News Corp profits dive 75% as Rupert Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future

Poor result weighed down by lower print and digital advertising at News Corp Australia, a division that includes flagship newspaper The Australian

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Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has recorded a steep 75% drop in full-year profit but sees opportunities ahead as it expands the use of cost-saving AI-produced content.

The US-listed media conglomerate - which owns mastheads in the US, UK and Australia, along with book publishers, subscription television and real estate advertising assets - recorded $US187m ($A287m) in net profit for the financial year, down from the previous year's $US760m record.

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