Stop asking AI about how it works
“The model is just confidently hallucinating its own 'reasoning.’”
“The model is just confidently hallucinating its own 'reasoning.’”
“The future of the web depends on simple, open standards.”
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year.
“Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser.”
What our hybrid search future might look like.
A switch to turn off all AI features.
”Spam is back in search. And in a big way.”
20+ newsletter operators share their experiences.
“We failed to innovate monetization.”

“So many people are against AI because they see how it functions as a system for taking away from those with the least, to give even more to the already highly privileged.”
Paradigm changes that stood out this year.
The collateral damage of AI code factories.
“Content is AI until proven human,” and more.
“The era of earned audiences is just beginning.“
How we can bring the web back to humans.

”A blog alarm clock lives inside me. As time passes, an uncomfortable pressure builds up until the alarm finally goes off, rattling my bones and my soul. Snoozing isn’t an option; the only way to turn the alarm off and release the pressure is to publish a blog post.”
How source hunts expose AI’s wildest inventions.
From blog posts to a cornerstone of web technology.

A privacy-first RSS reader with a blog directory.
”Claude Code for the rest of your work.”
AI agents will operate across the user’s shopping journey.
Celebrating 25 years of human knowledge at its best!
AI giants move forward, website owners struggle.
Translate text, voice, or images into many languages.

“The amount of information that’s been shared and compiled as a result of the web is incalculable. It’s one of the greatest achievements of modern history.”
What are good open, click, and response rates?
“Agents are only as good as their feedback loops.”
“AI agents are hungry for cleaner content formats.”
We need a web where people choose open publishing.
“It’s how humans will interact with it.”
It can perform multi-step tasks on your behalf.
“It delivers the classic search flavor people miss.”

“Designing future AI systems is not just a technical challenge. It’s a moral, social, and political one: about who gets agency, who bears responsibility, and who ultimately benefits.”
You can also disable all AI features at once.
How will our work change with AI?
Can a small team now outcompete a big company?
“Google Search is becoming zero-click.”
Authentic and efficient blogging via ghostwriting interviews.
Why must RSS readers look like email clients?
A new Google Search alternative emerges.

”Paying for software isn’t paying for a solution. It’s paying for someone else to own a problem.”
Bing introduces search insights for AI answers.
How easy is it to take software away from us?
“The natural tendency of AI-assisted work is intensification.”
How they differ and what they have in common.
Opera celebrates its 30th with a web time machine.
An RSS reader that’s a river, not a to-do list.
What if Markdown became the new RSS?
Now AI can build the reports you want to see.
What if your handle worked on any platform?

“Openness is what makes the Internet the Internet. It needs to be actively pursued if we want the Internet to continue providing the value that society has come to depend upon from it.”
Compare search engines blindly and pick the winner.
Check if your website is ready for AI search engines.
“AI;DR,” short for “AI, didn’t read.”
An AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents.
Why monetizing UIs is no longer enough.
Why LLM-generated passwords are insecure.

“The brands that win in the next few years won’t be the ones with the slickest images, photos, or videos. They’ll be the ones that feel unmistakably human. And I think typography is one of the few places where humanity is still undeniable.”
How to block the three separate user agents.
Why open standards surpass walled gardens now.
“Low-quality AI content can tank your online visibility.”
Let users share links on the decentralized network.
41 websites with significant search activity.

“If AI runs on text, and voice is how you naturally create it, then learning to dictate fluently is one of the highest‑leverage skills you can develop right now.”
“Should’ve taken the 10.99 ad-free deal.”
How to activate read-aloud features on web pages.
“Usage of AI is now 56% the size of search worldwide.”
“It’s a WordPress that stays with you.”

“When a website is slow, the problem usually isn’t the website. It’s the organisation behind it.”
Your chance to be in the next Internet Phone Book.
Saying no to AI as a mindful lifestyle choice.
Free VPN, split view, tab notes, new mascot, and more.
Kagi’s people-first web directory arrives on mobile apps.
“I bring my agent team to every client pitch.”
The impact of reporting a newsletter as spam.
The organizational aspects of a cookie consent solution.
Small publishers suffered most in the last two years.
“What’s changed is our expectations.”
It includes 50 GB of free VPN-browsing per month.
Only two limited uses are still acceptable.
The race to establish an AI-free logo.
“We’re once again in the process of fucking things up.”
A call to reclaim web sovereignty.

“AI sounds like an incredible genius synthesizing the world’s knowledge right up until you ask it about the thing you know about, then it’s an idiot.”
Design social media image borders with live preview.
Where 10x productivity dies by a thousand approvals.
Which ideas actually stay safe from AI copying?

“What I think the world and the people need right now is to slow down a bit. We don’t need to work even more and even faster. We don’t need AI for things that are creative and fun and human.”
Meet vertical tabs and immersive reading mode.
What now, product managers, designers, and engineers?
Growing an audience without an email newsletter.
Google will penalize sites that manipulate the browser back button.
Mostly right, but still wrong millions of times every hour.
AI swings the SEO pendulum back.
We have fought this battle before.
Advice for launching a product right now.
Fresh ways to make emails feel human.