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Matt Binder / Mashable:
X appears to be rolling out a new mobile ad format that can't be reported or blocked, lacks an ad label and user profile, and doesn't disclose the advertiser — The new ads also don't disclose who the advertiser is or that they are even ads. — X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter …
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Reuters:
In a complaint, the Delhi police accuse Xiaomi, Vivo, and other Chinese companies of helping transfer funds illegally to news outlet NewsClick — Indian police have formally accused Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi Corp and Vivo Mobile of helping transfer funds illegally …
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Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Nevada Supreme Court protects murdered reporter Jeff German's devices from police searches, calling for a third party to search his journalistic materials — The Nevada Supreme Court has moved to protect slain Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German's personal devices …
Max Rivlin-Nadler / hellgatenyc:
New York Public Radio lays off 20 staff members and cuts two podcasts from its studio division; three additional staffers took voluntary buyouts — “It is not a good use of any of our time, looking in the rearview mirror and trying to figure out where we should place blame," New York Public Radio's CEO told staff on Friday.
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Emilia David / The Verge:
The BBC says it blocked OpenAI and others from scraping its data, but plans to explore using generative AI, including for journalism research and production — The BBC, the UK's largest news organization, laid out principles it plans to follow as it evaluates the use of generative AI …
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Ethan Millman / Rolling Stone:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund subsidiary Hipgnosis Songs Group places CEO Kenny MacPherson on leave after a former colleague alleges he sexually assaulted her in 2005 — MacPherson was accused of sexually assaulting a colleague 15 years ago while he was the president of the music publishing company Chrysalis
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Agence France-Presse:
Canada's heritage minister says the country “will not back down” despite Big Tech opposing the Online News Act; Google says “critical structural issues” remain — Canada “will not back down” in the face of opposition from tech giants to a new law requiring companies …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's increasingly aggressive words, like advocating for extrajudicial killings, get little attention, as the media still doesn't know how to cover him — After eight years of Trump in politics, is a ‘banality of crazy’ setting in? — Last week, the Republican Party's leading …
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
AllianceBernstein: Netflix has ~6.5M subscribers in India, Prime Video has 20M, and Disney+ Hotstar has 40M+; Netflix's slow growth due to lack of local content — Netflix has “not succeeded” in scaling up its business in India despite the global streaming giant consistently lowering …
Tori Yorgey / WTAE:
Pittsburgh newspaper employees rally to mark the one-year anniversary of their ongoing strike against Block Communications' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Rally to be held Friday afternoon — Friday marked one year since workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette walked out of their workplace and onto the picket line.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney is in talks with potential buyers for its Indian assets, including Gautam Adani and Kalanithi Maran, chairman of broadcasting company Sun TV — - US group weighing outright sale, joint venture, other options — Early discussions have also been held with Ambani's Reliance
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Fatima Al-Kassab / NPR:
Jailed Iranian journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran — This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Iranian human rights activist and journalist Narges Mohammadi.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Athletic canceled many local podcasts a few weeks ago or has left them dormant for months, telling its writers they can relaunch and monetize them elsewhere — The sports news site built its model around comprehensive beat reporting. But in recent months, The Athletic has pulled …
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