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3:30 AM ET, May 22, 2024

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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
OpenAI's Scarlett Johansson debacle is merely a reminder of AI's manifest destiny philosophy: “This is happening, whether you like it or not”, consent be damned  —  The Scarlett Johansson debacle is a microcosm of AI's raw deal: It's happening, and you can't stop it.
Louise Matsakis / Wired:
Google is rolling out a new AI-powered ad format that shows shoppers how items of clothing would look on different skin tones and body types  —  A new breed of online ad allows brands to pay Google to offer shoppers AI-generated images that show how items of clothing would look on different skin tones and body types.
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Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Pixar lays off ~175 employees, or around 14% of its workforce, the biggest restructuring in Pixar's history, and plans to stop making original shows for Disney+  —  About 175 employees are getting layoff notices Tuesday, the company said.  —  The reductions reflect a decision to refocus Pixar …
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Amid a dispute between music publishers and Spotify, the NMPA asks Congress to change copyright law to give rights holders more options to negotiate royalties  —  The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has called on Congress to make a change to copyright law in the United States …
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Russian state-run channel Rossiya24 is broadcasting days-old episodes of Tucker Carlson's show with a Russian voiceover  —  THEY'LL NEVER LET GO  —  Hilariously, the supposedly new program called “Tucker” is just days-old episodes of his show with a Russian voiceover.
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Google's Sundar Pichai about new AI features, the future of search and its impact on publishers, providing value for YouTube content creators, and more  —  The head of Google sat down with Decoder last week to talk about the biggest advancements in AI, the future of Google Search, and the fate of the web.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast says StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, will be available starting next week to Comcast TV or broadband customers at $15/month  —  Comcast, as its legacy cable TV business continues to shrink, has built a new cable-style bundle for the streaming era.
Huizhong Wu / Associated Press:
In a video statement, Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan says she was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to covering COVID-19 in Wuhan  —  Zhang Zhan was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
ProPublica passed $45M in annual revenue from more than 54K donors in 2023 and commits to local and regional reporting expansion through its 50 State Initiative  —  With annual revenue of $45 million and a staff approaching 200 people, ProPublica has been one of the big journalism winners of the past decade.
 
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Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz:
Ziff Davis' IGN acquires the UK-based Gamer Network, which includes digital brands GamesIndustry.biz and Eurogamer, and lays off some staff
James Warrington / Telegraph:
ITV starts offering voluntary buyouts as it aims to save £50M/year amid an ad slump and a slowdown in sales of its shows; sources: ITV expects to cut ~200 jobs
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Microsoft debuts a new AI feature for Edge to translate spoken content via dubbing and subtitles live, on YouTube, news sites like Reuters, LinkedIn, and more
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Google is warning nonprofit newsrooms that passage of a new California ad tax bill would threaten to pause Google News Initiative funding in US
Associated Press:
Israeli officials reverse course and order the return of seized camera equipment to AP, after earlier seizing cameras and blocking AP's live feed from Gaza
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
London's High Court rejects Prince Harry's bid to include claims against Rupert Murdoch and Piers Morgan in his phone hacking suit against News Group Newspapers
Maya Jimenez / Voice of America:
A look at the work of Tasneem Raja, editor-in-chief of The Oaklandside and a co-founder of the Cityside Journalism Initiative in the San Francisco Bay area
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian:
Meta approved 14 AI-manipulated Facebook ads during India's election with known slurs against Muslims; civil groups submitted and then pulled the ads as a test
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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