Ethan Holland
@ethanholland.bsky.social
Joined Twitter in June 2006 and was user #314. Keynote speaker at Adobe’s Worldwide Conference. Featured in NYT. Beta partner w/ Google, YouTube, FB, Snap, Insta, and X. Musician. English major. #RIPGoogleReader
https://ethanbholland.com/about/
https://ethanbholland.com/about/
After tracking AI headlines for 98 weeks straight, I took two months off! It’s intimidating to have to catch up, but I like a challenge. I’m resuming where I left, and I track the weekly links in a way that lets me keep the weekly grouping. Let’s get back to it!
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AI News #99: Week Ending August 22, 2025 with 37 Executive Summaries, Top 34 Links, and 3 Helpful Visuals
About This Week’s Covers This week’s newsletter cover is inspired by a visit to Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and the Local Media Association board meeting in Chicago. The main...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
After tracking AI headlines for 98 weeks straight, I took two months off! It’s intimidating to have to catch up, but I like a challenge. I’m resuming where I left, and I track the weekly links in a way that lets me keep the weekly grouping. Let’s get back to it!
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That’s why they call him The Answer! “We're talking about alignment? Not inference. Not interpretability. We’re talking about alignment?”
September 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
That’s why they call him The Answer! “We're talking about alignment? Not inference. Not interpretability. We’re talking about alignment?”
Tons in this week's newsletter (backdated while I catch up). Too much to cram into a status update, plus the post has lots of helpful embedded videos and links! Also, I crossed the 36,000-link mark. All organized by hand. Everything you need to know is in the link in the comments below.
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Tons in this week's newsletter (backdated while I catch up). Too much to cram into a status update, plus the post has lots of helpful embedded videos and links! Also, I crossed the 36,000-link mark. All organized by hand. Everything you need to know is in the link in the comments below.
AI News #97: Week Ending August 08, 2025 with 50 Executive Summaries, Top 44 Links, and 6 Helpful Visuals
Here's everything you need to know about AI news for the week ending August 8, 2025 (link in the comments)!
This week's cover was inspired by the Taylor Swift album "The Life of A Showgirl"
Here's everything you need to know about AI news for the week ending August 8, 2025 (link in the comments)!
This week's cover was inspired by the Taylor Swift album "The Life of A Showgirl"
September 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
AI News #97: Week Ending August 08, 2025 with 50 Executive Summaries, Top 44 Links, and 6 Helpful Visuals
Here's everything you need to know about AI news for the week ending August 8, 2025 (link in the comments)!
This week's cover was inspired by the Taylor Swift album "The Life of A Showgirl"
Here's everything you need to know about AI news for the week ending August 8, 2025 (link in the comments)!
This week's cover was inspired by the Taylor Swift album "The Life of A Showgirl"
AI News #96: Week Ending August 01, 2025 with 31 Executive Summaries, Top 69 Links, and 11 Helpful Visuals
I took a month off from writing this newsletter to spend time with my family. These posts will continue to contain the news of each week, and the archive will be unscathed. YOLO. Link below.
I took a month off from writing this newsletter to spend time with my family. These posts will continue to contain the news of each week, and the archive will be unscathed. YOLO. Link below.
August 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
AI News #96: Week Ending August 01, 2025 with 31 Executive Summaries, Top 69 Links, and 11 Helpful Visuals
I took a month off from writing this newsletter to spend time with my family. These posts will continue to contain the news of each week, and the archive will be unscathed. YOLO. Link below.
I took a month off from writing this newsletter to spend time with my family. These posts will continue to contain the news of each week, and the archive will be unscathed. YOLO. Link below.
Rori and I are ready for college. I'll post the entire story in the comments. It's two parts.
August 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Rori and I are ready for college. I'll post the entire story in the comments. It's two parts.
AI News #95: Week Ending July 25, 2025 with 49 Executive Summaries, Top 102 Links, and 4 Helpful Visuals
This week I organized 580 headlines into 45 categories. I sort them all by hand..
I simply cannot fit everything into a LinkedIn post. Link is in the comments below.
This week I organized 580 headlines into 45 categories. I sort them all by hand..
I simply cannot fit everything into a LinkedIn post. Link is in the comments below.
August 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
AI News #95: Week Ending July 25, 2025 with 49 Executive Summaries, Top 102 Links, and 4 Helpful Visuals
This week I organized 580 headlines into 45 categories. I sort them all by hand..
I simply cannot fit everything into a LinkedIn post. Link is in the comments below.
This week I organized 580 headlines into 45 categories. I sort them all by hand..
I simply cannot fit everything into a LinkedIn post. Link is in the comments below.
