Justice Department backs OpenAI in copyright fight with The New York Times
The government says a ruling against OpenAI could threaten national security and put smaller publishers at a disadvantage.
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Newspaper opinion editors push back on AI-written op-eds after WSJ defense
Nieman Lab contacted 24 U.S. newspapers; none of the editors who responded said they would accept AI-written op-eds.
The New York Times tests AI-generated summaries inside its own site search
The New York Times is testing AI-generated summaries in its own site search, built only from Times journalism, employees told Semafor.
The rise of the AI newsreader: ElevenLabs eyes $22 billion valuation
Major newsrooms now use synthetic voices to read articles aloud, and about 20 percent of New Yorker subscribers listen to narrated stories.
USA Today Co. hires Palantir to mine audience data as search traffic drops
USA Today Co. will use Palantir's AI platform to convert anonymous readers into known, monetizable first-party relationships as search referrals decline.
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New York Times leans into video as search declines
The Times added 280,000 digital subscribers in Q2 2026, down from Q1, as CEO Meredith Kopit Levien blames declining search and touts video bets.
Eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year, a new record
Five winners and three finalists told the Pulitzer judging committee they used AI in their reporting, the most since disclosure became mandatory in 2024.
OpenAI invests another $8 million in the American Journalism Project
OpenAI is committing $5 million and $3 million in tech credits to the American Journalism Project over the next two years.
Publishers ask court to sanction OpenAI in escalating copyright fight
The Times and others say OpenAI withheld evidence in a copyright fight over ChatGPT training and output logs.
NYT publisher warns AI companies are ‘stealing’ journalism’s future
The NYT publisher accused major tech companies of building AI products on "brazen theft" of journalism.