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6:25 PM ET, October 17, 2025

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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says it paused Sora's ability to generate videos resembling MLK Jr. at the request of his estate, after some users created “disrespectful depictions”  —  OpenAI announced Thursday it paused the ability for users to generate videos resembling the late civil rights activist …
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Inside the discussions between OpenAI and talent agencies about the video app Sora; some agents say studios have been too reluctant to challenge tech giants
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Apple and Formula One announce a five-year US media rights deal for all races, starting in 2026; sources: Apple is paying ~$140M/year, up from ESPN's ~$85M/year  —  Apple and Formula 1 announced a five-year media rights deal Friday that will bring every F1 race to Apple TV beginning in 2026.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Doc: 15 people signed the Pentagon's press rules, including from The Federalist, The Epoch Times, OANN, and overseas media, plus freelancers and independents  —  The Federalist, the Epoch Times and One America News signed the Defense Department's press rules.
Yusra Farzan / LAist:
The LAPD files an emergency motion asking a judge to lift an injunction restricting the use of force against the press as it creates “impracticable standards”  —  With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever.
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Wikimedia says Wikipedia is seeing a significant decline in human traffic, as more people access the site's information via AI chatbots without clicking through  —  The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia, says that it's seeing a significant decline …
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
How Lionsgate built a roster of about 15 TikTok movie fans to make “fan edits” to market movies, using language that feels “native to the platform”  —  What if a movie trailer had filters and huge neon text, and was set to, say, a Dua Lipa song?
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Susan Stamberg, an original NPR staffer who went on to become the first US woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died at 87  —  Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died Thursday at the age of 87.
Peter Adams / Marketing Dive:
Amazon's Twitch begins testing livestream shopping ads that keep “viewers immersed” to discover and buy products “in real time”, starting with e.l.f. Cosmetics  —  A new integration powered by Amazon Ads' retail media data is meant to drive “more measurable business outcomes” for E.l.f. on the platform.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
India's JioStar reports gross revenue of $815M for the quarter ending September 30 and $149M profit after tax; JioHotstar averaged 400M monthly active users  —  JioStar, the Indian media giant formed from the merger of Disney's Star India and Reliance's Viacom18, reported record quarterly EBITDA …
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that the BBC's failure to disclose that a Gaza documentary was narrated by the son of a minister in the Hamas-run government was a “serious breach”  —  The BBC's use of the son of a Hamas official as a narrator for a Gaza documentary amounted to a “serious breach” of the Broadcasting Code, Ofcom has ruled.
 
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The Guardian:
Trump files a 40-page amended $15B defamation complaint against the NYT and others, after a judge initially dismissed it on Sept. 19 due to its excessive length
Hiten Samtani / @hitsamty:
Colossus, a quarterly, gives tech and business moguls the in-depth profile treatment of a traditional magazine without making them fear negative coverage
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Economist, the FT, and Dow Jones are licensing their archives and live content to enterprise clients for use in their private LLMs
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Apple and NBCUniversal announce an Apple TV and Peacock Premium bundle for $14.99/month, representing a 30%+ discount to buying both subscriptions individually
Angela Giuffrida / The Guardian:
The Italian federation of newspaper publishers submits a complaint to Italy's communication watchdog calling for an investigation into Google's AI Overviews
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN plans to launch its All Access streaming subscription tier on October 28 for $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year in the US
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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