We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.

Plus: The pivot to video is really happening, digital subscriptions may have peaked, and other findings from RISJ's 2025 ...

Fresh off a subscriber bump from Signalgate, The Atlantic is debuting new "challenges" and "curiosities" for readers to play.

And yet, we have recently built systems that are smarter than people in many ways, and are able to significantly amplify the ...

Despite their trust in local news, many Americans are not willing to pay for it. Only 23% of Americans who say they pay for ...

American journalism creates space for small-town extremists to gain power, especially given declines in local news.

The feature, called Secure Messaging, is based on a tool called CoverDrop, first proposed in 2022. Its source code is ...

The nonprofit newsroom is using grants to cautiously experiment with the ways ChatGPT can help it work smarter and expand ...

“Shhh.,” by audio producer and editor Jorge Just, could easily be confused for dead air. For nearly three minutes, you hear ...

When Meta killed its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S. earlier this year, the social media giant behind Facebook and Instagram said it would replace its professional fact-checkers with a ...

“The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed outrage about Guevara’s continued detention on Tuesday. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request, ‘which could lead to Guevara’s ...

“With the majority, the Republican-controlled FCC will be able to carry out some of the promised initiatives on Trump’s agenda, which has included a deregulation initiative. Broadcasters are pushing ...