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Boing Boing Newsletter, January 27, 2026

Immortal sharks, earbuds from hell, and a typewriter made of LEGO

Boing Boing
Jan 27, 2026
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Photo: Mark Frauenfelder

Today: Scientists study how Greenland sharks live for 500 years. Bluesky treats ICE agents as a “protected characteristic.” Iran tests permanent two-tier internet access. Congress votes to keep car kill switches. ICE mines Medicaid data using Palantir. DOOM runs on wireless earbuds. A fired CEO hijacks his company’s domain for $…

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