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3:45 PM ET, January 13, 2023

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Barry Diller's IAC hires an investment firm to explore selling The Daily Beast, which Diller launched in 2008; the sale process is in the early stages  —  The tech mogul's company has hired Whisper Advisors, an advisory firm, to find potential buyers for the digital publication.
Linda Codega / Gizmodo:
Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast reveals details of its revised game license and says charitable use, livestreams, and more will be unaffected  —  After facing a week of constant backlash online, the Hasbro subsidiary finally breaks their silence.  —  Alerts
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Over 66,000 people sign a letter objecting to a new planned Dungeons & Dragons game license, which it says would tax some creators at 25% and stifle innovation  —  More than 54,000 fans signed an open letter in protest of a new game license  —  Once a game on the periphery for the nerdiest of nerds …
Connie Guglielmo / CNET:
After a report that it is using AI for writing articles, CNET explains its test, changes the byline on AI-written posts, and makes disclosures more prominent  —  For over two decades, CNET has built our reputation testing new technologies and separating the hype from reality.
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson says the company must revive its culture with in-office staff attendance and asks managers to “ensure compliance”  —  News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson sent out the following to staff, including journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch.com:
TechCrunch:
Sources: Tokyo-based aggregator website and app SmartNews, valued at $2B in 2021, laid off ~120 people, or 40% of US and China staff, with more coming in Japan  —  SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app valued at $2 billion as of 2021, today announced a 40% reduction …
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Morning Brew:
Morning Brew acquires Our Future, a short-form video startup founded in 2020, with 1B views and 1M followers across TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube  —  The rise of short-form video has changed the way people consume content. … Earlier this year, Morning Brew signaled its ambitions …
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Yuvraj Malik / Reuters:
WWE retains Kirkland & Ellis as legal adviser for its strategic alternatives review, The Raine Group as financial adviser, and August as communications adviser  —  World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE.N) said on Thursday it has retained bankruptcy and restructuring powerhouse Kirkland & Ellis LLP …
Oregonian:
Oregon's Medford Mail Tribune, bought in 2017 from GateHouse Media by Rosebud Media with financing help from Sinclair Broadcast Group, ceases operations  —  Medford's Mail Tribune, one of Oregon's oldest operating news organizations, said Wednesday it would shut down by the end of the week.
Jack Neff / Ad Age:
Samba TV divests its ad sales division to programmatic platform MiQ under a multiyear agreement, sidestepping conflicts with its audience measurement business  —  Samba sells its ad sales division to MiQ as it looks to sidestep conflicts with its measurement efforts
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John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Google tells SCOTUS in a brief in Gonzalez v. Google that gutting Section 230 “would upend the internet”, leading to widespread censorship by internet companies
Josh Ye / Reuters:
A look at Tencent's short video service WeChat Channels, which founder Pony Ma calls “the hope of the company”, as the tech giant tries to build its own TikTok
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Axios:
Axios hires Alex Thompson as a national political correspondent for its expanding politics team, which includes recently hired Eugene Scott and David Lindsey
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Bill Bradley / Adweek:
Netflix, which added an ad tier in November 2022, plans to host its first-ever upfront week event for ad buyers, on May 17, 2023, taking Paramount's former slot
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery is exploring a sale of its music library, which could be valued at $1B+, as part of its efforts to whittle down its $50B debt
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Letting C-SPAN choose what to film could increase transparency but would also play to some of politicians' worst instincts of grandstanding and viral content
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
 
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