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","summary":"\"Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies.\"","url":"https://werd.io/can-data-collectives-help-strengthen-vulnerable-cultures-in-the-face-of-ai/","date_published":"2026-07-25T14:23:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 14:23","date_timestamp":1784989385,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94633893","content_html":"Notable links: July 24, 2026: werd.io
","summary":"America's AI dominance is under threat; AI vendors put us at risk; meanwhile, everyone's staying in their jobs for the health insurance.","url":"https://werd.io/notable-links-july-24-206/","date_published":"2026-07-24T13:30:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 13:30","date_timestamp":1784899849,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94574524","content_html":"AI vendors can't be trusted to secure their systems. Newsrooms need to act accordingly: werd.io
","summary":"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.","url":"https://werd.io/ai-vendors-cant-be-trusted-to-secure-their-systems-newsrooms-need-to-act-accordingly/","date_published":"2026-07-23T14:29:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 14:29","date_timestamp":1784816977,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94574523","content_html":"Private healthcare makes industries less innovative. It's time for change. werd.io
","summary":"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.","url":"https://werd.io/private-healthcare-makes-industries-less-innovative-its-time-for-change/","date_published":"2026-07-23T13:47:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 13:47","date_timestamp":1784814453,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94387312","content_html":"People are transcribing your conversations without asking. That puts you at risk. werd.io
","summary":"Apps like Granola make it easy to transcribe conversations without asking for consent. Those transcripts are a subpoena honeypot.","url":"https://werd.io/people-are-transcribing-your-conversations-without-asking-that-puts-you-at-risk/","date_published":"2026-07-21T02:40:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 02:40","date_timestamp":1784601650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94387311","content_html":"American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing. werd.io
","summary":"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.","url":"https://werd.io/american-ai-is-locked-down-and-proprietary-its-losing/","date_published":"2026-07-20T14:15:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 14:15","date_timestamp":1784556938,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94218913","content_html":"Notable links: July 17, 2026: werd.io
","summary":"At a time when journalism is increasingly under attack, we need PIT Crews for news.","url":"https://werd.io/notable-links-july-17-2026/","date_published":"2026-07-17T13:28:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 13:28","date_timestamp":1784294926,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94218912","content_html":"To innovate, news needs allies: werd.io
","summary":"\"Allies, archives and infrastructure in the AI age\" - a list of people with the potential to push news forward.","url":"https://werd.io/to-innovate-news-needs-allies/","date_published":"2026-07-17T13:26:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 13:26","date_timestamp":1784294810,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94032913","content_html":"The SFPD leaked its drone footage. It shouldn't be surveilling to begin with. werd.io
","summary":"Surveillance doesn't improve crime or make anyone safer. It wastes civic dollars and creates new risks for vulnerable communities. The SFPD's leak demonstrates one reason why.","url":"https://werd.io/the-sfpd-leaked-its-drone-footage-it-shouldnt-be-surveilling-to-begin-with/","date_published":"2026-07-14T12:31:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 12:31","date_timestamp":1784032292,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94032912","content_html":"We need a PIT Crew for news: werd.io
","summary":"Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a radically collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to building internal technology capacity. News has a lot to learn from it.","url":"https://werd.io/we-need-a-pit-crew-for-news/","date_published":"2026-07-14T12:07:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 12:07","date_timestamp":1784030838,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93972628","content_html":"Climate.gov was destroyed. Open data saved it. werd.io
","summary":"\"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.\"","url":"https://werd.io/climate-gov-was-destroyed-open-data-saved-it/","date_published":"2026-07-13T19:01:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 19:01","date_timestamp":1783969272,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93915246","content_html":"The Trump administration is subpoenaing journalists to reveal sources. Their data security is more important than ever. werd.io
","summary":"\"Historically, the Justice Department has sought to subpoena reporters only as a last resort after other reasonable options have been exhausted.\" Now the FBI is doing it to satisfy an angry President.","url":"https://werd.io/the-trump-administration-is-subpoenaing-journalists-to-reveal-sources-their-data-security-is-more-important-than-ever/","date_published":"2026-07-12T14:59:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-12 14:59","date_timestamp":1783868357,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93816224","content_html":"Notable links: July 10, 2026: werd.io
","summary":"In the face of declining trust in media, communities are part of the solution.","url":"https://werd.io/notable-links-july-10-2026/","date_published":"2026-07-10T13:42:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 13:42","date_timestamp":1783690963,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93816223","content_html":"Communities will build trust and loyalty for local public media. Chicago Public Media is taking a big leap forward. werd.io
