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Twitter plans to end free access to its API starting February 9, shuttering support for both v1.1 and v2, making a paid version available instead — Twitter will discontinue offering free access to the Twitter API starting February 9 and will launch a paid version, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging website …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Some former CNET employees describe the breakdown of barriers between editorial and advertising under Red Ventures and say they were pressured to change stories — CNET built a trusted brand for tech reporting over two decades. After being acquired by Red Ventures, staff say editorial firewalls have been repeatedly breached.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The Daily Show's Roy Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents' Association's dinner on April 29 — Roy Wood Jr. will be this year's featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner on April 29. — The Daily Show correspondent has a standup special …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Holden Foreman, The Washington Post's first accessibility engineer, on his role, improving access for people with disabilities, challenges, and more — “It is definitely stressful to be the first in this new role. I feel deep down like I need to justify its creation with every step that I take."
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Samantha Cole / VICE:
Netflix Japan used AI art in the anime short “The Dog & The Boy”, citing a “labor shortage” in the industry, which has long faced labor abuses and poor wages — A new short film called ‘The Dog & The Boy’ uses AI-generated art for its backgrounds. — Samantha Cole
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Emily Bary / MarketWatch:
SEC filing: Comcast sold 5,726,385 BuzzFeed shares from January 30 to February 1 as BuzzFeed's stock surged, leaving the company with 19.97% of BuzzFeed's stock — Buzzfeed stock has rocketed in recent days amid enthusiasm over its use of AI — Comcast Corp. has sold part of its stake in Buzzfeed Inc. …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix says US password sharing rules haven't been set yet, removes rules from its US help page that said users must connect to a “primary Wi-Fi” every 31 days — Based on info sourced from Netflix's support pages, The Streamable reported on Tuesday details about its upcoming anti-password sharing efforts.
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Lizzie Johnson / @lizziejohnsonnn:
[Thread] After the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, The Washington Post picked up and finished his work on an alleged $500M Ponzi scheme — Not long after Jeff German — a reporter at the @reviewjournal — was slain outside of his home last fall, my editor called me with a question. The Post had reached out, asking if we could help in some way. Jeff's editor had an idea. Maybe we could take on the last of his work.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: BDG Media suspends Gawker operations and CEO Bryan Goldberg says the company will cut 8% of its full-time staff after “a surprisingly difficult” Q1 2023 — BDG Media is suspending Gawker and will lay off 8% of full-time staff, according to an internal memo from CEO Bryan Goldberg that was obtained by Axios.
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Mizanur Rahman / Houston Landing:
Houston Landing, a free, independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, digital-only news outlet, which received $20M in seed funding in 2022, announces a spring launch — More than a year ago, researchers studying local news in the Houston metro area learned something critical to the launch of the Houston Landing.
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Reeves Wiedeman / Vulture:
As documentaries boom, filmmakers, their subjects, and the bill-paying streamers wrestle with questions of ethics, money, and control, amid shrinking budgets — The boom — or glut — in streaming documentaries has sparked a reckoning among filmmakers and their subjects.
Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline:
Sony Pictures reports Q3 operating income down 86% YoY to ~$179M and leaves its FY profit forecast unchanged at ~$894M; Music revenue rose 23% YoY to $2.83B — Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded $179 million in operating income for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022.
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