My job back in the day included overseeing all digital marketing (paid, organic, content, social, etc)... for American Eagle Outfitters. It was busy on this day 15 years ago. 21,000 comments in 8 hours. It's been busy recently as well, so I hear...
August 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My job back in the day included overseeing all digital marketing (paid, organic, content, social, etc)... for American Eagle Outfitters. It was busy on this day 15 years ago. 21,000 comments in 8 hours. It's been busy recently as well, so I hear...
AI News #94: Week Ending July 18, 2025 with 49 Executive Summaries, Top 53 Links, and 4 Helpful Visuals
This week I crossed the 34,000 headline mark.
The executive summary by itself was 2300 words this week. Link is in the comments below.
Enjoy the summer while it’s still here. Get outside!
This week I crossed the 34,000 headline mark.
The executive summary by itself was 2300 words this week. Link is in the comments below.
Enjoy the summer while it’s still here. Get outside!
August 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
AI News #94: Week Ending July 18, 2025 with 49 Executive Summaries, Top 53 Links, and 4 Helpful Visuals
This week I crossed the 34,000 headline mark.
The executive summary by itself was 2300 words this week. Link is in the comments below.
Enjoy the summer while it’s still here. Get outside!
This week I crossed the 34,000 headline mark.
The executive summary by itself was 2300 words this week. Link is in the comments below.
Enjoy the summer while it’s still here. Get outside!
Claude cracks me up. I asked for a quick spelling and grammar check. Since Claude often shares a rewrite instead of reviewing first, I told Claude to list what it found... Claude was committed to the assignment! Spoiler alert: I asked again, and Claude obliged.
July 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Claude cracks me up. I asked for a quick spelling and grammar check. Since Claude often shares a rewrite instead of reviewing first, I told Claude to list what it found... Claude was committed to the assignment! Spoiler alert: I asked again, and Claude obliged.
AI News #93: Week Ending July 11, 2025 with 22 Executive Summaries, Top 41 Links, and 3 Helpful Visuals
This week’s newsletter category covers are a nod to the end of the internet browser.
This week’s old school humanities reading is “Lost” by David Wagoner. A terrific short poem.
This week’s newsletter category covers are a nod to the end of the internet browser.
This week’s old school humanities reading is “Lost” by David Wagoner. A terrific short poem.
July 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
AI News #93: Week Ending July 11, 2025 with 22 Executive Summaries, Top 41 Links, and 3 Helpful Visuals
This week’s newsletter category covers are a nod to the end of the internet browser.
This week’s old school humanities reading is “Lost” by David Wagoner. A terrific short poem.
This week’s newsletter category covers are a nod to the end of the internet browser.
This week’s old school humanities reading is “Lost” by David Wagoner. A terrific short poem.
Watching OpenAI's agent browse the web for me in an emulated browser (in the chat window), bypassing all AI blockers (since it's "me") is especially fun to watch... The era of agentic AI browsers is going to change quite a bit in the next two years.
July 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Watching OpenAI's agent browse the web for me in an emulated browser (in the chat window), bypassing all AI blockers (since it's "me") is especially fun to watch... The era of agentic AI browsers is going to change quite a bit in the next two years.
These were incredibly strong offers. In my world, FourSquare is still crushing it.
July 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
These were incredibly strong offers. In my world, FourSquare is still crushing it.
AI News 92: Week Ending July 04, 2025 with 24 Executive Summaries, Top 72 Links, and 3 Helpful Visuals
4th of July Rocky IV Figure robot cover FTW!
4th of July Rocky IV Figure robot cover FTW!
July 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
AI News 92: Week Ending July 04, 2025 with 24 Executive Summaries, Top 72 Links, and 3 Helpful Visuals
4th of July Rocky IV Figure robot cover FTW!
4th of July Rocky IV Figure robot cover FTW!
Meta continues their reverse Midas touch by turning Threads into a garbage fire
July 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Meta continues their reverse Midas touch by turning Threads into a garbage fire
AI News #91: Week Ending June 27, 2025 with 35 Executive Summaries, Top 62 Links, and 8 Helpful Visuals
Bluesky can't fit everything into one post because either 10.72 KB of text is too large or "view more" button is too complicated (just joking, sort of)... so the link is below.
Bluesky can't fit everything into one post because either 10.72 KB of text is too large or "view more" button is too complicated (just joking, sort of)... so the link is below.
July 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
AI News #91: Week Ending June 27, 2025 with 35 Executive Summaries, Top 62 Links, and 8 Helpful Visuals
Bluesky can't fit everything into one post because either 10.72 KB of text is too large or "view more" button is too complicated (just joking, sort of)... so the link is below.
Bluesky can't fit everything into one post because either 10.72 KB of text is too large or "view more" button is too complicated (just joking, sort of)... so the link is below.
