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X added five-second delays, some now removed, on t.co links to Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Substack, the NYT, Reuters, and other sites Musk attacks — The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times …
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: in July, linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV usage, a first in over two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record 38.7% high of TV usage — Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele plans to leave the network after settling her lawsuit alleging ESPN violated her free speech rights; ESPN suspended Steele in 2021 — Sage Steele, the veteran ESPN sportscaster who became better known in recent years for her stances on hot topics like coronavirus vaccinations …
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Andrew Paul / Popular Science:
To comply with a state law requiring that school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district used ChatGPT to find books depicting “a sex act” — Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
NBC Sports analyst Matthew Berry's fantasy sports media firm Fantasy Life raised $2M; Berry: Fantasy Life is profitable, has $1M+ revenue, and 350K subscribers — Fantasy Life, the fantasy sports and sports betting media company founded by NBC Sports analyst Matthew Berry …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon hikes the price of Music Unlimited for Prime subscribers, up $1/month to $9.99 for individual plans and family plans up $1/month to $16.99 — Amazon previously raised the prime of Amazon Music Unlimited for non-Prime members earlier this year. — Amazon Music Unlimited …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A lawsuit that threatens to bankrupt a Wisconsin local news website highlights a trend of wealthy and powerful people using defamation law for retribution — When a north-central Wisconsin news site reported that a businessman had uttered a homophobic slur, he sued, claiming defamation.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Telegraph Media Group says the outlet has reached its target of 1M subscriptions, 70%+ of them digital, and that 300K of its subscribers use its app every day — More than 70% of the subscriptions are digital. — Telegraph Media Group says it has hit its target of reaching one million subscriptions before the end of 2023.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Vice executives have repeatedly blocked the outlet's critical coverage of Saudi Arabia, citing concerns for the safety of staff in the country — Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group — Vice has repeatedly blocked news stories …
Jon Porter / The Verge:
YouTube starts mass removing videos promoting “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or discouraging “seeking professional medical treatment” — YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or which …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
TSG sues Twentieth Century Fox and parent Disney, claiming the studio withheld profits and cut deals to boost Hulu, Disney+, and its stock, at partners' expense — TSG's lawsuit, which also names Disney unit Twentieth Century Fox, is similar to Scarlett Johansson's 2021 suit against company
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Meduza.io:
Investigation: Russian journalists Elena Kostyuchenko and Irina Babloyan were most likely poisoned in Munich and in Tbilisi, respectively, in October 2022 — The independent outlet The Insider has published an investigation into a series of poisoning attacks targeting Russian journalists and activists in Europe.
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