How the FT is leading the way by hiring an AI editor

Sarah Scire of Nieman Journalism Lab interviewed Madhumita Murgia, who has been named the first artificial intelligence editor at the Financial Times. Here is an excerpt: SCIRE: What is your job as AI editor? Can you describe, in particular, how you’re thinking about the “global remit” you mentioned in the announcement MURGIA: The job is to […]

Axios hires Curi to cover tech policy

Axios hires hired Maria Cristina Curi to write for a tech policy newsletter. She has been at Bloomberg Law since 2021, reporting on cybersecurity and telecom, including the FCC. Curi was previously a trade reporter at Inside U.S. Trade, a subscription-fee-based daily online news service from Inside Washington Publishers. Before that, she was an intern at Politico. Curi […]

The Information launches pro service

The Information founder Jessica Lessin announced Wednesday that it’s launched a new subscription called Information Pro that features expanded organizational charts, brand-new databases based on reporting, a new survey product and a specialized weekly newsletter. A subscription to The Information is $399 a year. The Pro service is an additional $100 a year. Lessin writes, “When I […]

Boston Globe seeks a tech and innovation reporter

The Boston Globe’s business department is hiring a reporter to cover technology and innovation. We’re looking for someone with a wealth of energy and ideas who can capture the vibrancy and essence of one of the region’s most pivotal sectors. The Globe has ramped up its tech coverage in the past two years with strong […]

The Information hires Gardizy to cover cloud providers

Amir Efrati of The Information sent out the following on Wednesday: Team, Please welcome Anissa Gardizy to the reporting team in San Francisco! Anissa is going to sink her reporting teeth into Amazon Web Services and other cloud providers that are increasingly powering businesses, from streaming to commerce, and are core to artificial intelligence developments […]

Bloomberg hires Metz to cover artificial intelligence

Bloomberg News has hired Rachel Metz to cover artificial intelligence. She has been a CNN senior tech writer  based in San Francisco and covering artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality. She came to CNN Business from MIT Technology Review, where she had been a senior editor for mobile covering the ways humans and machines are connected. Before that, […]

Culhane becomes Politico’s Morning Tech writer

Mallory Culhane has become the main writer for Politico’s Morning Tech newsletter. Culhane has been with Politico since October 2021 as a digital producer and senior digital producer. She has also contributed to Morning Tech. Culhane is a graduate of the University of Tampa, where she was managing editor of The Minaret.  

FT appoints Murgia as its artificial intelligence editor

The Financial Times has appointed Madhumita Murgia as AI editor. In this newly created role, Murgia will head up the FT’s coverage of artificial intelligence stories, writing about the business, companies, policy and science behind AI. Murgia will be the FT’s lead correspondent on the subject while also working with the technology news editor, Murad […]

Reuters hires Tong as tech correspondent

Reuters has hired Anna Tong as a tech correspondent to cover the metaverse. She previously was data editor for the San Francisco Standard. Tong also worked as vice president of product management at PolySign, and she managed the product and customer support teams at HomeLight. She was also a product manager for Ripple. Tong holds a bachelor’s […]

Capital Times in Wisconsin seeks a tech reporter

The Capital Times, a digital-first newsroom in Madison, Wis., is seeking an experienced reporter to pioneer a new beat covering the burgeoning technology industry as well as the digital spread of information and misinformation. This is a reporter who knows how to shape a beat, identify trending social media topics and doggedly seek and report […]