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Well, I'll tell ya... they're gonna need ALL the writers.
✅ xAI Wants to Hire Award-Winning Writers to Train Elon Musk's Stupid AI Chatbot
https://gizmodo.com/xai-wants-to-hire-award-winning-writers-to-train-elon-…

xAI Wants to Hire Award-Winning Writers to Train Elon Musk's Stupid AI Chatbot
How many award-winning writers are desperate enough to train Grok?

Heap-buffer-overflow in EXIF writer for extra IFD tags
#exif

⚔️ Rewriting the Chivalrous Yakuza: Interview with Stray Manga Writer Ryu Kamio
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-02-11/rewriting-the-chivalrous-yakuza-with-stray-manga-writer-ryu-kamio/.233054

Rewriting the Chivalrous Yakuza: Interview with Stray Manga Writer Ryu Kamio
"I have no time for those who uncritically submit to authority. If one senses that the direction their group is heading is misguided, I believe they should have the courage to cry out that it is wrong."

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which had about 75K digital-only subscribers and 40K print subscribers, ends its print edition after 157 years (Kay Powell/Atlanta Magazine)
https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-cultu

An obituary for the AJC's print edition, from its legendary obituary writer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution print edition, 157, dies on December 31, 2025, succumbing to burgeoning digital news coverage. No service is planned. The paper’s survivors will include 40,000 Atlanta Journal-Constitution print subscribers. In lieu of flowers, readers are asked to refresh their browsers.

I joined a writers group a little while ago, and it's been super helpful. I've gotten some really great constructive feedback. I'm re-publishing a story I published earlier and have edited based on that feedback, so here it is:
https://hexmhell.writeas.com/on-the-economics-of-slaying-dragons

Waarderings en glimlacherijen om de last.fm jaarsamenvatting.

Writers Talking
The podcast that shares the writerly convos that writers have when no one is listening (even if they are listening) - looking to demystify the writerly process...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/writers-talking/

SEO agency Clickout bought The Escapist and two other UK-based gaming sites, fired and replaced staff with AI, and filled the sites with content about casinos (Rob Waugh/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/staff-journalists-sacke…

Staff journalists sacked and misleadingly replaced with AI writers
A network of gaming sites has fired multiple human staff in recent days and replaced them with AI writers, complete with fake pics and biogs. 

The Atlantic hires David Brooks as a staff writer and host of a new weekly video podcast, starting in February, after 22 years as an NYT opinion columnist (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/2026/01/atlantic-hires-davi…

The Atlantic hires David Brooks as a staff writer
New home for his writing, and to launch a video podcast

The Athletic hires six former Washington Post sports reporters, including Candace Buckner, after the Post dismantled its sports section earlier in February (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/26/athletic-washington-post-dc-sports-writers

Exclusive: The Athletic hires Washington Post sports writers
As the Washington Post shrinks, the New York Times is scooping up some of its talent.