condé nast

Condé Nast has hired Vasanth Williams as its new chief product and technology officer and joined a Microsoft pilot that licenses U.S. text-based editorial content for use in Microsoft Copilot. The moves underscore the publisher's strategy to accelerate digital transformation while participating in an emerging AI licensing economy. The hire positions a seasoned product-and-engineering executive to advance Condé Nast's digital roadmap, and the licensing pilot ties the company to Microsoft's effort to compensate publishers when editorial content grounds AI-generated answers.