Move adds to growing portfolio as company bets on innovation and direct audience engagement. Redbrick has acquired digital outlets Quartz and The Inventory from G/O Media, marking its fifth major media investment as it expands its presence in the digital publishing space. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The move is part of a broader strategy to adapt to shifting consumer behaviour and technological change, particularly the growing role of AI in media. “As the media landscape continues to shift, the only way to survive and thrive is by embracing the advancements in innovation to connect and engage…

Bulletin, which uses Google’s Gemini to summarise its journalism, hits one million views in a day The Independent’s new AI-driven news service, Bulletin, is outperforming traditional articles in reader engagement and has already surpassed one million views in a single day, according to UK editor Chloe Hubbard. Speaking at Advertising Week in London, Hubbard said the service – designed to produce five to ten bullet summaries of existing articles – had “washed its face” commercially. The tool uses Google’s Gemini AI technology and is currently hosted in the top navigation of The Independent’s website, with plans for a standalone site,…

End of manual controls raises concerns over visibility and representation. Google has completed its shift to automatically generated publisher pages in Google News, ending a system that allowed news organisations to manually manage their presence on the platform. The change, finalised late last month, removes tools that let publishers customise how their content appeared, including the ability to create landing pages, set logos, adjust publication titles and control geographic distribution. Google first signalled the change in April 2024 and confirmed it in a February update: “All publication pages in Google News will be generated automatically. Google News will no longer…

New assistant aims to boost value of Pro subscription with tailored, report-driven insights. Politico has launched an AI-powered tool for its Pro subscribers, offering on-demand policy reports based entirely on the publication’s own journalism. The Policy Intelligence Assistant is designed for the service’s high-profile users, including lobbyists, corporate executives and industry leaders, who pay upwards of $10,000 a year to subscribe. The move reflects a growing trend among publishers to deploy AI not for general chatbot-style responses, but to mine their archives for bespoke, high-quality content. Politico says the tool will create a huge volume of content, using only its…

As Yahoo celebrates its 30th anniversary. the CEO outlines his vision for the future. In September 2021, Jim Lanzone assumed the role of CEO at Yahoo, marking a significant transition for a brand long associated with the early internet era but which had struggled under various ownership structures, ultimately sold by Verizon to Apollo Global Management for about $5 billion. Speaking to Wired, Lanzone expressed his enthusiasm for turnaround challenges, highlighting Yahoo’s potential as an underappreciated asset despite its troubled past. With an established track record in digital transformation, particularly during his tenure at CBS Interactive and his earlier success…

Dow Jones’ Factiva introduces an AI-driven marketplace, connecting publishers with corporate clients for enhanced content accessibility and licensing. Dow Jones has developed an AI marketplace through its business information and research company, Factiva, enabling publishers to license content to corporate entities. This initiative has seen rapid growth, increasing its network of publishing partners from about 4,000 in November to nearly 5,000 in recent weeks, reflecting a significant uptick in interest since its inception. Factiva, which maintains relationships with more than 30,000 global news, data, and information sources, is leveraging its content network to enhance research and data tools for hundreds…

All major publishers have called on the government to reconsider reforms to copyright laws that could allow AI firms to extract content unlicensed, jeopardising the lucrative creative sectors. Every major UK news publisher has called on the government to reconsider proposed reforms to copyright laws that could facilitate the unlicensed extraction of content by artificial intelligence (AI) firms. This plea comes on the final day of a government consultation regarding these proposals, amid warnings that such changes threaten the lucrative creative industries, which generate £126 billion annually for the UK economy. The so-called Creative Rights in AI Coalition, encompassing a…

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s news app, Der Tag, has undergone a major update with a user-friendly design and enhanced feature. Just ahead of its tenth anniversary, the news app Der Tag by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has undergone a significant redesign and enhancement, introducing a variety of new features aimed at improving user experience and accessibility. The refreshed Der Tag app now has a modern horizontal layout, allowing for more intuitive navigation through the most pertinent news and topics of the day. This design choice is intended to cater to users looking for a quick and effective way to keep…

The global AI text generator market is anticipated to reach nearly $2 billion a year by 2032. The global market for AI text generation is expected to rise significantly over the next few years. Worth $425m in 2023 it is expected to grow nearly 20% a year to reach $1.8 billion in 2032. This data highlights the significant role AI tools will play in sectors such as e-commerce, media, healthcare and education, where they automate the production of articles, marketing materials and more. The tools enable businesses to swiftly generate extensive amounts of tailored content, which is crucial for sectors…

The development of AI tools and services is moving so fast that firms fear they might miss the opportunity, according to a recent podcast recorded at Davos Agentic AI is the next frontier of the revolution sweeping through all industries, not just publishing. Shrinking development horizons have meant that already it is being used widely. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, there were warnings that businesses must act now or be left behind. Speaking in Davos on a special episode of Take on Tomorrow, a podcast by PwC, Matt Wood, PwC’s Global and US Commercial Technology and Innovation Officer,…