Media OutReach bets on US newswires to boost AI visibility
Media OutReach Newswire now guarantees press release placements on USA Today and 770 US news sites to boost AI search visibility.
QVC hosts vote to unionize with SAG-AFTRA over generative AI concerns
QVC and HSN hosts voted 37-9 to join SAG-AFTRA, citing fears about unauthorized AI use of their likenesses.
Delhi High Court rules OpenAI’s training on ANI news content is fair dealing
A Delhi High Court judge ruled OpenAI's training of ChatGPT on ANI articles falls under India's fair-dealing exemption for research.
Anthropic ships Claude Opus 5, pitching frontier work at half the price
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5, claiming top scores on coding and knowledge-work benchmarks while keeping the same price as its predecessor.
Reuters editor-in-chief says AI should push young reporters back into the field
Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni says AI can take over entry-level newsroom tasks so young reporters focus on reporting.
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AP doubles down on human oversight in updated AI newsroom rules
The Associated Press expanded which AI tools its journalists can use while requiring human review and disclosure when AI shapes published work.
Substack adds AI detection to its posts through a new Pangram partnership
Substack readers can now scan posts longer than 100 words for signs of AI writing, using detection technology from Pangram.
When bots become the audience
Bots now make up about half of all web traffic. Are they a threat to block or an audience to win?
YouTube tightens monetization rules around AI slop
YouTube now bars monetization for three types of inauthentic content, including generic AI videos, distressing clips and AI personas discussing health or finance.
Nine network axes 30 more jobs at SMH and The Age, citing AI disruption
Nine Entertainment will cut around 30 newsroom positions at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age, citing severe AI-driven disruption.