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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
In a post, Perplexity criticizes media companies that have sued over AI, saying they wish AI tools didn't exist and prefer that corporations own reported facts — Perplexity shot back at media companies skeptical of AI's benefits in a blog post Thursday responding to News Corp's lawsuit filed against the startup earlier this week.
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Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
At a conference, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says he'd like the company to reach ad revenue sharing agreements with publishers, rather than licensing deals — Journal parent Dow Jones sued the AI startup this week, alleging copyright infringement — Perplexity wants to reach revenue …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Recent moves at the Los Angeles Times and NBC News, and the lack of a Washington Post presidential endorsement, raise concerns that owners are appeasing Trump — Recent episodes involving major U.S. news organizations have stoked fears that outlets are preemptively self-censoring coverage …
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Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Mariel Garza, editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigns after the outlet's owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Harris for president
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
TikTok strikes a licensing deal with indie music distributor UnitedMasters, a member of Merlin; the current TikTok/Merlin licensing deal ends October 31 — TikTok has announced that it has struck a multi-year direct deal with prominent indie artist services and distribution platform UnitedMasters.
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Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
A state-owned Polish radio station relaunches with AI “presenters” after firing its journalists; station head says layoffs were due to a lack of listeners — A Polish radio station has stirred controversy after relaunching one of its channels in a new version run almost completely …
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
IAB, cable trade group NCTA, and the Electronic Security Association sue to block the US FTC's “click to cancel” rule, alleging it oversteps the FTC's authority — An industry group representing cable and internet providers sued along with two others on Wednesday to block …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler launches Smashing, an app that aims to create community around articles, podcasts, and more, and has an AI Questions feature — Smashing, a new app curating the best of the web from Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler, is now available to the public.
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James Powel / USA Today:
A poll of 1,000 likely US voters finds 72% had not seen Kamala Harris on a podcast and 77.5% had not seen a Trump podcast appearance — An exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll asked respondents whether they caught campaign appearances by Harris and Trump on podcasts.
Bluesky:
Bluesky says it has 13M+ users, has raised a $15M Series A, and plans payment services to creators and a subscription for features like higher quality video — Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we've shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.
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Reuters:
Israel publishes documents it says it found in Gaza, which it claims prove that six Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza were also members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad — The Israeli military named on Wednesday six Palestinian Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza it said were also members of the Hamas …
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Punchbowl News:
A group of Republican lawmakers led by senators Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell ask for a probe into “systematic” leaks from the FTC and DOJ to Bloomberg News — In a letter dated Wednesday, the senators point to twelve instances since 2023 when Bloomberg broke stories …
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Washington Times and Election Law Blog
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Medill's State of Local News report finds a net gain of 81 US digital news sites over the past year, 127 closed newspapers, ~2,000 lost newsroom jobs, and more — Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital …
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