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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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PNB partners Kiwi to launch credit-enabled UPI for users
Targets 180 million customers; RuPay card offers 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent cashback
MUMBAI: Swipe, tap, or scan credit is quietly slipping into the rhythm of everyday payments, and Punjab National Bank wants in on the action. The state-run lender has partnered with Kiwi to roll out credit-enabled UPI payments for its 180 million customers, marking a significant push to blend traditional banking with India’s fast-evolving digital payments ecosystem.
At the centre of the collaboration is the launch of the PNB Kiwi Credit Card on the RuPay network. The card is designed with a digital-first approach, offering fully online onboarding and seamless integration with UPI, allowing users to transact via scan-and-pay while accessing credit.
The offering also brings in a rewards layer, with cashback ranging from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent on online transactions, positioning the product as both a convenience play and a spending incentive.
The move comes as UPI continues to dominate India’s digital payments landscape, increasingly blurring the lines between debit-led transactions and credit access. For PNB, which operates over 10,000 branches around 60 per cent in semi-urban and rural areas, the partnership signals a targeted effort to extend formal credit to segments that have traditionally remained underserved.
The collaboration also reflects a broader industry shift, where banks and fintech platforms are converging to embed credit directly into payment flows, reducing friction while expanding access.
With RuPay credit cards gaining traction and UPI evolving beyond peer-to-peer transfers, the PNB–Kiwi tie-up positions both players at the intersection of scale, accessibility, and the next phase of digital finance in India.
