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4:40 PM ET, January 18, 2024

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Filing: Apple details new US App Store rules letting devs link to external payments, says apps in its Video Partner and News Partner program are not eligible  —  Apple this week updated its App Store rules to comply with a court order after the Supreme Court declined to hear …
Reuters:
Sources: Reddit has drawn up plans for an IPO in March 2024, with a public filing in late February, the first major social media IPO since Pinterest's in 2019  —  Social media platform Reddit has drawn up detailed plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in March …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery rebrands its US Sports division as TNT Sports, which has rights to the NBA, NHL, MLB, and March Madness basketball  —  Warner Bros. Discovery has rebranded its U.S. sports division, which has rights to the NBA, NHL, and MLB, as well as March Madness basketball.
Natalie Korach / The Wrap:
The LA Times Guild calls an emergency meeting after being told that the newspaper intends to “imminently execute another major round of layoffs”  —  The newspaper intends to “imminently execute another major round of layoffs,” according to the bargaining committee
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Email: Amazon Prime Video is restructuring its European teams to focus on regional content, and cuts local content and staff in Africa and the Middle East  —  Amazon Prime Video is restructuring its international business to focus on European originals.  The re-org includes cutting content and staff in Africa and the Middle East.
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Google News is boosting sites that use AI to rip off other outlets and churn out content; Google says News doesn't focus on whether articles are by humans or AI  —  Google News is boosting sites that rip-off other outlets by using AI to rapidly churn out content, 404 Media has found.
Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
The Mechanic Licensing Collective issues notices of intent to audit all digital services operating under its blanket license, including Spotify and Pandora  —  The Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) has issued notices of intent to audit all digital service providers (DSPs) …
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
TikTok details its plans for the 2024 US elections, including a ban on political ads, work with fact-checking organizations, and reports on influence campaigns  —  Its approach hasn't changed much from 2022.  —  TikTok has shared more about its plans to fight misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Discussion: The Wrap and TikTok
New York Times:
A look at the struggles of billionaire-owned Time, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times, all of which, sources say, lost millions of dollars in 2023  —  Time magazine, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times — owned by Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos, and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong — are still losing money.
Naomi Zeveloff / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Israel is now the sixth largest jailer of journalists, imprisoning 17 Palestinians as of December 2023; many are held without charge in administrative detention  —  In October, when the Israel-Gaza war began, Alaa al-Rimawi snapped into action, covering developments on J-Media …
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people  —  The layoffs are part of efforts by the video platform's parent company, Google, to trim costs and bureaucracy as it embraces artificial intelligence.
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Wendy Kaur / Elle:
A profile of, and interview with, Kaitlan Collins on becoming a CNN anchor at age 31, having no regrets about her May 2023 Trump town hall, and more
Miranda Green / The Guardian:
Floodlight investigation: Alabama Power and its foundation fund local news outlets to control narrative around high electric bills and utility-related pollution
Abigail Summerville / Reuters:
LiveRamp, which matches up customer datasets for brands, advertisers, and retailers, plans to acquire marketing data startup Habu for $200M in cash and stock
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Fairly Trained, a nonprofit founded by ex-Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex, will give certification labels to AI companies that get consent for their training data
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Netflix is not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or support its iPad app on the AR/VR platform, and says users can watch Netflix in the browser
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a note to staff, Condé Nast announces it is bringing Pitchfork into the GQ organization, and lays off Pitchfork EIC Puja Patel and some Pitchfork employees
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
A group of 20 prominent screen trade organizations ask governments around the world to enact regulations ensuring that streamers invest more in local content
Discussion: The Guardian
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Paramount announces two new branded hub partners for Paramount+, Tap DMV in the Philippines and JioCinema in India, after launching hubs in Greece and Belgium
Discussion: WORLD SCREEN and Media Play News
 

 
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance:
Nvidia reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to $35.1B, vs. $33.2B est., Data Center revenue up 112% to $30.8B, vs. $29B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates

Matt Swayne / The Quantum Insider:
Google researchers introduce AlphaQubit, a machine-learning decoder that surpasses existing methods in identifying and correcting quantum computing errors

 
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