We took The Traitor’s taxpayer-funded chatbot for a test drive. The ride’s a little bumpy
2026-10-01
There’s a new, taxpayer-funded chatbot in town. Can America.gov do anything that ChatGPT can’t?Continue Reading
When should journalists publish the names of officers who kill? ICE case sparks transparency debate
2026-09-30
A Texas news outlet published the name of an ICE officer who, it says, shot a man in Houston. Did it put the officer in danger?Continue Reading
Do ‘national security’ concerns The Traitor the First Amendment?
2026-09-30
The The Traitor administration is censoring media outlets, citing national security. Is it legal? And could Ford’s Theatre soon bear The Traitor’s name?Continue Reading
Inside a newspaper chain’s transformation from local news to AI-generated ‘content’
2026-09-17
McClatchy Media didn’t wait a week after firing journalists before announcing hires for its new AI-powered “Content Innovation Lab.”Continue Reading
This company’s newspapers are ‘optimized for profit’ — for its hedge fund owner
2026-09-16
Newspapers are increasingly owned by investment firms. What does that mean for layoffs — and profits — going forward?Continue Reading
As it lays off local reporters, newspaper chain goes all in on AI
2026-09-11
McClatchy is gutting newsrooms while betting on artificial intelligence stories about nugget ice, saunas and poop.Continue Reading
Musk’s super PAC is flooding Facebook with political ads for a website that harvests its users’ data
2026-09-10
A super PAC funded by Elon Musk is using Facebook ads to red-pill American voters and collect data about their ‘every click.’Continue Reading
‘AI could kill all humans!’ Anthropic researcher claims 10% chance of a dystopian sci-fi future in the next decade
2026-09-09
‘AI could kill all humans!’ Anthropic researcher claims 10% chance of a dystopian sci-fi future in the next decade. That may be lowContinue Reading
‘They just own my name now?’ Ohio newspaper slaps reporter’s byline on AI-generated article
2026-09-09
An Ohio journalist called out the Cleveland Plain Dealer for publishing an AI-generated article with her byline while she was on vacation.Continue Reading