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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends access to Sora in response to a group of artists leaking access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals — A group of artists created a webpage allowing anyone to make AI videos using Sora. They argue the maker of ChatGPT used artists as “PR puppets” without pay.
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI — A group appears to have leaked access to Sora, OpenAI's video generator, in protest of what it's calling duplicity and “art washing” on OpenAI's part.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts — On Monday, X filed an objection in The Onion's bid to buy InfoWars out of bankruptcy. In the objection, Elon Musk's lawyers argued that X has …
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Karen Middleton / The Guardian:
Australia's AG updates national secrecy laws so journalists will no longer face prosecution for receiving secret government info even without making it public — Attorney general repeals parts of national secrecy laws but does not go as far as independent review recommended
Voice of America:
A Russian court sentences journalist Nika Novak, who has been a freelance reporter at RFE/RL, to four years in prison for her work with foreign media outlets — In a closed-door trial Tuesday, a Russian court sentenced a journalist to four years in prison for her work with foreign media outlets.
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Axios:
Luma Partners: in Q3, M&A volume in ad tech rose 118% YoY and 26% QoQ, and has continued apace in Q4 with Samba TV-Semasio, Zeta-LiveIntent, and other deals — - The take-private deal is the latest in a flurry of deal flow in the media sector. — Brightcove, which hosts and monetizes videos …
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Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
A New York judge dismisses the $30M defamation lawsuit against Fox News and “The Five” host Jessica Tarlov brought by Hunter Biden whistleblower Tony Bobulinski — Tony Bobulinski filed the suit after Tarlov said he had legal fees paid for by a super PAC connected to Donald Trump
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter — For the first time, a prime-time anchor will also serve as the network's lead White House reporter.
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content — One Amazon influencer makes a living posting content from her beige home. But after she noticed another account hocking the same minimal aesthetic …
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Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspaper will go to trial in January 2026, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed £38M — Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures' privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper's publisher will go to trial in early 2026 …
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Animation Guild reaches a tentative three-year deal with streaming services and studios for members in the LA area with AI protections and wage increases — The negotiations with Hollywood studios and streamers, which stalled over AI, was framed as a “do-or-die” moment by union members.
Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Sony buying Kadokawa would help reduce its reliance on outside publishers for anime IP and build out its own portfolio to support PlayStation and other products — Sony Group Corp. is flirting with one of the biggest takeovers in the history of Japan's storied entertainment sector. But first...