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Peter Walker / The Guardian:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she and her department will stop using X because the site favors “abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”  —  Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and division
Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
Three men have been found not guilty of murdering the journalist Lyra McKee in 2019; the New IRA claimed responsibility for the killing  —  McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she observed rioting in Derry in Northern Ireland in April 2019  —  Three men from Derry have been found …
Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times:
Spotify removed 500K+ streams of Malcolm Todd's Earrings after a 70% surge in 24 hours sent it to #1 on Spotify USA and coincided with suspicious Kalshi wagers  —  Platform removes more than 500,000 streams of Malcolm Todd track ‘Earrings’ on concern traders propelled it to number 1
John Koblin / New York Times:
A look at Outside Tonight, a YouTube-based late-night talk show from Julian Shapiro-Barnum, who hosted the successful web series Recess Therapy  —  Julian Shapiro-Barnum, best known for a social media series called “Recess Therapy,” has started an online-only late-night show.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement  —  The studios sued the AI image lab last year, accusing it of enabling massive infringement of their copyrighted characters.
Dow Jones:
Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal partner with Delta Air Lines to offer free WSJ access to Delta SkyMiles members using Delta's Wi-Fi  —  Expanding its premium in-flight experience, Delta now offers SkyMiles Members direct access to The Wall Street Journal's trusted news, market insights and video journalism via Delta Sync Wi-Fi.
Yuras Karmanau / Associated Press:
A Belarus court sentenced journalist and YouTube host Kiryl Pazniak to 3.5 years in jail on charges of discrediting Belarus and forming an extremist group  —  A court in Belarus has convicted a journalist and sentenced him to 3 1/2 years in prison in the latest step against free speech in the country …
Discussion: Viasna and @ifjglobal.bsky.social
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU antitrust watchdog hits Vivendi with additional charges for its 2023 Lagardere purchase, saying Vivendi made the deal before getting approval  —  Vivendi (VIV.PA) was hit with additional EU antitrust charges on Friday related to its 2023 acquisition of publisher Lagardere (LAGA.PA) …
Associated Press:
After a short-term hold, SCOTUS denies former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge's bid to stay an $800-a-day fine if she refuses to reveal a source  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered a former Fox News reporter to be fined $800 a day if she refuses …
 
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Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement   Find
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Lee Enterprises, which owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and more, told its newspapers to run a three-story package on new chairman David Hoffmann on front pages
Sam Neumann / Awful Announcing:
Missouri's AG office has opened a probe into claims that ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller paid slowly or not at all to some winners in fantasy leagues he ran
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
The UK CMA is weighing new rules to allow UK app developers to direct customers to payment options outside of Apple and Google's platforms, bypassing their fees
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Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Kling AI, the Kuaishou AI video generator spin-off, raised $2B at a $15B pre-money valuation and says the round could extend to as much as $3B
 

 
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