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Clare Duffy / CNN:
Gannett pauses the use of an AI tool, Lede AI, to write high school sports stories after several major flubs appeared in articles in at least one of its papers — New York CNN — — Newspaper chain Gannett has paused the use of an artificial intelligence tool to write high school sports dispatches …
Bloomberg:
Sources: French billionaire François-Henri Pinault is close to a $7B deal to buy a majority stake in CAA from TPG; Temasek may also increase its CAA stake — - Company's lineup runs from actor Brad Pitt to NBA's Chris Paul — Singapore's Temasek is expected to increase its stake as well
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New York Times:
Warner Bros. Discovery names Mark Thompson, the former New York Times CEO and the former BBC director-general, as CNN's chairman and CEO, starting on October 9 — Mr. Thompson, who oversaw a period of growth at The New York Times and the BBC, will lead the network during a pivotal period.
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
A look at One Piece, the live-action Netflix series launching August 31 based on Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series, and its unprecedented marketing deals — The breakout popularity of “Stranger Things” and “Wednesday” was a boon for Netflix execs, but also a lesson …
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Three of six full-time Atlanta magazine editorial staffers resign and the EIC plans to retire, as the magazine's owners crack down on content they deem “woke” — The publisher pushed back on their effort to present a modern picture of life in one of the Blackest …
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The Hollywood Reporter:
The Hollywood Reporter names Maer Roshan as co-editor-in-chief, joining Nekesa Mumbi Moody; Roshan, EIC of Los Angeles Magazine since 2019, starts September 25 — Roshan joins the team Sept. 25 from Los Angeles Magazine, where he served as editor-in-chief since 2019.
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Stourbridge Investments sues Disney and several top executives, claiming they schemed to hide Disney+ losses by shifting costs to the company's legacy platforms — - Ron Jeremy Accused Of “Heinous Sexual Acts” At Rainbow Bar & Grill; Sunset Strip Venue Hit With Negligence Suit Over Rapes By Porn Actor
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Emilia David / The Verge:
The US Copyright Office seeks public input on AI and copyright issues, including the use of copyrighted works to train AI; written comments are due October 18 — The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject.
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Samsung launches Food, an AI-powered food and recipe app in eight languages and 104 countries, with 160K+ recipes based on a database by Whisk, acquired in 2019 — It builds on Whisk, an app it acquired a few years back. — As it promised last week, Samsung has launched Food, a …
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New York Post:
Sources: Barstool Sports is laying off nearly 25% of its employees, or around 100 jobs, following Penn Entertainment's sale of the outlet back to Dave Portnoy — Barstool Sports will lay off nearly 25 percent of its employees, which will result in around 100 lost jobs on Thursday, The Post has learned.
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Deadline:
Sources: top executives from Disney, Amazon Studios, Netflix, Universal, and WBD planned to meet August 30; Disney's Bob Iger wasn't set to attend — EXCLUSIVE: Amid growing speculation of internal divisions within the C-suites and a lack of any apparent path forward to end the writers and actors strikes …
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Axios:
NBCUniversal names Mark Marshall as its new chairman of global advertising and partnerships, after longtime executive Linda Yaccarino left to become X's CEO — Mark Marshall has been named chairman of global advertising and partnerships for NBCUniversal, the company said Wednesday …
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