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Longtime journalist, writer, and digital consultant living in California. Check out my writing on my Substack: https://johnboitnott.substack.com/ For writing and PR services (and my podcast) click here: https://jboitnott.com/services/

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Freelance writing isn't dying because AI writes better. It's dying because AI writes good enough for free. End of story.

12.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Top 10 Quizizz (now Wayground) alternatives in 2026 | The Jotform Blog Looking for the best Quizizz alternatives? We tested top interactive quiz and assessment tools for engagement, ease of use, and classroom flexibility.

Top 10 Quizizz (now Wayground) alternatives in 2026 www.jotform.com/blog/quizizz...

12.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Ground Up: Ed Dua on Why the Best Startups Are Built by Founders Who Truly Understand Their Industries Ed Dua has backed over 100 startups, including Poshmark and Opendoor, and now he's running an AI-focused venture fund hunting for the founders most likely to reshape entire industries. Silicon Valley ...

From the Ground Up: Ed Dua on Why the Best Startups Are Built by Founders Who Truly Understand Their Industries www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-g...

11.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AI is training on AI-generated content now. Which means it's getting dumber. But not before it finishes destroying the freelance writing market first.

11.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Co-Buying Real Estate with Friends: A Smart Strategy for Today's Housing Market - Due Co-buying property with friends makes homeownership more affordable. Discover legal structures, cost-sharing, and protection strategies.

Co-Buying Real Estate with Friends: A Smart Strategy for Today’s Housing Market
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10.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mac Jones steals the show on Kristin Juszczyk's wild Cabo getaway | Sporting News The clothing designer and wife of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk shared a wild Cabo trip that had Mac Jones dancing, golfing and earning a new nickname from Christian McCaffrey.

Mac Jones steals the show on Kristin Juszczyk's wild Cabo getaway www.sportingnews.com/us/culture/t...

05.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Ground Up: Jim Alkove and the Quiet Revolution Behind Who Gets Access to Everything Jim Alkove spent years at Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce before launching Oleria, and on the From the Ground Up podcast he explains why enterprise identity security is the problem worth solving. Af...

From the Ground Up: Jim Alkove and the Quiet Revolution Behind Who Gets Access to Everything ‬⁩
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04.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GLP-1s may increase risk of osteoporosis and gout, new research finds A large analysis suggests the popular weight loss drugs may carry an increased risk to bone health.

GLP-1s may increase risk of osteoporosis and gout, new research finds www.nbcnews.com/health/rcna2...

03.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Peace President’ Breaks Record for Attacking the Most Countries Wannabe Nobel Laureate Donald Trump has now ordered more attacks against a greater number of countries than any other president

β€˜Peace President’ Breaks Record for Attacking the Most Countries – DNYUZ dnyuz.com/2026/03/02/p...

03.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Claude's Cowork desktop app now runs scheduled tasks so your AI assistant works while you sleep Anthropic's desktop assistant Cowork can now handle recurring tasks on a schedule, running them automatically at set times.

Claude's Cowork desktop app now runs scheduled tasks so your AI assistant works while you sleep
the-decoder.com/claudes-cowo...

03.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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4 educational technology tools transforming the classroom in 2026 | The Jotform Blog From elementary classrooms to higher ed settings, educational technology tools improve student learning and make teaching easier. Here are 4 intriguing tools to check ...

4 educational technology tools transforming the classroom this year www.jotform.com/blog/educati...

26.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How this Former Reddit Exec Wants to Bring Human Values Back to Modern Leadership In this edition of "From the Ground Up," I talked to former Reddit exec Will Cady, who argues that as AI automates everything else, culture and values aren't soft skills. They're the operating system ...

How this Former Reddit Exec Wants to Bring Human Values Back to Modern Leadership www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-fo...

26.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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USA hockey parties until sun comes up in Miami after Olympic win | Sporting News The newly crowned Olympic champions brought their historic win and gold medals to a Miami nightclub where they partied until the wee hours of the morning.

Team USA hockey parties until the sun comes up after Olympic win www.sportingnews.com/us/culture/t...

