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8:15 PM ET, December 1, 2022

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: CNN will no longer produce live programs for HLN and will simulcast CNN This Morning; layoffs include CNN correspondent Chris Cillizza  —  HLN, the cable network once known as CNN Headline News, is home to a bevy of true-crime series, endless showings of “Forensic Files,” and …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Licht tells CNN staff that layoffs are underway as part of a strategy shift, starting with “a limited number of individuals”, mostly paid contributors
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Parler's owner says it “has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler”, after announcing the deal in October  —  Despite a joint statement between Ye (fka Kanye West) and Parler in October noting that the two had reached an agreement for the rapper to buy …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: The Recount, a video news startup founded by John Battelle and John Heilemann in 2018, tells staff it plans to suspend operations next Friday  —  The Recount, a video news startup that launched in 2018, told employees it plans to suspend operations next Friday, sources told Axios.
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Source: a16z's Future is shutting down; Future hasn't published a new article in months, most of its editorial staffers have left, and its newsletter is defunct  —  Future was the next big thing in media.  —  Launched in June of 2021, it was billed as a buzzy new tech publication …
Catherine Perloff / Adweek:
Sources: Yahoo paid no cash for its 25% stake in Taboola; source: Taboola will issue new shares as part of the deal, giving Yahoo an equity stake  —  The terms are another facet of a recessionary-friendly deal  —  Yahoo is not paying cash to own the approximate 25% stake …
Discussion: @catherineperlo1
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post unveils Newsprint, similar to Spotify Wrapped, telling subscribers how many stories they read, which writers they read most often, and more  —  When Spotify Wrapped first launched in December 2016, the streaming company proved user data could be artfully transformed into an engaging product users would share.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Gannett begins another round of layoffs, looking to cut 6% of its roughly 3,440-person US workforce, after laying off 400 people in August  —  The largest newspaper chain is cutting roughly 6 percent of its 3,440-person U.S. media division.  —  Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the United States …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix plans to expand its pre-release content screening program, the Netflix Preview Club, from 2,000+ users to tens of thousands in early 2023  —  Streaming giant plans global expansion of program that helped make 'Don't Look Up' less serious  —  Netflix's Turbulent Year: How It Reversed Subscriber Losses
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News promotes Catherine Kim to SVP of NBC News Editorial, overseeing both TV and digital news  —  Catherine Kim, a senior NBC News executive who has played a significant role in the evolution of the company's digital efforts, will now have more say over some of its TV work as well.
Discussion: The Wrap, TVNewser and @bristei
Sara Fischer / Axios:
National Geographic's new EIC Nathan Lump says the outlet does not plan to reduce its monthly print publishing schedule and will invest in social video  —  National Geographic's new editor-in-chief Nathan Lump plans to invest more in social video as the brand continues to modernize, he told Axios in an interview.
 
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
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Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Meta details Llama 3: 8B- and 70B-parameter models, a focus on reducing false refusals, and an upcoming model trained on 15T+ tokens that has 400B+ parameters

Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

David Pierce / The Verge:
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