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chartbeat.com
Free
Article
Technology & Ethics

Is the homepage dead?

Chartbeat analysis of two years of publisher traffic: articles are the front door about two-thirds of the time, homepages have shifted toward reader loyalty and recirculation, and AI overviews are part of the changing referral mix.

Why I recommend it: Free post from an analytics vendor, so the framing serves Chartbeat's products. The raw split — 67% of visits landing on articles versus 33% on homepages — is their own network data and worth knowing if you publish or run a content business.

#publishing#homepage#articles
chartbeat.comAdded Sep 23, 20260 opens
substack.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
AI & Assistive Tools

Slides — how to use AI to make a good PowerPoint in 2026

A practical walkthrough of building a good slide deck with AI: what to hand the model, what to keep yourself, and how to avoid the generic deck AI produces by default.

Why I recommend it: Decks are where AI output looks laziest fastest. Use the prompts here for structure, then write the words yourself.

#ai#ai-tool#presentations
substack.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
anacordera.substack.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Career & Professional Optimization

By Design (Ana Cordera)

A weekly newsletter on the science of focus, energy and habits, written while balancing a full-time job and a growing creator business.

Why I recommend it: Practical habit writing from someone doing it alongside a day job.

#newsletter#habits#productivity
anacordera.substack.comAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
virginiafrancoresumes.com
Free
BlogBlog
Resume Help

Virginia Franco Resumes — latest articles

Ongoing resume, LinkedIn and executive job-search advice from professional resume writer Virginia Franco.

Why I recommend it: Straightforward resume guidance, especially for mid-career and executive roles.

#resume#linkedin#job-search
virginiafrancoresumes.comAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
artificialauthority.ai
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Technology & Ethics

Artificial Authority

Newsletter and essays on developments at the intersection of AI and the law, by Damien Charlotin, who also tracks AI hallucinations in court filings.

Why I recommend it: The go-to source for how courts are actually handling AI misuse.

#ai#ai ethics#ai-ethics
artificialauthority.aiAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
shortlistnyc.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Entrepreneurship & Free Tools

The Shortlist NYC

Application-only founder showcase series and newsletter covering early-stage New York founders and funding as a hiring signal.

Why I recommend it: Funding news is a hiring signal. A company that just raised is usually about to open roles.

#articles#entrepreneurship#founders
shortlistnyc.comAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
karpiakconsulting.com
Free
BlogBlog
Career & Professional Optimization

Karpiak Consulting Blog

Recruiting and talent-operations blog covering hiring processes, applicant tracking systems, and how recruiters actually evaluate candidates.

Why I recommend it: Reading recruiter-facing blogs tells you what happens after you hit submit. That context changes how you write applications.

#articles#ats#blog
karpiakconsulting.comAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
humanly.io
Free
BlogBlog
Technology & Ethics

Humanly Blog

Blog on recruiting automation, candidate screening, and conversational AI in hiring, from a recruiting-technology company.

Why I recommend it: Learn how AI screening works so you can write applications that survive it.

#ai#ai ethics#ai-tool
humanly.ioAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
joinwilla.com
Free
BlogBlog
AI & Assistive Tools

Willa Blog

Free articles from the Willa community on using AI at work: practical tool comparisons, prompt patterns, and career questions about AI skills.

Why I recommend it: Short, concrete posts. Skim the AI-at-work pieces before your next interview.

#ai#ai-tools#articles
joinwilla.comAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
huyenchip.com
Free
BlogBlog
AI & Assistive Tools

Chip Huyen's Blog

Chip Huyen writes clearly about building real machine learning and AI systems: evaluation, data, deployment, and the parts that break in production.

Why I recommend it: Read her posts on evaluation. It is the skill most people building with AI skip.

#ai#ai-tools#articles
huyenchip.comAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
margins.ink
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Technology & Ethics

Margins

Newsletter on technology, business models, and the economics behind the products we use every day.

Why I recommend it: Good for understanding why companies behave the way they do, which matters when you are choosing an employer.

#ai ethics#analysis#articles
margins.inkAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
refery.substack.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Community & Government Resources

Refery

High-trust talent referrals from top founders, operators, and VCs. Built for fast-growing startups.

Why I recommend it: A referral-driven newsletter for people who want to break into high-growth startups through trusted introductions. If you're tired of cold applications, this is worth following.

