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1:45 PM ET, October 9, 2024

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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google says the US DOJ's “radical and sweeping proposals” in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness  —  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case  —  - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data  — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount's Shari Redstone backs CBS co-host Tony Dokoupil after execs criticized his work and says she lacks editorial control but “something needs to be done”  —  The mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount — including CBS — to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards
Nate Rattner / Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: among 200 politically focused TikTok accounts with viral posts, ~20% were news influencers, as news influencers take a bigger role in the US election  —  Move over, Lester Holt.  Popular TikTokers are commanding huge audiences on social-media platforms.  —  “It's official,” the news report on TikTok declared.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news”  —  OpenAI's head of media partnerships has said the company does not currently intend to share ad revenue …
Discussion: The Wrap and @tim_stevens
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
A group of Wikipedia editors form the WikiProject AI Cleanup to “combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content” on the website  —  A group of Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Derek Jeter, co-founder of The Players' Tribune, launches Cap 2 Productions to produce TV and streaming content, with projects planned for ESPN, Apple, and more  —  The New York Yankees legend launches a shingle focused on family-friendly docs and scripted sports-related projects as buyers binge on star athlete-driven content
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Zac Ntim / Deadline:
The UK government formally passes the Independent Film Tax Credit into law, with relief available for qualifying films starting October 30  —  The UK government has formally passed the much-talked-about Independent Film Tax Credit into law and relief will be available for qualifying films starting October 30.
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Paul Linford / HoldtheFrontPage:
Internal memo: UK publisher Reach tells staff that journalists “on a general shift” need to write “at least eight stories a shift” to help drive page views  —  Bosses at Reach plc have launched a drive to increase story count across its network of regional websites in a bid to boost online traffic.
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
The Authors Guild partners with startup Created by Humans to help writers license their books to AI companies; Walter Isaacson is an investor and adviser  —  Created by Humans, a company that aims to help writers license their works for use by A.I. companies, has struck a partnership with the Authors Guild.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Independent reports its operating profit rose to £3.5M for a new 15-month reporting period, vs. £1.9M for a 2022 12-month period; 2023 revenue fell 0.3% YoY  —  The Independent reported strong growth in operating profit for 2023 on revenue which was flat year on year.
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Oliver Darcy / Mediaite:
Filmmaker Errol Morris, who made Separated, a documentary on Trump's child separation policy, questions why NBC has delayed its release until after the election
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The FCC's chairwoman says threats against stations for airing content that conflicts with government views “undermine the fundamental principle of free speech”
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Survey: across the UK's biggest news shows, there was an average of 1.97 men for every one woman expert between November 2023 and April 2024, vs. 4.1 in 2014
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
The Biden-Harris administration launches a White House account on Reddit for news and info about federal government work; the first posts cover Hurricane Helene
Bloomberg:
Brazil's Supreme Court authorizes the return of X after the company complied with its demands, including taking down some accounts and appointing a legal rep
Michael Leidig / Press Gazette:
RT revoices a series of Putin's key speeches using AI to show him delivering them in English, likely a bid to undermine Western translations
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
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