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The Washington Post and OpenAI Announce Strategic Partnership

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

The Washington Post and OpenAI announced this Tuesday a strategic partnership to feature the newspaper’s content on the startup’s chatbot. Now, ChatGPT users will see more links, quotes, and summaries from The Post.

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  • The Washington Post and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership.
  • ChatGPT will now feature more content from The Post, including summaries, links, and quotes.
  • OpenAI’s head of Media said ChatGPT has more than 500 million active users every week.

According to the announcement shared by The Washington Post , the new partnership goes in line with both companies’ commitment to share reliable information across multiple topics covered by the journal.

“ChatGPT will highlight The Post’s journalism across politics, global affairs, business, technology, and more, always with clear attribution and direct links to full articles so people can explore topics in greater depth and context,” states the document.

Both companies expect to share more reliable and engaging content for users, allowing them to explore further and interact with the technology and the content of their interest, including “fast-moving” and complex topics.

“More than 500 million people use ChatGPT each week to get answers to all kinds of questions,” said Varun Shetty, Head of Media Partnerships at OpenAI. “By investing in high-quality journalism by partners like The Washington Post, we’re helping ensure our users get timely, trustworthy information when they need it.”

The Washington Post added that it is committed to expanding critical journalism and well-reported news through modern AI tools, highlighting its own technologies such as Climate Answers and Ask The Post AI. “The Post continues to be LLM-agnostic as it embraces and builds its own range of AI-powered solutions for both its business and its users,” states the document.

The Washington Post joins a list of newspapers collaborating with OpenAI. According to The Verge , OpenAI has now partnered with more than 20 news publishers.

In 2024, the startup signed a deal with Time , gaining access to over 101 years of documents to enhance the chatbot’s responses. It also partnered with News Corp —a mass media corporation that includes publications such as The Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Post—as well as with Condé Nast , whose portfolio includes Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Wired.

Intel to Lay Off Over 21,000 Employees, Over 20% Of Its Workforce - 2

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Intel to Lay Off Over 21,000 Employees, Over 20% Of Its Workforce

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

Bloomberg reported that Intel is planning on laying off over 21,000 employees, more than 20% of its workforce. A person familiar with the matter said it was part of a restructuring strategy under the new CEO Lip-Bu Tan.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

  • Bloomberg reveals Intel plans to lay off over 21,000 employees, over 20% of the workforce.
  • The decision has been made under the new CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s restructuring plans.
  • Intel also cut over 15,000 jobs in 2024.

According to Bloomberg’s report , an anonymous source explained the job cuts are part of a “streamline management and rebuild an engineering-driven culture.” This layoff wave comes just a few months after another layoff announcement last year.

In August 2024, CEO Pat Gelsinger announced a massive layoff of over 15,000 employees , over 15% of the workforce at the time, to reduce costs.

Intel hasn’t made an official announcement yet, however, Tan shared part of his vision a few weeks ago at Intel Vision 2025.

The CEO said he assumed the role knowing that there were many challenges to face and that the company wasn’t performing well, but that he loves the company and wants it to succeed.

“It won’t be easy, we have had a tough period for quite a long time at Intel,” he said. “We fell behind on innovation, as a result, we have been too slow to adapt and meet your needs.”

Tan said he wants to focus on innovation, meeting customers’ needs, and building an engineering-driven company.

According to a recent Reuters exclusive , Tan is focused on improving performance in manufacturing by building AI chips for models, robotics, and software.

Intel is struggling to win the AI chip race and the new CEO is making difficult decisions with a new approach to succeed in the market. Other tech giants have also been developing hardware for AI products. Meta already started testing its new in-house chips , and TSMC recently announced a new partnership with the U.S. government to build chip facilities in Arizona. And, despite losing nearly $600 billion in market value in January, Nvidia remains the most powerful company in the industry.