frustrating to see this Nieman Lab piece on Civil. The ideas behind it are inspired and important, but somehow technology issues have taken center stage. Blockchain services could become very useful to journalism but only as an invisible protocol. And tokens should be a snap.

...and for making it seem easy. Ideas like this can swirl around and appear on lists and sit there undone forever because too many people get involved. The Guardian deserves a lot of credit for making these little but important projects just happen. bravo.

Some personal news: I recently joined the team at Brave. I'm working with publishers and creators of all types to help them make money. btw, if you want early access to some of the new products brewing here please give me a shout.

Among the many remarkable numbers and accomplishments in today's Brave 1.0 announcement is the fact that the company has paid out $7M to partners including news orgs and other publishers. It's a new ecosystem forming. Network effects appear to be kicking in.

I don't know of another personalized news reader like this that actually doesn't know and is unable to know anything about the sources you prefer or the stories you've read. Brave Today's protections are quite robust as BrendanEich notes. Would love to know of anything similar.

We made a news reader Brave. Here's some background on why we did it: mattmcalister.com/blog/2020/12/1…

Really exciting news for Brave. Great team joining us with an impressive product that the world needs right now. We could use some help testing it before it goes live...early access waitlist here: brave.com/search/

Wanted to share a sneak peek of something we've been working on at Brave. AI Computer use is coming, in more than one way! We're exploring two approaches on how Leo can help you be more productive. The first one takes advantage of work that can be done in the background...

Now, for the tasks that Leo needs to actually use the browser and click around, we're exploring a multiplayer browsing approach. Leo will have it's own cursor and be able to do things in the background, still letting you browse while it works. Of course, if want to take a peek...

Come join me and the amazing team at Brave to work on AI in the browser. We've got some really interesting roles for AI Software Engineers and ML Researchers. brave.com/careers/

"RSS is dead!" Nope, not in Brave. The browser lets you build your own private news feed with any sources that publish to RSS. 🦁 📰 To set up Brave News, go to Settings -> News on mobile or Customize -> Brave News on desktop.

🆕 Leo, Brave Browser's built-in AI assistant, can now harness multiple browser tabs to craft smarter answers. Perfect for: - Research projects - Complex analysis - Content creation - Product comparisons Test Multi-Tab Context in Brave Nightly on desktop!

Since Brave's built-in AI assistant Leo launched in late 2023, it has evolved dramatically. But what’s next for our privacy-preserving AI? Let's talk about what we've accomplished with Leo so far and what we're planning to do in the future. 🧵