Topic: publisher partnerships
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Google Deepens AI Partnerships with Top Publishers
Google is globally expanding user-customizable news features, including the worldwide rollout of its **Preferred Sources** tool, which allows users to favor specific outlets in their Top Stories and has shown to double click-through rates to selected sites. New features are being introduced to hi...
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Humble Bundle Founders Launch New Game Discovery Platform
Digiphile is a new digital marketplace launched by former Humble Bundle executives, focusing on community-driven curation and partnerships with creators and charities to reshape digital media discovery. The platform features limited-time collections curated with experts, includes The Digiphile Ex...
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Amazon to Launch AI Content Marketplace for Media Sites
Amazon is developing a marketplace for publishers to license content directly to AI developers, aiming to create a transparent alternative to legal disputes over data scraping. Major AI firms like Microsoft and OpenAI are pursuing structured licensing deals with publishers to secure premium train...
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Google AI Mode to Feature More Source Links
Google is enhancing its AI Mode to show more source links within AI-generated responses, aiming to increase transparency about information origins. The update coincides with a European Commission probe into Google's use of publisher content in AI features and includes a pilot program with major p...
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Perplexity AI Partners with Getty Images in Major Licensing Deal
Perplexity AI has secured a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, allowing legal use of its image library to enhance AI-driven search platforms and address past content scraping concerns. The partnership legitimizes Perplexity's prior use of Getty's imagery, which had faced plagiarism accu...
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Microsoft to Launch AI App Store for Content Licensing
Microsoft is launching a Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM) to create a structured hub where publishers can license their content to AI companies for legal use in training models, with compensation based on detailed usage reports. The initiative is being developed in collaboration with major med...
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TikTok's New Privacy Policy: 3 Major Data Collection Changes
TikTok's new U.S.-based ownership, including Oracle, has led to mandatory updated terms that grant the platform significantly broader data collection powers, such as precise geolocation tracking. The revised policy explicitly categorizes user interactions with AI features as collectible data, log...
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Evercade Tomb Raider Bundles Are Back In Stock At Amazon
Evercade gaming hardware, including the handheld EXP-R and home console VS-R bundled with the Tomb Raider Collection, is back in stock at Amazon for $130 each after supply shortages and a price increase. The Evercade platform, developed by Blaze Entertainment, offers over 75 cartridges with retro...
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Yahoo Scout: A Web-Friendly AI Search Alternative
Yahoo is launching an AI-powered "answer engine" called Scout, which blends conversational AI with traditional search to filter out low-quality content and deliver well-sourced information, marking a strategic return to its original mission of guiding users online. Scout is built on third-party A...
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Google Trials Third-Party Endorsements in Search Ads
Google is testing a feature that integrates third-party endorsements, like from media outlets, directly into its Search ads to boost perceived credibility by blending advertising with editorial validation. The experiment, confirmed by Google as small-scale, raises unanswered questions about eligi...
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New York Times Sues Perplexity Over Copyright
The New York Times has sued AI company Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging its products use and repackage Times content without permission or payment, substituting for the newspaper's own offerings. The lawsuit, part of a broader industry campaign, aims to pressure AI firms into forma...
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Nvidia's GeForce Now Upgrades to RTX 5080, Adds Wave of New Games
Nvidia's GeForce Now service is upgrading to RTX 5080-level performance in September, offering 48GB memory and DLSS 4 support for $20/month across multiple devices. A new Install-to-Play feature expands the game library by allowing users to install any Steam Cloud Play-supported title, instantly ...
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Atari Gamestation Go: Still Available for Preorder on Amazon
The Atari Gamestation Go is a $180 handheld console launching October 31, featuring over 200 preloaded classic games and a unique, comprehensive control layout designed to authentically replicate the original Atari gaming experience. It includes a 7-inch screen and HDMI output for TV play, suppor...
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