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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz is leaving the newspaper to launch her own publication on Substack called User Mag, to “cover technology from the user side” — Lorenz, who is leaving the newspaper to launch the publication, says that it will “cover technology from the user side …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN launches a paywall, asking US website visitors to pay $3.99 per month for access after they consume a certain number of free articles — New York CNN — — CNN, one of the most popular news websites in the world, is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Paramount Global says its contract with Nielsen for audience measurement has expired, part of a broader dispute between Paramount and Nielsen over costs — With just hours to go before its CBS television network televises what is certain to be a heavily watched debate between two candidates …
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Microsoft plans to pay outlets like Reuters, FT, and Axel Springer for content in Copilot Daily, a new assistant that gives a spoken summary of current events — Microsoft is going to pay publishers for content that will appear in Copilot Daily, a new feature of its Copilot AI-powered, cross-platform assistant.
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Microsoft begins rolling out Bing Generative Search, its answer to Google's AI Overviews, to users in the US — Microsoft has launched its answer to Google's AI-powered search experiences: Bing Generative Search. — On the heels of a pilot in July, Bing Generative Search …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Reuters plans to launch a $1 per week subscription in October in Canada ahead of a rollout to the US and parts of Europe “in the coming weeks and months” — Publishers turn to subscriptions in search of new revenue, entering a crowded field — Thomson Reuters' news site has been free for consumers since 1995.
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Axios:
Sources: video measurement startup VideoAmp, valued at $1.4B during a Series F in 2021, is in talks to sell itself or form a joint venture with a rival — - The company was last valued at $1.4 billion during a Series F equity raise in 2021, but since has done multiple rounds of layoffs and lost its CEO.
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ireland introduces a 40% tax credit for films led by Irish creative talent and with maximum global budgets of €20M — The targeted approach aims to boost the Irish film scene, which is having a moment with buzzy features like ‘Small Things Like These’ and Gaelic rap comedy ‘Kneecap.’
Katherine Jacobsen / Committee to Protect Journalists:
The US Press Freedom Tracker recorded 68 assaults on journalists in 2024 so far, up from 45 in 2023, and 240 subpoenas for reporters' materials since 2017 — Download PDF … Introduction — In the moments after a would-be assassin's bullet grazed the ear of presidential candidate Donald Trump …
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Hilary Whiteman / CNN:
Australia's ABC releases an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks, prompting an apology from the managing director to staff — Australia's national broadcaster has released an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks …
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Agence France-Presse:
Cambodia arrests award-winning reporter Mech Dara, known for investigations into exploitation at online scam compounds, for “incitement to cause serious chaos” — Phnom Penh (AFP) - An award-winning Cambodian journalist known for reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry …
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New York Times:
Streamers on Twitch, YouTube, Rumble, Kick, and other livestreaming services are discussing politics more, garnering interest from both presidential campaigns — As more streamers discuss politics, including major events like Tuesday's debate, they have become the focus of intense interest for both presidential campaigns.
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