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1:35 PM ET, August 30, 2024

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Ryan Smith / AnandTech:
AnandTech shuts down after covering PC and mobile hardware for over 27 years; publisher Future plans to keep AnandTech's website and articles live indefinitely  —  It is with great sadness that I find myself penning the hardest news post I've ever needed to write here at AnandTech.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google says Search AI Overviews, Gemini image generation, and other AI products will not respond to election-related topics ahead of the US elections  —  Google is gearing up for the upcoming U.S. presidential election by rolling out safeguards for more of its generative AI products.
Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
Major US publishers sue Florida, claiming a law limiting sexual content in school libraries has motivated sweeping book bans in violation of the First Amendment  —  The suit challenges a Florida statute that gives parents and residents more say over the vetting of library materials for sexual content
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Dyson abandons its libel claim against Channel 4 News over a report about allegations of exploitation in factories, after over two years of court proceedings  —  Technology company Dyson has ended its libel claim against Channel 4 News and the programme's producer ITN after more than two years of proceedings.
Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Apprentice, the biopic delayed for US distribution by legal threats from Trump, has been acquired by Briarcliff Entertainment for release October 11  —  The Trump origin story, written by Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abbasi, stars Sebastian Stan as the future president and Jeremy Strong as his consigliere Roy Cohn.
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Landon Y. Jones, top editor of People in the 1990s when its profits quadrupled, and who helped popularize the term “baby boomer”, died on August 17 at age 80  —  An unapologetic champion of the newsworthiness of celebrities, he also drew attention to teenage pregnancy and helped popularize the term “baby boomer.”
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Investor note: 360 One values Indian startup VerSe, which operates popular news aggregator Dailyhunt, at $2.9B, down from $5B in 2022 when VerSe raised $805M  —  Indian tech and media startup VerSe, which operates popular news aggregator Dailyhunt, is worth about 42% below its last private valuation …
theRighting:
Comscore data: many right-wing and mainstream news sites had YoY gains in unique visitors in July, with Gateway Pundit up 304%, Daily Signal up 273%, CNN up 15%  —  Trump Assassination Attempt and Biden Decision Drive Huge Audience Gains  —  Truth Social Attracts Record-Breaking Unique Visitors
Axios:
At ESPN's media day, executives said ESPN plans to lean heavily into sports betting, streaming, and social media, including by supporting influencers  —  - Its biggest priority is a forthcoming streaming service that will include all of its TV networks and its current streaming service ESPN+ …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: former Fortune CEO Alan Murray is joining The Wall Street Journal this fall, where he will play a key role in building out its events business  —  The former chief executive of Fortune, Alan Murray, is joining The Wall Street Journal this fall, where he will play a key role in building …
 
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Filing: a National Labor Relations Board judge will hear a complaint about the June 2022 firing of former Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez
Relix Media:
Steve Silberman, a writer for two decades at Wired, author of the book NeuroTribes, a fan of the Grateful Dead, and a friend of David Crosby, dies at 66
Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
California's Google deal shows journalists lack deal-making expertise and need to work on candor and staying true to principles, avoiding calling defeat victory
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Disney Experiences Chair Josh D'Amaro, who turned the unit into Disney's main profit engine and is in contention to succeed Bob Iger
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Mathew Ingram, chief digital writer for Columbia Journalism Review and formerly a senior writer for Fortune and GigaOm, is leaving after nearly seven years
New York Times:
Experts say Pavel Durov's arrest is likely an outlier, as the legal bar is high in the US and Europe to prosecute tech executives for content on their platforms
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Anti-piracy group ACE says it worked with Hanoi police to shutter Hanoi-based Fmovies and its affiliates, “the largest pirate streaming operation in the world”
Hans Tse / Hong Kong Free Press:
A Hong Kong court finds two former editor-in-chiefs of defunct outlet Stand News guilty of sedition, the first such conviction of journalists there since 1997
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy
 
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