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Mark Savage / BBC:
Paul McCartney says a sound editor used AI to “extricate” John Lennon's voice from an old demo to create “the final Beatles record”, slated for release in 2023 — Sir Paul McCartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls “the final Beatles record”.
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Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Internal memo: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tells employees that the platform is “on a mission to become the world's most accurate real-time information source” — Linda Yaccarino, who joined company last week, describes her mission to employees
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New York Times:
Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert indefinitely delays her new book set in 1930s Russia after a backlash from Ukrainian readers, prompting mixed reactions — Elizabeth Gilbert delayed her new novel indefinitely after an online backlash condemned the book's publication while Russia is at war with Ukraine.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Madhive, which licenses its software to local TV companies so they can sell connected TV ads, raised $300M from Goldman Sachs at a $1B valuation — Ad tech startup Madhive has raised $300 million from Goldman Sachs, in a deal that values the company at nearly $1 billion, Axios has learned.
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Marianna Spring / BBC:
A look at UK conspiracy theory newspaper The Light, which prints 100K+ copies per month and has links with the British far-right and a German conspiracy outlet — A UK conspiracy theory newspaper sharing calls for trials and executions of politicians and doctors has links with the British far-right …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Penske Media plans to launch Flow, a women's health focused media brand that includes a website and a digital magazine, on Wednesday, as part of She Media — Penske Media Corporation plans to launch a new media brand Wednesday under its She Media portfolio that's focused on women's health.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Pat Sajak, the host of Wheel of Fortune for 40 years, plans to retire in 2024 after the game show's 41st season which begins in September — Pat Sajak, who has hosted the hit game show Wheel of Fortune since Ronald Reagan was president, will retire next year.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix is in talks to livestream its first sporting event this fall, a celebrity golf tournament with professional golfers and Formula One drivers — Tournament would feature celebrities from Formula One series ‘Drive to Survive’ and golf program ‘Full Swing’
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Reddit's API changes stem from LLMs driving up the value of its data, a long-planned IPO, and profitable third-party clients generating no revenue for Reddit — As it moves to shut down third-party apps, the site's self-governing ethos comes back to haunt it — I.
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Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
A UK bill will define SLAPP lawsuits for the first time in UK law, give judges power for early dismissal of such cases, and put the onus on complainants — Amendments to bill address concerns that strategic lawsuits against public participation stifle free speech
Justin Baragona / @justinbaragona:
Source: the latest Fox News layoffs total less than 3% of the workforce, affecting a double-digit number of employees; SVP Amy Sohnen is leaving this month — New from me in tonight's Confider: Fox News has quietly been laying off veteran journalists and longtime staffers in recent months, totaling about 3% of its workforce. This includes Miami-based correspondent Phil Keating, who was let go earlier this year. [image]
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Claire Atkinson, Insider's chief media correspondent since November 2020, is leaving the publication to start her newsletter, The Media Mix — Claire Atkinson, the chief media correspondent at Business Insider, has left after nearly three years. — She joined in November 2020.
Washington Post:
A profile of The Washington Post's interim CEO Patty Stonesifer, a former Microsoft executive who has never led a news company and insists her role is temporary — Stonesifer ran the Gates Foundation for many years after several successful years at Microsoft.
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Jeff Bezos has been more involved in The Washington Post's operations in 2023, a source says after staff raised concerns in January about Fred Ryan's management
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