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10:30 AM ET, July 27, 2023

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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The White House condemned Fox News over comments made by host Greg Gutfeld, who said some Jews “had to be useful” as a means for survival during the Holocaust  —  The White House denounced Fox News this week over comments by one of its hosts, Greg Gutfeld, that some Jews …
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!"
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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
Financial Times:
Sources: Linda Yaccarino pitched her vision for Twitter/X to talent agencies in LA and met with Disney, in a bid to bring stars and influencers to the platform  —  Social media app's new chief meets with agents at leading talent agencies amid controversy over rebranding to ‘X’
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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
Reuters:
Comcast reports Q2 revenue up 1.7% YoY to $30.5B, content and experiences revenue up 4% YoY to $10.9B, and Peacock hit 24M subscribers, up from 22M in Q1 2023  —  Comcast Corp's (CMCSA.O) quarterly revenue beat estimates on Thursday, helped by higher theme park attendance …
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.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK's Film & TV Charity names Marcus Ryder, former BBC news executive and a diversity veteran, as its CEO, replacing Alex Pumfrey, who moved to ITV this year  —  Marcus Ryder, the British diversity vet and former BBC news exec, has been named CEO of the UK's Film & TV Charity.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Several major streaming companies form a group to fight local broadcasters over a provision that lets streamers bypass distribution negotiations with stations  —  Several of the country's biggest entertainment and streaming companies are teaming up to fight hundreds of local broadcasters …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Producer Scott Zabielski and entrepreneur Adam Mosam plan to launch an AI-dependent, 30-minute weekly news show in 2023 for a FAST channel, hosted by AI anchors  —  Channel 1 News, from former ‘Tosh.0’ veteran Scott Zabielski and entrepreneur Adam Mosam, plans to use generative AI to create personalized newscasts.
Discussion: Axios
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
A UK judge sends Prince Harry's lawsuit against The Sun's publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering to trial, but barred phone hacking claims  —  Harry first launched his legal claim against The Sun publisher News Group Newspapers in Sept. 2019 over what he claims is unlawful information gathering.
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 …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
ITV reports H1 2023 revenue down 2% YoY to £1.63B, digital ad revenue up 24% YoY to £179M, Studios revenue up 8% YoY to £1B, and ITVX MAUs up 29% YoY to 12.5M  —  U.K. broadcaster ITV's total external revenues declined 2% to £1.63 billion ($2.11 billion) …
 
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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
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
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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
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
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024, that let users log in under specific circumstances with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel's CEO scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI chips in 2024, blaming slower uptake on Gaudi 2 to Gaudi 3 transition and software ease of use

Bloomberg:
Nvidia will replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on November 8, after Amazon replaced Walgreens in February; Intel joined the index in 1999
 
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