Substack
From Substack: In the coming days, we will start rolling out a way for writing, ideas, and discussion to travel through the Substack network. We’re calling this new product Notes. In Notes, writers will be able to post short-form content and share ideas with each other and their readers.
The Verge
The Verge has created a pretty quick and fun color quiz where you try to pick the correct color for 8 logos. I managed to get 7 out of 8 correct, which was pretty good considering the average is about 4.5.
AI
Feedly, the popular RSS feed service, recently came under fire for a now-deleted blog post (here is an Internet Wayback Machine link) in which they discussed using AI models to track protests, riots, and rallies. Many people were concerned that this technology could be used by employers and corporations to
AI
Noor Al-Sibai and Jon Christian writing for Futurism: Earlier this year, when BuzzFeed announced plans to start publishing AI-assisted content, its CEO Jonah Peretti promised the tech would be held to a high standard. “I think that there are two paths for AI in digital media,” Peretti told CNN. “One
Podcasting
From Spotify’s news blog: It’s official: Anchor, the world’s largest podcast hosting platform, has combined with Spotify for Podcasters to create an all-new, first-of-its-kind platform with everything you need to create and grow a podcast This is exciting for podcasters who are already hosted on the platform—
Casey Newton
Hard Fork is a show that I slept on far too long and as someone that has interviewed Casey before I feel shame admitting it. This episode in particular really grabbed on to me, and it was so good I plan to listen to it again in a few days.
Alec Bellos
Alec Bellos writing for Atlas Obscura: Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw—generally considered one of the greatest playwrights in the English language—was a controversial figure, who infused his many plays with his strident political and social views.>> One of the causes he embraced most passionately was the
Hack
Tom Warren writing for The Verge: Popular YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips has been hacked this morning, with the channel’s 15.3 million subscribers seeing videos for crypto scams instead of tech hardware reviews. It’s the latest breach in a series of high-profile YouTube accounts being hacked, with
Gaming
The animation, writing, and voice acting in this is absolutely perfect. I loved this game when it came out and I truly would watch a whole series of this show.
AI
Elizabeth M. Renieris writing for The Walrus: And now, argues tech writer Paris Marx, “new technologies like AI are framed as offering us various forms of empowerment and liberation: We’ll be able to work more productively, spend less time doing our chores, and anything we want will be a
Ashley Esqueda
Ashley Esqueda has been making a great mini-series withing Vergecast called Solo Acts where she interviews solo entrepreneurs making awesome things on the internet. In her final episode she had Marco Arment on and it did not disappoint. I have long been a fan of Marco’s work and to
Subscriptions
Leticia Miranda writing for Bloomberg: If it feels like you’re drowning in subscriptions, you aren’t wrong. It’s hard to keep track and, even if you do, you may eat at Panera a lot less than you thought after the first few months of guzzling free tea. For