New year, new beat! After 7 years of covering some form of media/tech, I'm excited to start from scratch on the endlessly interesting oil sector. I'll start on Jan. 6. Please get in touch with tips and story ideas!
Scoop: we reported on details of OpenAI's corporate structure overhaul taking place behind the scenes, which could change how the co operates, raises money & is held accountable. In the plan, the non-profit board loses control while Sam Altman gets equity https://t.co/Nd8inGtkCU
Musk might be backing Trump, but staffers at his companies are largely donating to Harris' campaign, according to OpenSecrets data. X employees gave $13,213 to Harris and less than $500 to Trump. More details about Tesla and SpaceX staff donations here
https://t.co/mwwkxRgUwJ
I have joined @Reuters where I will be covering Google, its parent company Alphabet, and artificial intelligence.
My inbox is open at [email protected], or you can get in touch with me at kenrick.01 on Signal.
NEW: @AP launching a nonprofit to raise philanthropy dollars for local news
— Looking to raise at least $100M initially
— The "AP Fund for Journalism" will be a 501(c)3 charitable organization with a separate board
More on @axios
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As a working class person in journalism, it troubles me how tough it still is for working class people to break into the trade. So I'm freeing up some time in my calendar for chats with aspirant working class journalists.
Survey: 52% of US and 63% of UK respondents say they would be uneasy with news produced mostly using AI; 59% worry about false news content online, up 3% YoY (@sheila_dang / Reuters)
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I'm thrilled to be part of the Reuters team covering the Paris Olympics! 🏅If you have tips about media and advertising/marketing stories I should cover, please get in touch.
In other news, 27 influencers are also heading to Paris to cover the games
https://t.co/Pr7zi8OJBX
We reported yesterday that TikTok's advertisers and artists who use the app have no intention of leaving until that actually happens
https://t.co/0NJZl7XD5b