","summary":"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.","url":"https://werd.io/communities-will-build-trust-and-loyalty-for-local-public-media-chicago-public-media-is-taking-a-big-leap-forward/","date_published":"2026-07-10T13:35:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 13:35","date_timestamp":1783690530,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93756690","content_html":"As social networks fill up with AI slop, trusted relationships and communities will win. werd.io
","summary":"Long-form LinkedIn posts are 41% slop. Other social networks are not far behind.","url":"https://werd.io/as-social-networks-fill-up-with-ai-slop-trusted-relationships-and-communities-will-win/","date_published":"2026-07-09T15:55:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 15:55","date_timestamp":1783612543,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93756689","content_html":"IndieWeb Fiction Carnival: May 2026 Roundup: werd.io
","summary":"Three short fiction pieces","url":"https://werd.io/indieweb-fiction-carnival-may-2026-roundup/","date_published":"2026-07-09T14:15:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 14:15","date_timestamp":1783606513,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93694360","content_html":"Startups track business metrics. Newsrooms should learn from them. werd.io
","summary":"I've rarely seen newsroom business teams discuss metrics like LTV, CAC, and even ARR outside fundraising or finance. They should be commonly known.","url":"https://werd.io/startups-track-business-metrics-newsrooms-should-learn-from-them/","date_published":"2026-07-08T13:59:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 13:59","date_timestamp":1783519195,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93631828","content_html":"CNN and CNBC promote gambling to make a cheap buck: werd.io
","summary":"Some newsrooms are making money from deals with prediction markets. It will only serve to further destroy the public's trust in news.","url":"https://werd.io/cnn-and-cnbc-promote-gambling-to-make-a-cheap-buck/","date_published":"2026-07-07T16:59:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 16:59","date_timestamp":1783443577,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93571095","content_html":"Governance can prevent AI from being used to undermine democracy. But only if it has teeth. werd.io
","summary":"The apparatus to cement centralized, undemocratic power has already been built. Regulations have a part to play, but they can't just be recommendations.","url":"https://werd.io/governance-can-prevent-ai-from-being-used-to-undermine-democracy-but-only-if-it-has-teeth/","date_published":"2026-07-06T13:37:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 13:37","date_timestamp":1783345051,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93463665","content_html":"Happy 250th birthday, America: werd.io
","summary":"Let's keep building.","url":"https://werd.io/happy-250th-birthday-america/","date_published":"2026-07-04T14:11:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 14:11","date_timestamp":1783174311,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93413004","content_html":"Notable links: July 3, 2026: werd.io
","summary":"AI, surveillance, open tech, and news as a business.","url":"https://werd.io/notable-links-july-3-2026/","date_published":"2026-07-03T14:09:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 14:09","date_timestamp":1783087756,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93413003","content_html":"A new media spinout provides streaming apps for public service broadcasters. I just wish it was open. werd.io
","summary":"We need to see more technical collaborations between public service media organizations. It's also really important that they're based on open technology that doesn't lock them in.","url":"https://werd.io/a-new-media-spinout-provides-streaming-apps-for-public-service-broadcasters-i-just-wish-it-was-open/","date_published":"2026-07-03T13:40:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 13:40","date_timestamp":1783086042,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93413002","content_html":"Newsrooms need to get comfortable expressing their business value - and raising money on it. werd.io
","summary":"Newsrooms like to spend their time on the journalistic process and assume that the value of their work will speak for itself. They need to start selling themselves.","url":"https://werd.io/newsrooms-need-to-get-comfortable-expressing-their-business-value-and-raising-money-on-it/","date_published":"2026-07-03T13:13:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 13:13","date_timestamp":1783084386,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93355891","content_html":"OpenAI wants to give us 5% of its success. It's a bad bargain. werd.io
","summary":"A wealth fund that shares 5% of AI success with government and voters is either based on hype or not nearly enough to cover the damage. Either way, the incentives are perverse.","url":"https://werd.io/openai-wants-to-give-us-5-of-its-success-its-a-bad-bargain/","date_published":"2026-07-02T13:31:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 13:31","date_timestamp":1782999065,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93294097","content_html":"I have a theory about AI fake news site The Editorial: werd.io
","summary":"I was taken in by a fake AI news site. I think it may be an attempt to poison LLMs with propaganda.","url":"https://werd.io/i-have-a-theory-about-ai-fake-news-site-the-editorial/","date_published":"2026-07-02T00:29:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 00:29","date_timestamp":1782952151,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"68933258","content_html":"@werd.io Point taken! It had a very good run. Unfortunately it didn’t run for 34 years for us, so I’ve only known it during its finickety later years.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:77tdak46psveqneyegsdyc7l/post/3ltsj75oyp22q","date_published":"2025-07-12T23:28:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Werdmuller","url":"http://werd.io","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbenwerd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"benwerd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-12 23:28","date_timestamp":1752362934,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"68933259","content_html":"@werd.io You’re right, it was probably an amazing fridge back when Blossom was on TV. It is, however, past the end of its life.
\nNext one’s a Samsung ;)
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