#articles#community-resources#founders
refery.substack.comAdded Sep 11, 20260 opens
charliehills.substack.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Marketing & Platform Tools

Charlie Hills' Newsletter

A newsletter analyzing what actually performs on LinkedIn and social platforms, based on running experiments and reporting the data rather than repeating best-practice folklore.

Why I recommend it: Most LinkedIn advice is guesswork dressed up as expertise. This one tests things and shows the numbers, which is why I read it.

#articles#data#free
charliehills.substack.comAdded Sep 11, 20260 opens
marilynnjoyner.substack.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
People to Follow

Marilynn Joyner's Newsletter

Newsletter on career growth, leadership, and navigating work as a professional woman.

Why I recommend it: Short, honest writing about the parts of career growth that do not fit in a framework. Worth a subscription.

#articles#career-growth#free
marilynnjoyner.substack.comAdded Sep 10, 20260 opens
blog.pragmaticengineer.com
Free
BlogBlog
Technology & Ethics

The Pragmatic Engineer Blog

Gergely Orosz's blog on software engineering careers, hiring markets, and how tech companies really work.

Why I recommend it: The clearest reporting on tech hiring conditions I know of. Read it before you believe anything about the job market.

#ai ethics#articles#blog
blog.pragmaticengineer.comAdded Sep 10, 20260 opens
alventramarketing.com
Free
BlogBlog
Marketing & Platform Tools

Alventra Marketing Blog

Marketing blog with practical guidance for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and service providers.

Why I recommend it: Bite-sized marketing ideas you can adapt if you are promoting a business or personal brand without a big budget.

#articles#blog#entrepreneur
alventramarketing.comAdded Sep 10, 20260 opens
heyoodle.com
Free
BlogBlog
Marketing & Platform Tools

Oodle Blog

Insights on digital marketing, advertising, and brand strategy from the Oodle team.

Why I recommend it: Oodle's blog covers practical digital marketing and brand strategy from an agency perspective — useful if you are building a personal brand, running a small business, or trying to make your marketing budget work harder.

#advertising#agency#articles
heyoodle.comAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
alinajingan.substack.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Career & Professional Optimization

Jobs, Intros, Opportunities

Regularly updated roundup of open roles, warm introductions, and opportunities shared through a personal professional network.

Why I recommend it: Curated lists like this beat job boards because a real person vouched for the posting. Reply and introduce yourself.

#articles#career#career-development
alinajingan.substack.comAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
journal.robonomics.science
Free
Publisher
Technology & Ethics

Robonomics Journal

Open-access academic journal publishing peer-reviewed research on robotics, automation, and their economic and social consequences.

Why I recommend it: Free peer-reviewed research on automation. Denser than a blog post, but the citations are gold if you are writing or speaking on this.

#academic-research#ai ethics#articles
journal.robonomics.scienceAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
every.to
Free
PublisherNewsletter
Technology & Ethics

Every

Daily writing and research publication covering AI, business strategy, and how knowledge workers actually use new tools, plus its own suite of AI products.

Why I recommend it: I read Every when I want thinking about AI that goes beyond hype cycles. The essays are long but they change how you work.

#ai#ai ethics#articles
every.toAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
glopros.ai
Free
BlogBlog
AI & Assistive Tools

GloPros AI Blog

A blog covering practical AI adoption for professionals and small teams, including tooling and workflow guidance.

Why I recommend it: Useful when you want the practical "how would I actually use this at work" angle instead of AI news for its own sake.

#ai#ai-tools#articles
glopros.aiAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
transformernews.ai
Free
Publisher
Technology & Ethics

Transformer News

An independent publication covering AI policy, safety, and the power dynamics of the AI industry.

Why I recommend it: Clear-eyed reporting on who is steering AI and why. I lean on it when the mainstream coverage feels like press releases.

#ai#ai ethics#ai-ethics
transformernews.aiAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
netinfluencer.com
Free
Publisher
Marketing & Platform Tools

Net Influencer

A trade publication covering the creator economy, influencer marketing platforms, and creator business news.

Why I recommend it: Industry-side coverage of the creator business, which is helpful if you are trying to price your own work honestly.

#articles#creator-economy#free
netinfluencer.comAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
afrotech.com
Free
Publisher
Technology & Ethics

AfroTech

A media platform covering Black professionals in technology, with news, career content, and conference programming.

Why I recommend it: One of the clearest places to see who is building and hiring in tech beyond the usual coverage. The career section is more useful than most tech media.

#ai ethics#articles#black-professionals
afrotech.comAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens