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Pete Evans / CBC News:
Evacuees from fires threatening Yellowknife in Canada say Meta's fight with Canada's government makes it hard for them to share life-saving news and information — Meta notes government sources not blocked as northerners duck ban by sharing screenshots of information
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The Guardian, @mxtthxw@mxtthxw.art, BBC, @dtsailawyermba, National Observer, Newser, Popular Science and CNN
Bloomberg:
Email: Amazon offers some creators up to $12,500 for 500 videos, or $25 per video, for its TikTok-like shopping feed; creators typically charge $200+ per video — - Content creators typically charge more than $200 a pop — Amazon.com Inc., looking to amp up its TikTok-like shopping feed …
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TechCrunch, The Information, @ugctravels, The Verge, Gizmodo, The Information, @alex, Digiday, Insider, Cord Cutters News and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at nonprofit news outlet The Conversation's first foray into investigative reporting, which involves pairing reporters with academics — “It is elevating investigative reporting to a level where we are able to access ... jewels lying on the beach in the research of the academic world.”
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitch plans to roll out a long-requested anti-harassment feature within weeks that automatically blocks a streamer's banned users from watching their streams — Twitch's chat ban tools have been around for ages, but the platform is about to hand streamers a way to control who can watch a stream to begin with.
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Gizmodo, Kotaku, Tubefilter, IGN and The Guardian, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Elon Musk claims “block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs”, without giving any details, in a reply to a user's X post about block vs. mute — “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” the tech mogul posted on X Friday. “Makes no sense.”
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The Wrap, TechCrunch, PCMag, @kylie.robison@threads.net, @kylie.robison@threads.net, @kylie.robison@threads.net, IGN, Forbes, @davidmweissman, @roneneffect@threads.net, @benedictevans@threads.net, @markbower@threads.net, @hunterwalk@threads.net, @jasonsanford.bsky.social, Mashable, The Hollywood Reporter, @marcelsalathe@mastodon.social, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @mimsical@mastodon.social, The Post Millennial, @Devilstower@mstdn.social, @harriettmb@mastodon.ie, @williampietri@sfba.social, @thatpetewoods.bsky.social, Los Angeles Times, @20002ist@thepit.social and @murshedz@mstdn.social, more at Techmeme »
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Columbia's journalism school begins offering graduates in nonprofit news $5K to $10K forgivable loans each year, with a max total of $50K, to pay student loans — “It takes away a little bit of anxiety about pursuing a degree in journalism if you know that there is a path through which the cost can be covered.”
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@timjhanrahan, @michellemanafy@journa.host and @guacamayan@journa.host
Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Verizon has been in talks with Disney about partnering on a streaming version of the ESPN cable channel — Disney CEO Bob Iger has said he's looking for strategic partners to help launch a streaming version of the ESPN cable channel. One key distributor, Verizon, has already thrown its hat into the ring.
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Barrett Media, @sportstvratings, LightShed Partners, The Wrap and Awful Announcing
Reuters:
How major advertisers have adopted AI: WPP is using AI in Nestle and Mondelez campaigns, citing 10x-20x savings; Unilever developed its own generative AI — Some of the world's biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle (NESN.S) to consumer goods multinational Unilever (ULVR.L) …
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The Verge
Louise Matsakis / Semafor:
Q&A with TikTok Head of Music Ole Obermann on launching TikTok Music in Indonesia and Brazil before the US and helping artists from discovery to distribution — The Scene — Since it first exploded in popularity five years ago, TikTok has evolved into the de facto launching pad …
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@reedalbergotti, Music Ally and Billboard
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Netflix partners with Jio Platforms, India's largest telecom operator, to bundle its Netflix Basic streaming tier with two of the carrier's pay-as-you-go plans — Netflix has inked a “first-of-its-kind” deal with Jio Platforms, India's largest telecom operator, to bundle the streaming service …
Kim Zetter / Zero Day:
How Timothy Burke accessed video from Fox News and why his lawyer says Florida prosecutors are using a “novel and unsupported” interpretation of the CFAA — But attorneys for Timothy Burke say a raid on his home and office exhibit government over-reach and misuse of the federal hacking law …
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@snlyngaas, @bubbaprog, @kimzetter, @kimzetter, @kimzetter@infosec.exchange and @steve@s.yelvington.com
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Microsoft's Start, using “algorithmic techniques with human review”, listed the Ottawa Food Bank as a tourist site and suggested visiting on “an empty stomach” — A Microsoft travel guide for Ottawa, Canada, prominently recommended tourists visit the Ottawa Food Bank …
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CBS News, @parismarx, Boing Boing, @lilithsaintcrow …, @matthewkeyslive, @lilithsaintcrow …, Insider, @harrymccracken@sfba.social, @verge-poster.bsky.social, @ddsd.bsky.social, @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @dclan@mstdn.ca, @corbin@toot.community, @fraying@xoxo.zone, @ianbetteridge@writing … and @the_verge@mastodon.social
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The WGA urges antitrust regulators to stop M&A in streaming, saying that Netflix, Amazon, and Disney amassed market power that depresses wages and limits choice — The Writers Guild of America issued a report on Thursday calling Netflix, Amazon and Disney the “new gatekeepers” …
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@slack2thefuture, @jbflint, @wgawest, IGN, Los Angeles Times, IndieWire, The Wrap, Writers Guild of America West, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
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