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Jessica McMaster / KSHB-TV:
The Marion County attorney withdraws the search warrant that served as the basis for the raid on the Marion County Record; all seized items have been returned — MARION, Kan. — A search warrant that cleared the way for the raid of a Kansas newspaper last Friday has been withdrawn …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google adds AI-powered article summaries for free articles, not paywalled ones, to its Search Generative Experience and says publishers can block the feature — Google today is rolling out a few new updates to its nearly three-month-old Search Generative Experience (SGE) …
Candice Ortiz / Mediaite:
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck says all Glenn Beck Program podcast episodes, dating back to 2017, “have been removed from Apple/iTunes with no explanation” — Commentator Glenn Beck's entire show was removed from Apple's podcast network on Wednesday, allegedly without warning or explanation.
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Alex Cranz / The Verge:
YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips pauses production amid accusations of theft, ethical lapses, and sexual harassment, and says it'll hire an outside investigator — Linus Sebastian's Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of sexual harassment.
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Alex Mahadevan / Poynter:
The AP releases guidance on how the news agency uses generative AI tools and plans to update its stylebook, saying outputs are like “unvetted source material” — Weeks after announcing a partnership with OpenAI, The Associated Press urges caution in using — and reporting on — generative AI tools.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
SoundExchange sues SiriusXM to recover ~$150M in unpaid royalties and late fees, dating back to 2018, owed under the Copyright Act for using sound recordings — SoundExchange, the top digital royalty collection and distribution agency for the music industry, has filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Filing: The NYT joins tech companies fighting California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, saying the law harms news outlets and minors' First Amendment rights — The Scoop — The New York Times Company is joining tech companies in an attempt to block a new children's online safety law …
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Danielle Kaye / NPR:
NPR names Eva Rodriguez as its VP and executive editor in charge of its global news operations; Rodriguez was previously the EIC of nonprofit The Fuller Project — NPR has named veteran newsroom leader Eva Rodriguez as its next vice president and executive editor, a role that will put …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Iran sentences Saeed Roustayi to six months for making and screening his film Leila's Brothers at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival; he will serve about nine days — Celebrated Iranian director and screenwriter Saeed Roustayi has been sentenced to six months of correctional imprisonment …
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Clay Risen / New York Times:
Joan Meyer, who worked at The Marion County Record for nearly 60 years, died on August 12, a day after the police raided her home and the newspaper's offices — She collapsed a day after the police raided her home and the offices of The Marion County Record, a weekly paper in Kansas.
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
The Authors Guild, the American Booksellers Association, and the Open Markets Institute urge the DOJ and the FTC to investigate Amazon's book market “monopoly” — The online retailer's size and sway affects the free exchange of ideas, the groups argue.
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New York Post, Bloomberg, @arjun.bsky.social and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Soraya Amiri / The Walrus:
A female Afghan journalist recounts leaving Kabul after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, as she reflects on life as a journalist in exile — At 8:30 one August morning two years ago, I was at home in the Pul-e Surkh area of Kabul when my sister called.
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