Forbes launching “Prototype” newsletter
Forbes is starting a science and technology newsletter written by senior editor Alex Knapp. Knapp writes, “Every week, I’ll be talking to scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to bring you the latest insights and news about the research that will underlie the biggest stories in tech–five years from now: drugs that help you live longer, drugs that […]
Harrington hired as chief copy editor at Forbes Advisor
Erica Harrington has been hired as the chief copy editor for Forbes Advisor. She previously spent a decade at personal finance site NerdWallet, including the last two years as its copy desk chief. Harrington also worked at CNN and the Chicago Tribune as an editor. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northwestern University.
Forbes union votes “no confidence” on company leaders
The unionized editorial staff of Forbes, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, has overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence against CEO Mike Federle and chief content officer Randall Lane, charging them with failing to maintain essential standards of editorial integrity, allowing pay inequity and erosion of staff to persist and refusing to be […]
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 […]
Reuters hires Cai to cover Google
Reuters global technology editor Kenneth Li sent out the following: Team, Kenrick Cai is joining the Reuters in San Francisco this week as Technology Correspondent, focusing on Google, its parent company Alphabet, and artificial intelligence. He joins Reuters after five years at Forbes magazine, where he was a staff writer covering venture capital and startups. At Forbes, […]
Cai departs Forbes for new opportunity
Forbes technology reporter Kenrick Cai has left the news organization for a new opportunity. He has been covering artificial intelligence, startups and venture capital, particularly in Silicon Valley and the West Coast. Cai previously was on the wealth team. Before that, he was an assistant editor on the tech team. He also interned for Forbes. Cai is a […]
Forbes threatens legal action against Perplexity
Forbes sent a letter to the CEO of AI search startup Perplexity accusing the company of stealing text and images in a “willful infringement” of Forbes’ copyright rights, reports Sarah Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “The letter, dated last Thursday, demands that Perplexity remove the misleading source articles, reimburse Forbes for all advertising revenues Perplexity earned via […]
Yahoo Finance gains on competitors in May
Yahoo Finance continued its dominance as the No. 1 business news website in May, increasing its unique visitors by 2 percent while seven of the top 10 sites saw a decline. Yahoo Finance recorded 106.9 million unique visitors for the month, according to comScore. No. 2 Forbes posted a 7 percent decline in unique visitors […]
When your business news content gets stolen by AI
Forbes chief content officer Randall Lane writes about the impact of Perplexity taking the business news organization’s content without its permission and publishing it. Lane writes, “When Forbes Executive Editor John Paczkowski called out Srinivas on X for what the company had done, Srinivas responded that this new ‘product feature’ had some ‘rough edges.’ (‘Product feature sound […]
Forbes names 2024 HBCU scholars
The Forbes HBCU Scholars program (formerly called Forbes Fellows) began in 2020 in partnership with Morehouse College, with the first cohort introduced in summer 2021. The program places HBCU students and graduates into the Forbes newsroom each summer, creating a pipeline for students of color to enter the journalism industry. This year’s scholars are: Asia […]
