Mia Sato

How newsrooms should use AI — or if they should at all — has been a recurrent debate within the media industry over the last several years. Increasingly, these rules are being hammered out at the bargaining table between unions and publishers. Right now, employees at The New York Times are gearing up for a fight.

2 minutes ago Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of trust on the internet . But last week, volunteer editors and contributors were alarmed

In between beef tallow fries, raw milk, and vaccine denialism, Make America Healthy Again figureheads have set their sights on another slice of life: our clothing.

The Great American Cotton Plan is a MAHA-flavored bailout

Polymarket’s chief marketing officer Matthew Modabber used his personal PayPal account to send at least $350,000 to content creators who hyped the prediction market platform, Politico reports. Shirley and others who were paid promoted Polymarket on X with no paid content disclosures. Influencer content is a huge part of prediction markets’ media strategy — often hiding in plain sight. [Link: ‘Unbelievable how accurate’: How paid influencers hype Polymarket’s odds

A series of layoffs has alarmed volunteer Wikipedia editors

The company is using AI performance tracking software, the union says

Your next family reunion might have Amazon’s AI designs

The non-profit service that millions of people relied on during the wildfires in Los Angeles last year will now track flooding nationwide. Users can get information on river gauges, precipitation data, and active warnings, and during life-threatening events, Watch Duty’s in-person team will report back on hazards like dam/levee failures and downed bridges. Flood and wildfire tracking is available for free and with no ads. [Image: https://platform.theverge/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/6a23195fb197ff04fce04762_Website_Flooding.avif?quality=90&strip=all]

A slew of viral clips show college graduates booing commencement speakers who mention AI.