‘We’re actually an intelligence organization now’: Inside USA Today’s AI-fueled Palantir deal

When the nation’s largest newspaper chain announced a deal with Palantir in August, USA Today Co. CEO Mike Reed framed it as a necessary modernization step for a print-heavy publisher. The company, which operates USA Today and more than 200 local publications, still generates $1.1 billion in annual print revenue, but faces the same circulation declines and changing digital habits battering the rest of the industry.