AI
Shrimp Jesus and other unexpected results of the AI boom
AI is at once more ubiquitous and less useful than people think. Navigating the coming flood of generated content is going to be a challenge.
TikTok
TikTok Watch
The Chinese-controlled social network really doesn't want to play nice with other governments…
AI
AI: The dangerous lure of the tech evangelist
Yet again, the journalism business is dancing to the Tech Pied Piper's tune. Yet, even they don't know how the tune will end.
TikTok
TikTok vs the USA, AI vs the EU: Fight!
The regulators get itchy about China and AI, and a useful SEO tool gets its last update before AI changes everything — forever! (Maybe.)
Facebook
Facebook is done with our shit, frankly
It's never easy being dumped. But Meta has dumped us good and hard. We need to accept that — and move on.
podcasting
Podcasting's moving fast… and possibly breaking things
Some news from the podcasting world, as Apple gets transcription happy, Ai translations prove harder than expected — and the worst celebrity podcast is announced.
Automattic
What the hell is happening at Automattic?
The WordPress.com company is selling posts from that site and Tumblr to AI companies — while its CEO scraps with a banned user online. Which is… fine?
Vice
The second age of digital journalism is over
Vice is the latest digital player to collapse. But the phoenix of the third era of digital media is being birthed in the ashes of the social web age.