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11:45 AM ET, September 24, 2024

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
TikTok says it plans to shut down TikTok Music on November 28 and will delete customer data; the app, originally called Resso, first launched in 2019  —  TikTok Music will go offline on Nov. 28 and customer data will be deleted, the music division said in a post on its website.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach CEO Jim Mullen says there is “too much power in the hands of platforms and their algorithms” and calls for regulation to make platforms pay for content  —  The chief executive of the UK's biggest commercial news publisher has called for big tech regulation so the platforms pay …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Roku unveils the $100 Roku Ultra, which is 30% faster than its other streaming players and has Wi-Fi 6, HDMI 2.1, Dolby Atmos, the Voice Remote Pro, and more  —  One day after the Google TV Streamer hit stores, Roku is announcing its own latest streaming player.
David Ingram / NBC News:
TikTok permanently removes accounts associated with the parent organizations of Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing “covert influence operations”  —  Social media rivals Meta and YouTube have announced similar suspensions of Russian state media accounts this month.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: UK's Evening Standard has made plans to use AI to write reviews under the name of its former art critic of 30 years Brian Sewell, who died in 2015  —  Deadline understands that London's historic Evening Standard newspaper has been making plans to revive its former writer using artificial intelligence.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Trending Now, which offers AI-powered B2B newsletters, changes its logo after BuzzFeed sent a cease-and-desist letter over alleged copyright infringement  —  What happened next after Buzzfeed sent copyright warning letter to AI newsletter start-up Trending Now.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify rolls out its AI Playlist feature in beta to Premium subscribers in the US, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand, after launching in the UK and Australia  —  Spotify is expanding an AI feature that creates customized playlists from your text descriptions to additional English-speaking regions.
 
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Chine Labbé / Nieman Reports:
A project that tracked 50 Ukrainian newsrooms over the past 15 months finds they are upholding high standards of journalism, some reinvented themselves, more
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Casey Newton reflects on Platformer's fourth year: 190,196 total subscribers, up ~35K YoY, and revenue up ~11% YoY despite leaving Substack in January 2024
Katie Paul / Reuters:
Source: Meta plans to launch the voices of Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key for its Meta AI chatbot at Connect this week
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
DMG Media CEO Rich Caccappolo discusses how UK tech regulation and Google lawsuits may benefit news publishers, Mail Online's partial paywall success, and more
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok rolls out its redesigned Subscription feature, which lets creators offer three tiers, to eligible creators in select regions, including the UK and the US
Ryu Spaeth / New York Magazine:
An interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new nonfiction book The Message, how US journalistic institutions failed in covering the Israel-Hamas war, and more
Agata Pyka / Notes From Poland:
Facebook removes images and text from articles that Polish outlets post, citing legal doubts over Poland's implementation of an EU copyright directive
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at Tim Miller's “Never Trump” outlet The Bulwark's surging popularity on YouTube, with subscribers up from 50,000 in September 2023 to 631,000 now
 

 
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Amit Yoran, the CEO of cybersecurity company Tenable, passed away after a battle with cancer; he previously held a number of roles, including president of RSA

Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Tim Cook will personally donate $1M to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee in the spirit of unity; Apple is not expected to donate

Jacqueline Sweet / The Spectator World:
Analysis of social media posts, AI art, Spaces comments, biographical details, and more suggests Adrian Dittmann is a German fan of Elon Musk living in Fiji

 
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