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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss announces a slate of 18 new contributors, including Derek Thompson and existing Free Press writers like conservative historian Niall Ferguson — CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss will announce a slate of new contributors for the network on Tuesday during an all-hands meeting with staff, sources told Axios.
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Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr:
In a Q&A, Bari Weiss says she doesn't plan to pull future 60 Minutes segments after they've been promoted and she wasn't pressured to hold the CECOT story — During the Q&A session with CBS News staffers, Bari Weiss said she doesn't plan to pull any future 60 Minutes segments after they've already been promoted. Weiss: “It's always going to be my prerogative as of editor of this newsroom to say that I want more information and to
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a staff meeting, Bari Weiss says CBS News will be “toast” if it clings to its broadcast audience and will put a “huge emphasis on scoops...scoops of ideas” — Weiss rallied the troops and outlined her vision at an all-hands meeting Tuesday morning …
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The Detroit News:
USA Today Co., which owns the Detroit Free Press, plans to acquire The Detroit News from MediaNews Group and continue to publish it separately — USA TODAY Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately, it announced Monday.
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
SEC filing: Pinterest plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce by Q3 and cut back on office space, saying it is “reallocating resources” to AI teams — - CNBC Councils — Join the CNBC Panel — News Tips — Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.
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Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Yahoo launches Scout, an AI answer engine powered by Claude, in beta for US users on desktop and mobile, and joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace — Yahoo is joining the next era of search with Yahoo Scout, a new AI answer engine that has a standalone site and app, and will be available across its properties.
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: WaPo is laying off up to 300 employees, including over 100 staffers in the sports, metro, and foreign teams; the sports desk may be shuttered entirely — In the spring of 2016, two years after Jeff Bezos acquired The Washington Post, the billionaire joined then-executive editor Marty Baron for an interview.
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New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is reversing course on its plans not to send any sports staffers to cover the Winter Olympics in Italy and now expects to send four journalists
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Jed Rosenzweig / LateNighter:
Stephen Colbert says the Late Show's series finale will air on May 21, the conclusion of a franchise that launched in 1993 with David Letterman — First on LateNighter: Stephen Colbert has set an official end date for his tenure behind the desk. — During a taping of Late Night …
Financial Times:
A group of 18 influential cross-party UK lawmakers write to the CMA demanding a “full review” of Netflix's $83B bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — Watchdog has come under government pressure to be less interventionist and to support growth — More than a dozen politicians …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Source: BBC News is closing BBC Trending, an investigative journalism team launched in 2013 to focus on social media, impacting four jobs, part of broader cuts — Deadline hears that the British national broadcaster is closing four jobs as part of the cost-cutting decision …
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Katarina Hoije / Bloomberg:
TikToker Khaby Lame partners with Nasdaq-listed Rich Sparkle in a $975M, 36-month deal, including an AI version, to monetize his 360M social media followers — Khaby Lame, the world's biggest TikToker, partnered with Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd. to transform his 360 million social-media followers into a commercial venture.
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Raphael Satter / Reuters:
WhatsApp launches Strict Account Settings, a high-security mode to protect high-risk users like journalists and public figures from sophisticated cyberattacks — Meta's WhatsApp messaging service is offering users an advanced security mode, joining a growing number of U.S. tech firms …
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Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Pornhub parent Aylo says it will restrict UK users from February 2, after six months of complying with the UK's OSA; users who verified their ages can log in — Starting February 2, many people connecting from the UK will not be able to access the porn site and many others.
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