jonah peretti

• A $120 million deal will give BuzzFeed a new owner — and a new CEO
• An upcoming social feed will “do the doomscrolling for you.” Will that make its users more positive?

  BuzzFeed is looking to counter the tide of negativity on social media with a positive platform tentatively titled BFIsland.

  
• This Valentine’s Day, BuzzFeed is offering love stories written by AI

  BuzzFeed has debuted its first "Infinity Quizzes." The AI-driven format offers results created by an entity named Buzzy.

  
• ChatGPT’s surge to 100 million users raises questions about the future of AI-authored content

  OpenAI's ChatGPT is the talk of tech, with 100 million users. BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said his company will use the tool to write quizzes.

  
• BuzzFeed arrives at the upfronts with a vertical ad format, a creator network, and plenty of new programming
• BuzzFeed Names Complex Networks’ Christian Baesler Its First COO In 7 Years
• BuzzFeed, Absent From NewFronts Since 2016, Returns To Tout Business Diversity, ‘Lighthouse’ Ad Product
• BuzzFeed Lays Off 47 HuffPost Employees On Heels Of February Acquisition
• BuzzFeed Acquires HuffPost In Stock Deal As Part Of Larger Pact With Its Parent, Verizon Media
• BuzzFeed Video Mastermind Ze Frank Is Exiting Company To Take On “New Challenges”
• BuzzFeed To Cut 15% Of Workforce As It Wrestles With Profitability
• The Try Guys Leave BuzzFeed To Launch Independent Production Company