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8:40 AM ET, February 6, 2026

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Natalie Korach / @nataliekorach:
Sources: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray spiked a story prepared by the newspaper's media desk covering the historic layoffs  —  Scoop: As Washington Post leadership laid off hundreds of staffers this week, exec editor Matt Murray blocked the paper's media desk from covering the cuts, spiking a pre-written story despite internal lobbying https://www.status.news/...
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Marty Baron says “I firmly believe” Jeff Bezos prioritizes his other interests over WaPo; Jim VandeHei says “I have no clue what their strategy was or is”
Derek Thompson / @dkthomp:
Matt Murray saying that WaPo will no longer write for “one slice of the audience” demonizes the strategy of fiercely reporting on Trump that made it successful
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon reports Q4 ad revenue up 23% YoY to $21.32B, slightly above expectations, and subscription services revenue up 14% to $13.12B  —  The company's shares fell in after-hours trading Thursday after Amazon said it expected $200 billion in capital spending for 2026 as it races to compete in the AI space.
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Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:
SiriusXM reported Q4 net income of $99M vs. $287M a year ago, rev. of $2.19B vs. $2.17B est., and “robust” guidance including an in-car audio focus; SIRI up 9%  —  Year-over-year sales were flat.  Subscriber rolls were down compared to the final three months of 2024.
Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal:
Thomson Reuters' CEO says AI cannot easily replace the company's legal-research expertise, after its stock fell following the release of Claude legal work tools  —  Two of the companies battered by this week's artificial-intelligence selloff, Thomson Reuters and Intercontinental Exchange …
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Leo Barraclough / Variety:
Germany is set to introduce an investment commitment obliging streaming services and TV broadcasters to spend 8% of their German revenue on local content  —  The German government is set to introduce an investment commitment on streaming platforms and TV broadcasters that would oblige …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Streaming-only Super Bowl ads gain traction among advertisers; source: NBCUniversal charges around $3M for a 30-second ad rather than $7M-$10M for a TV ad  —  While other Super Bowl sponsors like Instacart, Pringles and Bud Light will trot out famous faces like Ben Stiller …
Wall Street Journal:
Inside Disney's search for a successor to Bob Iger: 100+ candidates narrowed to Josh D'Amaro, named CEO, and Dana Walden, who was promoted to ensure she stayed  —  Company's succession committee reviewed information on over a hundred candidates before the race narrowed to two
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Kamala Harris rebrands and revives KamalaHQ as Headquarters, a “Gen-Z led progressive content hub”, in partnership with People For the American Way
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Substack notifies users about a “limited” data breach in October 2025, found on February 3 and now patched; a threat actor leaked a database of ~697K records
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Spotify partners with Bookshop.org to let Premium US and UK subscribers buy hardcover and paperback books via its app starting in spring; Spotify will get a cut
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft forecast a combined ~$650B in 2026 capital expenditures, an estimated 60% YoY increase, driven by data center construction

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon projects its 2026 capex to hit $200B, above $146.6B est. and up from ~$131B in 2025, and reports Q4 AWS revenue up 24% YoY to $35.58B, above $34.93B est.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple wound down plans for an AI-based virtual health coach in recent weeks; Eddy Cue has told colleagues that Apple needs to move faster in health
 
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