Similarweb: Google's AI tools are significantly cutting organic search traffic to news publishers; traffic to BI, HuffPost, and WaPo is down ~50% in three years
Chatbots are replacing Google's traditional search, devastating traffic for some publishers — The AI armageddon is here for online news publishers.
BuzzFeed has agreed to acquire Verizon Media's HuffPost in a stock deal, as part of a larger agreement to syndicate content on each others' platforms
Wall Street Journal :
Investigation details facial recognition company Clearview AI's ties to the alt-right, including hiring employees with deep links to far-right extremists
Clearview AI, which has alarmed privacy experts, hired several far-right employees, a HuffPost investigation found.
A disorienting interview with Jack Dorsey on his Myanmar tweets, right-wing extremism, and what he'd do if Trump called on his followers to murder journalists
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Oath CEO Tim Armstrong says programs in Go90, Verizon's free mobile video app, will be redistributed inside Oath outlets like HuffPost, Yahoo Finance
Joan E. Solsman / CNET :
Spot.IM raises $25M Series C led by Insight Venture Partners for its Disqus-like comment platform for publications like Time, NBC, HuffPost, Engadget
Katie Roof / TechCrunch :
The Equifax breach, affecting ~44% of US population, is possibly the worst leak of personal information ever and was handled poorly by the company
How To Protect Your Credit And Identity If Your Data Was Compromised Sadagopan / Sadagopan's weblog … : Equifax : Disturbing Developments Tony Zerucha / Bankless Times : Industry reacts to Equifax dat...
Sources: AOL in talks to spin off HuffPost, primarily with Axel Springer, at a valuation over $1B
AOL Has Been in Talks to Spin Off HuffPost as Part of Verizon Acquisition Deal — According to numerous sources, while it has been negotiating its deal to sell to Verizon …