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OpenAI launches AI Academy for newsrooms worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI is betting that better journalism begins with better tools. The company has unveiled the OpenAI Academy for News Organizations, a new global learning hub designed to help journalists, editors and publishers use artificial intelligence in practical, responsible ways.
Launched in partnership with the American Journalism Project and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, the Academy was announced at the AI and Journalism Summit, co-hosted by OpenAI alongside the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Hearst. It goes live with a clear promise: less tech jargon, more newsroom value.
The platform offers on-demand training such as AI essentials for journalists, alongside hands-on playbooks and real-world examples. The focus ranges from investigative research and background reporting to translation, data analysis and streamlining everyday production tasks. There are also open-source tools that newsrooms can adapt to their own needs, plus guidance on ethics, governance and responsible use.
OpenAI says the Academy is shaped by years of collaboration with news organisations grappling with the same questions. How do you save time without sacrificing trust? How do you experiment without undermining accuracy? And how do you future-proof the business of news while protecting its core purpose?
The initiative builds on OpenAI’s existing partnerships with publishers including News Corp, Axios, the Financial Times, Condé Nast and Hearst, as well as industry bodies such as Wan-Ifra and Inma. Together, these partners provide content in more than 20 languages to hundreds of millions of users each week.
With AI already reshaping how newsrooms operate, OpenAI positions the Academy as a practical companion rather than a silver bullet. More courses, case studies and live sessions are planned over the coming year, as the company looks to help journalism sharpen its tools while keeping its soul intact.
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Paisabazaar launches Credit Premier League 2.0
Nationwide campaign rewards highest credit scores with Rs 1 lakh top prize.
MUMBAI: When credit scores become a national league, even your CIBIL report starts feeling like it’s playing in the IPL and Paisabazaar has just kicked off the second season. Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and the country’s largest free credit score platform, has announced the return of the Credit Premier League (CPL) 2.0, a fun, nationwide initiative to recognise and reward individuals with the highest credit scores.
Building on the success of the first edition, CPL 2.0 introduces higher rewards and broader participation. The individual(s) with the highest credit score in the country will win Rs 1 lakh, while state champions will each receive Rs 10,000. Additionally, all participants from the winning state, the one with the highest average credit score will also be rewarded.
All winnings will be credited directly to winners’ PB Wallet, allowing them to pay credit card bills, recharge mobiles, or settle utility bills seamlessly on the Paisabazaar platform.
Paisabazaar CEO Santosh Agarwal said the campaign aims to make credit awareness more engaging and mainstream. “With CPL, we are bringing together engagement, gamification and rewards to make conversations around credit scores more mainstream,” he noted. “Our focus remains on building a financially aware and credit-healthy Bharat.”
The first edition of CPL saw over 5.5 million participants, with the highest individual score touching 861. Delhi recorded the highest average credit score of 746.
Consumers can participate simply by checking their free credit score on the Paisabazaar platform or app. The CPL leaderboard and rankings will be available exclusively on the Paisabazaar App.
In a country where financial dreams are serious business, Paisabazaar has found a smart way to turn credit scores into an exciting game – because when your financial health gets rewarded, everyone wants to play.
