Morning Coffee – 25 May 2026

by Nate Hoffelder

After a decade of running The Digital Reader, Nate is a veteran web publisher with experience in design, maintenance, recovery, and troubleshooting. What little he doesn't know, he can learn.

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May 25, 2026

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.

John Gruber tells us more about the font choices of the various US Courts of Appeal than anyone (other than font nerds) would want to know.
Amazon is now offering to auto-translate your book between English and French. Does anyone know if it’s any good?
Ugh, Google is killing off its search engine completely and replacing it with AI.
AI generated content has a history which long predates the current bubble.
With the launch of the Zerowriter Fold, the market for distraction-free writing devices is growing nicely crowded.
B&N CEO James Daunt won’t rule out selling AI-generated books.

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