09:45 AM EDT, 08/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Activist investment firm Fivespan Partners has built a stake in The New York Times ( NYT ) , Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing a letter to Fivespan investors.

Fivespan is urging the company to use artificial intelligence to increase its subscribers, among other things, the report said.

The size of Fivespan's interest couldn't be immediately determined, according to the report.

The activist investor has engaged with The New York Times ( NYT ) in private, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The New York Times ( NYT ) and Fivespan didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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