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  Amazon's concessions indicate that data center protests are working. But the company is offering less than pocket change. #AI https://werd.io/amazon-tries-to-placate-data-center-protesters/

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  By taking identity resolution to an independent organization, Bluesky is securing the future of its network, and of AT Protocol. #Technology https://werd.io/the-public-ledger-of-credentials-directory-is-taking-flight/

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  A little late to the party, but wowzers. Best wishes to everyone at Automattic: it's an important company filled with brilliant people, and they deserve stable leadership and an environment that supports them. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-into-leave-of-absence/

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  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. #Democracy https://werd.io/your-tv-is-spying-on-you-and-its-worse-than-you-think/

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  This one will hurt: I love 1Password as a product. But I'm the son of a concentration camp survivor. I will not give money to companies that align themselves with nationalism, and certainly not ethnic cleansing. Completely disappointing, @1password@1password.social. https://www.flyingpenguin.com/dhh-nazism-funded-by-1password-vp-who-wrote-honest-security/

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  It seems to me that if legislators are genuinely worried about social media harming children through adverse algorithms, they could require that the algorithms are transparently auditable. Otherwise one might think they’re trying to add identity surveillance through the back door.

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  This seems very good. https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfire-for-communities/

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  I'm not sure right-aligned and left-aligned fit well, but I think it's very clear that some technology founders genuinely want to empower all of humanity, and some want to empower the people who are just like them. The only tech that matters is the kind that makes *everyone's* life better.

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  "Basically, when you look at the most popular pieces of entertainment in the world, they tend to be pure wish fulfillment. And I don't think queer creators should surrender one of the most powerful tools in storytelling to be used only by those who hate us." I love this. https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/my-favorite-new-books-plus-a-rant-about-escapism/

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  I know it's not the biggest or most important thing about what's happening in UK politics today, but it drives me bananas that all these politicians are making statements on X. Even Instagram would be a better choice. What will it take for people to leave that hateful site?!

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  Enjoying the comments from that wacky gang on Hacker News

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  "Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance." Your tax dollars at work. https://www.propublica.org/article/human-rights-aid-right-wing-causes

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  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. #AI https://werd.io/american-ai-is-locked-down-and-proprietary-its-losing/

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  If the goal isn’t an open, democratic society where everyone can be themselves without fear regardless of background, context, or orientation, every single person has the opportunity to lead a good life, and nobody can fall through the cracks into poverty or homelessness, I don’t know what we’re doing here.

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  Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a radically collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to building internal technology capacity. News has a lot to learn from it. #Media https://werd.io/we-need-a-pit-crew-for-news/

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  "After losing their jobs at NOAA, Rebecca Lindsey, her sister and another colleague teamed up to rebuild a pivotal resource the Trump administration took offline." #Democracy https://werd.io/climate-gov-was-destroyed-open-data-saved-it/

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  An insight into the kinds of data security practices that are really important for newsrooms and journalism right now: https://werd.io/the-trump-administration-is-subpoenaing-journalists-to-reveal-sources-their-data-security-is-more-important-than-ever/

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  For a couple of years now, I've obsessively closed my Apple Fitness rings every day. It's arbitrary but enough to prompt me to do some extra exercise. For the last two nights running, I've taken a late-night walk directly after a thunderstorm, while lightning still danced across the sky. Magical.

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  Most Fridays, I share a handful of pieces that caught my eye at the intersection of technology, media, and society. This was this week's roundup, about AI, surveillance, open tech, and news as a business. https://werd.io/notable-links-july-3-2026/

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  One year I'll make it to #dwebcamp. This is not the year - I'm busily packing up my house to move out. But I hope everyone has wonderful, actionable conversations and a great time. And maybe I'll finally get there next year?

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  Dua Lipa seems like someone who uses her fame incredibly well. This is cool (as is her book club): https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/29/dua-lipa-opens-library-for-banned-and-censored-books-in-portugal

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  Some newsrooms are making money from deals with prediction markets. It will only serve to further destroy the public's trust in news. #Media https://werd.io/cnn-and-cnbc-promote-gambling-to-make-a-cheap-buck/

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  Long-form LinkedIn posts are 41% slop. Other social networks are not far behind. #Technology https://werd.io/as-social-networks-fill-up-with-ai-slop-trusted-relationships-and-communities-will-win/

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  Chicago Public Media is launching a region-wide social platform as a way to bolster its journalism. I believe it represents a path to the future. #Media https://werd.io/communities-will-build-trust-and-loyalty-for-local-public-media-chicago-public-media-is-taking-a-big-leap-forward/

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  Every week I gather notable links and articles that I think are worth discussing. In today's roundup, why building platforms to support communities and build trusted relationships is important in a world where AI and bad business practices are eroding trust in news and journalism. https://werd.io/notable-links-july-10-2026/

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  This book is freaking great. Send a copy to your immigration skeptic friends as well as to the people in your life who already understand that migration is a source of hope. A pleasure to read. https://bookshop.org/a/7949/9781635577860

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  I like to think I’m an empathetic, gentle parent - and I think strict parenting is bad parenting - but nothing tests my patience like toddler toothbrushing time. Goodness me.

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  I appreciate the Mitch McConnell jokes, I do, but it appears that they’re trying to stretch this out until after an August 3rd deadline that would mean there wouldn’t be an election to fill his seat until after the midterms, which would be a pretty egregious subversion of democracy. And maybe we should be saying that a little louder.

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  We're hiring a new technical support specialist to join @ProPublica@newsie.social's enterprise technology team. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize winning non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust by government, business, and other institutions - so you're helping support an incredible mission with some unique technical challenges. It's a meaningful place to work and make a difference. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4...

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  I've rarely seen newsroom business teams discuss metrics like LTV, CAC, and even ARR outside fundraising or finance. They should be commonly known. #Business https://werd.io/startups-track-business-metrics-newsrooms-should-learn-from-them/