Mediagazer: VerSe Innovation, the parent of Indian news aggregator Dailyhunt, buys digital marketing agency Valueleaf for an undisclosed sum in a cash and equity deal (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

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Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:

VerSe Innovation, the parent of Indian news aggregator Dailyhunt, buys digital marketing agency Valueleaf for an undisclosed sum in a cash and equity deal — VerSe Innovation, India's content tech unicorn that owns local language news aggregator Dailyhunt, digital newsstand platform Magzter …

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Venezuelan journalists are using AI avatars to host daily newscasts without putting themselves at risk, as President Nicolás Maduro cracks down on the media — Journalists are using artificial intelligence avatars to combat Maduro's media crackdown since disputed election

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Kerry Flynn / Axios:

Last week, BuzzFeed launched a BuzzFeed Arcade redesign, Vulture released an archive of its game Cinematrix, and Mashable partnered with Arkadium to offer games — - BuzzFeed launched a redesign for BuzzFeed Arcade, home to Pyramid Scheme, AI generators and other games.

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