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Washington Post:
Analysis: X adds a five-second delay on t.co links to Instagram, the NYT, Reuters, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Substack, and other sites Elon Musk often attacks — The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times …
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Mediaite, Variety, Engadget, @kenli729, @sheila_dang, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @ben@werd.social, @dsilverman@mastodon.social, @jimray@mastodon.social, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social, @Claeshs@newsie.social, @adamserwer.bsky.social, @endeavorance@astral.camp, @drewharwell, @drewharwell@mastodon.social, @martinsfp.bsky.social, @mtsw.bsky.social, @mikeisaac, @billbrown, @mattsclancy, @minimaxir, @mikeisaac and news.ycombinator.com, more at Techmeme »
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: in July, linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV usage, a first in over two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record 38.7% high of TV usage — Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele says she is leaving the network having settled her lawsuit that alleged ESPN violated her free speech rights — Sage Steele, the veteran ESPN sportscaster who became better known in recent years for her stances on hot topics like coronavirus vaccinations, has left the Disney sports giant.
Jon Porter / The Verge:
YouTube starts mass removing videos promoting “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or discouraging “seeking professional medical treatment” — YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or which …
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CNET, Gizmodo, Mashable, TechCrunch, Engadget, @rvaughnmd@med-mastodon.com, 9to5Google and Beyond Search, more at Techmeme »
Andrew Paul / Popular Science:
To comply with a state law requiring that school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district used ChatGPT to find books depicting “a sex act” — Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain …
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Mashable, Gizmodo, Engadget, @dkbgeek@noc.social, @kiplet@social.tchncs.de, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @emilymbender, @paisleycurrah, @drewharwell@mastodon.social, @andrewpaul.bsky.social, @bkreit, @Mer__edith@mastodon.world, @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, Shelly Palmer and The Register, more at Techmeme »
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Vice executives have repeatedly blocked the outlet's critical coverage of Saudi Arabia, citing concerns for the safety of staff in the country — Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group — Vice has repeatedly blocked news stories …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Substack now lets users follow an individual writer without having to subscribe to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes — Substack now lets you follow writers, offering a way for you to keep tabs on what a writer is doing without having to subscribe to their newsletter.
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TechCrunch, @ryansingel@writing.exchange and On Substack, more at Techmeme »
Christian Paz / Vox:
A look at Pop Crave and Pop Base, two pop culture X accounts doing newsgathering and aggregation, and sharing headlines that eliminate the need to click through — Are Pop Crave and Pop Base the future of political journalism? — If you've spent any time on Instagram, Threads, or …
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New York Times, MIT Technology Review, @studyhallxyz and @jazzmineabriana
Meduza.io:
An investigation concludes that two Russian journalists, Elena Kostyuchenko and Irina Babloyan, were most likely poisoned while abroad in October 2022 — The independent outlet The Insider has published an investigation into a series of poisoning attacks targeting Russian journalists and activists in Europe.
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Нов …
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Filing: former WSJ reporter Jay Solomon voluntarily dismisses his lawsuit against law firm Dechert, which he said hired hackers to get him fired from the outlet — Former Wall Street Journal reporter Jay Solomon has ended his lawsuit against Dechert LLP and two of its former partners …
Alex Cranz / The Verge:
Roku adds channels for MrBeast, Saved by the Bell, 30+ local and national CBS and Fox News channels, and more, on top of the existing ABC and NBC news channels — The Roku Channel is adding a whole mess of new linear channels, and while some are fun times like Murder, She Wrote and MrBeast …
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The Streamable, Deadline and Cord Cutters News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Progressive news group Courier Newsroom is launching a newsroom in Nevada and plans to open two more in Texas and New Hampshire in the coming months — Courier Newsroom, a local news group with a progressive perspective, is launching a new newsroom in Nevada Tuesday, and it's planning …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Podcast and video editing tool Descript acquires SquadCast, which lets hosts record episodes, another sign of podcast consolidation; Descript has raised $100M — Descript, an editing tool for podcasts and video, has acquired SquadCast, which helps podcast hosts record their conversations with guests …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Fantasy Life, NBC Sports analyst Matthew Berry's fantasy sports media firm, raised $2M; Berry says it's profitable, has seven-figure revenue and 350K email subs — Fantasy Life, the fantasy sports and sports betting media company founded by NBC Sports analyst Matthew Berry …
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Sportico and @mbfantasylife
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