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8:50 PM ET, June 13, 2024

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Boone Ashworth / Wired:
Yahoo debuts a revamped version of its free Yahoo News app, powered by Artifact's AI tech, after acquiring the Instagram co-founders' news app in April 2024  —  Artifact, the news app startup from Instagram's cofounders, was purchased by Yahoo earlier this year.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Yahoo confirms it has been testing an AI summaries feature for a few months on the Yahoo News website for a small, single-digit percentage of articles  —  Yahoo's AI push isn't over just yet.  The company, also TechCrunch's parent, recently launched AI-powered features for Yahoo Mail …
Jeff Jarvis / Whither news?:
A look at the problems of new legislation to support journalism, through state tax money or fees on Big Tech, in California, New York, and Canada  —  Newspaper lobbyists look out only for themselves  —  Whither news?  —  ·  —  Just now  —  California legislators have amended …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Stanford Internet Observatory is winding down after five years and won't conduct research into any future elections; Stanford may retain SIO's branding  —  After five years of pioneering research into the abuse of social platforms, the Stanford Internet Observatory is winding down.
Megan Cattel / Nieman Reports:
Q&A with Ibrahaim Abdelbaki, the editor of BBC Arabic's Lifeline Service in Gaza, on providing information to displaced citizens, reporting challenges, and more  —  How the BBC Arabic's Lifeline Service in Gaza is delivering vital information to displaced citizens and airing first-hand accounts of survivors.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney and Ron DeSantis reach a 15-year agreement to let Disney undertake a $17B expansion of Walt Disney World near Orlando; Disney will end all litigation  —  The deal locks in a 15-year expansion plan for Disney World and clears a path for Disney to restart political donations in Florida.
Sheila Dang / Reuters:
A US judge orders X's lawsuit against Media Matters over accusations of misrepresenting the amount of antisemitic content on X will go to trial on April 7, 2025  —  Social media platform X's lawsuit against media watchdog group Media Matters will head to trial on April 7, 2025, a U.S. District judge ordered on Thursday.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK nonprofit The Bureau of Investigative Journalism launches paid memberships and explores other revenue streams to address a £250,000 funding shortfall  —  The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) is on a mission to diversify its revenue away from relying on foundations as …
Adam Sherwin / The i Paper:
Sources detail Evgeny Lebedev's decision to end the Evening Standards' daily print edition under pressure from a Saudi investor, after prevaricating for years  —  Current and former employees tell the story behind the daily edition's closure  —  Evgeny Lebedev agreed to axe …
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Suzanne Smalley / The Record:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court rules that police can get Google search data without a warrant; an expert warns it may encourage warrantless searches nationwide

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
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