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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
US v. Google: a US federal judge rules that Google will not be required to divest Chrome or Android, but it must share search data; GOOG jumps 6%+ pre-market — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts and must share search data.
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Ronan Shields / Digiday:
Some ad industry executives express anger and disappointment at the US v. Google ruling, and say it will do little to alter Google's dominance of the ad market — “Even when they lose, they win.” — That summarizes the response to yesterday's remedies ruling in Google's antitrust trial …
Wall Street Journal:
A US judge bars Google from paying to be the exclusive search engine on devices and browsers, but allows payments for product distribution, including to Apple — Court-imposed limits aim to restore competition in search marketplace — A federal judge on Tuesday barred Alphabet's Google …
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Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Content creators are among the professions covered under the “no tax on tips” policy passed as part of Trump's spending bill signed in July — Topline — Influencers, rideshare drivers, performers, baristas and more will be covered under the “No Tax on Tips” …
Vjosa Isai / New York Times:
Canada's Alberta province pauses its broad ban on books depicting sex or “inappropriate” topics in schools, after backlash from authors like Margaret Atwood — Alberta ordered schools to pull “inappropriate” books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores …
Bloomberg:
Sources: the EU delayed a planned September 1 fine against Google over its ad tech practices due to fears it could provoke Trump to unravel EU-US trade progress — The European Union paused its immediate plans to punish Alphabet Inc.'s Google for abusing its dominance over advertising technology amid fears …
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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Vogue's new editor, Chloe Malle, says print issues should be released less frequently, and she wants to build a “smaller, healthier audience” for the website — Ms. Malle, 39, succeeds Anna Wintour, a titan in fashion. “There has to be a noticeable shift that makes this mine,” Ms. Malle said in an interview.
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Vogue:
Anna Wintour announces Chloe Malle as the new editor of American Vogue; Malle began working at Vogue in 2011 and became the editor of Vogue.com in 2023
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Al Jazeera:
Reporters Without Borders says 250+ outlets in 70+ countries staged a front page protest highlighting the killing of 200+ journalists in Israel's war on Gaza — Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.
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Arabian Business, CNN, Middle East Monitor, Informed Comment, The Guardian, The Guardian, @orenmarmorstein, @etanetan23, @fpalondon, @academic_la, @israelmfa, @hahussain, @israelmfa, @hkfp, @972mag, @robert_martin72, @thewire_in, @aljazeera, @pularjs, @ifjglobal, @nujofficial, @carolecadwalla, @lisaocarroll, @tomgrundy, @jochenbittner, @danielseidemann, @maxblumenthal, @josepborrellf, @ejmalrai, @abujomaagaza, @dropsitenews, @theintercept, @972mag, @ha_matar, @aizenberg55, @nytimes, @kennardmatt, @shaunking, @aliabunimah, @adamjohnsonchi, @ayaelb, @yudapearl, @efischberger, @efischberger, @hearnimator, @stopantisemites, The National, PressTV, The Grayzone on YouTube, +972 Magazine, Haaretz and Reporters Without Borders
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
High Plains Public Radio plans to expand rural coverage with a “contributors network” of part-time and volunteer community members after receiving a $750K grant — To expand regional coverage while keeping costs down, HPPR aims to build out a “contributors network” …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
The NFL says Nielsen is “systematically undercounting” millions of viewers of league games, as it experiments with alternatives to Nielsen for additional data — League says Nielsen underestimates game viewership; TV ratings firm says this season will be its most accurate
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New York Magazine, Deadline, Dari Cohan on LinkedIn, @austinkarp, Digiday, @jbflint, @tvgrimreaper, Awful Announcing, MediaBrief, @tvgrimreaper, Sportico, Peter Liguori on LinkedIn, Business Insider, Multicast News, TheDesk.net, Front Office Sports, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap, Variety, SB Nation, Front Office Sports, NBCSports.com, Barrett Media, TVNewsCheck, Sports Business Journal, Radio & Television … and Sports Business Journal
Katie Drummond / Wired:
Q&A with The Onion CEO Ben Collins on the print edition relaunch, Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson's involvement, the Infowars bid, the NBC suspension, and more — A year after relaunching The Onion as a newspaper, Collins visits Uncanny Valley to talk about why “going into something and not ruining it is bravery.”
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The A.V. Club, @bencollins.bsky.social and @katie-drummond.bsky.social
Melanie Goodfellow / Deadline:
Canal+ says it is in talks to acquire a 34% stake in production and cinema company UGC, with an option to take full control of UGC in 2028 — France's Canal+ group announced on Tuesday that it had entered into negotiations with UGC to acquire a 34% minority stake in the historic French cinema company.
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