“The organization, which is backed by groups including the deep-pocketed nonprofit Coefficient Giving, said it plans to fund investigative teams, AI verticals at national outlets, and other large-scale initiatives in new and legacy media.”

“Based on a thorough analysis of existing legislation and regulatory frameworks, the study shows how journalists around the world are being spied on at unprecedented scale, and how each silent hack and intercepted data strikes at the heart of democracy.”

“The magazine, which will run for six editions, is being edited by Richard Just, who is also the editor of The Washington Sun’s Perspectives section and is the former editor of The Washington Post Magazine. The magazine’s deputy editor is Alexa McMahon, formerly of the Post Magazine, and the assistant editor is Anusha Mathur.”

“…bona fide journalists would identify sources instead of relying on anonymous sources, commit to factual accuracy, and provide the White House an opportunity to comment, rather than ‘perform their duties in a way that…interfere[s] with the White House’s daily operations’…At a bare minimum, it is a significant violation of decorum to publish classified and sensitive national security information.'”

“Why write about the media? Because I don’t have to ‘pick a lane.’ That’s the biggest misconception about the beat: that it’s a companywide email, ‘this circle jerk’ — as Nora Ephron put it — ‘of media interviewing media.’”

“According to OpenAI, these ads could use images to show product inspiration, how a product is used, or experiences associated with a service, which gives advertisers a more visual way to promote themselves inside ChatGPT.”

“The Standards for Publisher Usage Rights initiative, or SPUR, released the content telemetry standard today and has invited OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft to help shape how the standard is implemented, said Alex Springer, SPUR’s technical lead.”

“Two high-risk security advisers who worked for Fox News in Ukraine bolster the family’s claims. In separate interviews with NPR about what happened, they say Fox News and its star correspondent ignored repeated and urgent warnings to stay away from the danger zone outside the city limits of Kyiv.”

“Under the new deal, The Inquirer may not use any AI generated videos or images that appear realistic ‘for editorial purposes.’ The contract bars The Inquirer from using AI to mimic employees without their explicit consent. Employees also have the right to have their byline removed from any content that is AI generated.”

“The report paints perhaps the clearest picture yet of how much the Trump administration effort to shutter the government-funded news outlet has cost taxpayers — which, it said, did not conduct a detailed analysis of the impact or cost before making the cuts.”

“As they talk to callers, discussing sports, news and giveaways, DJ GeeGee calls her co-host ‘my little coyote.’ He calls her ‘my queen.’ GeeGee is Geraldine Guzman. Her popular partner is Coyotec — an artificial intelligence bot programmed to mimic radio repartee.”

The price quoted by Eugene, Oregon’s city government to fulfill a FOIA request about a single police officer accused of misconduct (The Intercept / Lauren Harper)

“The corporation’s director general, who has repeatedly said that linear TV and radio services may have to shut as audiences move online, is expected to inform staff on Wednesday of the latest stage of a plan to save £500m and shed up to 2,000 jobs.”

“Plaintiffs have pleaded only that they have an ‘expectation’ that Google will send them search traffic if they make their content available for free. But an expectation is not an agreement. It is simply how a general search engine works.”