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2:30 AM ET, July 27, 2023

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New York Times:
Despite not being in SAG-AFTRA, many influencers are passing up deals to promote movies and TV shows to avoid online criticism and being barred from the guild  —  Despite not being in the actors' union, many content creators are passing up deals to promote films or TV shows …
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The Hollywood Reporter:
With striking actors not doing press, sources say multiple streaming services are discussing potentially moving certain undated fully shot series to early 2024
Discussion: Screen Rant
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix is reworking its tech deal with Microsoft for its ad tier to reduce the revenue guarantee and has discussed selling ads through other partners  —  Streamer asks for patience as it tries to jump-start $6.99 a month ad tier  —  Netflix is restructuring its advertising partnership …
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New York Times:
A group of booksellers, publishers, and authors sue to stop a new Texas law that is taking effect in September and requires stores to rate books' sexual content  —  With a book-rating law set to take effect in September, a group of booksellers, along with publishers and authors, filed suit to argue that it is unconstitutional.
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Netflix lists a $300K to $900K-a-year ML product manager job that points to its plans to use AI to “create great content”, as actors strike for AI protections  —  Rob Delaney said, “My melodious voice?  My broad shoulders and dancer's undulating buttocks?  I decide how those are used!"
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Libro.fm, an audiobook retailer and listening app for local bookshops, launches internationally; the company has partnered with over 2,200 independent bookshops  —  Libro.fm, the audiobook retailer and listening app for local bookshops, launched internationally on Wednesday to give …
Paige Williams / New Yorker:
How Oklahoma's McCurtain Gazette investigated the local sheriff and obtained a recording of officials talking about killing reporters and lynching Black people  —  In Southeast Oklahoma, a father-son reporting duo's series on the county sheriff led to an explosive revelation.
Srishti Jaswal / Rest of World:
Political parties in India court big and small social media influencers ahead of 2024 elections, offering to pay for political messages that have no disclosures  —  As the campaign for the 2024 elections in India goes digital, social media influencers have become a powerful tool to try and shape voter behavior.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon partners with YouTube to offer some new and upgrading wireless and home internet customers free access to the NFL Sunday Ticket  —  Verizon and YouTube are calling a new customer-acquisition play aimed a gridiron fans. … Terms of the agreement between Verizon and YouTube …
Aisyah Llewellyn / Al Jazeera:
Indonesia restricts X.com, which now redirects to twitter.com after Twitter rebranding to X, as the domain had been previously used by porn and gambling sites  —  Medan, Indonesia - Elon Musk's aspirations for X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, have hit a stumbling block …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google says 2B+ logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, up from 1.5B+ in June 2022, and YouTube is reaching 150M people on their TVs in the US  —  Google said today that more than 2 billion logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, giving it an edge over competitors like TikTok and Instagram Reels.
Discussion: @efeng, CNBC and The Verge
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube's ad revenue increased 4.4% YoY to $7.67B in Q2, above expectations of $7.43B and a reversal after three consecutive quarters of declines
 
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Emine Sinmaz / The Guardian:
A UK jury finds Kevin Spacey not guilty of nine charges of sexual assault alleged to have been committed between 2004 and 2013
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Documents detail the struggles of Amazon's Clubhouse rival Amp, launched in March 2022 with a year-end target of 1M+ MAUs; a source says MAUs sit at 700K today
Discussion: The Information
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek teases ways the company could integrate additional AI into its products, including summarizing podcasts and generating audio ads
Discussion: RAIN News and Music Ally
Matias Grez / CNN:
The BBC apologizes for a reporter's “inappropriate” question at the Women's World Cup opener; the reporter asked Morocco's captain if the team had gay players
Wall Street Journal:
Emails: Twitter/X offers discounts on new video ads in the US and UK and warns advertisers they will lose verified status unless they reach spending thresholds
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple and OpenAI are preparing a major announcement of their partnership at WWDC; the new AirTag with a better chip is scheduled to arrive by mid-2025

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: US officials have told Google, Meta, and others about concerns that undersea cables could be vulnerable to tampering by China-owned repair ships

Greg Brockman / @gdb:
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman respond to Jan Leike, say they've raised awareness of the risks and opportunities of AGI, will keep doing safety research, and more
 
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