The Economist unveils AI language transmissions

The Economist has started artificial intelligence-translated content on its low-cost app Espresso, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “Ludwig Siegele, senior editor for AI initiatives at The Economist, told Press Gazette that AI translation will never be a ‘solved problem,’ especially in journalism because it is difficult to translate well due to its cultural specificities. […]

TheStreet enters top 10 of biz news sites

TheStreet.com reported a 49 percent increase in unique visitors in August, jumping into the top 10 of business news sites, according to data from ComScore. The financial news site had 18.6 million unique visitors, up from 12.5 million in July. It passed Fortune, which had an 11 percent increase in unique visitors in August, and […]

CNBC reporter Rooney’s beat changes to AI

CNBC reporter Kate Rooney‘s beat is changing as she moves away from covering fintech and cryptocurrency and focuses more on artificial intelligence and OpenAI. She has been covering crypto and bitcoin since 2018. Rooney previously was at “Squawk Box,” where she served as a segment producer. Prior to “Squawk Box,” she was a news associate, completing […]

WSJ seeks a financial regulation reporter

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an enterprising and well-sourced reporter to cover financial regulation and how it protects — or fails to protect — consumers. The U.S. financial system is a sprawling network of banks, exchanges, asset managers and payment networks. It is governed by a mishmash of federal, state and local regulators. […]

Business Insider deputy editor in chief Cohn departs

Emily Cohn, deputy editor in chief at Business Insider for the past four-plus years, is leaving the news organization. “My dream has always been to help shape the future of digital journalism, and BI has allowed me to do just that,” she wrote on LinkedIn. She had previously been the executive growth editor at Insider, […]

Fortune seeks a leadership reporter

Fortune is seeking a smart and energetic journalist to join its Leadership Desk, reporting on the workplace, C-suite trends, and corporate America. This writer will also helm and shape our CHRO Daily newsletter, establishing Fortune as a definitive and authoritative source on HR matters, including but not limited to: hiring, return to work, labor laws, building […]

King, former WSJ global economics editor, has died

Neil King, the former global economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, died Tuesday from cancer. He was 65. He left The Journal in 2016. Last year, his book “American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal” documented his 330-mile walk from Washington to New York. King worked for 15 years in the Journal’s Washington […]

Groll departs CyberScoop for grad school

CyberScoop News senior editor Elias Groll has left the news organization to attend graduate school at the University of Oxford. He has been at the news organization for two years. Groll previously was at The Brookings Institution as managing editor of TechStream. He was also a staff writer at Foreign Policy Magazine for nearly eight years. Groll is […]

CoStar hires Lehrfeld as a reporter

Jonathan Lehrfeld has been hired as a reporter for real estate news service CoStar News. He previously worked as a reporter, as well as the editor of the “Early Bird Brief” morning newsletter, for Military Times. Lehrfeld graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School in June 2022 with a Master of Science in Journalism. He graduated […]

Law360 strike ends as union reaches deal

Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 have reached a tentative five-year contract deal that, among many gains, lifts wages by an average of 12%, increases family leave to 14 weeks, includes an average bonus of $9,000 and ensures strong job protections on AI and more. Guild members will decide whether or not to ratify the […]