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11:00 PM ET, October 4, 2025

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Sam Altman:
Sam Altman says OpenAI is planning two Sora changes for rightsholders: granular controls over generation of their characters and a revenue sharing system  —  We have been learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rightsholders, and other interested groups.
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI's invite-only Sora app becomes the top free app in the US App Store three days after its launch, ahead of Gemini in second and ChatGPT in third  —  OpenAI now has two of the top three free apps in Apple's App Store, and its new video generation app Sora has snagged the coveted No. 1 spot.
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Sources at CBS News say newsroom morale is extremely low ahead of Bari Weiss' imminent arrival, and employees worry about her lack of experience as layoffs loom  —  EXCLUSIVE: 'People are using words like depressing and doomsday - feels like some sort of doomsday,' one source told The Independent …
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Source: Paramount Skydance is expected to name Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief, reporting to David Ellison, in the coming days, as it buys The Free Press
Liam Reilly / CNN:
CPJ says Mario Guevara was deported early Friday to his native El Salvador, after spending months in custody following his arrest while covering a protest  —  Mario Guevara, the Salvadoran journalist who gained popularity by documenting immigration raids, has been deported after spending months in federal custody.
Klaudia Jaźwińska / Columbia Journalism Review:
Publishers that have been wary of Reddit are launching new accounts and reviving old ones, as the platform offers new features such as tools to track engagement  —  Since the site struck licensing deals with Google and OpenAI, its traffic—and its importance to legacy media outlets—has surged.
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Pew Research Center:
About 25% of US adults say they use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for news, and 33% of them say they generally find it difficult to tell what is true and what is not  —  A growing share of Americans are using artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT.  But chatbots have not become a regular source of news for most Americans.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft is testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles for free without a Game Pass subscription  —  Microsoft employees can now access an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming ahead of a public test.
Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes:
Moonlake AI, which offers tools to help users “vibe code virtual worlds”, including for gaming, animation, and filmmaking, comes out of stealth with a $28M seed  —  Plus: Hollywood rejects an “AI actress.”  —  Welcome back to The Prompt. … Artificial intelligence is facing an existential crisis.
Associated Press:
El Salvador's Journalists Association is moving its legal status out of the country in response to a new law that imposes a 30% tax on foreign donations to NGOs  —  El Salvador's Journalists Association is moving its legal status out of the country in response to a foreign agents law passed earlier …
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
At a talk, the FCC's Anna Gomez says she's called on the FCC to define “public interest” so the agency can't weaponize the term to censor TV and radio stations  —  Speaking at an event on Thursday, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez called on the agency to issue a rule that defines a broadcaster's public interest obligation.
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Guardian adds seven people to its audio and video journalism team as the outlet invests in audio and video content
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD plans to remove live CNN programming from HBO Max on November 17 as CNN prepares to launch a streaming service
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Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:
A look at how the Canadian Journalism Collective has distributed Google's annual CA$100M payment under the Online News Act; 400+ outlets have received funds
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Jack Davenport, co-founder of podcast producer Goalhanger, which has 70M streams per month and ~55 staff, on the cost of shifting to video, and more
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
The Washington Post hires three conservatives as opinion writers: Spectator's Kate Andrews, National Review's Dominic Pino, and Boston Globe's Carine Hajjar
 

 
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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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