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1:20 PM ET, December 5, 2024

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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: the LAT now has to send Patrick Soon-Shiong opinion story headlines ahead of publication for review, after carrying a Elon Musk headline he didn't like  —  Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are “confused,” “offended,” and “frustrated.”
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JD Knapp / The Wrap:
On Scott Jennings' podcast, Patrick Soon-Shiong said he plans to add an AI-powered “bias meter” to LAT stories and hopes to roll it out as soon as January 2025  —  “The reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story,” Patrick Soon-Shiong tells Scott Jennings
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Circana: Taylor Swift's “Eras Tour Book”, released exclusively via Target, sold 814K copies over the Thanksgiving weekend, the biggest publishing launch of 2024  —  Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to have the top-selling book last week and the biggest publishing launch of 2024.
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Eleven high-profile staffers have left Politico since March, some apparently chafing at what insiders describe as a meddlesome editorial process by Alex Burns  —  Politico has always been defined by its scrappy, high-pressure newsroom culture.  In its almost 18 years of existence …
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Yinka Adegoke / Semafor:
Netflix denies reports it is pulling out of Nigeria, but local film producers and industry insiders say it has been cutting back on original Nigeria productions  —  The News  —  LAGOS — Netflix has denied reports it is pulling out of Nigeria but local film producers and industry insiders …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Prince Harry says his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers for hacking his phone is about “accountability” and defending legitimate journalism  —  The British royal says his legal battle against parts of the media is about “accountability” and defending legitimate journalism.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
OpenAI agrees a deal with Future, which publishes Tom's Guide, PC Gamer, TechRadar, and others, to bring content from its media brands to ChatGPT  —  The deal will give ChatGPT users access to news and lifestyle content from Future's more than 200 media brands, while also displaying …
James Warrington / Telegraph:
A consortium of investors and others offers to create an investment fund of up to £50M to transform The Observer, doubling Tortoise's proposed investment  —  More generous bid may stoke striking staff's opposition to a proposed sale to Tortoise  —  This feature is available for registered users.
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Sources: AT&T, JPMorgan, and Dunkin' pull ads from Twitch after a controversial group of livestreamers alleged that Twitch is promoting antisemitic content  —  - Exiled contributors mount campaign that includes edited clips  — Their targets are pro-Palestinian streamer and Twitch staffers
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Apple TV+ joins Prime Video Channels as a subscription add-on in Australia, Canada, and the UK, following a roll out in the US in October 2024  —  Prime Video subs will be able to subscribe to Apple TV+ with no extra apps to download.  —  Apple TV+ joins Prime Video's collection of add …
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
UK magazine publisher Future reports FY 2024 revenue up 1% YoY to £788.2M, and says Google Search updates will not harm its affiliate revenues; FUTR jumps 11%+
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Marc Burstein, the veteran ABC News executive who has overseen special reports and election coverage since 1997, plans to retire following Trump's inauguration
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Esquire corrects, and then retracts, a column by Charles P. Pierce that incorrectly claimed former President George H.W. Bush pardoned his son, Neil Bush
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jeff Bezos says he's proud of stopping presidential endorsements at The Washington Post and is working on a plan to put the outlet “on a good footing again”
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Stanford University supports prosecution of a Stanford Daily reporter arrested at a June protest, despite evidence he was there as a journalist, not a protester
 

 
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Google debuts Gemini 2.0 and plans to test the model in search and AI Overviews, saying it enables “agents that can think, remember, plan, and even take action”

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Apple rolls out iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, with Apple Intelligence features including ChatGPT integration, Image Playground, and Genmoji

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
A global outage has hit Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, starting at approximately 12:40pm ET; Meta says it's “99% of the way” to resolving the issue
 
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