23 October 2026

Transformer, an AI newsletter, becomes independent and starts fundraising

First reported

Transformer ran this on .

  • Transformer, an AI news newsletter, is separating from the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism to become its own organization.
  • The newsletter is now raising money to fund the new independent entity.
  • The source describes only this change in the newsletter's structure and funding, with no other details given.

How it was covered

TransformerShakeel Hashim

Spin-out from Tarbell Center, fundraising for new entity