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Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Docs: in Perplexity's new ad model, brands will be able to bid for a “sponsored” question, which features an AI-generated answer approved by the advertiser — AI search start-up develops ‘sponsored’ question system in effort to gain share of $300bn digital ads industry
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Pixel Envy, @eric_seufert, @balancecrafting, @james.tartarus.org and @baekdal
Eve Batey / Vanity Fair:
The relationship between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. casts renewed scrutiny on the ethical line between all journalists and subjects — An allegedly inappropriate relationship between the New York reporter and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has rocked the media world
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Q&A with ex-CNN reporter Oliver Darcy, who launched his one-man independent newsletter about media in August and who uncovered the RFK Jr./Olivia Nuzzi story
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The Wrap, @pkafka, New York Post, Adweek, NewsNation, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The Hill, HuffPost and Variety
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters talk about the company's choice to add advertising, its plans to “Netflix-ify” NFL games it will show in December, AI, and more — Peters also discussed AI, how a “desperate situation” got Netflix into the ad business, and how Amazon took a totally different approach to ads.
New York Times:
X capitulates in Brazil and could return next week, as the company's lawyers say it took down some accounts, paid fines, and named a new formal representative — In an abrupt reversal, the social network's lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied.
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Al Jazeera says Israeli forces raided its Ramallah bureau in the West Bank early September 22 with a military order to immediately close the office for 45 days — Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday …
David Shariatmadari / The Guardian:
An interview with Nate Silver about his new book On the Edge, his election model, how Elon Musk has been “very pilled by right wing memes”, misinformation, more — Nate Silver's election model is once again being pored over by millions of anxious voters.
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@markroseman, @jassaskott, @jassaskott, @shava23 and The Hill
Kylie Robison / The Verge:
Email: Linda Yaccarino announces X is launching a “video tab” feature and an X-exclusive women's soccer reality show, The Offseason, produced by Alexis Ohanian — In a late Friday email, X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced the launch of a new “video tab” feature …
Hadas Gold / CNN:
A group of news organizations files an emergency petition at the Nevada Supreme Court, asking it to unseal the legal moves in the Murdoch succession battle — New York CNN — — A group of news organizations filed an emergency petition Thursday, asking Nevada's highest court to unseal …
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@brianstelter, @eriqgardner, @eriqgardner, @eriqgardner, @jacquihames, Washington Post and TVNewsCheck
Lars Lofgren:
How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake — Are you sick of Forbes appearing in search results? — For topics that Forbes doesn't have any expertise in?
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@lilithsaintcrow …, @ematt, @dannyashton, @blairmacgregor, @rebeccagill, @googlescrews, @josephrobison, @lenraleigh, @thatkatieberry, @lludwig, Jessica McKeil on LinkedIn, @guidetwit, @jalioralmiel, @davidu, @ichbingisele, @goog_enough, @dan_back, @lukeluby, @jeanneoliver, @jasonjonesjoe, @digitaldialect, @kevinrod81, @talebkabbara, @sebastian121461, @kevinrod81, @mountainweekly, @nicholasgarren, @larslofgren, Rachmiel on LinkedIn, @ktempestbradford …, Ross Briggs on LinkedIn, Boing Boing and Hacker News
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
The judge overseeing the Google ad trial calls Google's testimony that it faces “fierce competition” from the likes of Microsoft and Meta “highly questionable” — - Search giant starts defense in antitrust ad tech lawsuit — Justice Department alleges company monopolized several markets
Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
As part of a settlement with journalists, the NYPD must stop kettling and expand its definition of “press” to include those without city-issued press passes — On May 30, 2020, as demonstrations erupted in New York City in response to the murder of George Floyd …
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@freedomofpress, @joelsimonsays, @joelsimonsays and Joel Simon on LinkedIn
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix's most-watched licensed content in H1 2024: CoComelon led in TV series with 124M+ views and The Super Mario Bros. Movie led movies with 80M+ views — Not surprisingly, kids content continues to fare well — extremely well. No. 1 on the TV side is perennial preschool favorite …
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