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6:05 AM ET, November 4, 2023

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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Recurrent Ventures dismisses CEO Alex Vargas after one year and elevates its co-founder and former North Equity Managing Director Andrew Perlman to CEO  —  Co-founder Andrew Perlman, a private equity executive, replaces Alex Vargas in the role  —  The media company Recurrent Ventures …
Discussion: @markstenberg3
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Times Magazine staff writer Jazmine Hughes resigns; editor Jake Silverstein said she violated policy by signing a letter protesting Israel's Gaza siege  —  The writer, Jazmine Hughes, who has won awards for her work, had signed another letter of protest this year.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Wired plans to launch a vertical on the impact of tech on US and global elections and politics in the coming weeks, run by four full-time writers and an editor  —  Wired, the technology publication owned by Condé Nast, is launching a new vertical that will focus on the intersection …
Paresh Dave / Wired:
Ad blockers saw record uninstalls in October after YouTube expanded its crackdown on ad blockers, while those unaffected by the clampdown saw record installs  —  YouTube expanded a “test” that threatens to cut off users who don't turn off their ad blocker.  Developers of the tools are scrambling to respond.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Source: Starz plans to exit the UK and Australia ahead of its separation from Lionsgate in Q1 2024 and lay off 10%+ of its ~670 employees, but fewer than 100  —  - World Series Ratings Low Is No Reason For “Grand Statements” About Major League Baseball's Decline, Fox Exec Michael Mulvihill Says; 2024 Outlook Is “Unchanged”
Michael Lipka / Pew Research Center:
US survey of 4,742 Black adults: 41% say they get news and info from local outlets often and 58% say local journalists are mostly in touch with their community  —  Local news is an important part of many Black Americans' information diet.  Overall, about three-quarters of Black adults …
Discussion: @pewresearch
Valerie Ettenhofer / SlashFilm:
Nicolas Cage says his cameo in The Flash looked nothing like what he filmed, calling to mind debates about performances being co-opted without actors' consent  —  If Nicholas Cage's surprise cameo in “The Flash” felt strange to you, you're not alone: it also caught the actor himself off guard.
Alex Marshall / New York Times:
After a “cyber incident” hit the British Library on October 28, the library's website remains offline and scholars are unable to access its online catalog  —  Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals.  At Britain's national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age.
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Sources: the AMPTP presented SAG-AFTRA with a new contract offer on November 3, and talks between the groups will continue through the weekend  —  The two sides are inching toward a deal that could bring the Hollywood strike to an end  —  The strike isn't over yet, but on Friday night …
NBC News:
On Instagram, journalists and creators inside Gaza see a surge in followers as they document the Israel-Hamas war, even as Meta has broadly moved away from news  —  One journalist has added more than 12 million followers.  The work highlights some of the challenges and dangers of covering the conflict.
The Dial:
Interviews with five journalists on continuing to cover their nations from exile, the reasons and conditions of their departures, and navigating life abroad  —  Journalists forced out of their home countries reflect on how displacement has affected their work.  —  OCTOBER 31, 2023
 
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Andrew Donohue / Voice of San Diego:
A look at The San Diego Union-Tribune's future under new owners Alden Global Capital: employees estimate Alden cut ~30% of the newsroom after buying the outlet
John Sharp / al.com:
The lawyer for a publisher and a reporter at Atmore News charged with disclosing grand jury secrets says his clients are victims of a vindictive prosecutor
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CNN:
The apparent role of automation and AI in amplifying bogus stories on Microsoft Start raises questions about the tech's adoption and its effects on journalism
Laya Neelakandan / CNBC:
Paramount reports Q3 revenue up 3% YoY to $7.13B, vs. $7.1B est., profit up 30% YoY to $295M, and 63M+ global Paramount+ subscribers after 2.7M net additions
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple's Q4 revenue for its Services segment, which includes Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade, rose 16% YoY to a record $22.31B, vs. $21.35B expected
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple and OpenAI are preparing a major announcement of their partnership at WWDC; the new AirTag with a better chip is scheduled to arrive by mid-2025

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: US officials have told Google, Meta, and others about concerns that undersea cables could be vulnerable to tampering by China-owned repair ships

Emma Agyemang / Financial Times:
Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as governments compete with each other to attract talent; the number of US digital nomads hit 17.3M in 2023
 
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