Many outlets have increased reliance on Apple News+; The Daily Beast is set to make $3M-$4M from it in 2024, and Time says it delivers a 7-figure annual revenue
The Scoop — Like many digital publishers, The Daily Beast was struggling at the end of 2023. Bluesky: @jbaer.bsky.social . X: @racheljanfaza , @jeremyreesnz , @ericdkoch , @michaelroston , @journali...
Microsoft strikes an AI deal with Semafor for a breaking news feed called Signals; Ben Smith says it will be written by journalists, using AI as a research tool
Microsoft strikes an AI deal with Semafor for a breaking news feed called Signals; Ben Smith says it will be written by journalists, using AI as a research tool
Collaboration comes as tech giant faces multibillion-dollar lawsuit from the New York Times — Microsoft is working …
Sources: IAC, News Corp, the NYT, and other publishers are forming a coalition to push for AI laws and lead a lawsuit against AI firms who trained on their data
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Netflix began to build its Black content catalog, the envy of Hollywood, in 2015 after the success of “Orange Is the New Black” and a memo from Black employees
The company didn't set out to build a big library of Black programming, but now it's the envy of its rivals. Tweets: @benyt , @benyt , @wajahatali , @rakeshlobster , @stevensantos , @katrina_hrm , @sa...
Twitter teams up with Buzzfeed to stream a live election night broadcast, hopes to capitalize on high level of youth engagement in the presidential race
Editor-in-chief Ben Smith hopes to reach political junkies and bring transparency to the “mystical” process of declaring election winners.
Inside the “anti-Uber alliance” and how Grab (formerly GrabTaxi) is fighting for dominance in Southeast Asia's ride-hailing market
Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @buzzfeedben . Thanks: @fwd Tweets: Ben Smith / @buzzfeedben : Fascinating lessons about tech and globalization in this @JMBooyah piece about Uber vs. Grab in Sout...