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3:15 PM ET, November 11, 2022

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Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
Twitter reactivates its gray “Official” badge for select high-profile accounts, after a wave of impersonators bought blue checks  —  Okay, so Twitter broke its own verification system by making the blue check — previously a signal that the account had provided information …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Twitter's head of ad sales Robin Wheeler resigned, but Musk convinced her to stay; head of Trust & Safety Yoel Roth confirmed his resignation  —  Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy …
Washington Post:
Internal note: Twitter has temporarily disabled sign-ups for Twitter Blue to “help address impersonation issues” affecting brands, politicians, and celebrities  —  Twitter accounts impersonating celebrities and politicians spread on the site after the company rolled out paid check marks.
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times hires Jonathan Swan, a national political reporter at Axios, for its politics team  —  The political reporter is joining the Politics team at The Times.  Read more in this note from Politics Editor David Halbfinger and Washington Bureau Chief Elisabeth Bumiller.
Jack Queen / Reuters:
A Connecticut judge orders Alex Jones to pay $473M in punitive damages on top of the nearly $1B in defamation claims that a jury awarded to Sandy Hook parents  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages on top of a nearly $1 billion verdict handed down last month …
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
An interview with HBO Max Head of Original Content Sarah Aubrey on her mandate to grow Warner Bros. Discovery IP, canceling originals, and figuring out ratings  —  Sarah Aubrey definitely did not sign up for this.  —  In early 2015, when she ended her producing partnership with filmmaker Peter Berg …
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Louise Matsakis / Semafor:
TikTok has quietly launched its livestreaming e-commerce feature TikTok Shop in the US this week; source: TikTok has invited select US businesses to participate  —  TikTok quietly entered the United States e-commerce market this week, where it will compete with Amazon and other retail giants during the coming holiday shopping season.
Jason Del Rey / Vox:
How Amazon's shopping experience, saturated with ads, impacts sellers and consumers, as its 2022 ad revenue surpassed revenue from Prime and other subscriptions  —  Inside the under-the-radar business that makes more money than Amazon Prime.  —  Type any random product into Amazon's search bar and look closely at the results.
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Thomson Reuters plans to acquire Irvine-based tax automation software company SurePrep for $500M in cash, and expects the deal to close in Q1 2023  —  Thomson Reuters has announced plans to acquire SurePrep, a tax automation software company based in Irvine, California.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Tegna's carriage fee revenue grew 2.4% YoY to $377.4M in Q3, the second consecutive quarter it surpassed ad revenue, which reached $320.8M, down 11% YoY  —  Revenue from agreements with cable and satellite operators outpaced advertisement revenue for at least the second straight quarter at broadcaster TEGNA …
 
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PBS NewsHour:
PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff says she plans to step down on December 30 and will begin a two-year project on US political divisions
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Some reporters and columnists kept predicting a major Republican victory in the 2022 midterms but their analysis was wrong due to long-held preconceived notions
Peter White / Deadline:
Netflix announces that its first-ever live, global streaming event will be a Chris Rock comedy special aired in early 2023
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
A UK group warns arresting journalists “might become commonplace” if Parliament passes the Public Order Bill, which may criminalize reporters covering protests
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Roku adds a sports hub to its homescreen, directing users to live games on Apple TV, DirecTV, Fox Sports, FuboTV, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, Sling, and others
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer:
[Thread] Elon Musk tells advertisers in a Spaces chat that Twitter plans to improve ad relevance, he will pay to verify brands if they don't want to, and more
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth

Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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