The social web is dying. Is that a good thing? mathewingram.com/work/2025/12...

Calculators hold out against AI uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/numbers...

Has social media finally peaked? The rise of AI and decline of screen time www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Aussies hit telcos for compensation amid growing mobile frustration www.channelnews.com.au/aussies-hit-...

Australia moves to make tech giants pay for news www.channelnews.com.au/australia-mo...

Its Forces Worn Down, Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/w...

Bold Assassinations Are ‘Reality Check’ in Mexico’s Cartel Fight www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/w...

The Russian economy is balancing on the edge of recession, yet the war could go on for years. Its financing appears to have no immediate major obstacles, according to experts.

Our new report on news influencers and creators is out. It contains: - 5 key findings (see link) - Top 15 most mentioned news influencers and creators by survey respondents in 24 countries - A typology of different content types (and examples of individuals that primarily produce each)

AI can’t care for you observer.co.uk/news/science...

After 14 years of war, Syrians see the sea for the first time observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Florida attorney general issues subpoenas to Roblox over child safety www.reuters.com/business/med...

Assad-era conspiracy to hide thousands of dead turned Syria’s remote desert into a mass grave www.reuters.com/investigates...

A spooky convergence is happening in media. Everything that is not already television is turning into television. www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...

We Don’t Have to Give In to the Smartphones www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

A.I. Video Generators Are Now So Good You Can No Longer Trust Your Eyes (and making social media a "complete dumpster" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

China Clamps Down Even Harder on Rare Earths www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...

Europe unveils plans for 'drone wall' to shield continent from Russian threats www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

US dangled threat of Tomahawks for Ukraine, then Russia called to negotiate www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

France is not alone in its crisis of political faith – belief in a democratic world is vanishing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western allies www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The internet has a few things to learn from TV link.vox.com/view/62b3af1...

AI’s Sameness Problem - for AI-generated content to achieve its potential, it’s going to have to increase its variety open.substack.com/pub/bigtechn...

Ukraine’s Drones Zero In on Oil Refineries www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

Madagascar Military Seizes Power, Then Nation Explodes in Joy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...

After 738 days, Israelis share mixed emotions as hostages are released from Gaza www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Roblox hosts all kinds of predators, but the platform believes it should be exempt from Australia's social media ban www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

How people think about AI’s role in journalism and society reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...

Write a bad review of Taylor Swift and get death threats: Inside the fan backlash facing critics in the digital age reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/write-b...

The generative AI wave isn’t coming — it’s already here, and it’s reshaping how the public finds information. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...

Watchdog journalism’s future may lie in the work of independent reporters like Pablo Torre www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/watc...

Google is abruptly changing the game for journalism — again www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Vladimir Putin is fearful the return of his convict army could destabilise Russian society, sources say www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Google AI Mode arrives to upend Australian publishers mumbrella.com.au/google-ai-mo...

"AI will create a new digital universe, and this moment provides the opportunity to learn the lessons of the past and design a new relationship between technology and society, that works in ethical and equitable ways." mumbrella.com.au/newscorps-mi...

How Google's AI Overviews are affecting Australian news websites www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

“Come over to the Bluesky app, we'll get together, have a few laughs”

Danish PM: airport drone incursion a ‘serious attack’ on critical infrastructure www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Could artificial intelligence and a universal basic income eliminate 'meaningless jobs'? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Australia may have to choose between a Chinese TikTok and one owned by Trump’s billionaire backers www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

'Looks like a toy, but it's real': BBC examines a downed Russian drone www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

'You just can't recreate that glow': The people who hunt old TVs www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Is artificial intelligence overhyped or is AI the 'fourth industrial revolution'? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

China has a 'chokehold' on the rare earth supply chain. Could Australia offer an alternative? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Ukraine could face waves of 2,000 drones as Russia ramps up mass production www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

AI-generated minister addresses Albanian parliament for first time www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

"Journalistic restraint still matters. Someone has to decide what should be witnessed and what scars can be spared." www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

It’s ‘do or die’ for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant apnews.com/article/rivi...

“Our country is being digitally mediated. Where we interact with other people, how we interact with broader society, that is more and more happening over feed algorithms. This is the most recent in a long line of ways that society has been changed by media technology.” apnews.com/article/soci...