Friday, March 7, 2025

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms

Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms.

Mike McCue, the chief executive of Flipboard, sees its new Surf browser as a tool to help internet users communicate without relying on a single centralized service.Credit...Gabriela Hasbun for The New York Times

A new section on the Flipboard news app, The Daily Edition, is made up of stories chosen by editors and functions as a kind of front page.