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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Meta is expanding Meta AI’s news capabilities through a wave of commercial agreements that will allow the chatbot to show recent headlines, summaries and links when users ask about current events. The roster of partners includes CNN, Fox News, Fox Sports, USA Today, the People Inc portfolio, The Daily Caller,…
The European Commission has fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X €120 million for breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act. Issued on 5 December, it is the EU’s first non-compliance ruling under the new regime and signals a more assertive phase of platform oversight. The case tests the…
WAN-IFRA and FIPP will merge on 1 January 2026, creating the largest and most diverse alliance of media companies worldwide. Representing more than 20,000 media brands and technology enterprises across 120 countries, the deal see representative bodies of news and magazine publishers coming together at a time of unprecedented challenges…
Julia Beizer, chief operating officer of Bloomberg Media, is leaving the company to join Microsoft in a senior role leading its AI news product. Her appointment, reporting directly to Microsoft AI chief executive Mustafa Suleyman, marks another high-profile shift of media leadership into big tech as generative tools become central…
Jeff Zucker, chief executive of RedBird IMI and an operating partner at RedBird Capital, used a Content London 2025 keynote to outline a blunt investment plan: back high-quality intellectual property, favour niche or deep-information news outlets and treat artificial intelligence as a production tool rather than a replacement for reporters.…
Newsweek is developing an AI-powered homepage with Google Cloud in an attempt to reverse falling traffic and shrinking search referrals. At a time when many readers bypass homepages altogether, the magazine is wagering that a personalised front page – tuned to users’ interests and local information such as weather, news…
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