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8:20 AM ET, June 26, 2025

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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A group of authors sue Microsoft in a NY federal court, claiming the company used nearly 200,000 pirated books without permission to train its Megatron AI model  —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) has been hit with a lawsuit by a group of authors who claim the company used their books without permission …
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Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Getty Images drops its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI in UK court but continues to pursue other claims and a separate US lawsuit
Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg Law:
A US judge rules that Meta's use of books to train AI is protected by fair use but says his opinion is more a reflection of the plaintiffs' poor arguments
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Testifying before Congress, Kari Lake said reform at USAGM “was not possible” but the CEOs of RFE/RL, RFA and MBN said she had not met with them even once  —  The senior adviser to the the U.S. Agency for Global Media said that she's rooting out waste and abuse.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: a mediator has proposed that Paramount settle Trump's lawsuit for $20M, which would include $17M to Trump's presidential foundation or museum  —  Potential settlement package would include a donation, legal costs and public service announcements  —  A mediator has proposed …
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The BBC launches a subscription of $49.99 per year, or $8.99 per month, for US users to get unlimited access to its news, features, and a BBC News livestream  —  Move is significant step forward in driving overseas revenue for the UK's public service broadcaster
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo will test a “From the Source” feature, inviting sources named in articles to annotate the stories after publication, starting with climate stories  —  The program, called From the Source, will start with articles from the publication's climate team.
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Report finds extensive overlap between colleges and public media outlets: 59% of public media orgs provide regular opportunities for college students  —  How much overlap and collaboration is there between public media and higher education?  —  That's the question a new report from the Center …
Discussion: Current
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Creative Commons debuts CC Signals, a framework that will allow dataset holders to detail how their content can or cannot be reused for training AI models  —  Nonprofit Creative Commons, which spearheaded the licensing movement that allows creators to share their works while retaining copyright, is now preparing for the AI era.
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A profile of NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, whom some accuse of trading on family wealth as the son of Starbucks' Howard Schultz to get access to players  —  His dad is billionaire Howard Schultz.  His passion is NFL news.  Why are other reporters so mad?  —  NEW YORK — One day in March …
 
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
Antenna: US SVOD subscriptions grew 11% from March 2024 to March 2025; the average churn rate for premium SVOD services has hovered around 5% since January 2023
Discussion: MacTech.com
Mike Janssen / Current:
Wisconsin Public Radio announces layoffs and ends four shows, citing funding pressure; report: 15 people were cut and WPR won't be filling several vacancies
Discussion: WPR
Sarah Clifton / Montgomery Advertiser:
Macon County, Alabama's economic development agency buys the 160-year-old The Tuskegee News, apparently the first newspaper purchase by a US development agency
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Culture Minister Chris Bryant says UK's high-end TV tax credits are very competitive with the rest of the world, after calls to increase them from 25% to 40%
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Sara Fischer / Axios:
ESPN makes a minority investment in Premier Lacrosse League, marking a shift in the network's strategy as it looks to invest in areas beyond traditional TV
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
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Alexander Lee / Digiday:
Some podcasters say Spotify's Partner Program, through which they get a cut of Spotify's ad and premium subscription revenue, pays out more than YouTube
The Guardian:
An Australian court finds ABC unlawfully terminated journalist Antoinette Lattouf in December 2023 after an “orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists”
 

 
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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

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

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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