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Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes orders X's suspension in Brazil after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country — SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil …
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Sources: The Apprentice, the biopic delayed for US distribution by legal threats from Trump, is acquired by Briarcliff for a pre-election release on 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.
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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.
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Some journalists say California's Google deal doesn't hold the company accountable enough for use of their work, didn't involve them in negotiations, and more — The negotiated agreement calls for Google to pay only $15 million a year compared to the $500 million from Big Tech initially discussed with lawmakers
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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.”
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Big YouTube shows including Hot Ones and Good Mythical Morning attract large audiences but aren't yet getting Primetime Emmy nominations and ensuing ad revenue — ‘Hot Ones,’ ‘Chicken Shop Date’ and ‘Good Mythical Morning’ draw big audiences but aren't getting the kind of ad dollars and accolades TV shows do
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It's time for audio services like Spotify to deal with AI by using labels and banning or downweighting music made with AI tools that don't license training data — The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex (pictured inset), CEO of the ethical generative AI non-profit, Fairly Trained.


Grupo Televisa says it learned that a US DOJ probe into FIFA-related activity may have a material impact on its financial results — Grupo Televisa SAB, which co-owns the world's largest Spanish-language broadcaster, said a US Justice Department probe into dealings in international soccer …
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Sources: Paramount is selling VidCon, started by Hank and John Green in 2010, to UK media firm Informa, which owns Toronto Comicon and a few other conventions — - Paramount is selling its creator conference VidCon to UK media firm Informa. — Informa owns several pop-culture conventions …


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.
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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
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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.
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