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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer — On Friday evening, Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai shared that Susan Wojcicki has died. She was 56. … Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening:
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An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube — Ms. Wojcicki, who helped build Google, was one of the most prominent women in technology. — Susan Wojcicki, whose garage …
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Juliana Kim / NPR:
Microsoft research details Iranian government efforts to interfere with the US election, including four fake outlets likely using AI to plagiarize news content — Groups connected to the Iranian government are using a spectrum of online tactics to interfere with the U.S. presidential election …
Stan Alcorn / Rest of World:
A look at the consequences of Spotify's disinvestment in podcasts in Latin America, where one survey found 90% of podcast listeners used Spotify — In Latin America, “podcast” and “Spotify” became synonymous; now the audio industry is reckoning with the company's retreat. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
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Ina Fried / Axios:
How Getty transmits Olympics photos globally with fully remote editing as it aims for a 26-second delay between when photos are taken and when they hit the wire — Already during the games it has uploaded more than 350,000 pictures for media outlets to choose from.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at the shrinking pay-TV market, after write-downs by Paramount and WBD of their networks' value, as they try to compete with larger streaming companies — - Paramount Global's stock tanked 12% in after-hours trading Thursday, despite posting a streaming profit for the first time.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix strikes a deal to have CBS Sports produce the two NFL games to be streamed live on Christmas; on-air talent to call the games will be decided later — The on-air talent that will call the games will be named later — Netflix said it has struck a deal to have CBS Sports produce …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A £350M bid for The Telegraph by ad mogul Maurice Saatchi and Lynn Forester de Rothschild fails to make it to a second round in the auction run by RedBird IMI — Sir Paul Marshall reported to be the frontrunner for The Spectator. — Former advertising mogul Lord Saatchi has had a £350m bid to buy The Telegraph rejected.
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James Pollard / Associated Press:
Memo: MrBeast plans to hire an HR officer and a CFO and implement safety and sensitivity training, amid allegations of impropriety and unsafe sets — MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire as well as an investigation into “allegations …
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Yasmin Rufo / BBC:
The BBC asks Huw Edwards to return the £200K+ in salary he made between his November arrest and his April resignation; BBC Chair says he “behaved in bad faith” — Huw Edwards has been asked to return his salary paid since his arrest, with the BBC chair telling staff the ex-presenter acted in “bad faith”.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Crooked Media and the union representing its workers say they reached a contract deal, and the union has withdrawn a union-busting claim against the company — Crooked Media and the union representing workers at the progressive media company, which is behind popular show “Pod Save America …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Sources: Hearst Television lays off dozens of employees working for its free streaming service Very Local, which launched in 2021, serving 26 US markets — Hearst Television has let go of dozens of employees working for its streaming service Very Local, sources tell Deadline.
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