New tech publication Digital Frontier is launching
Digital Frontier, a tech-focused publication, is launching this month. Based in London and launching with a team of 20, Digital Frontier will cover stories on the future of business, finance and culture. Digital Frontier will start with a website, daily newsletter and two weekly podcasts. Its print magazine will hit newsstands later this year, and […]
Sherwood Media seeks a tech writer
Sherwood Media is Robinhood’s new, independent media brand for news and information about the markets, economics, business, technology, and the culture of money. The story of money is the story of culture, and Sherwood is the secret weapon for the next generation of investors. Our team is making financial news more accessible, entertaining, and relevant by […]
TechCrunch hires Bort as VC/startups editor
TechCrunch has hired Julie Bort has an editor on its startups and venture capital team. Bort has been an editor at large for Business Insider’s technology team. She had been at the news organization for 12 years and had previously been chief technology correspondent and a senior editor for its venture capital and startups coverage. Bort previously […]
Siddiqui joins Washington Post biz investigations team
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery and business and technology investigations editor Evelyn Larrubia sent out the following on Wednesday: We’re delighted to announce that Faiz Siddiqui has joined the business investigations team, where he will continue to explore the vast empire of Elon Musk. Over the past four years, Faiz has distinguished himself as […]
AP to expand coverage of artificial intelligence
The Associated Press will expand its coverage of artificial intelligence and provide training to newsrooms on how to cover AI across every beat with funding from the Omidyar Network and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. The two grants will give the global news organization an ability to produce investigations on the technology and add to […]
Variety hires Giardina as senior entertainment tech and crafts editor
Carolyn Giardina has been hired by Variety as senior entertainment technology and crafts editor. William Earl of Variety writes, “Giardina has devoted her career to covering the art and science of entertainment and brings to her new role a wealth of knowledge of entertainment technology and the creative arts, as well as film history. She […]
Bloomberg seeks US East tech editor
Bloomberg News is looking for an ambitious, collaborative and resourceful editor to help us develop and edit some of the most influential technology stories of our time — from the artificial intelligence boom and spread of misinformation to mass layoffs and the disruption sweeping media and telecom. You will helm our coverage of major breaking […]
CNET moves Al-Heeti to tech reporter role
Technology news site CNET has moved Abrar Al-Heeti to a technology reporter role. Al-Heeti has been a video host and producer for CNET, with an interest in internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. Before joining the video team, she was a writer for CNET’s culture team. She has spent her career at CNET […]
Why tech site 404 Media began requiring email address from readers
Hanaa Tameez of Nieman Lab writes about 404 Media, the new tech news site founded by four former members of Motherboard. Tameez writes, “Until January, most stories from 404 Media were available to read for free. But after the four cofounders discovered — through their own reporting — that their stories were being scraped, paraphrased by AI text […]
Bort departs Business Insider for new opportunity
Julie Bort, an editor at large for Business Insider’s technology team, has left for a new opportunity. She had been at the news organization for 12 years and had previously been chief technology correspondent and a senior editor for its venture capital and startups coverage. Bort previously worked at Network World for 13 years. She […]