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Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider:
Source: Apple is testing an AI-enabled Safari browser with a Web Eraser feature for better content blocking, AI-powered text summarization, a new UI, and more — Apple is testing a version of its Safari web browser that includes UI tweaks, advanced content blocking features …
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BGR, @siddhantsahu92, Glenn Gabe on LinkedIn, @tomgara, @chronotope, @scottkrauss, Quartz and 9to5Mac
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Poll of US adults: 53% are very concerned about news outlets reporting disinformation during the 2024 election; 42% worry about use of AI to create stories — Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues.
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The Hill, @brianstelter and @brianstelter
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
LinkedIn launches three Wordle-style puzzle games: theme-based guessing game Pinpoint, Sudoku and Minesweeper-style crossover Queens, and trivia game Crossclimb — How long until “What I learned about B2B sales from playing Crossclimb”? — LinkedIn, the professional network known …
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CNN, TechCrunch and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Paul Farhi's weeklong unpaid suspension from The Washington Post in 2022 has been rescinded under a deal between WaPo and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild — Paul Farhi, a veteran media reporter and former top writer at The Washington Post, announced on Wednesday that he had won …
Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
Fubo cuts ties with WBD after renewal negotiations for their partnership fell through, citing WBD's “abuse of massive market power” as cause for the decision — The media company accuses WBD of refusing “to engage in good faith negotiations” — Fubo cut ties with Warner Bros. Discovery …
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StreamTV Insider, The Streamable, The Verge, Yahoo Finance, The Desk, WORLD SCREEN, Deadline, Awful Announcing and Variety
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
UK's The New European appoints James Ball as its first political editor, as it expands its political coverage ahead of the UK general election — Ball is taking on the role ahead of the upcoming UK general election. — The New European has appointed James Ball as its first political editor.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Substack now lets writers paywall their Chat discussion spaces and says active Chat participants are 12% more likely to retain their subscriptions — Substack is launching the ability for writers to paywall their entire Chat or specific threads to paid or founding members only, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sony hikes Crunchyroll's Mega Fan tier by $2 to $11.99/month and the Ultimate Fan tier by $1 to $15.99/month; Fan tier will remain unchanged at $7.99/month — The pricing is increasing for Crunchyroll's Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan subscription tiers in select countries.
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The Wrap, The Streamable, Screen Rant and @tvgrimreaper
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
DMG Media makes up to 15 sport staff redundant at its Mail titles, as part of a “significant restructuring” on the sports desk — A similar number of roles have been cut at sports betting business Livescore. — Up to 15 sport staff are being made redundant at the Mail titles …
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@mediaguy19
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fox News takes down a six-part streaming series that staged a mock trial of Hunter Biden, a day after Biden's legal team threatened to sue the network — Fox News has pulled down a six-part series in which it staged a mock trial of hypothetical criminal charges against Hunter Biden …
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Comcast expects its cable TV customers to lose access to 15 Bally regional sports networks at midnight in a fee dispute with Diamond Sports Group — “We'd like to continue carrying their networks, but they have declined multiple offers and now we no longer have the rights to this programming …
Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat:
Roblox expands its immersive video ad format to all advertisers and adds more controls, such as genre targeting and brand suitability, to its Ads Manager — The Roblox Corporation announced today that its video ads are opening up for all advertisers who wish to join.
Bloomberg:
A look at potential Telegraph bidders after RedBird IMI walked: Daily Mail proprietor Jonathan Harmsworth, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, Murdoch, and more — - Conservative-leaning UK newspaper is a coveted media asset — UAE-backed takeover was thwarted by British politicians
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Al Jazeera, Reuters, City A.M., The Wrap, Telegraph, Financial Times, The Guardian and Deadline
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $143.3B, a $10.4B net income, vs. $3.2B YoY, $15.3B operating income, vs. $4.8B YoY, subscription sales up 11% to $10.7B — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 8, 2022.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon reports Q1 ad revenue up 24% YoY to $11.8B, vs. $11.7B est., driven by the growth of its Stores and Prime Video businesses
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