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4:00 AM ET, October 31, 2023

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Mark Bendeich / Reuters:
The Israel Defense Forces tells Reuters and the AFP that the military “cannot guarantee” their journalists' safety in Gaza, after the outlets sought assurances  —  Israel's military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse that it cannot guarantee …
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Reporters Without Borders:
RSF investigation into Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah's death in Lebanon: one car was marked “press” and two strikes ~30 seconds apart hit seven journalists  —  Organisation:  — RSF_en  —  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a video reconstruction of the tragedy …
Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath / Axios:
Some reporters in Gaza have been able to give intermittent updates via satellite connections, as a communications blackout since October 27 cuts off the Strip
Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
Meta plans to offer an ad-free option for Instagram and Facebook in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland, charging €9.99/mo. on the web or €12.99/mo. on Android and iOS  —  - Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile  — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Meta plans to temporarily suspend showing ads to all users under 18 in the EU and other parts of Europe starting on November 6, to comply with EU regulations
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Most of The New York Times' 700 tech staff held a half-day work stoppage on October 30, over return-to-office order without the outlet negotiating in good faith  —  - News giant's Tech Guild held half-day work stoppage Monday  — Workers include software engineers and product managers
Mark Stenberg / Medialyte:
Brands removing ads from critical event coverage, like the Israel-Hamas war, leads to inefficient monetization of news publishers' coverage of these news cycles  —  A song to read by: “Kid Charlemagne,” by Steely Dan  —  What I'm reading: “The Rachel Papers,” by Martin Amis  —  The week that was
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Reuters:
Graphic pro-Israel ads are appearing in kids' video games, like Angry Birds, across Europe; Israel has spent $1.5M on online ads since Hamas' October 7 attack  —  Maria Julia Cassis was sitting down to a meal in her terraced home in north London when her 6-year-old son ran into the dining room, his face pale.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A US judge dismissed AI copyright infringement claims against Midjourney and DeviantArt by three artists, but allowed a claim against Stability AI to proceed  —  While a federal judge advanced an infringement claim against Stability AI, he dismissed the rest of the lawsuit.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: at a private meeting with bank executives last week, Biden fumed at The New York Times for saying an Israeli airstrike caused the Gaza hospital blast  —  The Scoop  —  President Joe Biden raged against The New York Times in a private White House meeting early last week …
David Montgomery / YouGov:
YouGov survey of 29,397 Americans: 85% own at least one physical book, 20% own one to 10, 14% own 11 to 25, and 13% own 26 to 50; 9% say they own 100+ e-books  —  Whether you sort your books by genre, author's name, the Dewey Decimal System, or the color of the spine, you're in the minority.
Julie DiCaro / Deadspin:
ESPN confirms digitally altering a clip of NBA player Damian Lillard from 2020 and posting the new video after the Bucks' opening night win against Philadelphia  —  The network's latest gaffe is terrifying, and likely only the beginning  —  Last week, after the Bucks' opening night win …
 
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Sony Pictures Television's head of production Ed Lammi plans to retire at the end of 2023, after 36 years at the studio and 28 years in his current position
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Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Ad holding company Omnicom plans to acquire Flywheel, the digital commerce arm of UK-based B2B media, events, and analytics company Ascential, for ~$835M
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Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Elon Musk says X posts corrected by Community Notes will be “ineligible for revenue share” in order to “maximize the incentive for accuracy over sensationalism”
New York Times:
AI fakes related to the Israel-Hamas war have been limited and unconvincing, but the possibility of such fakes circulating leads some to dismiss genuine content