25.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
AI Bubble: β€˜This is dumber than WeWork’ | Ed Zitron
AI Bubble: β€˜This is dumber than WeWork’ | Ed Zitron YouTube video by The Tech Report

AI Bubble: β€˜This is dumber than WeWork’ | Ed Zitron youtu.be/N_3X6qF2tT4?... via @YouTube

23.02.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Consciousness can connect you to the entire UNIVERSE, theory suggests Your consciousness can connect with the entire universe, a groundbreaking study suggests.

Consciousness can connect you to the entire UNIVERSE, theory suggests mol.im/a/15576871 via @DailyMail

20.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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While Your Competitors Drag Employees Back to the Office, You Can Poach Their Best Talent By Doing This Simple Thing Smart startups can create a hiring advantage by finding disillusioned talent from major companies returning their employees back to the office.

While Your Competitors Drag Employees Back to the Office, You Can Poach Their Best Talent By Doing This Simple Thing
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20.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's just so tremendously unlikeable. Who in their right mind would ever vote for such a scumbag.

20.02.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to create an employee satisfaction survey with SurveyMonkey | The Jotform Blog Here’s how to use SurveyMonkey two different ways to create an employee satisfaction survey – and why you might want to choose Jotform instead.

How to create an employee satisfaction survey with SurveyMonkey www.jotform.com/blog/surveym...

20.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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While Your Competitors Drag Employees Back to the Office, You Can Poach Their Best Talent By Doing This Simple Thing Smart startups can create a hiring advantage by finding disillusioned talent from major companies returning their employees back to the office. Key Takeaways A recent survey shows that 30% of companie...

While Your Competitors Drag Employees Back to the Office, You Can Poach Their Best Talent By Doing This Simple Thing www.linkedin.com/pulse/while-... on @linkedin.com

19.02.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
They just realized Trump economy is a lie
They just realized Trump economy is a lie YouTube video by Chris Norlund

Do they realize the Trump economy is a lie? youtube.com/watch?v=oOzG...

19.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Great Refusal Has Begun
The Great Refusal Has Begun YouTube video by The Functional Melancholic

The great refusal has begun youtube.com/watch?v=7oO5...

18.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon has lost $450 billion in value during this historic losing streak. Here's what's dragging it down Amazon expects to spend $200 billion this year on AI initiatives, the company said when it reported earnings.

Amazon losing billions on AI initiatives www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/a...

17.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Elon’s Divisive Opinions Are Destroying Tesla’s Brand
Elon’s Divisive Opinions Are Destroying Tesla’s Brand YouTube video by The John Johnston Lounge

Elon’s divisive opinions are destorying tesla youtube.com/watch?v=_uup...

17.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Musk implodes 111 times in freak out
Musk implodes 111 times in freak out YouTube video by Chris Norlund

Musk is biggest corporate welfare queen in history youtube.com/watch?v=NV7d...

16.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Data: OpenAI’s Lead Is Contracting as AI Competition Intensifies Google, Grok are gaining ground on ChatGPT as the chatbot market expands.

New Data: OpenAI’s Lead Is Contracting as AI Competition Intensifies
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16.02.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Resist and Unsubscribe' strike targets tech companies "Resist and Unsubscribe" strike targets tech companies to influence Trump policies.

β€œResist and unsubscribe” gains momentum in effort to make government change policy
mashable.com/article/unsu...

16.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Musk rampages after bankruptcy warning
Musk rampages after bankruptcy warning YouTube video by Chris Norlund

Elon losing his mind because Anthropic kicking hus butt youtube.com/watch?v=wIoE...

15.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Elon Musk bailout circus getting sued
Elon Musk bailout circus getting sued YouTube video by Chris Norlund

In his K hole Musk thinks you should make porn AI for yourself while destroying our health and water with data centers: youtube.com/watch?v=9u0e...

14.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Raw America (@rawstory) THIS IS GREAT: Sir Ian McKellen destroys Trump on Colbert last night by performing a Shakespeare monologue from Sir Thomas More. Fits the historical moment exactly. Make sure this gets around!

Sir Ian McKellen destroys Trump’s ICE Policy with performance on Colbert substack.com/@rawstory/no...

14.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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xAI is Collapsing and Elon Musk is Crashing Out Why Musk’s AI Bet Is Unraveling in Real Time

xAI is going down, and hopefully nothjng is stopping that now: open.substack.com/pub/neuralfo...

14.02.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0