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Graham Fraser / BBC:
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself — The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United States.
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Jakob Rodgers / Mercury News:
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of copyright violations in October, was found dead by suicide on November 26 in San Francisco — Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law — SAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing …
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Michael Wilner / Miami Herald:
McClatchy finalizes a merger with magazine publisher and distributor accelerate360, forming McClatchy Media Company; Chatham Asset Management is majority owner — McClatchy completed its merger with a major magazine publisher and distribution business on Thursday, forming a new company …
Politico:
A judge orders depositions from Trump and George Stephanopoulos in Trump's libel suit against ABC News and its host over remarks about Trump and E. Jean Carroll — A federal judge has ordered President-elect Donald Trump and ABC News host George Stephanopoulos to sit for four-hour depositions next week …
Mel Ottenberg / Interview Magazine:
Q&A with New York Magazine EIC David Haskell on Olivia Nuzzi, optimism in the media business, print's power, how journalists traffic in secrets, and more — New York magazine's editor-in-chief David Haskell takes a lunch break to talk publishing, politics, and TikTok lines with Interview's own Mel Ottenberg.
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Financial Times:
Sources: the UK is launching a consultation into updating copyright rules to govern tech companies' scraping of voice, image, or material of famous individuals — Government to launch consultation on controlling tech ‘scraping’ of voice, image or material of famous individuals
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway seek up to eight figures from new partners, possibly CNN, for Pivot and other podcasts; their Vox deal ends in 2025 — The podcaster duo have worked with Vox Media since the launch of their business-focused program — Hello, hello. Welcome back to Soundbite.
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Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat:
Shutterstock launches a “research license” for AI companies, starting with Lightricks, which will train its video model LTXV on Shutterstock's video library — Shutterstock is reshaping how AI companies access training data through a novel “research license” approach …
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Reshmi Basu / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sinclair is in talks with lenders to raise $1B+ in new financing to pay down debt; the broadcaster is expected to refinance a $1.2B loan due in 2026 — - Its debt stack includes three loans, earliest due in 2026 — Company has been holding private discussions with creditors
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery has decided not to renew its deal for new episodes of Sesame Street, though it will continue licensing library episodes through 2027 — The Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service Max will continue to license library episodes of the long-running children's show …
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Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson:
Internal message: one of the last two members of the LAT editorial board says he's stepping down as editorial writer due to recent moves by the outlet's owner — NEW: One of the last 2 Los Angeles Times editorial board members, Tony Barboza, says in an internal Slack that he's stepping down and moving to the newsroom because of “recent decisions and statements from the owner that have damaged our credibility and our journalism” [image]
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Devan Cole / CNN:
A US appeals court declines to temporarily block a ban on TikTok; TikTok had indicated it would ask SCOTUS to step in on an emergency basis to block the law — A federal appeals court on Friday declined to temporarily block a ban on TikTok, teeing up a showdown at the Supreme Court over whether …
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