AI shopping assistants are cutting reviewers out of the sale
A test with Meta's Muse shows how AI recommendations can lean on a reviewer's work while sending the sale somewhere else.
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Reuters opens 39 years of news archives to AI buyers on Snowflake
Reuters is selling access to its journalism archive dating to 1987 in five languages through Snowflake Marketplace under licensed terms.
Scripps cuts 12% of staff in bid to become AI-powered news company
E.W. Scripps eliminated 432 positions this year as CEO Adam Symson pushes automation and centralization across its local TV stations.
Time starts selling ad space that only bots can see
Time is selling ads made for AI crawlers instead of people, and the model raises as many questions as it answers about disclosure and trust.
AI “Earthquake” hits UK publisher digital revenue in Q1
UK publishers' total digital revenue fell 4.55% in Q1 2026 after four straight quarters of growth, driven partly by AI answers.
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Google search traffic to drop by half by Q3 2027 for UK publishers
Organic Google referrals to eight major UK publishers fell 7.1% in a single quarter, a pace that would halve traffic by late 2027.
beehiiv expands beyond newsletters With AI and ad tools
beehiiv rolled out Community, an AI operator called Copilot, programmatic newsletter ads and a new visual editor at its Summer Release Event.
Newman warns AI’s ‘liquid content’ remixing poses serious challenge to news media
Reuters Institute researcher Nic Newman says chatbots like Claude can repackage information into any format audiences want, threatening core publisher services.
Bauer’s Take a Break drops freelance writers as AI drafts fiction stories
Bauer Media has told freelance writers for Take a Break's Fiction Feast their services are no longer needed as AI drafts stories in-house.
AP offers buyouts as AI and tech companies now drive revenue growth
Newspapers once built the AP. Now they are 10% of its revenue.