The New York Times plans to make the vast majority of its articles available to users as narrations read via an automated voice, executives tell Axios.Why it matters: The move will help position the Times as one of the...
Instagram’s co-founders built a powerful and useful tool for recommending news to readers — but could never quite get it to scale. Yahoo has hundreds of millions of readers — but could use a dose of tech-forward cool to separate it...
News media publishers face dilemmas over social media policy today. There's a delicate balance between encouraging reporters to engage on social media — to extend journalism's reach — and avoiding pitfalls that undermine reporting. They're also grappling with respecting...
Companies racing to develop more powerful artificial intelligence are rapidly nearing a new problem: The internet might be too small for their plans.Ever more powerful systems developed by OpenAI, Google and others require larger oceans of information to learn...
Is Taylor Swift a Pentagon psychological operations asset? Did Texas governor Greg Abbott say that Joe Biden needs to learn from Vladimir Putin to work for the interest of the United States? Did Donald Trump say that the 9/11 attacks were an inside job...
Sean McLaughlinIt was always the secret sauce of ratings success. I can’t tell you how many times I woke up on a key day in the old “sweeps” world with one thought on my mind: Please let there be...
Phoebe Connelly is The Washington Post’s first-ever senior editor for AI strategy and innovation. Appointed to the role in February, Connelly joins a wave of dedicated AI editorial and product strategists entering major newsrooms. Outlets including The Wall Street...
By now the horror stories of news publishers churning out error-ridden, AI-generated content are well known. Other uses of AI have helped journalists make headlines for the right reasons — like The New York Times using computer vision on...
In the past year, Tamedia strategically implemented content sourcing and production automation, which has led to a significant expansion of its hyperlocal newsletter portfolio in communities with as few as 5,000 inhabitants. This growing portfolio now offers personalised and...
Todd Frazier is trying to figure out how to mute himself. It’s January, and he’s on the set of the digital show he cohosts, in the training complex—the vibe is CrossFit gym with sports-bar decor—just behind his house in suburban...
