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Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
YouTube plans to require users to disclose when they upload realistic-looking manipulated or synthetic content, including videos made using its tools, in 2024 — Site's creators who repeatedly fail to disclose AI use will face penalties — YouTube, the video platform owned by Alphabet Inc.'s Google …
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BBC:
The BBC says five complaints have been made about Russell Brand's behavior while he hosted radio shows between 2006 and 2008 — The BBC has said a total of five complaints have been made about Russell Brand's behaviour while he hosted radio shows between 2006 and 2008.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
How Russell Brand built an army of fans with his conspiracy-minded podcast, whose guests, like Tucker Carlson, remain loyal even after the sexual assault claims — The British entertainer built an army of fans with his conspiracy-minded podcast. Now, amid sex-assault claims against him, they've become his whole world.
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NPR:
An NPR team says a drone approached them and Israeli forces aimed a gun at its journalists while they were interviewing a Palestinian farmer in the West Bank — WEST BANK - There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it's going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction.
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Mo Abbas / NBC News:
Palestinian journalists in Israel, working for outlets including Sky News Arabia, the BBC, and RT, say they were questioned or assaulted by Israeli police — Reporters from at least three news outlets said they were questioned or assaulted by Israeli police, while others contend with pressure and pushback from the country's leaders.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Henry Blodget steps down as Insider CEO, replaced by Barbara Peng; Insider changes its name back to Business Insider to focus on business and technology news — Publisher changes name back to Business Insider, with Barbara Peng to succeed Blodget as CEO — Henry Blodget, one of the early pioneers …
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The Guardian:
An investigation finds that high-profile independent German journalist Hubert Seipel received ~€600K from a Putin associate to support Seipel's books on Putin — Influential author and broadcaster Hubert Seipel received financial support for his work on two books described by many as sympathetic to Russian president
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The NUJ says 70% of BBC Local members voted to accept a new BBC offer, covering “jobs, income protection, and workload”, after ~1,000 journalists went on strike — BBC local journalists have taken part in three days of strike action this year. — Hundreds of BBC journalists …
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Reuters:
Tencent Music reports Q3 revenue down 10.8% YoY to ~$900M, vs. ~$865M est., net profit up 15.6% YoY to ~$173M, and paying users up 20.8% YoY to 103M — China's Tencent Music Entertainment (1698.HK) beat estimates for third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by steady growth in paid subscriptions on its music streaming platform.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
CBS says scripted series will return in mid-February 2024, becoming the first network to lay out post-strike scheduling plans after the tentative agreement — The announcement is the first from a network about its plans since a tentative agreement was reached last week to end Hollywood's strikes.
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Reuters:
Local media: Russia pardons a man convicted in 2014 over the 2006 murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, in return for fighting in Ukraine — A man convicted over the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, best known for reporting on abuses in Russia's war …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TikTok now lets users save songs from TikTok to Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music, initially in the US and the UK, with more markets to follow — TikTok has long touted the app as a place to discover new music — and its ability to propel songs into viral hits.
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