Independent says editors using AI newsroom tools are six times more productive
The Independent, Reach, Reuters and Metropolis are using in-house AI tools for reporting, production and audience products.
AI-native newsrooms run by autonomous agents are already publishing news
Outlets in Canada, Croatia, Italy and the U.S. are using AI agents for reporting, writing and editing, with varying levels of human review.
Publishers face Oct. 30 deadline over Meta’s updated crawling terms
Campaigners are urging publishers to review Meta’s new commercial terms before they take effect Oct. 30.
Meta’s new business terms could allow news-site scraping for AI training
Meta’s updated commercial terms could give the company a new argument for scraping websites tied to business accounts, legal experts say.
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Google adds more inline links across AI Search, tests publisher profiles in AI Mode
Google is increasing links across its AI Search experiences and testing clickable creator and publisher profiles in AI Mode.
AI agent traffic surges as security systems struggle to detect impostors
New reports show automated web traffic rising sharply as malicious bots impersonate AI assistants and expose security gaps.
How People Inc. turned bot blocking into a business
People Inc.'s Jonathan Roberts on blocking bots by default, the 18 Napsters of content, and why AI is spending in the wrong place.
Publishers test AI search strategies as Google referrals fall 40%
Google referrals to publishers fell 40% in a year as some outlets experiment with ways to improve visibility in AI-generated answers.
Reach signs Google AI partnership for UK and Irish news content
Reach has announced a partnership with Google that gives Google enhanced content rights to news across its UK and Ireland portfolio.
NYT, AFP and The Economist join SPUR coalition on AI content use
More than 40 publishers joined SPUR, expanding the coalition to over 80 members across more than 20 countries.