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2:30 AM ET, September 16, 2025

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CNBC:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US and China have reached a “framework” deal for TikTok; Trump and Xi Jinping will meet Friday to discuss the terms  —  The U.S. and China have reached a ‘framework’ deal for social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday.
Alastair Gale / Bloomberg:
President Trump says he has filed a $15B defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing it of serving as a “mouthpiece” for the Democrats  —  President Donald Trump said he has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times …
Karen Attiah / The Golden Hour:
WaPo columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired last week over her social media posts “against hatred and violence” in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination  —  Last week, the Washington Post fired me.  —  The reason?  Speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns.
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and WBD share lead for most 2025 Emmy wins with 30 each, Apple had its best showing ever with 22 wins, NBCUniversal won 20, and Disney won 13  —  Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery share the lead for most wins in 2025.  —  A record-setting night for The Studio helped give Apple TV …
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
Early Nielsen data shows that the 77th Emmys drew 7.42M viewers across CBS and Paramount+, marking a four-year viewership high and up 8% YoY  —  The 77th Emmy Awards may not have been “a big one like 75 or 80,” as host Nate Bargatze put it during last night's ceremony, but it was the most-watched in years.
Lily Ford / The Hollywood Reporter:
UK's Channel 4 plans to mark Trump's UK visit with an hours-long program cataloging 100+ falsehoods, punctuated by “brief text-based fact checks”, on Sept. 17  —  ‘Trump v The Truth’ will run for several hours on Sept. 17 and is set to be punctuated by “brief text-based fact-checks.”
Annabelle Timsit / Washington Post:
Two Utah men are arrested and charged with attempted aggravated arson after an incendiary device was found under a vehicle belonging to KSTU Fox 13 News  —  Investigators also found “two hoax weapons of mass destruction” at the residence of Adeeb and Adil Nasir, which the men said were real, according to an affidavit.
David Buttle / Press Gazette:
TollBit: human-originated page requests on approximately 400 publisher websites fell 9.4% from April to June 2025, while AI bot visits grew to one in 50 visits  —  Human traffic to publisher websites is now in decline, according to data from AI licensing start-up Tollbit.
Discussion: Wired and TollBit
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify adds new features for free users globally, allowing them to search for and play any song they want; the company reported 433M ad-supported MAUs in Q2  —  Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Vice President JD Vance hosts Monday's episode of The Charlie Kirk Show from his office in the White House complex as a tribute to Kirk  —  Vice President JD Vance will host a Monday episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” as a tribute to slain the MAGA activist who was a key ally and friend of Trump administration officials.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Nika Soon-Shiong, LAT owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's daughter, becomes Drop Site News' publisher, as the left-leaning outlet hits ~400K subs since its 2024 launch  —  The News  —  Nika Soon-Shiong's experience at the Los Angeles Times during the early 2020s hasn't been that different …
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
Popular daily tech news podcast TBPN hires Dylan Abruscato as president, says it is profitable, expects $5M ad revenue this year, and aims to hit $15M in 2026  —  TBPN, a daily tech show that has raked in software sponsorship deals, is eyeing luxury brands for its next phase of growth
 
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Elissa Welle / The Verge:
A Google executive says users increasingly want “contextual answers and summaries”, but Google is not going to abandon the model that provides “10 blue links”
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Lynn Forester de Rothschild is exploring a sale of a ~20% stake in The Economist Group, potentially raising between £200M and £400M
Discussion: Telegraph
Iris Samuels / Anchorage Daily News:
An Alaska fund has raised $3.5M+ from 80 donors in its first two months to help public radio and TV stations partially offset the ~$15M federal funding cuts
Discussion: Inside Radio
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Fox and Friends' Brian Kilmeade apologizes after saying homeless people with mental health issues who refuse help should get an “involuntary lethal injection”
 

 
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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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