SPUR releases AI content tracking standard, invites tech firms to advisory board
The publisher coalition wants a common way to track when AI systems retrieve, use, cite and present publisher content.
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Judge dismisses Chegg, Penske antitrust suits over Google AI Overviews
The publishers argued Google used its search power to obtain content for AI products without compensation. A federal judge rejected their claims.
Appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters AI copyright win
The 3rd Circuit upheld Thomson Reuters’ win in the first federal appeals case rejecting fair use for AI training on publisher content.
More than 300 publishers press Congress on stealth bot bill
Publishers are lobbying for a federal bill that would require stealth crawlers to identify themselves and disclose their purpose.
Publishers rethink audience engagement as referral traffic falls
Speakers at a London media conference described newsletters, creator-led journalism and AI tools as ways to strengthen audience relationships.
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Google tests AI payments to publishers, but payouts vary widely
Publishers in Google’s AI contribution pilot report uneven payments and say Search Console makes month-to-month tracking difficult.
CNN doubles its data team as it expands AI across products
CNN is using AI for personalization, weather summaries, storyline analysis and other tools as it builds out its data operation.
OpenAI adds another $10 million to Lenfest AI fellowships
Lenfest will consider local TV and statewide public service journalism as it opens the next round of its AI fellowship program.
NewsGuard brings fact-checking chatbot to five European countries
NewsGuard AI draws from 12,000 vetted sources and shares revenue with publishers whose work it cites.
News UK finds one in five website visits came from bots
News UK CTO Tom Jackson said about 20% of traffic over six months was non-human, with 6% of total traffic blocked as malicious bots.