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The BBC threatens Perplexity with legal action for allegedly training its “default AI model” using BBC content; Perplexity calls the BBC's claims “manipulative” — British broadcaster makes first move to clamp down on alleged infringement of copyright by tech groups
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
A look at The Atlantic's recent ~30-person hiring spree: about a third come from WaPo and, sources say, the magazine has been offering $200K to $300K salaries — Inside The Atlantic's extremely expensive hiring spree. — Every Tuesday afternoon, many of The Atlantic's newest …
Derek Thompson:
Derek Thompson says he is leaving The Atlantic after almost 17 years to launch a Substack newsletter, focusing on “the abundance agenda”, tech, and more — Introducing my newsletter on ABUNDANCE and the future of science, technology, and social connection
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Melissa Repko / CNBC:
Fox acquires Caliente TV, a Mexican sports broadcasting platform, and appoints longtime industry exec Carlos Martinez to oversee its broadcast strategy in LatAm — Fox Corp. said Thursday that it has acquired Caliente TV, a Mexican sports broadcasting platform, as the media company aims …
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TVNewsCheck, Barrett Media, Reuters, The Desk, UPI and Fox Corporation
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Sources: Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train models like Gemini and Veo 3; Google says it only uses a subset of videos for training — Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train its artificial intelligence models, including Gemini …
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MEDIANAMA, TechSpot, @kimmonismus, @eric_seufert, Android Headlines, Business Standard, Ezra Cooperstein on LinkedIn, Social Media Today, @loudmouthjulia, @netopia.bsky.social, @loudmouthjulia, Analytics India Magazine, TipRanks Financial, iPhone in Canada, HotHardware, PC Guide, The Economic Times, Tom's Guide, 9to5Google and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
Kelvin Chan / Associated Press:
Deezer says it will start displaying a label on albums containing AI-generated songs, part of its efforts to combat streaming fraud — Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters.
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Deezer Support, Music Ally, Bloomberg, Digital Music News, The Economic Times, TechSpot and The Guardian
Emmett Lindner / New York Times:
Josh Kesselman, founder of rolling paper brand Raw, acquires High Times magazine for $3.5M, after its private equity owner failed to make loan payments in 2024 — The anti-establishment magazine, which was taken over by a private equity firm in 2017, was purchased this week by an avid fan and reader for $3.5 million.
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@javierhasse, High Times, High Times Magazine and Wall Street Journal
Alistair Kitchen / New Yorker:
An Australian journalist who had reported on the Columbia University protests while studying there recounts his interrogation and deportation by CBP at LAX — As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
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Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Kathleen Kingsbury says she had been “imprecise” in saying NYT won't endorse local candidates and the Opinion section will no longer do “pro forma endorsements” — NYT opinion editor says she was “imprecise” with her earlier ban. Plus: Loomer and Grok vs. the truth …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: BBC Breakfast editor Richard Frediani is taking an extended period of leave as the BBC conducts a review into workplace bullying and misconduct claims — Following an investigation by Deadline earlier this year, sources said the BBC's HR team has seconded a lawyer from PwC …
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George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
ComiXology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher unveil Neon Ichiban, a digital comic book store to rival Amazon, launching next month after raising $7M+ — Two veterans of Comixology, a site that the e-commerce colossus bought in 2014, are now starting a rival to compete with it.
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Good e-Reader, Monkeys Fighting Robots, CBR, @oni-press.bsky.social and Bleeding Cool News
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph withdraws a story about a rich banker hit by the cost of UK school fee rises after being deceived by a source and publishes a home page apology — Update: Telegraph has now published an apology to its readers. — The Telegraph has withdrawn a story about a rich banker hit …
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