I relaunched my website on Ghost. Here's why. [werd.io/welcome-to-t...](
Ben Werdmuller
Welcome to my new site
I relaunched my website on Ghost. Here's why.
 ) [Welcome to the new werd.io](
Ben Werdmuller
Welcome to my new site
I relaunched my website on Ghost. Here's why.
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I enjoyed this and recommend it as an overview of the shortcomings both of "AI" as a technology and, in particular, of the vendors who are currently giving us the hard sell. I liked the recommendation that smaller, more ethically-trained models for specific problems may be part of the solution. [The AI Con: How to Fight Big T...](
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The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
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It's not about one protocol; it's about the open social web as a people-centered movement. Bounce lets you move from service to service, keeping your network in the process. #Fediverse [www.theverge.com/news/678928/...](
The Verge
Bounce lets you move from Bluesky to Mastodon without losing followers
If you want to expand your reach, this seems like a simple way to do it.
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The Verge
Bounce lets you move from Bluesky to Mastodon without losing followers
If you want to expand your reach, this seems like a simple way to do it.
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Journalism treats technology like something that happens to it - like an asteroid. But newsrooms need to take control of their tech destiny. I wrote about how to build technology leadership and culture in newsrooms in order to preserve their own futures: [werd.io/2025/buildin...](
Ben Werdmuller
Building a newsroom technology culture
A practical guide to hiring, supporting, and empowering the technology competence that journalism needs to survive.
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Ben Werdmuller
Building a newsroom technology culture
A practical guide to hiring, supporting, and empowering the technology competence that journalism needs to survive.
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Commuting into NYC. Call me crazy, but I think the solution to high demand on public transit is to add more trains, not to raise prices. It’s infrastructure that has knock-on effects on the whole economy, not a business that needs to be profitable in isolation.
If I was Substack, this is exactly what I'd be doing. But then again, if I was Substack, I wouldn't have paid Nazis to post on my network. #Media [www.thebulwark.com/p/substack-e...](
The Substack Election
Dems hoping the platform can provide the audience and influence they want for 2028.
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The Substack Election
Dems hoping the platform can provide the audience and influence they want for 2028.
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