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The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz is leaving the newspaper to launch her own publication on Substack called User Mag, to “cover technology from the user side” — Lorenz, who is leaving the newspaper to launch the publication, says that it will “cover technology from the user side …


CNN launches a paywall, asking US website visitors 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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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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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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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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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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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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Streamers on Twitch, YouTube, Rumble, Kick, and other livestreaming services are discussing 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.


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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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.


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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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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