AI is no longer an experiment tucked away in the backrooms of media companies. It has become the invisible engine rewriting how news is gathered, drafted, edited and delivered at breakneck speed. Across newsrooms large and small, AI tools now draft briefs, translate reports, spot viral trends and repackage stories for different platforms faster than any human team ever could. For editors, this new reality brings a burst of productivity and a growing unease about what might be lost along the way.

Air India’s crash probe turned into a blame game after WSJ pointed fingers at pilots—sparking sharp rebuttals from AAIB and Indian media (ToI, HT), who flagged overlooked tech faults and fuel switch warnings. Meanwhile, Ahmedabad mopped up the top prize in India’s cleanliness race, with President Murmu dishing out dirt-free laurels (The Hindu, Indian Express). In the tech world, Meta’s AI nearly “killed” CM Siddaramaiah with a translation glitch—he’s alive and furious (TNN). On screen, Tourist Family turned ₹7 crore into ₹90 crore gold, outpacing Bollywood giants (HT). And in Vegas? Pragg checkmated Carlsen in 39 moves. Clean. Precise. Brutal.

On World PR Day this year, as the communications industry reflects on the theme ”Building bridges and navigating polarisation,” public relations leaders are focusing on what truly anchors their profession: trust, adaptability and real-world impact.

Techpartner.news has launched its new self-titled podcast, with host Ben Moore explaining it was born out of “a desire to serve the tech partner community in a new and different way under the tech partner news brand”.

The Conversation's Editor-in-Chief, Misha Ketchell, reveals why the publication has shuttered its fact-checking department and instead embarked on what he calls pre-bunking in a bid to keep readers reliably informed.

The Brief - What is it about the NRL? It can’t seem to take one foot out of a pie without treading directly into another right steamer, and Wayne Carey says he's been wronged - again. PM Albanese wraps up China visit and brings home some choice headlines. Plus much more...

India’s agri-game just levelled up with PMDDKY, a Rs 24,000-crore mega-mix of 36 schemes—but is it bold reform or bureaucratic juggle? Harikishan Sharma (Indian Express) and Rhik Khundu (LiveMint) are watching closely. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court crushed the idea of rehabilitation as a “right”—fair compensation yes, but no promises of a new home, reports Utkarsh Anand (HT). On the tech front, Ashwini Vaishnaw just handed 5.5 lakh village entrepreneurs a free AI upgrade. In sport, Deepti Sharma powered India W to an ODI win. And in Bollywood, Saiyaara is already romancing the box office.

After completing a full refurbishment of the publication’s website, GadgetGuy’s Valens Quinn believes that many publishers see, “the landscape is changing about the way people consume content,” and as a result, it's “important to keep up with the times.”

The Conversation is a unique publication bringing academia and journalists together. The story of just how it came about and became globally recognised is fascinating.

Latest podcast viewer numbers show ABC tops the chart for June.

The Brief takes a sweep through today's media with coverage on the PM's visit to China - not all of it kind - more dirt on Mark Latham with 'lewd messages' and 'text pest' doing the media rounds, and News Corp gets ABC in its sights once more, reckoning the national broadcaster broke its own editorial guidelines.

Google signs new deals very quietly with a small group of publishers, but they're on vastly reduced terms, reports John Buckley at Capital Brief.

Network18 reported a year-on-year revenue dip for the June quarter, largely due to a high base from last year’s election-linked advertising and a muted ad market.

Tata Play Binge has added Prasar Bharati’s OTT platform WAVES to its content lineup.

Shubhanshu Shukla (aka Shux) wrapped his Axiom-4 space mission with poetic grace, telling the world “even the stars are attainable,” while back on Earth, a Yemeni noose paused for Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya thanks to faith, diplomacy and sheer grit. Tesla finally arrived—but as a showroom guest, not a manufacturing resident. Ravindra Jadeja, meanwhile, delivered a silent masterclass at Lord’s, reminding everyone who’s the real backbone of Indian cricket. And in Bollywood? Ramayana just went Rs 4,000 crore big—Ranbir, Yash and myth turned into mega-budget spectacle.