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.
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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.
OpenAI acquires TBPN podcast in push to become the industry’s media voice
OpenAI is navigating IPO preparations and policy debates.
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AI and copyright: How media can decide between litigation or negotiation
Lawsuits set public rules. Contracts set private ones. Attorney Jason Henderson explores how leverage, timing, and context decide the path.
Teaching journalists to use AI without losing critical thinking
A tech-forward journalism professor unpacks how AI is changing how he teaches reporting and what it means for the entry-level jobs that are increasingly endangered.
Washington Post AI podcasts failed quality tests
The company launched an AI podcast experience despite up to 84% of AI-generated scripts not meeting editorial standards.