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Mariella Moon / Engadget:
NASA plans to launch the free streaming service NASA+ later this year on the web, iOS, Android, and streaming media devices, with ad-free original content — The agency is also working on a consolidated web experience. — NASA is launching its very own streaming platform called NASA+ sometime this summer.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A US district judge dismisses Trump's defamation suit against CNN for using the term “Big Lie”; Trump's lawyers said the phrase linked him with Adolf Hitler — A federal judge dismissed Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, litigation centered on references …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sky wins a High Court order that will force UK ISPs to block piracy services from illegally streaming football games, TV shows, and other linear channel content — Directive is designed to protect a broader range of content — Sky has won a High Court order that will force internet service providers …
Neeta Lal / Nikkei Asia:
Some Indian broadcasters are using lifelike AI anchors to deliver news, weather reports, and more, raising job loss fears and questions about media credibility — Virtual anchors mean no ‘ego hassles’ in newsrooms, but will they kill jobs? — A screenshot from Odisha TV's YouTube channel shows Lisa …
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
Internal Meta emails: Facebook removed content about COVID-19 under pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made — Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A Florida judge rejects Disney's motion to throw out a state lawsuit that seeks to assert state control over future development of Disney's Orlando theme parks — Disney lost a bid on Friday to throw out a state court lawsuit that seeks to assert state control over future development of its Orlando theme parks.
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Lisa Bonos / Washington Post:
Profile of Theo Baker, a college student who grew up in a family of journalists and whose reporting contributed to the resignation of Stanford's president — College journalist Theo Baker's reporting paved the way for Marc Tessier-Lavigne's resignation — SAN FRANCISCO — On Christmas Day …
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@tracyjan, @vali_nasr, @lisabonos, @eilperin, @timothys, @mariemyungoklee and The Nation
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what's happening in tech — Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists.
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Financial Times:
Cinemas in China increased Barbie showings from 9,673 on July 21 to ~36,000 on July 27, standing out in a market dominated by patriotic and male-led action fare — Cinemas increase showings of Greta Gerwig blockbuster in market dominated by action films and patriotic tales
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@letahong, @cszabla, @curtisschin, @pekingmike, The Mary Sue, CNN and Insider
Rebecca Elliott / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter/X reinstates Kanye West's account, suspended in December 2022, and says he won't be eligible to monetize it, and ads won't appear next to his posts — West won't be eligible to monetize his account, and ads won't appear next to his posts — X, the social-media platform formerly known …
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
A look at the fight for fair streaming compensation and the challenge to find performance metrics and a revenue share that satisfy the major studios and guilds — Several experts stressed to Deadline that the central argument isn't about whether there is infrastructure to support such a deal.
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@katie_campione, @jorgecoolreyes, Reuters and @aagave
Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
A Hong Kong judge rejects a government bid to ban the online dissemination of pro-democracy song Glory to Hong Kong on Google and other sites — Judge refuses to issue order blocking online dissemination of protest anthem, saying criminal acts can be punished by the city's current laws
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