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A look at neighborhood newsletters in NY and elsewhere, which tend to be solo operations with small-scale followings, but point to a desire for local media (Kyle Chayka/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/your-friendly-neighbo…

Your Friendly Neighborhood Newsletter
Local newsletters from the “Boerum Bulletin” in Brooklyn to “The Eastside Rag” in L.A. are providing a sense of community that’s missing from our algorithmic feeds, writes Kyle Chayka.

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Scholar: 5 July - 12 July
https://ift.tt/aYL3XR8
CFP (ONLINE SEMINAR / PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY): Borders and Sustainability: Human and Natural…
via Input 4 RELCFP

"Seven weeks on X's For You feed shifted political views 4.7 percentage points towards the Republican party"
For those of you still there, your presence on #Twitter isn't helping.
https://www.nature.co…

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Racist violence in Belfast.
It's frightening how effectively the Russia-backed far right, assisted by Trump-linked Musk, can fan the flames in Europe.
Exploiting dark undercurrents and vulnerabilities in our societies, using their 'social' media algorithms to divide and rule.

Elaine Chao’s China Trip Just Days After McConnell’s Health Emergency Sparks New Questions
As Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized following a serious medical emergency,
a separate development involving his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao,
has ignited fresh questions in Washington.
Just three days after McConnell was rushed from his Washington, D.C., home to the hospital,
Chao appeared in Beijing for a meeting with Chinese Vice President H…

Elaine Chao’s China Trip Just Days After McConnell’s Health Emergency Sparks New Questions
As Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized following a serious medical emergency, a separate development involving his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, has ignited fresh questio…

"There are also mounting economic costs of falling behind. As of January 2026, more than 80% of European AI chatbot users relied on OpenAI's ChatGPT. That means European data — the raw material of the modern information economy — is flowing primarily into American algorithms rather than European ones."
No! This completely misunderstands what the advantage of a European stack should be. I don't care much whether my data goes to an American or a European company.
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How the EU became a digital colony — and how it might break free
European lawmakers and analysts warn that reliance on US artificial intelligence and digital services is a strategic liability, spurring calls for ...

NFL veterans that are in danger of losing their spot with 2026 rookie class coming in

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-draft-veterans-rookies-depth-chart/

While I'm definitely against AI art, I can appreciate the difficulties of the directors here. Perhaps they could have recreated it with diaspora actors or something, but I do recognize that it gets tricky.
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-enter…

Lights, camera, algorithm: First fully AI-generated film set to premiere at Tribeca Festival
Iranian director Ash Koosha said, ‘I would have preferred to make this film with a crew, with actors, with the dignity of a full production’

Catch 22
The marketing podcast for anyone who's over the copy-paste AI slop information filling their algorithm...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/catch-22/

I’m a bit in love with Current Reader 🧡 https://www.currentreader.app
Finally, reading news without the stress of -clearing- the RSS reader. No badge pressure, no -200 articles behind- feeling. It feels like social media: Pop in, read a few good pieces, pop out. But without the algorithm, without tracking, …