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10:55 AM ET, January 29, 2026

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Max Tani / Semafor:
To avert layoffs, WaPo's White House correspondents, not considered at risk, write a letter to Jeff Bezos highlighting collaborations among the paper's sections  —  The Scoop  —  The Washington Post's White House reporters are making an effort to avert what are expected to be large cuts impacting …
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Sources: WaPo CEO Will Lewis floated several plans to make the company profitable again; some efforts failed to pan out, part of a pattern of fits and starts  —  It's been another terrible week for the Washington Post.  The newsroom is bracing for a devastating round of layoffs with rumors flying …
New York Times:
Amazon's $35M marketing campaign for Melania is ~10x the budget for similar documentaries like CNN's RBG; some suggest Amazon is currying favor with Trump  —  The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.
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Wall Street Journal:
Brett Ratner, director of Amazon's Melania documentary, filmed President Trump for a planned documentary-style project about the 2020 Abraham Accords  —  How a former Hollywood player, ‘Rush Hour’ director Brett Ratner, found himself in the epicenter of global power
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Barry Diller expressed interest in buying CNN in H1 2025, before WBD said it would spin off cable networks; a WBD spokesman says CNN is not for sale  —  A Warner spokesman said CNN ‘was not and is not for sale’  —  Billionaire media and tech investor Barry Diller approached Warner Bros. Discovery …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Atlas Obscura reports $18.3M in revenue in 2025 and a $2.6M profit, the first annual profit in its 16-year history, in the first year under CEO Louise Story  —  This story was originally published in On Background with Mark Stenberg, a free, weekly newsletter that explores the key themes shaping the media industry.
The Atlantic:
The Atlantic hires David Brooks as a staff writer and host of a new weekly video podcast, starting in February, after 22 years as an NYT opinion columnist  —  New home for his writing, and to launch a video podcast  —  The Atlantic is announcing that David Brooks, who for years …
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Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
A US judge sentences a third person to jail for participating in a murder-for-hire plot, directed by Iran, targeting journalist and activist Masih Alinejad  —  Carlisle Rivera became the third person to be sentenced for playing a role in trying to kill Masih Alinejad, an activist and a critic of the Iranian government.
Meta:
Meta reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $59.9B, vs. $58.35B est., net income up 9% to $22.8B, and family DAP up 7% to 3.58B for December; META up 6%+ pre-market  —  Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast reports NBCU's Q4 revenue rose 5.5% YoY to $7.62B and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $122M; Peacock had a $552M loss on $1.6B in revenue and 44M subscribers  —  Comcast posted mixed results for its fourth quarter on Thursday, beating analyst expectations on earnings but slightly missing on revenue.
Katie Campione / Deadline:
Q&A with SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin about streaming consolidation, AI, residuals, upcoming labor negotiations, and more  —  “My mission going into this negotiation is to make sure that the companies spend as much time as necessary to fully hear the issues that each of our groups represent …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sony Music Group and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC announce a joint venture to acquire music copyrights; sources say the JV plans to invest $2B to $3B  —  Sony Music Group and Singapore's GIC Pte sovereign wealth fund are forming a joint venture to acquire music copyrights …
 
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Tom Knowles / The Guardian:
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority bans some Coinbase ads, finding them “irresponsible” for suggesting crypto as a solution to the cost of living crisis
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, filed a second lawsuit against Anthropic, seeking $3B over allegations of copyright infringement of 20k+ songs
 Earlier Picks: 
Selome Hailu / Variety:
Nielsen: Bluey was the most-streamed title in the US in 2025, with 45.2B minutes on Disney+; Grey's Anatomy was second with 40.9B minutes on Hulu and Netflix
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable:
Following the UK CMA's proposals, Google says it is exploring controls to let websites opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode
Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
Canada says it is talking to Meta to restore news to Facebook and Instagram as the Online News Act is put on the table as part of trade negotiations with the US
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
 

 
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Financial Times:
Apple acquires Q.ai, whose tech can analyze facial expressions and could enable non-verbal discussions with AI assistants; sources: the deal values Q.ai at ~$2B

Financial Times:
Tesla plans to scrap its premium S and X models and convert its California factory into an Optimus manufacturing hub, as Elon Musk refocuses on robotics and AI

Connor Jones / The Register:
Security researchers warn Moltbot, previously Clawdbot, requires a specialist skillset to use safely, as data exposure risks persist even when set up correctly
 
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