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5:55 PM ET, September 5, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
The EU fines Google €2.95B for abusing its dominance in digital ads, and says its preliminary stance is that Google must divest parts of its ad-tech business  —  Bloc's antitrust regulators say search giant may need to divest parts of its business  —  BRUSSELS—The European Union fined …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
After the EU fined Google €2.95B, Trump threatens a trade probe, saying the Trump administration “will not allow these discriminatory actions to stand”
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS News implements a new policy: “Face the Nation will now only broadcast live or live-to-tape interviews” following complaints from DHS  —  The Sunday public affairs show will now run live or live to tape interviews, after an edit to an interview with the Homeland Security Secretary drew pushback.
Bloomberg:
Filing: Anthropic will pay $1.5B to resolve an authors' copyright lawsuit over the company's downloading of millions of pirated books  —  Anthropic PBC will pay at least $1.5 billion plus interest to resolve an authors' copyright lawsuit over the AI company's downloading of millions of pirated books …
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD files a copyright suit against Midjourney, accusing the startup of using its content to train AI and letting users generate images of characters like Batman
Josh Dzieza / The Verge:
How Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack from Musk, conservative groups, the Trump administration, and other governments  —  WhenWhen armies invade, hurricanes form, or governments fall, a Wikipedia editor will typically update the relevant articles seconds after the news breaks.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A federal judge dismisses Newsmax's antitrust lawsuit against Fox News as a “shotgun complaint” and gives Newsmax until September 11 to refile  —  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, in an order issued on Friday, noted that Newsmax alleged violations of the Sherman Act …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden is stepping down, and Maureen Polo will succeed her; CFO Corey Shepardson has been named COO and will run business operations  —  Polo joined the Reese Witherspoon-founded company in 2022 as head of direct-to-consumer.  —  Hello Sunshine is shaking up its C-suite …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
PBS is cutting 100 positions, or about 15% of its staff, including 34 immediate layoffs, after Congress stripped $500M in annual funding from public media  —  Congress voted this year to strip $500 million in annual funding from public broadcasters, including PBS stations.
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Business Insider deleted at least 34 essays written under 13 bylines; a memo by the EIC said they were removed over concerns about authors' identity or veracity  —  THROUGH THE CRACKS  —  Bogus “personal essays” were removed by Business Insider over fears they were written by con artists, possibly with the help of AI.
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Federico Rivas Molina / El País:
An Argentinian judge blocks journalists from publishing audio recordings attributed to President Milei's sister and advisor Karina Milei, ahead of midterms  —  Argentine government denounces illegal espionage operation carried out by ‘individuals linked to Russian intelligence services’ ahead of crucial midterm election
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Binaj Gurubacharya / Associated Press:
Nepal says it is blocking most major social media platforms, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, after the companies failed to register with the government
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
Ads during the Chargers-Chiefs NFL game on YouTube on September 5 will cost ~$30 for every 1,000 viewers, more than double what YouTube usually gets
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Meta rolls out a tool that lets users attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, building upon Threads' 500-character text limit for posts
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Memo: Paramount announces a full return-to-office policy starting in January 2026 and offers a “severance opt-in program” for New York and Los Angeles workers
 

 
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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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