EU makes AI labels mandatory on authentic-looking images, audio and text
Starting August 2, companies must mark synthetic content designed to look real with visible AI labels and digital watermarks or face fines.
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Time starts building ads for AI agents as bot traffic overtakes humans
Time is placing brand FAQs inside markdown pages aimed at AI crawlers, with Ally Bank and the Project Management Institute among its first buyers.
AI “Earthquake” hits UK publisher digital revenue in Q1
UK publishers' total digital revenue fell 4.55% in Q1 2026 after four straight quarters of growth, driven partly by AI answers.
Reuters, BBC and Guardian chart distinct newsroom paths for using AI tools
Reuters, the BBC and The Guardian are adopting AI according to their distinct commercial, public-service and editorial mandates.
What 600,000 AI sessions reveal about the content that wins AI traffic
An analysis of 600,000 AI sessions reveals homepages drive 31% of AI traffic.
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AI chat ads struggle to win consumer trust
A global survey found AI chat advertising still faces skepticism over quality, placement and brand safety.
ChatGPT blocks author-style requests as publishing safeguards tighten
OpenAI’s chatbot now redirects direct author-style requests, raising fresh questions for publishers about imitation, authorship and editorial AI rules.
Meta licenses Newsmax journalism for AI search across Facebook and Instagram
Meta’s Newsmax license gives its AI search and discovery tools access to current and archived news content across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Muck Rack licenses MIT Technology Review for expanded AI news monitoring
Muck Rack has licensed MIT Technology Review’s full editorial coverage, including paywalled reporting, for its AI-focused communications monitoring platform.
Qwoted bans AI-generated expert profiles as PR spam floods reporters’ inboxes
Qwoted says it is removing fake and AI-written PR accounts as fabricated experts reach major news outlets.