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CNN:
Memo: the Pentagon orders all military academies to identify and remove books from their libraries promoting “divisive concepts” like race and gender ideology — The Pentagon has ordered all military academies to identify and remove books from their libraries that deal with issues such as race …
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Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: YouTube is favored to stream the NFL's opening week Friday night game, its first exclusive NFL broadcast, which may be available globally for free — Google's YouTube has emerged as the heavy favorite to stream its first exclusive NFL game on Friday of the opening week …
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
WMG launches the WMG Pulse app in beta to let artists and their teams access real-time information about streaming performance and more across various platforms — Warner Music Group has launched a new app called WMG Pulse, described as a “powerful new platform that puts clear …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: ESPN will call its forthcoming flagship streaming app ESPN; the cheaper option will still be ESPN+, which doesn't include the most-watched live games — At long last, ESPN has chosen a name for its upcoming all access streaming service. — Ready? — It's “ESPN.”
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump Media reports Q1 net sales up 6.6% YoY to $821.2K, a net loss of $31.7M, vs. a $327.6M net loss in Q1 2024, and $759M in cash and investments — Trump Media & Technology Group, the company majority-owned by President Donald Trump that operates the Truth Social social-media platform …
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Forbes, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Reuters
BBC:
Over 400 British musicians, writers, and artists ask Keir Starmer to back a rule requiring developers to be transparent about using their material to train LLMs — Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellen and Florence Welch are among a list of stars calling on the prime minister …
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The Guardian, Financial Times, Rolling Stone, City A.M. and Bloomberg
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGA members vote to uphold the expulsion of two writers accused of performing forbidden “writing services” during the 148-day strike in 2023 — The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to uphold the expulsion of two writers accused of writing during the 2023 strike …
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The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap
New York Times:
Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, who co-authored an op-ed criticizing Israel in a student newspaper last year, is released from ICE custody after a judge's order — The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was being detained in Louisiana. A federal judge said her detention threatened to chill the speech of millions of noncitizens.
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Matt Hughes / The Guardian:
Sources: Sky and TNT are asking for more access from English Premier League clubs, like the right to film in dressing rooms, after paying £6.7B for TV rights — - Sky Sports and TNT Sports want more for their money — Chats at half-time or with substituted players proposed
Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Sources: art house streaming service and film distributor Mubi is raising $100M from a consortium led by Sequoia, valuing the company at more than $1B — The art house streaming service and film distributor Mubi is raising $100 million from a consortium led by Sequoia Capital.
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@tvgrimreaper, @tim_bays, @phillipsrelic and Matthew Belloni on LinkedIn
Scroll.in:
Indian news outlet The Wire says the government blocked access to its English site in India; the government blocked four outlets' social media accounts on May 8 — The news outlet said it was taking all necessary steps to challenge the ‘arbitrary and inexplicable’ move.
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Reporters Without Borders, @digipubindia, Reclaim The Net, Digital Journal, @sardesairajdeep, @prateekwaghre, @nit_set, @poonamjourno, OpIndia, Telegraph, Newslaundry, Livemint, The Wire, Committee to Protect …, MEDIANAMA, Global Voices, Business Insider, @thewire.in, Arab News, Profit, BMI and Digit
Bloomberg:
Sources: CTV ad platform MNTN may launch its IPO next week after delaying due to market volatility; filing: MNTN had a $21.1M Q1 net loss on revenue of $64.5M — Connected TV advertising platform MNTN Inc. is considering launching its initial public offering as soon as next week …
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Katie Roof on LinkedIn
