Mediagazer: The Wall Street Journal EIC Emma Tucker says she felt vindicated by the debate, after previously facing criticism for coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity (Max Tani/Semafor)

12:10 PM ET, June 28, 2024

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The Wall Street Journal EIC Emma Tucker says she felt vindicated by the debate, after previously facing criticism for coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity — The News — Prominent liberal columnists are calling for President Joe Biden to step aside following a widely-panned debate performance …

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Bloomberg:

Naver-owned Webtoon shares closed up 9.5% at $23 in the online comics company's Nasdaq debut, giving it a market value of ~$2.9B, after an IPO that raised $315M — - Online comics company's first-time share sale priced at top — Firm sees growth beyond Korea coming from Japan, France

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Matthew Keys / The Desk:

Comcast is adding the sports-focused Fubo app to supported Xfinity Flex, Xumo TV, and Xumo Stream boxes — Customers of Comcast's broadband product Xfinity Internet now have access to sports-centric streaming service Fubo on the company's lased streaming boxes.

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Time strikes a multi-year content licensing deal with OpenAI; Time will gain access to OpenAI's tech and tools to develop new products — - It also gives the AI giant access to Time's real-time content to help answer user queries as news unfolds. — Under the agreement …

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