Newsletter platform Substack lured prominent journalists and writers by pushing a subscription model that allowed them to directly connect with readers who pay them. "Our decision to focus on ...

Substack has taken advantage of a new model for the internet, where subscriptions for content are increasingly becoming the norm. The website is the current king of paid newsletters, where writers ...

A day after journalist Matt Taibbi—whom the billionaire CEO Elon Musk selected, to great fanfare, to publicize the so-called Twitter Files to the world—suddenly and very publicly abandoned Twitter, ...

is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. The appeal of running your own newsletter is obvious and simple: instead of working for a boss, you can work ...

As newsletter upstart Substack emerges from a stellar year, co-founder and CEO Chris Best said he wants the platform to become a one-step shop for writers — and to continue being a space for freedom ...

Newsletter startup Substack on Wednesday said it was laying off 13 people out of roughly 90 employees in response to difficult economic conditions. The company did not specify whether those employees ...

Earlier this month, the newsletter startup Substack, which enables writers to launch their own paid newsletters, announced that it had reached 1 million paid subscribers. “Marketplace” host Kai ...

Chris Best has a point: everything about Twitter is pretty frustrating! Chris Best has a point: everything about Twitter is pretty frustrating! is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder ...

Substack's CEO told The Verge that Twitter suppressing Substack links was "incredibly disappointing." Chris Best said Twitter's actions "ultimately hurt writers" and there was a "strong backlash." ...

Substack has taken advantage of a new model for the internet, where subscriptions for content are increasingly becoming the norm. The website is the current king of paid newsletters, where writers ...