800 staffers want USA Today Co. to walk away from Palantir
Unionized employees at 31 USA Today Co. newsrooms say the Palantir deal creates a conflict of interest and threatens reader data security.
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Spyware and AI surveillance targeting journalist on the rise, IFJ warns
Press freedom organization alarmed over 128 journalists killed in 2025. The tools targeting journalists are no longer limited to intelligence agencies.
UK and US financial regulators hold emergency meetings over Anthropic’s Claude Mythos
An unreleased Anthropic model that found thousands of vulnerabilities in major operating systems has triggered emergency briefings from London to Washington.
Cloudflare and GoDaddy want to set the rules for the AI agent web
The two infrastructure giants are partnering to let website owners allow, block, or charge AI crawlers.
Can you trust Dataminr with your breaking news workflow?
An AI alerting system promises to surface emergencies faster than any human can scroll, but newsrooms still shoulder the burden of verification and ethical use.
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What you need to know about Admiral’s data security
Before you trust Admiral with visitor email addresses and behavioral data, here's what to check about encryption, access controls, and compliance certifications.
Should publishers trust Utopia Analytics with comment data? It depends
The Finnish AI moderation platform promises GDPR compliance—but publishers need to ask harder questions before signing.
What newsrooms need to know about BlueConic security before signing a contract
The customer data platform delivers real results but consolidates reader information in ways that demand careful due diligence.
Google’s AI Inbox reads every message you receive. Source protection just got more complicated
News organizations should decide now which accounts get AI features and which stay manual
What publishers need to know about TollBit’s data handling
Before implementing TollBit, publishers need answers about data handling, retention policies, and GDPR compliance.