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Rupert Murdoch testified he gave a 2020 Biden campaign ad to Donald Trump adviser Jared Kushner; Fox says the ad was on YouTube and had run on public airwaves — Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch testified he gave Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner a preview in 2020 …
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An example message in the massive Dominion-Fox document release: on January 4, 2021, Tucker Carlson texted a producer about Trump: “I hate him passionately.”
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A judge unseals hundreds of pages of testimony, texts, and emails from top Fox News hosts and executives along with some depositions in Dominion's $1.6B lawsuit
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Spotify redesigns its app's core homescreen with album and playlist covers above and a TikTok-like vertical scroll of playlists, video podcasts, and more — Spotify is redesigning the core homescreen of its app, trying to make it easier for users to find new stuff to listen to — and watch.
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Q&A with Rest of World Editor-in-Chief Anup Kaphle on his vision for the tech outlet, nonprofit benefits, sole benefactor Sophie Schmidt's involvement, and more — b — When it comes to technology coverage, many media outlets spend the bulk of their time paying attention to what happens …
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Senator Mitch McConnell says Fox News and Tucker Carlson depicting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol as a peaceful protest “was a mistake” — Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, said Tuesday that it was a mistake for Fox News' Tucker Carlson …
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Twitter lets the certificate for its Tor onion site expire, effectively killing off the privacy-preserving and speech-protecting service launched in March 2022 — Twitter has allowed the certificate for its Tor onion site to expire, effectively killing off a privacy- and speech-protecting service that it introduced last year.
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Study: women accounted for 33% of protagonists in the top 100 grossing US domestic movies in 2022, up from 31% in 2021, and accounted for 37% of speaking roles — Viola Davis, Michelle Yeoh and Jenna Ortega may have topped the box office and won rave reviews in the likes of “The Woman King …


Pew Charitable Trusts plans to provide a $3M grant and transfer its Stateline news service to the nonprofit States Newsroom, whose headcount will grow to ~180 — “State government is the level of government that impacts people's lives the most and is covered the least.”


An interview with Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on his social news app Artifact, curating sources, editorial judgment, avoiding “filter bubbles”, and more — Late last month, Artifact, a personalized news reader built by Instagram's co-founders, opened to the public.
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Cleveland-based Futuri launches RadioGPT, which uses OpenAI's GPT-3 to write scripts for AI-created radio hosts based on online news sources and social media — The future of radio has arrived, and it's coming to you live from Cleveland. … - The platform then creates scripts for radio broadcasts …
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A look at the growing social media dubbing industry, which is helping MrBeast and other YouTubers reach global audiences and monetize videos in many languages — MrBeast and PewDiePie are part of a booming business that localizes social media videos for fans around the world.
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The Washington Post offers a subscription bundle with meditation app Headspace while expanding its wellness coverage to target readers beyond politics and news — The Washington Post began offering a subscription bundle this week with the meditation app Headspace.


A US judge sentences YouTuber Bill Omar Carrasquillo to five and a half years and orders forfeiting $30M+ for selling pirated streaming TV for $15 per month — A local YouTube star who built a sizable following with slickly produced videos flaunting his fleet of luxury and sports cars …
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Ex-Apple executive Larry Jackson launches Gamma to produce and release music, podcasts, and movies, sources say with ~$1B from Eldridge, Apple, A24, and others — Larry Jackson learned the record business from two of the most influential music moguls ever, Clive Davis and Jimmy Iovine.
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