Spot rising threats without breaking the bank: small firms across the UK and beyond are increasingly turning to practical, scalable AI security tools to protect data, staff and customers, here’s what works, why it matters and how to choose solutions that fit a modest budget. Essential Takeaways AI is essential, not optional: Even micro and small businesses face targeted attacks; AI helps spot anomalies faster than manual monitoring. Scalable choices exist: Subscription, cloud and open-source options let you pay for capability you actually need. Focus on the basics first: Asset discovery, identity management (including non-human identities), and automated alerts give…
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In a significant leadership change at Politico, founding editor in chief John F. Harris is stepping away from day-to-day newsroom management, with global editor Matthew Kaminski set to take charge of the US operation. The transition, announced today, signals a generational shift for Politico more than a decade after its…
Shoppers, creators and policymakers are pushing AI makers to build stronger legal guardrails for name, image and likeness use , because when a tool lets you clone a face or voice by default, things get messy fast. Here’s what developers, talent and lawmakers are doing, and why an opt‑in approach…
Cloudflare is expanding its push to make paid access to web content easier to implement, updating its open x402 payment-gated proxy template as part of a broader effort to normalise micropayments for publishers and developers. The update strengthens Cloudflare’s case that small, per-request payments can work at web scale as…
Twenty years after leaving Washington Post and Time to start their own ventures, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen say the bet they made on the internet has permanently dismantled the traditional news industry. In a retrospective column published on Tuesday, the founders of Axios and architects of Politico describe how…
Penske Media Corporation has sued Google in federal court in Manhattan, alleging the company illegally monopolises the digital advertising market and has deprived publishers of billions of dollars in revenue. The case underscores mounting pressure on Google’s ad-tech business as publishers seek damages and structural remedies that could reshape how…
The global news industry is heading into a defining year in 2026, caught between the growing power of agentic artificial intelligence and a creator economy that is reshaping how audiences discover, trust and consume information, according to the latest Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions report, released this week…
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British philanthropist Lynn Forester de Rothschild is preparing to sell her family’s entire 26.7 per cent stake in The Economist Group, in what would be the most significant ownership shift for the publisher in a decade. The holding includes around 20 per cent of the voting shares – the maximum…
Bari Weiss, founder of The Free Press, has been appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News following Paramount Skydance’s $150 million acquisition of her digital media platform. Weiss, 41, will report directly to David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance. The newly created role marks a major shift in the network’s leadership and…
Matt Murray, executive editor of The Washington Post since June 2024, has insisted that owner Jeff Bezos has shown “zero meddling” in the newsroom’s operations during what he calls a “massive transformation” of the newspaper. In a rare interview with the newsletter Status, Murray said the Post remains committed to…
Elon Musk has announced Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia intended to challenge Wikipedia’s dominance as the internet’s free knowledge hub. The project is part of Musk’s wider xAI venture and builds on the Grok platform integrated with X (formerly Twitter). Grokipedia aims to replace static, volunteer-edited pages with a dynamic, conversational…
Americans’ confidence in the mass media has plunged to a new historic low, with just 28% saying they trust newspapers, television or radio “to fully, accurately and fairly” report the news, according to Gallup’s latest survey. This marks the first time Gallup’s trust metric has dipped below 30%. That’s down…
OpenAI has unveiled Sora 2, its latest AI model for video and audio generation, alongside a new TikTok-style app called Sora that places AI-made clips directly into social feeds. The app, initially invite-only in the US and Canada on iOS, will expand gradually as the company manages high computing demands…
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