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1:50 PM ET, June 20, 2025

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Financial Times:
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
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 …
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 …
Kari Lake / @karilake:
Kari Lake says termination notices were sent to 639 employees at USAGM and VOA, and that only 250 employees now remain across USAGM, VOA, and OCB  —  Trump Admin Senior Advisor @KariLake announces mass terminations at US Agency for Global Media⤵️ “USAGM now operates near the statutory minimum; lean and focused. This is a clear example of responsible government—cutting waste, restoring accountability, and delivering on the [image]
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Steven McIntosh / BBC:
The BBC says it has decided not to broadcast a documentary about doctors working in Gaza due to impartiality concerns it has surrounding the production  —  The BBC says it has decided not to broadcast a documentary about doctors working in Gaza, due to impartiality concerns it has surrounding the production.
 
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Christine Wang / Axios:
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says Google's ratio of pages crawled per visitor sent to a publisher fell from 2:1 10 years ago to 18:1; for OpenAI, it's 1,500:1
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
Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources and documents: India's CCI details alleged collusion among GroupM, Omnicom, and other major ad agencies to fix minimum ad commission rates via WhatsApp
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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
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Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, still earns profits from Substack subscriptions despite ceding editorial control of the Huckabee Post to his son
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SoftBank-backed Spotter, which fronts cash to YouTubers for a cut of revenue, is facing significant challenges due to YouTube's shift toward Shorts, and more
Peter Kiefer / The Hollywood Reporter:
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CNN:
With Trump's media habits once again having serious foreign policy effects, Fox News takes a pro-war stance in the MAGA media feud over the Israel-Iran conflict
 

 
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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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