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    April 16, 2024

    Dossier: Ken Yeung, VentureBeat

    Ken Yeung has returned to VentureBeat to cover AI as a contributing writer and editor. Tech PR veterans may remember Ken as a VB staff
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    SWMS Q & A: Jared Council, Journalist

    Jared Council is one of a kind. Yes, he covered AI for the WSJ, which is sort of a conventional thing for a good reporter
    March 4, 2024

    Dossier: Dylan Sloan, Fortune

    Fortune editorial fellow Dylan Sloan will turn 24 in May. If you happened to visit Freeport a year or two back, you might have run
    January 18, 2024

    Cheat Sheet: AI Awards Lists

    Here's a cheat sheet on AI awards. It's a mix of emerging companies, cool tools and extraordinary individuals that set examples for everyone else.
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    April 26, 2024

    Test Your Pitch With AI

    Ever use AI to test pitches before sending them to reporters? Try it sometime. It's a fun way to improve them. For the proper horsepower, you'll need a paid subscription to
    April 25, 2024

    Applications Open: Forbes Cloud 100

    Forbes this week began accepting applications for this year's Cloud 100 List as well as the accompanying Cloud 100 Rising Stars list, which focuses on private cloud startups with less than
    April 12, 2024

    FT Expands Coverage of Tech and VC

    For most tech PR pros, the Financial Times isn't top-of-mind. That may change. Last month the FT expanded its San Francisco-based bureau to "deepen its coverage of technology companies, venture capital
    March 23, 2024

    Deep Dive Part 1: When Gen AI Writes The Pitch

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    Deep Dive Part 2: Your New Job? VP of Pitch Analytics

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    Deep Dive Part 3: Gen AI Critiques A Contributed Post

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    May 3, 2024

    Cheat Sheet: Smart Cities & Urban Planning

    You'll find this cheat sheet unusual: it comprises 11 targets ranging from Tier 1 to telecom trades to government tech. The intertwined topics of smart cities and urban planning touch
    April 23, 2024

    Cheat Sheet: Network Infrastructure Targets

    Here are 15 top reporters expert in the field of network infrastructure. Many are the usual suspects. The audience sizes are small, relative to other tech segments.
    April 22, 2024

    Updated Cheat Sheet: Reporters Who Cover Product News

    By subscriber request, here’s a fresh look at B2B reporters who cover product announcements — 82 in all. “Products” also can mean services — in short, it’s the news in
    April 15, 2024

    Here’s Who Has The Most Loyal Readers In Tier 1

    April 11, 2024

    Updated Cheat Sheet: Identity & Access Management

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    Updated Cheat Sheet: Reporters Who Cover Cybersecurity Surveys

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    Updated Cheat Sheet: Cybersecurity Podcasts

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    FT Opens Up Its Content to OpenAI

    April 30, 2024

    While the NYT pursues its suit against OpenAI, the Financial Times has chosen to license its content to help OpenAI train current and future LLMs. The NYT seems to be on the wrong side of this issue, with the Associated Press and Axel Springer also choosing to see OpenAI as a source of income, rather than an enemy.

    Here’s the opposing view, from Press Gazette’s Dominic Young, who advises publishers to play a game of chicken with OpenAI and its LLM competitors.

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    April 16, 2024

    Joshua Topolsky‘s edit project for Robinhood is optimized for mobile but you can peruse it here. The design seems crazy. Context from Axios’s Sara Fischer here.

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