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Source: the White House plans to impose its own seating chart for briefing room reporters, taking over a function long managed by the reporters through the WHCA — The White House plans to impose its own seating chart for reporters in the briefing room in coming weeks …
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Sources: David Zaslav has started meeting with candidates who could replace film studio heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, whose contracts expire in 2026 — The talks with potential successors are at an early and informal stage, and a final decision on the futures of De Luca and Abdy has not been made …
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Sources describe rising tensions at Warner Bros. Pictures amid movie flops, with WBD CEO David Zaslav losing confidence in co-heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy — “Morning, guys,” said Michael De Luca in 2023, from the stage of the Colosseum at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. “We'll try to keep this job for more than two years.”
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Bloomberg has had to correct at least three dozen AI-generated summaries on top of news articles since it started showing them early this year — The outlet has issued dozens of corrections to A.I.-generated news summaries since it started using the technology to write them this year.


Reach CEO Jim Mullen steps down with immediate effect after six years, replaced by Chief Revenue Officer Piers North; Mullen will join a horse racing company — Reach chief revenue officer Piers North promoted to CEO. — Reach CEO Jim Mullen is stepping down after six years with immediate effect.
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Marketing executives say big brands are allocating small amounts of their ad budget to X, seeking to avoid being perceived as boycotting Elon Musk's platform — Marketers want to avoid being seen as boycotting billionaire's social media platform — Big brands are allocating small amounts …


Nokia and Amazon settle a long-running, global patent dispute over Amazon using Nokia's video tech in Prime Video and its devices, without disclosing the terms — The agreement covers the use of Nokia video technologies in Amazon's streaming services and devices, resolving all patent litigation globally …
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France's antitrust regulator fines Apple €150M after a lengthy investigation into how iOS asks to collect user data under ATT and the impact on advertisers — France's antitrust regulator fined Apple Inc. €150 million ($162 million) after a lengthy probe into how the technology company asks …
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A profile of CherryRoad Media CEO Jeremy Gulban, who has acquired 92 community newspapers across the US with the goal of revitalizing local journalism — An entrepreneur who owns 92 local newspapers confronts tariffs, distrust of print outlets and changing news diets
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After White House criticism, WHCA says comedian Amber Ruffin won't headline this year's annual dinner “to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division” — Ruffin had been a target of criticism from the White House, though the WHCA says it will focus the event on recognizing “journalistic excellence.”
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Reinaldo Herrera, contributing editor for Vanity Fair for 30+ years and husband of fashion designer Carolina Herrera, died on March 18, 2025, at 91 — Both old school and Old World and married to a celebrated fashion designer, he helped define Manhattan's high life for many years.


A profile of self-help guru Mel Robbins, who has built an empire offering bite-size advice across books, podcasts, speaking engagements, and social media — Mel Robbins has built a lucrative empire offering bite-size life advice across books, podcasts, speaking engagements and social media