GregoryAI aims to improve the lives of researchers and patients alike
An open source project aimed at making medical research easier.| Ben Werdmuller
Useful tips on creating an unlimited PTO policy. I used to think these were more accounting hacks than real benefits - but I've changed my mind over time.| Ben Werdmuller
How community-first thinking can help newsrooms survive AI| Ben Werdmuller
An open source project aimed at making medical research easier.| Ben Werdmuller
A new survey suggests that scientists vastly prefer Bluesky to X - and to its other alternatives.| Ben Werdmuller
"Sixteen of the 50 biggest news websites in the UK are now using a “consent or pay” model to allow users to pay to reject personalised advertising or even avoid ads altogether." It should be illegal.| Ben Werdmuller
"Focus on flows and relationships, not products or services." An argument for systems thinking instead of design thinking or breakthrough innovation.| Ben Werdmuller
"Obviously, any campaign that used only that AI-generated data would miss the mark — instead of looking at the views of real respondents, it would be looking at a funhouse mirror reflection of a demographic cooked up by a language model with no access to actual data."| Ben Werdmuller
After Arc's pivot to AI left power users behind, I found the browser I actually wanted.| Ben Werdmuller
"The 19th developed seven key initiatives to guide our priorities for the next three years." Doing this work in public is such a smart move.| Ben Werdmuller
From startup CTO to newsroom leader: Ask me anything.| Ben Werdmuller
"Now, nearly two years and more than 250 assassinations later, I can count the names of the living journalists in Gaza I follow on one hand."| Ben Werdmuller
"Open Source runs much of the world's critical infrastructure. It powers government services, supports national security, and enables everything from public health systems to elections. This means governments must help fund Open Source."| Ben Werdmuller
"Artificial-intelligence startup Perplexity offered to purchase Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion as it works to challenge the tech giant’s web-search dominance."| Ben Werdmuller
How self-tracking became self-incrimination| Werd I/O
It was a war crime. And my relationship to it is complicated.| Werd I/O
Without public media funding, local stations will close, creating news deserts and allowing political corruption to thrive.| Werd I/O
Writing at the intersection of technology, media, and democracy by Ben Werdmuller| Werd I/O
Newsletter subscribers might be surprised to see a slightly new design. I’ve moved away from Substack and back to Buttondown, an indie mailing list service.| Werd I/O
