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9:50 AM ET, January 26, 2025

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Lucy Clarke-Billings / BBC:
Dark Horse Comics cancels Neil Gaiman's upcoming work after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him  —  A publisher of Neil Gaiman's graphic novels and comic books has cancelled his upcoming work after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him.
Charles Kaiser / Columbia Journalism Review:
An interview with Paul Krugman on leaving the NYT in 2024 after his newsletter was killed and editing of his column “became extremely intrusive”, Substack, more  —  The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
Rest of World:
Major Chinese social media apps have mastered the “shoppertainment” experience, blending social media with shopping, that Western competitors struggle to match  —  Addictive algorithms fuse social networking with shopping and entertainment.  —  In the days leading …
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Tom Bowman / NPR:
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth wins Senate confirmation to become Donald Trump's defense secretary, after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote  —  Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups …
Kate Wright / The Conversation:
The VOA and its journalists remain vulnerable despite measures introduced after an intense wave of politicization during the waning months of Trump's first term  —  With President Donald Trump installed for a second term, one big item on the new administration's agenda appears to be rearranging …
Global Voices:
An interview with journalist and Ethical Journalism Network founder Aidan White on the current global lack of trust in media and ways to rebuild public trust  —  Media can adopt mechanisms to prove their credibility, such as self-assessment and independent certification
David Satin / The Streamable:
Fubo raises prices on all of its English-language plans for new customers; its least expensive offering, its Essential plan, is now $85/month  —  Despite launching less than two months ago, Fubo is raising the price of its new Essential package alongside those of its other plans.
Claire Heddles / NOTUS:
Amended FEC filings: WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's failed 2022 congressional campaign owes $300K+ in unpaid debts that weren't initially disclosed  —  On Thursday, Karoline Leavitt's failed congressional campaign amended every FEC filing it had ever made to reveal that she failed …
Jorge Mercado / Pacific Coast Business Times:
How the assets of the Santa Barbara News Press, which closed after bankruptcy in 2023, ended up with nonprofit NEWSWELL, as the nonprofit plans a relaunch  —  It has been a year and a half since the Santa Barbara News Press, the former longest running daily newspaper in Southern California …
 
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
ShopMy, which lets brands run influencer marketing efforts, raised a $77.5M Series B led by Bessemer and Bain, sources say at a $410M valuation vs. $80M in 2024
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Meta begins a “limited, early test” of ads in Threads in the US and Japan, with the goal of making the ads “as interesting as organic content”
Melanie Goodfellow / Deadline:
Apple TV+ signs a four-year agreement with French audiovisual groups, investing 20% of its net annual France turnover in European and French content
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Source: Allen Media Group reverses some of its plans to lay off 100+ local TV meteorologists and outsource regional weather forecasts to its Atlanta facilities
Adweek:
Newsweek generated $90M in revenue at a profit margin of 20% in 2024, up from $20M revenue in 2018; digital advertising made up 63% of revenue in 2024
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker for over a quarter of a century, remains at work amid speculation over his potential successor as the magazine turns 100
 

 
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Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump signs two executive orders aimed at speeding the development of advanced quantum computers and mitigating the security threats they present

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Sakana AI launches Fugu, a multi-agent orchestration system accessible through a single model API, claiming Fugu Ultra matches Fable and Mythos on benchmarks

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Valve's Steam Machine, its new living room Linux PC, will start at $1,049 for the 512GB base model without a controller, and will go on sale starting June 29
 
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