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8:40 AM ET, September 30, 2025

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Spotify:
Spotify says Daniel Ek will step down as CEO and become executive chairman in January 2026, and names CPTO Gustav Söderström and CBO Alex Norström as co-CEOs  —  The following press release went live on Business Wire earlier today.  —  Today, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) …
Wall Street Journal:
Filing: YouTube will pay $24.5M to settle a 2021 Trump lawsuit over suspending his account after January 6, the last Big Tech company to settle his lawsuits  —  Google subsidiary is the last of three Big Tech companies to resolve personal litigation Trump filed against social-media platforms
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: OpenAI told studios that it plans to release a new version of Sora that creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out  —  Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week  —  OpenAI is planning to release a new version …
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Wired:
Sources: OpenAI plans a stand-alone social app powered by Sora 2, featuring a TikTok-like vertical feed with AI-generated videos and a recommendation page  —  The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model.
Deadline:
President Trump again promises a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US, saying the “movie making business has been stolen” from the US  —  Letting loose with a barrage of social media postings this morning on subjects ranging from furniture production in North Carolina to the NFL and more …
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman from California call on Trump to consider a federal film and TV tax credit, instead of 100% tariffs on foreign films  —  Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman, who are both attempting to pull together bipartisan bills proposing such an incentive …
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast names Mike Cavanagh as co-CEO alongside Brian Roberts, starting in January 2026; Roberts will remain chairman of the company  —  Comcast announced Monday it's named Mike Cavanagh as co-CEO alongside longtime leader Brian Roberts, starting in January.
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
A US district judge temporarily suspends the Trump administration's reduction-in-force plan to eliminate 532 jobs at USAGM, which oversees Voice of America  —  A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency …
Dan Zaksheske / OutKick:
ESPN host Paul Finebaum is considering leaving ESPN to run for the US Senate as a Republican, and says Charlie Kirk's murder played a role in his interest  —  SEC Network host and analyst Paul Finebaum says he is “considering” leaving ESPN to run for the U.S. Senate.  And he would run on the republican ticket.
Fox News:
An interview with WaPo's new Opinion Editor Adam O'Neal on its editorial pivot to “personal liberties and free markets”, why people don't trust WaPo, and more  —  Adam O'Neal speaks with Fox News Digital for his first interview as The Post's new opinion editor
Marisa Kabas / @marisakabas.bsky.social:
Source: Disney saw more than 1.7M total paid streaming cancellations between September 17, when it suspended Jimmy Kimmel, and September 23  —  SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me.
 
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A-list comedians are performing at the first Riyadh Comedy Festival, drawing criticism from Human Rights Watch, as Saudi Arabia expands its cultural footprint
Chris Wiley / New Yorker:
A profile of Joshua Citarella, who calls his influential YouTube interview show Doomscroll a “tactical media experiment” to steer young people to leftist ideas
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
An interview with Inception Point AI CEO Jeanine Wright on her vow to continue mass-publishing thousands of episodes of AI podcasts per week despite backlash
Sam Gutelle / Tubefilter:
Streams Charts: in Q2 2025, 10% of Twitch and 16% of Kick channels averaging 50+ viewers showed persistent viewbotting, using fake viewers to boost watch time
 

 
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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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