There's still time for a collab, Miuccia Pprada and Angelina Jolie. #sluttylittlefly
July 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
There's still time for a collab, Miuccia Pprada and Angelina Jolie. #sluttylittlefly
If you want to see "multimodal" AI in action, understand it as an applied technology.... and get a glimpse into the end of SEO as we know it... take a look at VideoPrism from Google. Scroll down to the examples (link in comments).
July 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
If you want to see "multimodal" AI in action, understand it as an applied technology.... and get a glimpse into the end of SEO as we know it... take a look at VideoPrism from Google. Scroll down to the examples (link in comments).
32,000 Links in 90 Weeks
In the past 90 weeks, I've organized 32,000 links by hand into 46 categories. 2,630 blog posts and 4,044 images.
I organize it all by hand, because there is no shortcut for reading and processing. In fact, I only have a blog to force me to learn.
In the past 90 weeks, I've organized 32,000 links by hand into 46 categories. 2,630 blog posts and 4,044 images.
I organize it all by hand, because there is no shortcut for reading and processing. In fact, I only have a blog to force me to learn.
July 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
32,000 Links in 90 Weeks
In the past 90 weeks, I've organized 32,000 links by hand into 46 categories. 2,630 blog posts and 4,044 images.
I organize it all by hand, because there is no shortcut for reading and processing. In fact, I only have a blog to force me to learn.
In the past 90 weeks, I've organized 32,000 links by hand into 46 categories. 2,630 blog posts and 4,044 images.
I organize it all by hand, because there is no shortcut for reading and processing. In fact, I only have a blog to force me to learn.
AI News 90: Week Ending June 20, 2025 with 38 Executive Summaries, Top 56 Links, and 13 Helpful Visuals
I’m a few weeks behind because family and friends continue to come first. This week's AI newsletter category covers are a nod to stereotypical '80s TV infomercials.
Link in comments below.
I’m a few weeks behind because family and friends continue to come first. This week's AI newsletter category covers are a nod to stereotypical '80s TV infomercials.
Link in comments below.
July 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
AI News 90: Week Ending June 20, 2025 with 38 Executive Summaries, Top 56 Links, and 13 Helpful Visuals
I’m a few weeks behind because family and friends continue to come first. This week's AI newsletter category covers are a nod to stereotypical '80s TV infomercials.
Link in comments below.
I’m a few weeks behind because family and friends continue to come first. This week's AI newsletter category covers are a nod to stereotypical '80s TV infomercials.
Link in comments below.
Today's pep talk from two very smart people....
July 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Today's pep talk from two very smart people....
AI News 89: Week Ending June 13, 2025 with 33 Executive Summaries, Top 45 Links, and 7 Helpful Visuals
I'm two weeks behind. I wouldn't trade it for the world as I got to make the trip to say goodbye to my college roommate and incredible friend, Mike Bernstein.
This week's summaries are below.
I'm two weeks behind. I wouldn't trade it for the world as I got to make the trip to say goodbye to my college roommate and incredible friend, Mike Bernstein.
This week's summaries are below.
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
AI News 89: Week Ending June 13, 2025 with 33 Executive Summaries, Top 45 Links, and 7 Helpful Visuals
I'm two weeks behind. I wouldn't trade it for the world as I got to make the trip to say goodbye to my college roommate and incredible friend, Mike Bernstein.
This week's summaries are below.
I'm two weeks behind. I wouldn't trade it for the world as I got to make the trip to say goodbye to my college roommate and incredible friend, Mike Bernstein.
This week's summaries are below.
Quick college roomate trip to NYC with Max and Tom to visit Mike and Daphna. If you want a relaxing place with an incredible view, take the tram to Roosevelt Island and go to The Graduate hotel rooftop bar.
June 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Quick college roomate trip to NYC with Max and Tom to visit Mike and Daphna. If you want a relaxing place with an incredible view, take the tram to Roosevelt Island and go to The Graduate hotel rooftop bar.
AI News #88: Week Ending June 06, 2025 with 24 Executive Summaries, Top 22 Links, and 5 Helpful Visuals
I’m two weeks behind, but I would not trade the time I’ve been spending with friends and family. I’m wrapping up the week of June 6th. See link below.
I’m two weeks behind, but I would not trade the time I’ve been spending with friends and family. I’m wrapping up the week of June 6th. See link below.
June 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
AI News #88: Week Ending June 06, 2025 with 24 Executive Summaries, Top 22 Links, and 5 Helpful Visuals
I’m two weeks behind, but I would not trade the time I’ve been spending with friends and family. I’m wrapping up the week of June 6th. See link below.
I’m two weeks behind, but I would not trade the time I’ve been spending with friends and family. I’m wrapping up the week of June 6th. See link below.