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10:45 AM ET, September 3, 2025

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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
US v. Google: a US federal judge rules that Google will not be required to divest Chrome or Android, but it must share Search data with rivals; GOOG jumps 6%+  —  A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts and must share search data.
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Ronan Shields / Digiday:
Some ad industry executives express anger and disappointment at the US v. Google ruling, and say it will do little to alter Google's dominance of the ad market  —  “Even when they lose, they win.”  —  That summarizes the response to yesterday's remedies ruling in Google's antitrust trial …
Wall Street Journal:
A US judge bars Google from paying to be the exclusive search engine on devices and browsers, but allows payments for product distribution, including to Apple
Vjosa Isai / New York Times:
Canada's Alberta province pauses its broad ban on books depicting sex or “inappropriate” topics in schools, after backlash from authors like Margaret Atwood  —  Alberta ordered schools to pull “inappropriate” books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores …
Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Content creators are among the professions covered under the “no tax on tips” policy passed as part of Trump's spending bill signed in July  —  Topline  —  Influencers, rideshare drivers, performers, baristas and more will be covered under the “No Tax on Tips” …
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
High Plains Public Radio plans to expand rural coverage with a “contributors network” of part-time and volunteer community members after receiving a $750K grant  —  To expand regional coverage while keeping costs down, HPPR aims to build out a “contributors network” …
Bloomberg:
Sources: the EU delayed a planned September 1 fine against Google over its ad tech practices due to fears it could provoke Trump to unravel EU-US trade progress  —  The European Union paused its immediate plans to punish Alphabet Inc.'s Google for abusing its dominance over advertising technology amid fears …
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Vogue's new editor, Chloe Malle, says print issues should be released less frequently, and she wants to build a “smaller, healthier audience” for the website  —  Ms. Malle, 39, succeeds Anna Wintour, a titan in fashion.  “There has to be a noticeable shift that makes this mine,” Ms. Malle said in an interview.
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Vogue:
Anna Wintour announces Chloe Malle as the new editor of American Vogue; Malle began working at Vogue in 2011 and became the editor of Vogue.com in 2023
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
The NFL says Nielsen is “systematically undercounting” millions of viewers of league games, as it experiments with alternatives to Nielsen for additional data  —  League says Nielsen underestimates game viewership; TV ratings firm says this season will be its most accurate
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The NFL strikes a licensing deal with Front Office Sports, the first time the NFL has partnered with a sports business-focused news outlet to share content  —  The National Football League has struck a content licensing deal with sports business news outlet Front Office Sports, FOS founder and CEO Adam White told Axios.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An internet hoaxer claims responsibility for creating fake freelance journalist Margaux Blanchard, whose AI-generated articles were published by six outlets  —  An internet hoaxer connected to fake Margaux Blanchard X account has claimed they were behind scam.
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Disney pays $10M to settle an FTC complaint that alleges Disney collected children's data by failing to designate certain YouTube videos as being made for kids
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress showed off Telex, its experimental AI development tool, at WordCamp US; Matt Mullenweg said it is a “V0 or Lovable, but specifically for WordPress”
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Punchbowl News:
Trade group NCTA, which represents cable and telecom giants, names former Republican Senator Cory Gardner as president and CEO, succeeding Michael Powell
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount and Activision sign a deal for a live-action film based on Call of Duty; Paramount CEO David Ellison says it is his “dream come true”
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Dolby launches Dolby Vision 2, with AI tools that optimize TVs based on content and a feature for “authentically cinematic” smoothing, first on Hisense TVs
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Reporters Without Borders says 250+ outlets in 70+ countries staged a front page protest highlighting the killing of 200+ journalists in Israel's war on Gaza
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A profile of Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster with a history of plagiarism and spreading conspiracies, who now sits in the White House's new media seat
 

 
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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

A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
US and Canadian authorities warn that Chinese hackers are using the Brickstorm malware to install backdoor access within unnamed government and IT entities

Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Meta says it is shifting some of its investment from metaverse toward AI glasses and wearables, and “we aren't planning any broader changes than that”
 
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