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12:45 PM ET, January 28, 2026

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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable:
Following UK CMA's proposals, Google says it is exploring controls to let websites opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode  —  Google just announced it is looking into ways to allow websites to specifically opt out of Google using its content in the Search generative AI features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode.
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Audio: Bari Weiss told staff that she wanted CBS News to appeal to political moderates, saying “we're for the center-right, and we're for the center-left”  —  The editor in chief said the network needs to produce journalism people want as she named a raft of new contributors from her website, the Free Press.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss announces a slate of new CBS News contributors, including pundit Mark Hyman and existing Free Press writer and conservative historian Niall Ferguson
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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” and “scoops of ideas”
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
The BBC names Rhodri Talfan Davies, currently its director of nations, as interim Director-General and confirms outgoing DG Tim Davie will exit on April 2  —  The BBC has named Rhodri Talfan Davies as its interim director general and confirmed that outgoing director general Tim Davie will exit in April.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Bluesky says it is working to make feeds more “live”, interactive, and timely during live events, and teases improvements to posting and follow suggestions  —  The Bluesky 2026 roadmap teases updates for feeds, follows, posting, and real-time features.
Martin Holmes / Yahoo Entertainment:
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil interviewed his own mother during Tuesday's broadcast regarding the cognitive benefits of grandparenting  —  After CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss said she and her team would put a “huge emphasis on scoops,” CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil responded by... interviewing his own mother.
@erikwemple:
[Thread] Staff of WaPo's local section sent a letter to owner Jeff Bezos, pleading, “Don't eliminate our jobs”, and listing accomplishments in breaking news  —  Staffers at the Washington Post's local section have sent the letter below to owner Jeff Bezos. The request: “Don't eliminate our jobs.” [image]
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Hill says it has “fortified” its breaking news team due to a “bonkers” US news cycle; Comscore says The Hill had 1.24B page views across 2025, up 7% YoY  —  The Hill has “fortified” its breaking news team to make the most of a “bonkers” news cycle in US politics.
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants  —  The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective …
Press Gazette:
Mirror Group lawyers say the publisher “accepts the allegations” of phone hacking but the claimants failed to file within the six-year statute of limitations  —  Dozens of hacking claims against the publisher of the Mirror dating back to the 2000s should be allowed to continue as claimants were …
Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify paid out $11B+ to the music industry in 2025, up 10% YoY, bringing its all-time payments to $70B, and now accounts for ~30% of recorded music revenue  —  Spotify head of music Charlie Hellman called payouts “the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history.”
 
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Beth Galetti / About Amazon:
Amazon plans to cut ~16,000 roles across the company as part of an ongoing effort to reduce organizational layers and bureaucracy, after cuts in October 2025

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
A Google bug report apparently leaks the planned Android desktop interface, showing a taller status bar, a new mouse cursor, Chrome extensions, and more

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Memo: Tim Cook told Apple staff that he is “heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis”, calls for a “deescalation”, and says he discussed it with President Trump
 
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