AI is helping Business Insider punch above its weight class
Business Insider’s chief technology officer says advancements in AI technology are helping the publisher “to do a bit more to punch above our weight class,” reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “This autumn Business Insider released an AI-powered search tool on its website based on its own archive. “Also this year, the site implemented a […]
TechCrunch hires Rollet as a senior writer
TechCrunch has hired Charles Rollet as a senior writer covering artificial intelligence, security and startups. Rollet has spent the last six years at IPVM as a reporter covering business, AI, and human rights at a surveillance industry trade publication. He has also freelanced for publications such as Wired and Gizmodo. He worked at the Phnom Penh Post […]
Thomson Reuters CEO: AI deals can help protect journalism
Signing licensing deals with artificial companies can help protect good journalism, argues Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker. Katie Prescott of The Times of London writes, “As boss of the enormous content company, Hasker has overseen a number of licensing deals with AI businesses in order to sell its information to power their large language models. These […]
Dow Jones Newswires launches Korean language service
Dow Jones Newswires has launched its first artificial intelligence-enabled language service. The Dow Jones Korean Language Service provides markets and financial news and analysis. The services is built on a custom tech stack that selects the best translation model. The process best-in-class artificial intelligence and years of journalism experience to produce a machine translation service […]
Reuters strikes AI deal with Facebook
Meta has struck a multi-year deal with Reuters to use its news content to provide real-time answers to user queries about news and current events in its Meta AI chatbot. reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Beginning Friday, users of Meta’s AI chatbot feature in the U.S. will have access to real-time news and information […]
Quartz launches AI show
Quartz has begun a new streaming video interview series called “Quartz AI Factor” filmed at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. Host Rocio Fabbro writes, “Every week, we’ll interview industry leaders from across sectors and discuss how AI is shaping the present and future of business. “For our first episode, we spoke with Doug Clinton, CEO […]
Lane of Forbes on the issues with Perplexity’s AI
Gretchen Peck interviewed Forbes chief content officer Randall Lane about his concerns with artificial intelligence developer Perplexity and its impact on its content. Here’s an excerpt: E&P: Since you published the June 11th column, have you encountered other similar cases of your content appearing in AI-authored articles or search summaries? Lane: While other AI companies are training […]
Fortune strikes revenue sharing deal with Perplexity
Perplexity AI is launching revenue-sharing partnership with Fortune and other major publishers less than two months after some news outlets publicly accused the artificial intelligence startup of plagiarizing their stories, reports Shirin Ghaffary of Bloomberg News. Ghaffary reports, “Publishers will receive a ‘double digit’ percentage of revenue from sponsored questions that appear below results in the […]
Mashable, PC Mag union wins guarantees against AI
The editorial union for Mashable and PC Mag has successfully bargained for protections against generative artificial intelligence, reports Andrew Deck of Nieman Lab. Deck writes, “The language around AI in the contract, which I reviewed, doesn’t place specific restrictions on the way generative AI is used in the editorial process — say, whether it can be […]
The Information hires Popper to lead AI and enterprise coverage
The Information has hired Nathaniel Popper as bureau chief for our artificial intelligence and enterprise coverage. He starts July 17 and will be based in San Francisco. A story on its website states, “Popper has been at the forefront of covering technology and finance for more than a decade. He wrote ‘Digital Gold,’ an acclaimed book […]
