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Tech industry

Microsoft Seeks to Dismiss Parts of Suit Filed by The New York Times

Microsoft filed a motion to dismiss parts of The New York Times lawsuit over copyright infringement by training A.I. technologies on articles.

Microsoft compares large language models used for chatbots to videocassette recorders, arguing they don't supplant the market for news articles. [ more ]

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OpenAI faces New York Times hacking allegations while exploring deals with Tumblr

OpenAI faces a lawsuit from The New York Times alleging copyright infringement and manipulation of AI technology.

OpenAI defends itself by claiming The Times hacked its chatbot and fed articles directly, violating terms of use. [ more ]

CoinGape

OpenAI Alleges The New York Times of Hacking the Chatbot System

OpenAI alleges NYT of hacking ChatGPT for false evidence.

AI legitimacy questioned in replicating news content. [ more ]

ReadWrite

OpenAI claims New York Times misused ChatGPT to fabricate lawsuit evidence

OpenAI seeks dismissal of copyright lawsuit parts

Debate on fair use of copyrighted materials in AI training [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

Legal cases question IP in large language model training | Computer Weekly

OpenAI warns about strict copyright crackdown on AI development

Legal debate about balance between AI advancement and IP rights [ more ]

The Verge

OpenAI claims The New York Times tricked ChatGPT into copying its articles

OpenAI responds to New York Times copyright lawsuit, calling it without merit and expressing hope for partnership.

OpenAI argues that the Times manipulated prompts to include regurgitated excerpts of articles, and claims its models don't typically behave the way the Times suggests. [ more ]

Poynter

Prestigious Polk Award winners are announced - Poynter

The New York Times and ProPublica were big winners at the Polk Awards.

Investigative reporting on various topics earned recognition at the awards. [ more ]

Poynter

The New York Times adds a first-of-its-kind editor - Poynter

The New York Times is hiring its first editorial director of artificial intelligence initiatives, signaling a commitment to exploring AI's potential capabilities and risks.

The director will establish principles for how generative AI is used and will guide how AI tools can assist journalists while maintaining the quality of Times journalism. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Israel-Hamas Truce Appears to Enter Another Day, and More

The New York Times Audio app offers journalism and storytelling

It provides news, depth, and serendipity

The app includes a weekly newsletter and The Headlines segment with major stories of the day [ more ]

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East Bay food

Donald Trump ordered to pay legal fees of Berkeley journalist over baseless suit

Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three of its investigative reporters.

The lawsuit was filed by Trump after The New York Times published an investigation into his finances, revealing tax schemes and fraud behind his fortune.

The investigation was based on over 100,000 pages of documents, some obtained with the help of Trump's estranged niece, Mary Trump. [ more ]

Eater Boston

4 weeks ago

Boston food

Takeaways and Surprises From the 'New York Times' 25 Best Restaurants in Boston List

The New York Times has been publishing city-specific restaurant lists, including the one for the 25 best restaurants in Boston, focusing on scouting and dining out extensively. [ more ]

Exchangewire

1 month ago

Google Considers Charging for AI-Powered Search; New York Times to Adopt External Attention Measurement Metric; Nvidia and Indosat to Build $200m AI Centre

Google is considering charging for AI-powered search features.

The New York Times is adopting an external attention measurement metric for ads.

Nvidia and Indosat are collaborating to build a $200m AI Centre in Indonesia. [ more ]

New York Post

1 month ago

Marketing

NYT slammed for 'sexist' Instagram post about viral sucker punch attacks targeting women

The New York Times Instagram post concerning viral videos was viewed as sexist.

Readers criticized The Grey Lady for downplaying violent attacks on women. [ more ]

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Newsroom at 'New York Times' fractures over story on Hamas attacks

Tensions at The New York Times over investigative report on Hamas

Newsroom divisions and tumult at The New York Times [ more ]

Nieman Lab

"We've really worked hard not to ever have a pivot at The New York Times": A.G. Sulzberger on AI, local news, and that Trump bump

Arthur Sulzberger family members taking over The New York Times at pivotal moments of transition.

Impact of a historic printer strike that led to Arthur Ochs Sulzberger's rise to publisher. [ more ]

Digiday

3 months ago

The New York Times expects ad revenue to continue to decline in 2024

The New York Times missed its Q4 outlook on advertising sales and expects a decrease in the first quarter of 2024.

Digital ad sales fell by 3.7% in Q4 2023, affected by marketers avoiding hard news topics. [ more ]

Nieman Lab

3 months ago

The New York Times rolls out new byline pages

The New York Times has rolled out new byline pages that emphasize the ethical guidelines and real-life humans behind its reporting.

The expanded byline pages include sections on What I Cover, My Background, Journalistic Ethics, and Contact Me. [ more ]

The Atlantic

The Life and Times of Joseph Lelyveld

Joe Lelyveld was the last great print editor of The New York Times.

He navigated the digital revolution and the changing journalistic standards that came with it. [ more ]

Advocate.com

3 months ago

LGBT

New York Times continues to fail on trans issues one year after demands made

Conservative politicians continue to attack trans people, and The New York Times has been criticized for its inaccurate coverage of transgender issues.

GLAAD has called on The New York Times to improve its coverage of trans people and issues, but the newspaper has not taken steps to address the criticisms. [ more ]

Nieman Lab

Data science

How The New York Times is building experimental handwriting recognition for its crosswords app

Exploring the ability to write in The New York Times Crosswords app on iOS and Android

Implementing on-device ML onto the Android Crosswords app [ more ]

The Verge

Digital life

Goodbye to all that harassment

Sarah Jeong reflects on the online harassment she faced after being hired by The New York Times.

She details the hate messages and slurs she received, and the impact it had on her mental health. [ more ]

New York Post