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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN launches a paywall, asking US visitors of its website to pay $3.99 per month for access after they consume a certain number of free articles — New York CNN — — CNN, one of the most popular news websites in the world, is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access.
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Microsoft begins rolling out Bing Generative Search, its answer to Google's AI Overviews, to users in the US — Microsoft has launched its answer to Google's AI-powered search experiences: Bing Generative Search. — On the heels of a pilot in July, Bing Generative Search …
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Microsoft to pay pubs for content used by Copilot Daily, a new assistant providing a spoken summary of current events, signs up Reuters, FT, Axel Springer, more — Microsoft is going to pay publishers for content that will appear in Copilot Daily, a new feature of its Copilot AI-powered, cross-platform assistant.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Paramount Global says its contract with Nielsen for audience measurement has expired, part of a broader dispute between Paramount and Nielsen over costs — With just hours to go before its CBS television network televises what is certain to be a heavily watched debate between two candidates …
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Agence France-Presse:
Cambodia arrests award-winning reporter Mech Dara, known for investigations into exploitation at online scam compounds, for “incitement to cause serious chaos” — Phnom Penh (AFP) - An award-winning Cambodian journalist known for reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry …
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Hilary Whiteman / CNN:
Australia's ABC releases an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks, prompting an apology from the managing director to staff — Australia's national broadcaster has released an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks …
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Disney says Inside Out 2 hit 30.5M views in its first five days on Disney+, its biggest film premiere of 2024 and biggest theatrical film premiere since 2021 — “Inside Out 2” hit 30.5 million views in its first five days of streaming on Disney+, where it premiered on Sept. 25.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sony Pictures says CEO Tony Vinciquerra will step down at the beginning of 2025 and be succeeded by President and COO Ravi Ahuja — Mr. Ahuja, president and chief operating officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment, will succeed its current chief executive, Tony Vinciquerra.
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New York Times:
How streamers on Twitch, YouTube, Rumble, Kick, and other livestreaming services are talking politics more, garnering interest from both presidential campaigns — As more streamers discuss politics, including major events like Tuesday's debate, they have become the focus of intense interest for both presidential campaigns.
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at Calliope Networks, a content licensing company whose License to Scrape program is targeting YouTubers to strike their own AI training data agreements — While big platforms like Reddit have signed deals with the AI giants, YouTube leaves licensing in the hands of individual creators.
Thomas Rid / Foreign Affairs:
An FBI affidavit and European media leaks show how Russia's Doppelganger disinformation project operated and give insights into the Kremlin's online tactics — The Country's Propagandists Target the West—but Mislead the Kremlin, Too — In early September, the infamous Russian disinformation project known …
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Associated Press:
In his first public address since his prison release, Julian Assange says he was freed because he “pled guilty to journalism”, not because the system worked — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.”
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