What I'm Reading - 7/6/25
It was a wonderful Fourth of July up here in the Northwoods. The days have been perfect, warm enough to be in the lake and cooler at night—lots of time for kayaking, lounging in the lake, jeep rides, and fireworks.
Have a great Sunday!
What I’m Reading
AI Developments
The New York Times: Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default
Reuters: Grammarly to acquire email startup Superhuman in AI platform push
Stories About Specific Countries
TechPolicy.Press: EU Disinformation Code Takes Effect Amid Censorship Claims and Trade Tensions
POLITICO: Von der Leyen to face Parliament confidence vote next Thursday
Political & Social Commentary
The Aspen Institute on YouTube: How TikTok Changed The Vote
WIRED: Substack Is Having a Moment—Again. But Time Is Running Out
Bloomberg: Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta ‘Superintelligence’ Effort, More Hires
Reporters' Lab: 2025 census: Fact-checkers persevere as politicians, platforms turn up heat
Financial Times Podcast: Transcript: Trump’s Tech Bros — Is ‘Maga Mark’ the real Mark Zuckerberg?
Bloomberg: Meta’s Threads Offers Changes In Effort to Regain Relevancy
Forbes: MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ Charges Toward Its 20th Year: ‘We Want To Break New Ground’
The Substack Post: Beyond Cannes
Aspen Digital: No Turning Back: AI’s Growing Role in News
The New York Times: How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?
Legal & Regulatory