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Kent Walker / Google:
Google tells Canada's government it will remove Canadian news links from Search, News, and Discover and close Google News Showcase when Bill C-18 takes effect — President of Global Affairs, Google & Alphabet … The Government of Canada has enacted a new law called Bill C-18 …
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New York Times:
A look at Linda Yaccarino's first three weeks at Twitter; sources say NBCUniversal's noncompete clause, which prevents ad deal negotiations, hindered her work — Linda Yaccarino, who initially could not take ad sales meetings because of a noncompete clause, is adjusting to her new role reporting to Elon Musk.
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Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Advertisers demand significant refunds from YouTube after an Adalytics report found millions of ads served via YouTube's TrueView system are hidden from users — Study shows millions of ads are hidden away in violation of Google-owned group's policies — Advertising industry figures …
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Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
Unionized G/O media staffers blast the company, which owns The Onion, Quartz, The Root, Deadspin, and more, over its plans to test AI-created content next week — “Cease [your] plans to litter our websites with AI-generated content,” unionized editorial employees at The Onion, Deadspin and The Root say
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Federal authorities charge three men with insider trading, alleging they used information about the planned DWAC-Trump Media merger to make $22M+ in profits — Federal authorities on Thursday arrested and charged three men with insider trading, related to a blank-check company's planned merger …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Design platform Canva strikes deals with Warner Music Group and Merlin to let users add song clips to visual designs; music labels and artists get royalties — Canva, the software company that hosts an “all-in-one visual communication platform,” announced partnerships with Warner Music Group …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
DMG Media and the News Media Association suggest Apple could be forced to pay for news under the UK's upcoming Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill — The Mail publisher hinted that Apple should be forced into striking news deals. — UK publishers have raised the prospect that Apple could …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
WBD's Max begins rolling out fixes to film and TV credits, listing specific credits for writers, directors, and others instead of grouping them under “Creators” — Jesse Armstrong and Danny McBride will have some individual independence to celebrate this holiday weekend.
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Sources: Nexstar's WOOD-TV fires two news managers over a memo that urged “both sides” coverage of Pride Month; two others were fired for leaks about the memo — Nexstar also dismisses Amy Fox, the writer of the memo, and two producers suspected of leaking information to the press.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Streaming company Plex laid off 37 people on Monday, representing over 20% of staff, citing the impact of the global ad market downturn — Plex laid off 37 people on Monday, a figure that represents more than 20 percent of the company's staff, according to a Slack message from CEO Keith Valory obtained by The Verge.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
While other TV mainstays are falling by the wayside, game shows are inexpensive to produce and among the most-watched programs as they appeal to people over 60 — “Wheel of Fortune,” “Jeopardy!” and “Family Feud” continue to attract big audiences even as streaming upends viewing habits.
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Two US authors file a lawsuit in federal court against OpenAI, claiming in a proposed class action that the company misused their works to train ChatGPT — Courts are wrestling with the legality of using copyrighted works to train AI systems. — Another lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI …
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