A page for what's new
- This page. Every change a reader might notice gets a short note here.
- Find it in the footer next to Privacy Policy.
Recent Changes
What's new on MouseDetails, in plain English. Spotted something that could be better? Tell us
September 19, 2026
Automated traffic turned away
- Scripts that reload the home page hundreds of times an hour now get blocked.
Headlines you've read turn gray
- Come back to the list and you can see where you left off.
September 18, 2026
Better story grouping
- Unrelated articles were being added to older story groups. Fixed.
- Refurbishment closures, new collections, and Star Wars Celebration news were being skipped. Fixed.
August 17, 2026
Story grouping outage fixed
- Story grouping was down from August 8 to 17 after a software upgrade. Fixed and caught up.
August 8, 2026
Unsubscribe link works
- The unsubscribe link in our emails did not work. Fixed.
Archive pages were missing a day
- Monthly archive pages left off their last day. Fixed.
July 11, 2026
Search works again
- Search returned nothing on this site. Fixed.
July 6, 2026
Search by date
- Search can be limited to today, this week, this month, or this year.
Share previews
- Links shared on social media now show a preview image and headline.
July 5, 2026
Story pages get a summary
- Each story page opens with a short "At a Glance" summary.
- It is written by AI and labeled as such.
Monthly archives
- Browse past stories by month from the archive pages.
Story links are permanent
- A story's web address no longer changes when its headline is edited.
- Old addresses redirect to the new one.
Accessibility fixes
- Better contrast, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader labels across the site.
July 3, 2026
Email newsletter
- Sign up for a weekly email of the week's headlines.
- The signup box is under the masthead and in the sidebar.
- Emails are built to read on a phone.
Paywalled articles sort normally
- Articles from paid sources are marked with $ and now sort with the rest.
April 27, 2026
Fewer junk links
- Affiliate tracking links no longer show up as articles.
April 5, 2026
Bigger stories rank higher
- Stories and articles on the home page are now ordered by importance, not just time.
No more empty columns
- On quiet days the columns fill with recent stories and topic headlines instead of sitting empty.
April 4, 2026
Back button returns you to your place
- Tap Back after reading a story and the list opens where you left it.
Error page fixed
- The site showed an error on some quiet days. Fixed.
March 29, 2026
Paid sources are marked
- Articles from sources that need a subscription show a $ sign.
- A checkbox in the sidebar hides them.
Cleaner story groups
- A story group needs at least three recent articles to appear on the home page.
- Podcast episodes no longer get mixed into story groups.
March 25, 2026
New newspaper layout
- The home page is laid out like a newspaper front page, with a lead story and columns.
- Dark mode gets its own header.
March 24, 2026
Sponsored posts removed
- Sponsored posts from source sites are no longer shown.