Iran floods the zone with AI war propaganda. Journalists can’t keep up
As AI-generated videos spread false battle claims across social media, fact-checkers and newsrooms face a verification crisis in real time.
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Meta signs $50M-a-year AI content deal with News Corp
The three-year agreement gives Meta access to Wall Street Journal content and other News Corp brands for chatbot responses and model training.
AP tells staff AI resistance is ‘futile’ as newsroom tensions mount
The wire service's leadership is pushing for broader AI adoption, even as rank-and-file journalists say the tools threaten their jobs.
New Research: Newsroom AI policies strong on principles, weak on practice
A synthesis of 30 research papers finds most newsroom AI guidelines prioritize values over operational specifics — and almost none address procurement.
UK media giants launch coalition to demand AI licensing standards
Five of Britain's largest news organizations just issued a warning: Your journalism is being used to train AI systems without your permission.
A columnist asked Gemini to write his column. The result was good, and that’s the problem
Neil Steinberg’s annual AI column experiment found Gemini 3.0 nailing his voice while casually inventing a scene that never happened.
Microsoft report: current media authentication tools aren’t ready for the AI content flood
A new Microsoft study finds content credentialing standards exist but adoption is fragmented — and warns of “sociotechnical provenance attacks” designed to exploit user perception.
Adobe Firefly’s Quick Cut turns raw footage into a first-cut video in seconds
A new AI-powered beta feature handles the blank-timeline problem for time-constrained creators — automatically assembling clips into a structured draft.
Videogame media takes another hit as Clickout fires human staff to pivot to AI editors
The marketing firm behind several gaming sites has laid off its human writers in favor of a skeleton crew managing AI-generated content.
Guardian launches year-long AI reporting initiative focused on workers, not tech executives
The series will examine how AI is transforming work and power across industries, from Amazon warehouses to Hollywood writers' rooms.