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Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a “miscommunication” — Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.
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The Wrap, The Hill, Mediaite and New York Times
Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
The BBC cancels a planned Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg says she accidentally sent the former UK prime minister her briefing notes — Briefing notes mistakenly being sent to ex-PM meant it was ‘not right for the interview to go ahead’, says presenter
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google Search rolls out “Organized with AI”, grouping results with “unique, AI-generated headlines” in the US, and brings ads to mobile US search AI Overviews — Google will begin to show ads in AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries it supplies for certain Google Search queries …
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SE Ranking Blog, The Information, Bloomberg, The Verge, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google and Android Authority, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube unveils Shorts updates, including letting creators upload three-minute videos, updating the Shorts player, introducing templates, and a new trends page — YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts.
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The Verge and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Mark Trevelyan / Reuters:
Russian journalists Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger go on trial in Moscow over their alleged links to Alexei Navalny — Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday on charges of involvement in an “extremist” group after authorities accused …
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Adweek, Associated Press and DNyuz
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed” — Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.
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Engadget, The Verge, @cowkitty, @jeffr0, @hashim_warren, @zimm3rmann, @ryancduff, @ryancduff, @automattic, @wpengine, @ryancduff, @ctrlaltdwayne, @dwlz, @bgardner, WP Engine, Automattic, TechRadar and The Register, more at Techmeme »
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
New Yorker union members vote to authorize a strike ahead of the magazine's annual festival as they negotiate a second contract with Condé Nast — More than six months into negotiations over a second labor contract, the magazine's union is asserting that wage floors …
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@newyorkerunion, @newyorkerunion and NewsGuild of New York
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
After reporter Christine Brennan asked a WNBA player a question the latter saw as race baiting, the players association says she doesn't “deserve” credentials — In a thrilling but delicate moment for the WNBA, a journalist's focus on Clark is stirring tension among players and the press.
Reuters:
Tanzania suspends the digital content licenses of a local media company for 30 days for allegedly publishing content damaging the country's image — Tanzania's communications regulator has suspended the digital platforms of a local media company for allegedly publishing restricted content …
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BBC and The Guardian
James Hale / Tubefilter:
Twitch now includes raids, which lets streamers who are going offline send viewers to others, in its average viewer count, easing the path to becoming a Partner — Twitch's path to partnership is not an easy one. Any streamer who wants to become an official partner of the platform has to meet …
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@itswoori and The Mozilla Blog, more at Techmeme »
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
A look at the struggle to release The Apprentice, a “Frankenstein origin story about Donald Trump”, ahead of the US election after Trump threatened to sue — The Donald Trump biopic was one of the hottest tickets at Cannes this year. So why did it take months, and a minor miracle, to sell?
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Wired, @brianstelter and Deadline
Joe Otterson / Variety:
WBD and All Elite Wrestling sign a multiyear deal, sources say worth $150M+ per year; AEW shows remain on TBS and TNT and stream live on Max in the US in 2025 — All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has officially signed a new multi-year multimedia rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.
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