23 October 2026
Transformer newsletter becomes independent and seeks foundation funding
First reported
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- The AI newsletter Transformer is separating from the Tarbell Center to operate as its own organisation.
- The newsletter is now raising money from foundations to support that independent status.
- This is news about the publication itself, not about a change in AI technology or policy.
Our read
Only Transformer, the newsletter itself, covered this, as it did the earlier archived story on the same thread from 2026-10-25 on its independence and fundraising. The archive shows no other coverage of this thread.
Earlier on this story
Written by Newskeryx from which newsletters covered this story and from our own archive.
How it was covered
TransformerShakeel Hashim
Spin-out from Tarbell Center and fundraising appeal for the new entity