Schaul now covering AI for Washington Post
Kevin Schaul is now covering artificial intelligence for The Washington Post. He has been with the Post since 2014, primarily as a graphics reporter. He uses data, visuals and code to examine how AI actually works and its real-world implications. Schaul holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Minnesota.
FT is launching an AI newsletter
The Financial Times has launched “The AI Shift,” a weekly newsletter into how AI is reshaping work, productivity and society, written by chief data reporter John Burn-Murdoch and employment columnist Sarah O’Connor. The newsletter will be sent to FT premium subscribers at 12:30 p.m, UK time each Thursday. Sign up here. The first newsletter is […]
Forbes hires Tong to cover artificial intelligence
Forbes has hired Anna Tong to cover artificial intelligence from its San Francisco bureau. “I’ve always wanted to work at a magazine with great editors, and I’m excited tell deeper stories about the entrepreneurs and companies behind the AI revolution,” she wrote on LinkedIn. She has been at Reuters as a tech correspondent covering the metaverse. She previously […]
SF Standard seeks an AI and Big Technology editor
The San Francisco Standard is seeking a visionary editor to lead our AI and Big Technology coverage, focusing on the inner and outer lives of AI companies and Big Tech players that are in our backyard, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity and other emerging AI titans. Working with The Standard’s journalists, you will have a […]
The Economist plans for an AI-generated future
Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones spoke to Jessica Davies of Digiday about how the publication plans to grow its revenue in a future dominated by artificial intelligence. Davies writes, “Unlike many publishers securing AI licensing deals, The Economist is going against the grain – keeping its journalism off-limits and actively blocking AI bots from scraping its content, via its […]
Reuters launches AI-generated earnings summaries
Reuters is partnering with the London Stock Exchange Group to provide artificial intelligence-generated earnings summaries. Reuters said it will cover an additional 10,000 companies globally over the next three years. All content is reviewed by a Reuters journalist for accuracy, relevance and adherence to the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles, with clear disclosures for readers to […]
How the FT uses AI to boost subscriptions
The Financial Times has increased subscription conversion rates by almost 300% by personalizing the paywall messaging and offers people see depending on their past activity and preferences, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “However, when it comes to editorial content, the FT is focused on ‘tailored experiences’ created by human editors rather than AI-personalised feeds. “Fiona […]
Mathisen, former CNBC anchor, to launch podcast
Tyler Mathisen, longtime co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” is launching with a podcast called “PowerCast with Tyler Mathisen.” The program debuts Sept. 23. Each monthly episode features insights from market strategists, portfolio managers, and technology developers leveraging artificial intelligence to create platforms that can sift through oceans of data to identify investment opportunities – and […]
Bloomberg Media’s relationship with AI
Tim Peterson of Digiday writes about Bloomberg Media’s relationship with artificial intelligence. Peterson writes, “Bloomberg Media has yet to sign a content licensing deal with any AI company. And the business news publisher’s CEO Karen Saltser explained why on stage at the Digiday Publishing Summit in Miami, Florida, on Monday. “‘The choice we made at […]
Why The Economist isn’t signing any AI deals
The Economist has not licensed its content to AI platforms like ChatGPT because it considers them to be a competitor publishing platform, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt writes, “However The Economist’s president Luke Bradley-Jones said AI chatbots may prove useful for brand visibility as a shopfront for what the brand does. “Bradley-Jones was the opening speaker at […]
