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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 22, 2026
News will be intermediated by AI. What's next?
"News will be intermediated by AI, whether we like it or not." The solution will involve common infrastructure, open technology, data portability, and fighting against lock-in at all costs.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 20, 2026
AI can weaken relationships between people - and teams suffer as a result.
"When people see AI as a more competent, trustworthy, and preferable source of input than a colleague, they replace human interactions that otherwise would have built or maintained trust."
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 20, 2026
Foursquare died at the hands of private equity. What happens next?
Foursquare has come to an end at the hands of private equity. It was a fun service that led to really great real-world experiences - but what happens to those check-ins now?
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 18, 2026
A landmark study of AI in newsrooms reveals they need to be coaxed to experiment with their business models
This is a landmark study in AI use in newsrooms. It reveals that newsrooms rarely experiment with their business models without outside help.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 15, 2026
Current Affairs says it's banning AI
Current Affairs has enshrined tough restrictions on publishing using generative AI into its union contract. It's bet is that it will publish better journalism that way.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 15, 2026
Treat your 1:1 relationships with intention
Too often, 1:1s can be reactive, unstructured spaces - or simple status reports that don't give the relationship time to breathe. This advice changes that dynamic.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 14, 2026
Argentina's top news app was made by two 23 year olds using AI
46% of Argentine adults avoid the news. These 23 year olds vibe coded a solution that's turned into the most popular news app in the country.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 13, 2026
Young people trust AI more than the people in their lives.
48% of young people who use AI trust it more than the humans in their lives.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 7, 2026
Graze's election night dashboard demonstrates the power of open algorithms
"Every federal and gubernatorial race, by name and by state, read from what people are actually saying" - all powered by the open social web.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerOct 3, 2026
Amazon tries to placate data center protesters
Amazon's concessions indicate that data center protests are working. But the company is offering less than pocket change.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerSep 29, 2026
The Lenfest AI Collaborative has additional funding. That's great for open source in news.
The Lenfest AI Collaborative lets newsrooms explore a new technology together - but more importantly, it gives them the muscle to open source their work and collaborate.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerSep 28, 2026
The Public Ledger of Credentials directory is taking flight
By taking identity resolution to an independent organization, Bluesky is securing the future of its network, and of AT Protocol.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerSep 22, 2026
Trump TV is the only source of footage of the President. That may be exactly what he wants.
In the same week, the President banned three networks from the White House - and started his own. It's not a coincidence that this happened so close to the midterms.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerSep 10, 2026
Two more newsrooms are suing OpenAI. It's complicated.
Publishers are suing AI vendors, accusing them of theft. But are they giving the creators responsible for building their value a fair deal?
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerSep 8, 2026
Your TV is spying on you, and it's worse than you think.
In a world where predictive policing is becoming more commonplace, TVs that report on what you're watching, record you using live mics, and scan your network for connected devices are a liability.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerSep 1, 2026
AI companies are at risk of making Silicon Valley's harmful mistakes all over again
Years ago, Facebook's lack of care for global communities made them complicit in a genocide. AI companies risk making the same mistakes.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerAug 14, 2026
Chicago's social network is a huge bet for news. I think it's the future.
Chicago Public Media is building a social network for America's third largest city. Forget AI - this is the thing I'm most excited about in news technology.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJul 30, 2026
Change is fractal. It starts with leaders
"Leaders are leverage. Every leader is a multiplier, if they choose to be."
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJul 27, 2026
Don't bring sensitive data to a border crossing
The DOJ is trying to prosecute Sam Tunick for allegedly using a duress passcode. It's a lesson in why your best protection is having nothing to protect.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJul 25, 2026
Can data collectives help strengthen vulnerable cultures in the face of AI?
"Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies."
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJul 23, 2026
AI vendors can't be trusted to secure their systems. Newsrooms need to act accordingly
There were two big lapses in the Hugging Face / OpenAI hacking story: the lack of security protections on OpenAI's end, and Hugging Face's vulnerable production database. That should worry anyone who uses AI with sensitive data.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJul 23, 2026
Private healthcare makes industries less innovative. It's time for change.
1 in 4 American workers stay in their jobs because of the healthcare. It suppresses wages and working conditions - and prevents innovators from heading out on their own.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJul 21, 2026
People are transcribing your conversations without asking. That puts you at risk.
Apps like Granola make it easy to transcribe conversations without asking for consent. Those transcripts are a subpoena honeypot.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJul 20, 2026
American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing.
China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead. America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it.
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