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10:40 AM ET, June 25, 2025

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Olivia Sophie Rafferty / ai fray:
A US judge rules Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train AI was fair use, but its storage of pirated books in a central library for training LLMs was not  —  Context: Last August, book authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson filed a copyright infringement class action …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison met with Bari Weiss late last year about a possible role at CBS News, including as a 60 Minutes correspondent  —  Late last year, during a trip to New York City, David Ellison quietly made time for a meeting that said as much about his worldview as it did about his interest in media.
Pew Research Center:
Among US adults who have ever encountered paywalled articles, only 1% said they paid for access, 53% looked elsewhere, and 32% gave up on accessing the info  —  Newspaper revenue has been in decline for decades, and most Americans now prefer to get news from digital devices.
Financial Times:
The UK CMA proposes to designate Google with “strategic market status” in general search and search advertising under the new Digital Markets Competition Regime  —  Big Tech giant slams Competition and Markets Authority's plan as ‘punitive’ and risk to economic growth
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The UK CMA giving Google “strategic market status” could allow publishers to opt out of Google AI Overviews without removing websites from search
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Matt Murray says WaPo will test a new feature called “From the Source”, inviting sources named in articles to comment on those articles after publication  —  In a note to staff this morning shared with me, Washington Post editor Matt Murray announces that the paper will begin testing out a new feature called “from the source,” which will invite sources named in articles to comment on those articles after they've been published [image]
Discussion: @benmullin and @mikeisaac
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
California lawmakers approve Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to increase funding for the state's film and TV tax incentive program from $330M to $750M per year  —  California lawmakers have agreed to expand the state's film and TV tax incentive to $750 million a year, marking a win for the industry and for Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Discussion: Deadline and Deadline
The Guardian:
An Australian court finds ABC unlawfully terminated journalist Antoinette Lattouf in December 2023 for her social media posts opposing Israel's campaign in Gaza  —  Journalist was taken off air three days into five-day contract in December 2023 after sharing Gaza post on social media
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple sparks a backlash from iPhone owners after pushing a notification from the Apple Wallet app that promoted a Fandango deal for Apple's F1 movie
Kasey Moore / What's on Netflix:
Netflix is removing 22 mobile games in July, almost 20% of its mobile game library, most of which are branded or based on IP that's beyond Netflix's control
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Roblox says it is on track to pay out $1B to creators in 2025, as it revamps its rewards program to encourage creators to bring more players onto the platform
Discussion: Tubefilter, MediaPost and Mashable
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Thomas Escritt / Reuters:
German court overturns a ban on far-right magazine Compact, accused of inciting hatred against Jews and foreigners, saying it wasn't extreme enough to be banned
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Steve Bannon launches a fierce public challenge against Fox News for its pro-war stance on Iran, accusing it of propaganda and calling for a FARA investigation
Lauren Wolfe / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Russia frees Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko, detained since March 2021, and Belarus frees Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei, detained since July 2023
 

 
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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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