Some exciting professional news.
I’ve been blessed to work with my amazing colleagues at AP over the past 20 years. I’m thrilled about this next chapter leading Arkansas Advocate’s incredibly talented newsroom.
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In light of the Brendan Sorsby decision, Georgia has instructed its coaches not to schedule Texas Tech in any sport.
People are really angry.
Story by Seth Emerson.
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The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins Republican runoff for U.S. Senate, defeating longtime Sen. John Cornyn. #APRaceCall at 9 p.m. EDT. apnews.com/projects/election…
Here we go: Spotify and UMG cut a deal to launch an AI-powered tool "allowing fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating artists and songwriters."
CBS News Radio is signing-off for the last time this week, closing out a nearly 100-year run. “I always loved about radio, the fact that you have to paint the picture. There's no help from a camera,” anchor and correspondent @SteveKathanCBS said.
Breaking News: Steven Rosenbaum, the author of “The Future of Truth,” acknowledged that the nonfiction book about the effects of A.I. on truth included misattributed or fake quotes concocted by A.I. nyti.ms/4wE8ssc
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25. A presentation event with the Pope and various speakers is scheduled for the same day at the Vatican.
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Another hall of fame class of journalists is leaving @AP — this one involuntarily via layoffs. Reporters in big cities and state capitols. People who’ve broken some of the biggest stories of our time and improved the public’s understanding of important issues. It’s heartbreaking.
It’s my turn in the barrel — I’ve just been laid off from AP after 23 years. I owe so much to my colleagues, past and present, and to the oh-so-many people who have talked to me, helped me, made me laugh. If you think you want my personal contacts, DMs are open.
NEW: The NYT sent an email to freelancers today forbidding contributors from submitting "any material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced" by generative AI.
The "reminder" follows a string of AI incidents at the paper:
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