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Technology

Why I'm all-in on Zen Browser

After Arc's pivot to AI left power users behind, I found the browser I actually wanted.

19 Aug 2025

Media

The 19th's Strategic Plan

"The 19th developed seven key initiatives to guide our priorities for the next three years." Doing this work in public is such a smart move.

18 Aug 2025
Ask a newsroom technology leader

Ask a newsroom technology leader

Ask a newsroom technology leader

From startup CTO to newsroom leader: Ask me anything.

16 Aug 2025

Democracy

How Do We Tell the Story of Gaza’s Murdered Journalists?

"Now, nearly two years and more than 250 assassinations later, I can count the names of the living journalists in Gaza I follow on one hand."

15 Aug 2025

Technology

Funding Open Source like public infrastructure

"Open Source runs much of the world's critical infrastructure. It powers government services, supports national security, and enables everything from public health systems to elections. This means governments must help fund Open Source."

14 Aug 2025

Technology

Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome

"Artificial-intelligence startup Perplexity offered to purchase Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion as it works to challenge the tech giant’s web-search dominance."

13 Aug 2025
Lifelogging under fascism

Democracy

Lifelogging under fascism

How self-tracking became self-incrimination

10 Aug 2025
What I owe to August 6

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What I owe to August 6

It was a war crime. And my relationship to it is complicated.

06 Aug 2025

Technology

Japan: Apple Must Lift Browser Engine Ban by December

Japan, the EU, and the UK all now require Apple to support third-party browser engines. That's great news for the open web.

06 Aug 2025

Technology

Silicon Valley’s Dream Tech Job Is Disappearing

“We’re seeing right now why tech needs unions.”

04 Aug 2025

Technology

Ghost 6.0

The new version of Ghost connects every site to an open social network that provides built-in reach without losing independence.

04 Aug 2025

Asides

Small repairs

Drinking Sunday coffee in the hyper-normal

03 Aug 2025
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