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In this issue: Why flat-rate AI pricing was always too good to last. Danish School of Media and Journalism’s Peder Hammerskov on value, trust, and what AI should never replace. Plus: Six ways to shrink your token bill before someone does it for you.
In this issue: Disagreement at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia. Why newsrooms are betting on human voices and losing them anyway. Dave Jorgenson, Joanna Stern, and the talent drain nobody wants to talk about. Plus: Leibniz-Institute’s Antonia Eichenauer on the one question that has nothing to do with AI.
In this issue: The Second Brain dream goes mainstream. Google’s AI Overviews get it wrong one in ten times. Martin Schori on why newsrooms are still solving the wrong problems. Plus: an X-Files watch planner and a New York City queue camera.
In this issue: OpenAI buys a talk show and calls it editorial independence. The New Yorker asks if Sam Altman can be trusted. Monsur Hussain on adoption, sovereignty, and trust in African newsrooms. Plus: how I Claude-coded myself into a loop and blew my API budget.
In this issue: What journalists bring to the table when AI can write, edit, and fact-check. A chatbot that agrees with you even when you’re wrong. Lisa-Marie Eckardt on what was said at SXSW in Austin that not enough people heard. Plus: the man racing a politician to the oldest pothole in New York City.
In this issue: Your phone as a remote control for your computer, and why some people would rather keep their AI local. Sebastian Horn, Director AI and Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Die Zeit, on liquid content and the rise of agents. Sora shuts down, BuzzFeed ships three apps at once. Plus: a metal toy with cartoon eyes gets anxious in loud rooms.
In this issue: Sloppypasta is everywhere and we need to talk about it. Tokyo Broadcasting System’s Emiko Kawabata on what happens to journalism when AI becomes the gateway to information. A tool for image verification. And: a Chrome plugin for people who just want the text.
In this issue: AI-altered images from the Iran conflict, and newsrooms pulling photos. Opinionated software plans drone strikes. Joe Amditis and Hacks/Hackers on vibecoding, 34 projects on display. Plus: free voice cloning on a MacBook, one Terminal command away.
In this issue: AI is rewriting English, and not in a good way. A new coalition named Spur wants to fix journalism’s licensing mess. Elisabeth Gamperl on building for user intent before tech platforms do. Plus: breakfast as a vector space.
In this issue: The left thinks AI is a scam, the right is building with it, and Europe is asking the better question. Plus: the human in the loop might just be slowing things down, Google wants to make you a musician, and which AI should you actually be using right now.
In this issue: Why watermarks and authenticity labels won’t save us. A startup that wants to surveil writers to prove they’re human. Nic Newman on what 14 years of tracking media trends taught him about AI hype. Plus: A journalist’s system prompt that tells Claude to hallucinate less.
In this issue: The AI gap between agent orchestrators and chatbot users keeps widening. A pragmatic Chrome plugin hack to bring AI into your CMS. Velora Cycling’s Peter Stuart on what remains valuable when answers are free. Plus: Microsoft launches a content marketplace for publishers.
In this issue: An imaginary city of AI agents that never sleeps. Why the brutal economics of liquid content should keep you up at night. Harvard’s Shuwei Fang on the demand-side shock we’re not prepared for. Plus: Claude Cowork puts agentic AI in reach for the rest of us.
In this issue: AI still struggles with simple stuff, like turning a conference attendee list into LinkedIn connections. Nic Newman’s trend report says focus on original reporting, not evergreen content. Arte’s CTO Kemal Görgülü on why this is the moment to reclaim the digital public space. Plus: A Chrome extension that beams YouTube to NotebookLM, and why podcast archives might be the next frontier – or just another graveyard of good ideas.
In this issue: Predictions for journalism in 2026. Why explainers are dead and APIs for news might save us. My own prediction: to compete with machines, we become more human. Plus: Three questions with Ukrainian journalist Kateryna Noshkaliuk on AI, inclusion, and the disinformation snowball.
