AI slop site hijacks student newspaper’s domain, and the fix costs $1,500
The CU Independent's struggle shows how smaller newsrooms lack resources to fight AI-powered identity theft.
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Siri-Gemini partnership lets Apple, Google fend off upstart rivals
But the partnership could raise fresh antitrust questions.
Anthropic’s new Cowork tool brings agentic AI to everyday newsroom tasks
The feature lets Claude access folders on your Mac to automate reports, expenses and file management. But there are risks.
The click is dying. Publishers are bracing for what comes next
A new Reuters Institute report finds newsrooms shifting strategy as Google and ChatGPT reshape how people find news. The pivot may mean better journalism but fewer journalists.
Young Americans now spend 3 hours a week listening to AI-generated music
Morgan Stanley survey signals growing acceptance of AI content among Gen Z and millennials.
Google’s AI Inbox reads every message you receive. Source protection just got more complicated
News organizations should decide now which accounts get AI features and which stay manual
AI-generated Venezuela videos reveal a darker truth about disinformation
The problem isn't that people were fooled. It's that they didn't care.
Journalists scramble as AI-generated images beat official photos to publication
Fact-checkers and journalists are losing ground to synthetic images during breaking news events.
Grok’s deepfake crisis shows why 2026 is the year of ‘breaking verification’
As Musk's AI generates fake explicit images on demand, newsrooms face a new imperative: proving what's real.
AI in Newsrooms 2026: How AI Will Change Reporting
From chatbot distribution to AI agents, leading voices from BBC, WSJ, NYT and others predict a year of major change.
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