YouTube is purging AI slop channels while pushing creators to use AI tools
The platform wants it both ways — and that tension matters for media companies.
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Chaos erupts after Anthropic forces Clawdbot rebrand
The viral AI assistant is now Moltbot — but not before crypto scammers hijacked its old accounts.
BBC shuts down social media investigations unit as AI disinformation surges
BBC Trending exposed AI-generated Holocaust scams on Facebook recently before being cut.
Microsoft Copilot sidelines Australian journalism in AI news summaries, study finds
Only one-fifth of Copilot news responses link to Australian sources, raising alarm about AI-driven news deserts.
CUNY picks 23 global news leaders for AI journalism cohort
The program focuses on ethical frameworks and strategic decision-making as AI embeds itself in newsrooms.
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT ads with no revenue share for publishers
Unlike Perplexity, the company has no plans to cut in the news organizations fueling its answers.
The AI shift to agents is beginning, and newsrooms aren’t ready
Agents promise acceleration in knowledge work. Media can unlock it only with governance: provenance, policy, and traceable decisions.
Clawdbot is the self-hosted AI assistant going viral among power users
The open-source project lets users build a "Jarvis-style" agent that lives in their messaging apps.
YouTube pledges to fight AI slop while doubling down on AI creator tools
CEO Neal Mohan's 2026 letter promises quality control and new generative features in the same breath.
Apple reportedly building an AirTag-sized AI pin with dual cameras
The tech giant enters a troubled product category that claimed Humane just last year.