navigate the company through a period of transition. D'Onofrio's experience includes leading Tumblr from 2017 to 2022.
In other news, the enforcement of environmental laws by the EPA under the Trump administration saw a significant decline, according to a report from the Environmental Integrity Project, as reported by Ars Technica. Civil lawsuits filed by the US Department of Justice in cases referred by the EPA dropped to just 16 in the first 12 months after Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. This represents a 76 percent decrease compared to the first year of the Biden administration.
Meanwhile, the 2026 Olympic Winter Games are underway, with allegations of male ski jumpers injecting their penises with fillers to gain a flight advantage surfacing, as reported by Ars Technica. The rumor suggests that a larger bulge could provide extra centimeters in their jumpsuits, potentially increasing surface area for gliding. A 2025 study cited in the article indicated that every 2 cm of extra fabric could make a difference in the sport.
In legal news, a New York federal judge took the rare step of terminating a case due to a lawyer's repeated misuse of AI in drafting filings, according to Ars Technica. Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled that sanctions were warranted after attorney Steven Feldman repeatedly submitted documents with fake citations. One of Feldman's filings was noted for its "conspicuously florid prose."
Finally, a Reddit clone called Moltbook, designed as a social network for bots, went viral this week, according to MIT Technology Review. Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht, Moltbook allowed AI agents to share and discuss information. Over 1.7 million agents now have accounts, having published more than 250,000 posts and leaving more than 8.5 million comments.
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