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CNN has signed a multiyear agreement with Google to license its journalism for use in generative AI features. The deal, part of Google's News AI pilot, compensates CNN for content used in audio briefings and article overviews. This follows CNN's recent legal dispute with Perplexity AI and joins a broader industry shift toward paid AI content licensing.
Amazon's Alexa+ now generates AI-powered podcasts featuring two robotic hosts, built from user-chosen topics and real-time reporting from major outlets (AP, Reuters, Washington Post, Time, Forbes, Politico, USA Today and 200+ local papers). The service outlines the episode, lets users adjust length and focus, and notifies you on Echo Show or the Alexa app when it’s ready. Alexa+ is free for Prime members in the U.S.; non-Prime customers pay $19.99/month. This marks a major push into AI-created audio content, following earlier experiments like Google’s NotebookLM.
OpenAI has partnered with Future, the publisher of Tom’s Guide and other media brands, to provide ChatGPT users with access to content from over 200 of Future's media outlets, complete with attribution and links to original articles. This deal is part of a series of content licensing agreements OpenAI has secured with major publishers like Vox Media and News Corp. While some publishers have sued OpenAI over copyright issues, Future plans to integrate OpenAI's technology for various purposes, enhancing the ChatGPT experience with reliable information.