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Christo Grozev / The Insider:
Former Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev details how Bulgarian spies for Russia, recently convicted, plotted to kidnap and murder him and his colleague — A jury at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, has just found six of my compatriots — citizens of Bulgaria …
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BBC:
Three Bulgarians were found guilty of spying for Russia; they targeted journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, who have worked with Bellingcat — Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as “one of the largest” foreign intelligence operations in the UK.
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
After Disney, WBD, Apple, Amazon and others resumed ads on X, five US senators have asked the DOJ to probe whether Musk is pressuring businesses to return to X — Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Apple, Amazon, Comcast and Lionsgate, among others, have resumed advertising, some starting last year.
Alex Heath / The Verge:
MrBeast's investor pitch deck shows consumer packaged goods driving forecasted growth through 2026; its Feastables revenue matched core video business in 2024 — Leaked plans reveal the ambitions — and risk appetite — of the biggest YouTuber on earth.
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@alexeheath, @discussingfilm, Benzinga and @reckless.bsky.social
Andrew Fedorov / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Russian editions of US lifestyle magazines rebranded under new Kremlin rules, after US publishers pulled their licenses following the invasion of Ukraine — When American magazines pulled out of Russia, the editors stuck around and remade them for the country left behind—without mentioning war.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
A US federal judge allows the Kadrey v. Meta case, in which authors allege Meta violated IP rights by using their books to train Llama models, to move forward — A federal judge is allowing an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, although he dismissed part of the suit.
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Bloomberg Law, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @mjbommar, @kcesq, MLex and CourtListener
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: GB News and the Spectator owner Paul Marshall met senior figures in UK's right-leaning media to discuss a plan to fund a new generation of journalists — Multimillionaire Paul Marshall understood to be talking to senior figures in Britain's right-leaning media about the idea
Todd Spangler / Variety:
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company — It's a muggy morning the day before the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is stuck in parade traffic and not happy about it.
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@variety, @xpangler, @eff, @simonowens, @nealmohan, Todd Spangler on LinkedIn, @brianros1, @xpangler, @ytadvertisers, @nealmohan, @seanseaevans, @egkeller, Abhinav Rastogi on LinkedIn, Eric Barradas on LinkedIn, @eff@mastodon.social, Bao Nguyen on LinkedIn, Rahul Jindal on LinkedIn, Adweek, @rachelcoyleohio.bsky.social, The Information, Variety and MEDIANAMA, more at Techmeme »
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Audacy says it “has made workforce reductions” to “stay competitive”; sources say ~100 employees were laid off this week and cuts may exceed 300 by mid-March — Radio broadcaster Audacy issued sweeping layoffs this week that have impacted at least 100 workers in local …
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The Hollywood Reporter, St. Louis Business Journal, @jakebrownradio, @sportstalkmatt, @mediamelanie, @bennyheis, Barrett Media, Philadelphia Business Journal, @lucilleburdge, Billboard, Boston.com, RadioInsight, Variety, Kansas City Business Journal, @thedesk.net, @keepingsanewth4.bsky.social, @619sports.bsky.social, RADIO ONLINE, Awful Announcing and The Boston Globe
Benjamin Svetkey / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fans of James Bond treated Amazon's takeover of the franchise like a death notice, but an opportunity exists for the streamer to reinvent an icon — It's the Bond movies' most shocking plot twist in decades. But will the tech giant's surprise buyout of the franchise prove deadly?
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Screen Rant, @mathewkumar.bsky.social, @mkforeverblue.bsky.social, Air Mail, @lukedeckard.bsky.social, The Playlist, The Sun, SlashFilm, The Wrap, @culturecrave.co, World of Reel, @stephenkb.bsky.social, @gigawattconduit.bsky.social, @merrillbarr.com, @philnobilejr.bsky.social, IndieWire, The Moderate Voice, Daily Mail and Variety
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Perplexity begins ads on The Ben Shapiro Show, with Shapiro using the AI search engine to verify claims, as some tech companies embrace right-wing media — The deal signals a cultural shift as Silicon Valley embraces right-wing influences — For years, right-wing political commentator Ben Shapiro …
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@realdailywire, @trishlaostwal, @trishlaostwal, @largesseadultson.bsky.social, The Daily Wire, @lizburns.bsky.social, Trishla Ostwal on LinkedIn, @m00dswing.bsky.social, The Information, @foxglove.bsky.social, @ashwinrodrigues.com, @bft.wtf, @phillipcarter.dev, @hilli.tech, @raiberthopper.bsky.social, @scoutsaber.bsky.social, @mitchsaid.bsky.social, @edzitron.com and @paleofuture.bsky.social
Bloomberg:
Sources: the FCC asked 13 public radio stations, including Boston's WBUR, for details on past sponsorships by March 31, to assess potential guideline violations — - The agency sent similar letters to NPR and PBS in January — Chair is investigating whether public stations are airing ads
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@mediaevan, @dkistner1111.bsky.social and @christopherterry.bsky.social
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