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2:10 PM ET, April 10, 2025

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Oliver Darcy / Status:
White House officials appear to be withholding pool reporters' dispatches that contain information the Trump administration finds inconvenient or unflattering  —  Some White House pool reports are no longer making it to the official distribution list, Status has learned …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube is rolling out a new feature that lets creators use AI to generate instrumentals, available in the Creator Music marketplace  —  YouTube is launching a new feature that will allow creators to use AI technology to generate instrumental backing music that can be added to their videos.
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: MLB has held talks about licensing its MLB.TV game package; MLB.TV has been exclusively controlled by MLB since launch  —  Major League Baseball has held discussions about licensing its MLB.TV game package to networks and/or digital platforms, sources briefed on the discussions told The Athletic.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The China Film Administration says it will “moderately reduce the number of American films imported” due to US tariffs and allow more “films from the world”  —  The Chinese Film Administration claims that recent events have reduced local appeal for American movies.
Reuters:
A Delaware judge rules Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems with its false reporting accusing Dominion of rigging the 2020 US presidential election  —  Conservative news outlet Newsmax Media (NMAX.N) defamed Dominion Voting Systems with its false reporting accusing the voting machine company …
Ece Toksabay / Reuters:
Turkish police detain two prominent opposition journalists and seize their electronic devices as part of an investigation into alleged threats and blackmail  —  Turkish police detained two prominent opposition journalists in early morning raids on Thursday in Istanbul as part of an investigation …
Discussion: WHEC.com
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
British startup Synthesia, whose AI-generated avatars are used by companies in corporate videos, strikes a deal with Shutterstock to train its latest AI model  —  British startup will license content to train latest model for more ‘human-like performances’ from its avatars
Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast-owned Sky and NBC sign a deal to bring a local version of Saturday Night Live to the UK in 2026; Lorne Michaels will be the executive producer  —  The London-based offshoot of NBC's long-running live sketch comedy show will hit screens in 2026 and be executive produced by ‘SNL’ creator Lorne Michaels.
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
Publishers Clearing House files for bankruptcy and will shed its direct mail catalog marketing and magazine subscription businesses to focus on digital ads  —  Publishers Clearing House, the sweepstakes company known for showing up on prize winners' doorsteps with oversize checks …
George Winslow / TV Tech:
The Associated Press launches a new AI-powered content delivery platform, featuring a redesigned interface, AI-powered search and content recommendations  —  The platform makes it easier to discover and use the global news organization's vast collection of visual, audio and text content
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
YouTube, the RIAA, and SAG-AFTRA express support for the reintroduced NO FAKES Act, which standardizes rules around making AI copies of a person's likeness  —  The legislation that would establish rules around the use of AI copies of someone's likeness is once again up for consideration.
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
The retrial in Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times is scheduled to begin on April 14 in New York; she lost the first trial in 2022
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A NY jury orders Oscar-nominated director James Toback to pay $1.68B to 40 women who accused him of abusing his power to sexually assault women for four decades
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams tells US senators that Meta targeted teens with ads based on their emotional state, identified via their online activity
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump accuses ex-DHS official Miles Taylor of treason and directs the DOJ to investigate him over his “anonymous” essay and book criticizing Trump's first term
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Media and tech stocks jump after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause, with WBD closing up 17%+, Netflix up 8%+, Disney up 12%+, and Meta up 14%+
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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