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James Vincent / The Verge:
Getty Images says it has started legal proceedings against Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion, in the UK, alleging copyright violation — Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, over alleged copyright violation.
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Getty Images Press Site, CNN, Plagiarism Today, CBR, YELLO, @midorisaart, @film_girl, @screwyclassic, Gizmodo, @toomuchistrue, @carnage4life, @anjahuja, @technollama, @glynmoody, @jjvincent, @robleathern, @neilturkewitz, @rdonoghue, @alexjc, @jjvincent, @jeffjarvis, @mutalenkonde, The Indian Express and @mariuswatz, more at Techmeme »
Jon Christian / Futurism:
After Futurism found major errors in an AI-written “fact-checked” CNET article, CNET updated almost all its AI pieces as currently being reviewed “for accuracy” — CNET is now letting an AI write articles for its site. The problem? It's kind of a moron.
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@lilyraynyc, @stefthepef, The Desk, @blackamazon, @techwontsaveus, @jakeswearingen, @parismarx, @tomaxwell, @kantrowitz and @jon_christian, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Robinhood plans to launch Sherwood Media, an independent brand led by veteran tech editor Joshua Topolsky; Sherwood will be the Snacks newsletter's new home — Retail trading platform Robinhood is launching an independent media brand called Sherwood that will be led by veteran tech editor and media entrepreneur Joshua Topolsky.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Interview with Zing Tsjeng, Vice and Vice UK's newly appointed EIC, on the necessity of hiring Gen Z writers and the importance of using platforms like TikTok — Zing Tsjeng has been appointed editor-in-chief of Vice.com and Vice UK. — Newly appointed editor-in-chief of Vice …
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@pressgazette, @mattnavarra and @pressgazette
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
HBO Max will stream its first live sporting event tonight, the US Women's Soccer National Team vs. New Zealand, part of an eight-year deal with Turner Sports — HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event. Starting at 10 p.m. ET, U.S. subscribers can watch …
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Next TV, CNET and The Streamable
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Through the lens of Taylor Swift's career, a look at the evolution of the music industry from CDs to streaming, a model that now seems utterly precarious — Streaming's the problem. It's streaming. … I have this theory that music is usually about five years ahead of the rest of media …
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Music Ally
Morning Consult:
Survey: 46% of US podcast listeners prefer podcasts with video, 15% would pay $10-$25 to attend a live podcast event, 33% say YouTube is their favorite platform — YouTube is the most preferred podcast platform among regular listeners, ahead of Spotify and Apple, according to Morning Consult data
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
CryptoSlam and Forkast.News plan to merge and become Forkast Labs, offering crypto investors news, data, and tools; both are Animoca Brands portfolio companies — Animoca Brands Corp. founder Yat Siu helped engineer the merger of two startups his firm backed, aiming to create a data …
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Axios, Forkast, Yahoo Finance, The Block and Forkast, more at Techmeme »
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Despite an ad slowdown, VaynerMedia estimates ad spending on TikTok was up 20% between the first three quarters of 2022 and Q4, expected to continue in 2023 — Every downturn is good for someone. Take TikTok, for instance. — Even as marketers continue to scrape dollars back wherever they can …
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Bloomberg, The Information and @mattnavarra
Diana Pearl / Business of Fashion:
Vogue plans to publish 10 print issues in 2023, down from 11 for the past three years, including the most recent “Winter” issue and the combined June/July issue — Vogue will publish 10 print issues in 2023, down from 11 issues the past three years.
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MediaPost
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Bob Chapek earned $24.2M in Disney's FY 2022, down from $32M in FY 2021, and is set to receive a $20.4M severance package; Bob Iger made $15M in FY 2022 — The pay disclosures come after a tumultuous few months at the company, with Chapek being ousted, only to be replaced his predecessor Iger.
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Variety, The Wrap, Deadline and @alexweprin
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reuters plans to add 100 editorial roles and restart its plan for a consumer-facing paywall, expanding a partnership with the London Stock Exchange — The Reuters global newsroom will see investment in 100 editorial roles. — Reuters will create 100 new editorial roles around the world …
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