New York Times adds 420,000 digital subscribers in third quarter
The New York Times Company reported 13.8 million subscribers in the third quarter, with digital-only subscription revenue up 14.6% year over year.

The New York Times Company reported 13.8 million subscribers in the third quarter, with digital-only subscription revenue up 14.6% year over year.

The New York Times, People Inc., Reuters and News Corp posted revenue gains in Q3 even as some reported declining audiences and referral traffic.

The New York Times alleges Brave scraped copyrighted content and distributed it to AI companies including Anthropic, Perplexity and xAI.

More than 40 publishers joined SPUR, expanding the coalition to over 80 members across more than 20 countries.

The 3rd Circuit upheld Thomson Reuters’ win in the first federal appeals case rejecting fair use for AI training on publisher content.
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Internal messages on substitution and paywalls give the Times fresh ammunition, while broader publisher leverage still depends on the court.

Internal Microsoft comments surfaced in an unsealed New York Times brief seeking to hold Microsoft and OpenAI liable for unauthorized copying.

USA Today Co. is reorganizing its audience operation as The New York Times creates a role focused on AI and off-platform discovery.

Microsoft told a federal judge that 59,545 of 8.2 million Copilot chat logs shared at least 16 words with plaintiff news content.
