China's Underemployed Professionals Turn to AI Training Gigs
A stagnant economy and state pressure push skilled Chinese workers into low-paid gigs teaching AI their trades.
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Education, media, ethics, and culture.
Why Educated Workers Are Training the AI That Could Replace Them
A new report highlights the paradox of highly educated workers being paid to train AI systems that may eventually make their expertise obsolete.
Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Fight
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest arguing that a Times victory would threaten national security and hurt smaller news organizations.
Newsletter builds subscriptions with a seal mascot, not a paywall
A public-records newsletter grows its paid base through personality and community rather than hard paywalls.
New Jersey News Influencers Fill Gaps but Rarely Do Original Reporting
A new study finds that social media news creators in New Jersey are reaching audiences underserved by traditional outlets, yet they mostly aggregate rather than produce original journalism.
Enceladus Could Host Life, and New Studies Say We Can Find It
Two new studies strengthen the case that Saturn's moon Enceladus may harbor alien life and that future missions could detect it.
Newsletters pivot to practical life advice, not just news
The Daily Mail's newsletter chief is reshaping service journalism around readers' daily decisions, signalling a broader industry shift toward actionable content.
Science Journalism's 'Crash' 40 Years Ago Echoes Today
A Nieman Lab analysis revisits a wave of science magazine closures four decades ago to ask whether today's science journalism faces a similar decline.
A Digital Fly Brain Is Now the Internet’s Favorite Toy
A simulated fly brain has become a viral platform for absurd experiments, showing how playful internet culture can repurpose neuroscience tools.
Decoy Camera's Low Value Slashes Felony Charges to Misdemeanors
A man who smashed a 3D-printed decoy flock camera saw his three felonies reduced to two misdemeanors after prosecutors conceded the device was worth little.
AI Agents Are Now Annoying People Online, Report Says
A 404 Media report argues that autonomous AI agents already have enough access to make the internet noticeably worse.
Why iPhones Cost Far More in India and Turkey
Apple's premium pricing in high-tariff markets highlights how taxes and import duties shape global tech access.
Clarity Act ethics rules called a charade that shields Trump crypto
A new analysis argues the bill's ethics restrictions are weak, exempt the president's own crypto ventures, and put enforcement in the hands of loyalists.
New York Seizes 12 Deepfake Sites Exploiting 1,200 Likenesses
The state's first major crackdown on nonconsensual deepfake pornography signals a new legal front against AI-generated sexual abuse.
One Fan's $2,000 Sports TV Bill Inspires a Creator's Story
A sports creator turns a friend's rising subscription costs into a lens on how expensive following hometown teams has become.
Media Trust Decline Predates the Internet, Analyst Argues
A Nieman Lab essay argues that the steady fall in U.S. media trust since 1970 has been widely misinterpreted.
Police Entered Frivolous Justifications in Flock Camera Searches
An EFF analysis found officers used casual or nonsensical reasons when querying automated license plate camera data, raising oversight concerns.
AI labs lure Big Tech’s Asia executives in regional hiring push
OpenAI and Anthropic are recruiting senior leaders from U.S. tech giants to expand across India and Southeast Asia, intensifying competition for regional talent.