“In a filing on Thursday, the publisher asks for damages of more than $250 million, alleging OpenAI’s unauthorized use of its content ‘has done real and continuing’ harm to its outlets.”

The expansion of the SynthID Detector tool allows anyone, not just media professionals, to “easily check if an image, video, or audio file was made with AI from Google or our partners, including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and soon, Apple.” Google says it has already watermarked over 180 billion images and videos, and 240,000 years of audio content. The company also says it regularly sees over one million verification requests per day via the tool.

“ABC News is adding a vertical video feed to its mobile app as parent company Disney expands a short-form format that has already generated significant engagement across ESPN and Disney Plus. Verts is available beginning Wednesday through a new icon within the ABC News app.”

“The hearing on Thursday focused on restoration of the news outlets’ credentials for access to the White House grounds, and not on the so-called pool assignments that have emerged as a point of contention since Judge Kelly’s order took effect…Judge Kelly’s initial order did not address the pool assignments.”

“Semafor is expanding its video slate and Silicon Valley presence with ‘Future Proof,’ a new AI-focused show hosted by veteran technology journalist Reed Albergotti, who is also becoming the outlet’s first San Francisco bureau chief…Google Workspace with Gemini will serve as the exclusive sponsor of the show’s inaugural season.”

“The corporation has agreed to pay compensation to PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen and his husband Anthony James.”

Cohen and James said in a statement: “By falsely portraying us as engaging in sexual misconduct and pressuring female employees over surrogacy, the BBC reinforced one of the most damaging homophobic tropes: that gay men are sexual predators who pose a threat to others. These were allegations that should never have been broadcast.”

“ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday.”

“In New England alone, more than a dozen colleges are home to community reporting programs including Clark University, Fitchburg State College, Worcester State College, Endicott College, Boston University, Northeastern University, Brandeis University, University of New England, University of Rhode Island, University of Connecticut, Sacred Heart University, Castleton State College, and several schools in the Connecticut State University system.”

“Hunterbrook Capital gained 23% after fees last year through September, according to an investor letter viewed by The Wall Street Journal. That was higher than indexes tracking hedge-fund performance, as well as the roughly 15% return of the S&P 500 over the same period. Many of its best-performing positions were bullish bets on stocks based on reporting from its sister newsroom, Hunterbrook Media.” (In Nieman Lab’s Predictions for Journalism 2026, Hunterbrook publisher Sam Koppelman predicted “local investigative reporting will make money again.”)

“On Wednesday, Books by People confirmed it had received approval from the U.K.’s Intellectual Property Office to begin distributing a mark that indicates a published book has been authored by a human. The stamp, which looks like a thumbprint, will be displayed on the cover.”

“The renewal is for similar terms to Rogan’s previous deal with the streaming service, which allowed ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to be distributed broadly and for an estimated earnout of $250 million, according to people familiar with the matter…[The show] has been No. 1 on Edison Research’s list of the most listened-to podcasts in the U.S. since tracking began in 2019.”