Our practices for covering AI business deals have evolved meaningfully, and we think the specific shifts are worth naming directly.
We became more explicit about what's officially confirmed versus reported
Early deal coverage sometimes blended officially disclosed terms with less-certain secondhand detail without clearly marking the difference. We now separate these more explicitly within each piece.
We stopped treating deal size alone as the story
We used to lead deals coverage primarily with dollar figures. We've shifted toward leading with what a deal actually changes for the parties involved, treating the figure as one data point rather than the headline.
We got more careful about anonymous deal sourcing
We tightened our corroboration standard for deal details sourced from people familiar with the matter, requiring more independent confirmation before publishing specific terms attributed to unnamed sources.
Why we're stating this evolution plainly
Deal coverage involves real financial stakes for the parties involved, and we think readers benefit from knowing our sourcing standards have tightened specifically in this category.