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5:10 PM ET, August 22, 2023

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Kylie Robison / Fortune:
Elon Musk says that X plans to remove preview headlines from posts linking to articles, so that the previews show only the article's lead image and the URL  —  X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, is planning a major change in how news articles appear on the service …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Four Motherboard alumni, including ex-EIC Jason Koebler, launch tech publication 404 Media to cover hacking and more; subscriptions are $10/month or $100/year  —  They are joining a recent boom of publications owned and operated by the reporters and editors themselves.
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Whether Wirecutter has deteriorated is difficult to determine given the rise of copycats, changes to the internet since 2011, and falling trust in institutions  —  Longtime fans have turned on the product-recommendation website.  An evolving internet may be to blame.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Meta is rolling out a Threads web app over the next few days that will let users post, interact with other posts, and look at the feed  —  Meta is finally launching a much more capable web app for Threads, the company announced on Tuesday.  You'll be able to post, interact with other posts …
Klaus Lauer / Reuters:
Axel Springer settles with Julian Reichelt, the former Bild EIC it had sued for sharing internal data with newspaper Berliner Zeitung  —  German publishing magnate Axel Springer has agreed to an out-of-court settlement in a civil lawsuit against Julian Reichelt, the former editor-in-chief …
Discussion: Financial Times
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Prominent media execs and others raise ~$3M to launch the Center for News, Technology & Innovation, which focuses an open internet and independent press  —  A group of prominent media, tech and research executives have raised nearly $3 million to launch an independent policy research center focused …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tucker Carlson plans to post an ad-free interview with Donald Trump on X during Wednesday's GOP debate, which Trump plans to skip, citing poll numbers  —  The former Fox News host plans to stream pretaped conversation with the former president on X during Wednesday's Republican presidential debate.
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
IBM plans to sell its weather business, including Weather.com and business-oriented offerings, to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum  —  IBM's consumer-facing weather services such as Weather.com and business-oriented offerings will be acquired …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches ads in search results, a product called “Search Ads Toggle”; brands can add “Negative Keywords” so their ads don't appear next to some queries  —  TikTok announced today it's adding a new place for advertisers to reach its audience: within the search results page.
Alex Cooper / Advocate:
Wellness company For Them acquires queer online magazine Autostraddle in an all-equity deal  —  Iconic queer online magazine Autostraddle has been acquired by wellness company For Them, the companies announced Tuesday.  The site will now become Autostraddle by For Them.
Discussion: Axios, Ad Age and Autostraddle
 
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Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Mather Economics buys AI tool Sophi, which recommends when publishers should show readers a paywall, from The Globe and Mail; Sophi works with 100 newsrooms
Australian Financial Review:
A profile of Sky News Australia CEO Paul Whittaker, who critics say turned the broadcaster into an antipodean Fox News, as Sky News expands its YouTube push
Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
Bill Simmons, Ben Shapiro, Kara Swisher, and other podcast hosts, executives, and agents on how the industry has changed, not reaching “peak podcast”, and more
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Jezebel EIC Laura Bassett resigns, becoming the seventh EIC to quit G/O Media in eight months; sources detail harsh working conditions under CEO Jim Spanfeller
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Catherine Thorbecke / CNN:
Justin Trudeau criticizes Meta for “putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety” as the company continues blocking news content during Canadian wildfires
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YouTube and Universal Music Group partner to explore new products, using music in AI tools, and paying artists whose work is used to make AI-generated content
 

 
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Tim Nudd / Ad Age:
Apple apologizes for the “Crush” iPad Pro ad and scraps plans to run it on TV; Apple's VP of marketing communications Tor Myhren says “we missed the mark”

Bloomberg:
Microsoft plans to launch its mobile game store in July on the web, first with its own games including Candy Crush Saga, and later open it to other publishers

Anna Tong / Reuters:
Sources: OpenAI plans to announce its AI-powered search product on May 13

 
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