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Kylie Robison / Fortune:
Elon Musk says that X plans to remove preview headlines from posts linking to articles, so that the previews show only the article's lead image and the URL — X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, is planning a major change in how news articles appear on the service …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Four Motherboard alumni, including ex-EIC Jason Koebler, launch tech publication 404 Media to cover hacking and more; subscriptions are $10/month or $100/year — They are joining a recent boom of publications owned and operated by the reporters and editors themselves.
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@samleecole, The Wrap, @bcmerchant, @jason_koebler, 404 Media, @bourgwick@heads.social, @crumbler@threads.net, @dnvolz, @josephfcox, @patrickklepek, @jason_koebler, @lorenzofb, 404 Media, @emanuelmaiberg, @discourse_blog, @kevincollier, @josephfcox, @pblest, The Daily Beast, @ryansingel@writing.exchange and bookforum.com, more at Techmeme »
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Whether Wirecutter has deteriorated is difficult to determine given the rise of copycats, changes to the internet since 2011, and falling trust in institutions — Longtime fans have turned on the product-recommendation website. An evolving internet may be to blame.
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@lrhodes@merveilles.town, @bradbarrish@mastodon.social, @nxthompson, @yappelbaum, @cwarzel, @matthewkassel and Longreads
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Meta is rolling out a Threads web app over the next few days that will let users post, interact with other posts, and look at the feed — Meta is finally launching a much more capable web app for Threads, the company announced on Tuesday. You'll be able to post, interact with other posts …
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Kevin Jiang / Toronto Star:
Experts warn that blocking of news in Canada by Meta and possibly Google will worsen misinformation effects of the growing number of AI-generated “news” sites — As it becomes increasingly difficult to trust what we read online, experts say it's critical to learn how to tell real media from fake — here's how.
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@librarianshipwreck …, @sadeghimckenzie and @mattdpearce
Klaus Lauer / Reuters:
Axel Springer settles with Julian Reichelt, the former Bild EIC it had sued for sharing internal data with newspaper Berliner Zeitung — German publishing magnate Axel Springer has agreed to an out-of-court settlement in a civil lawsuit against Julian Reichelt, the former editor-in-chief …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Prominent media execs and others raise ~$3M to launch the Center for News, Technology & Innovation, which focuses an open internet and independent press — A group of prominent media, tech and research executives have raised nearly $3 million to launch an independent policy research center focused …
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@craignewmark, @blackamazon and @michellemanafy@journa.host
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Cox launches streaming service Neighborhood TV, aiming to serve small audiences of 400-500K per zone and include original and licensed local news content — Local broadcast company Cox Media Group is launching a hyper-local streaming network called Neighborhood TV, in partnership with McClatchy …
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The Streamable, MediaPost, Next TV, Media Play News, StreamTV Insider and Cord Cutters News
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tucker Carlson plans to post an ad-free interview with Donald Trump on X during Wednesday's GOP debate, which Trump plans to skip, citing poll numbers — The former Fox News host plans to stream pretaped conversation with the former president on X during Wednesday's Republican presidential debate.
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Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
IBM plans to sell its weather business, including Weather.com and business-oriented offerings, to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum — IBM's consumer-facing weather services such as Weather.com and business-oriented offerings will be acquired …
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IBM, Associated Press, TechCrunch, WRAL TechWire, Variety, The Information, UPI, CNBC, @aaronmehta, Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, @pfbsuperdave and The Wrap, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches ads in search results, a product called “Search Ads Toggle”; brands can add “Negative Keywords” so their ads don't appear next to some queries — TikTok announced today it's adding a new place for advertisers to reach its audience: within the search results page.
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TikTok For Business, Ad Age, Mashable SEA, The Verge, MediaPost and Insider Intelligence
Alex Cooper / Advocate:
Wellness company For Them acquires queer online magazine Autostraddle in an all-equity deal — Iconic queer online magazine Autostraddle has been acquired by wellness company For Them, the companies announced Tuesday. The site will now become Autostraddle by For Them.
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Axios, Ad Age and Autostraddle
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