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1:55 PM ET, September 27, 2022

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Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Meta details influence operations from Russia, impersonating news websites to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and China, targeting the US and Czechia  —  Russia set up a sprawling and sophisticated network of websites impersonating mainstream media outlets, which it used …
Press Gazette:
John Witherow plans to step down as editor of The Times after nearly a decade, moving to chairman of Times Newspapers; a successor will be named on Wednesday  —  John Witherow is to step down as editor of The Times after nearly a decade in the role.  He has been appointed chairman of Times Newspapers.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sports streaming service DAZN pauses its IPO plans to focus on profitability and agrees to acquire UK-based Eleven Group's global sports media businesses  —  DAZN, an international sports streaming company, has put its IPO plans on hold to focus on profitability and expansion, particularly in Europe …
New York Magazine:
On her new podcast, Kara Swisher interviews Chris Cuomo about his upcoming show on Nexstar's NewsNation, rebuilding trust, interviewing Andrew Cuomo, and more  —  Kara Swisher has a long, frank talk with the former CNN anchor.  —  Chris Cuomo is attempting a comeback — or at least, he's …
Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap:
SEC sues two former MoviePass CEOs, charging them with misleading investors about profit potential, data operations, studio relationships, and revenue sources  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against two former CEOs of MoviePass, charging them with misleading investors …
Medill:
McCormick Foundation announces $7.5M in grants to Block Club Chicago, Capitol News Illinois, Injustice Watch, and Medill to launch a local news accelerator  —  CHICAGO — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation today announced investments in Block Club Chicago, Capitol News Illinois, Injustice Watch …
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A New York-based artist received copyright registration on their comic featuring artwork by Midjourney, the first known US copyright for latent diffusion AI art  —  Registration of AI-assisted comic comes amid fierce online debate about AI art ethics.  —  In what might be a first …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Oprah Winfrey's non-exclusive deal with Apple ends after four years; a source says both sides agreed to continue to work together on a project-by-project basis  —  Oprah Winfrey and Apple TV+ have concluded their mega overall deal, first announced in 2018.  Both sides have confirmed the evolution, but declined to comment.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Memo: Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and Mail Online will collaborate more on stories to avoid unnecessary duplication and free up resources for more original work  —  There will be more collaboration between the Daily Mail and Mail Online to allow the brands to “fully harness …
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The UK opens a war crimes probe into Graham Phillips, a British citizen and pro-Kremlin YouTuber, for a forced interview designed to “humiliate” Ukrainian PoWs
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Cheri Faulkner / NME:
Netflix announces its first in-house game studio, its second game studio in Helsinki, to be led by ex-Zynga Vice President and General Manager Marko Lastikka
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Romanian 24-hour news channel Antena 3 will relaunch on September 27 in partnership with CNN, but won't be CNN-branded like CNN Portugal and other affiliates
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Bloomberg:
Pro sports leagues and teams keep getting more money for their media rights, increasing valuations and turning the industry into a recession-proof investment
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Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:
Report: Spotify let 40 white supremacist artists promote extremist content; Spotify removed 12K podcast episodes and 19K playlists in 2022 over its hate policy
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Buckingham Palace told the BBC, ITV, and Sky News that they can only retain 60 minutes of approved footage from 10 days of the Queen's commemorations
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
A look at Kyiv-based Respeecher, which uses performers' archival voice recordings and AI to create new dialog, including for Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi
 

 
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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after a 404 Media probe found the apps advertised being able to create nonconsensual nude images

Sherry Qin / Wall Street Journal:
ByteDance says it has no plans to sell TikTok, responding to a report suggesting that the Chinese company is considering selling a majority stake in TikTok US

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a board for advising the DHS on deploying AI safely within US critical infrastructure

 
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