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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
USA Today names Jamie Stockwell, a former editor at WaPo and NYT, as its next top editor; she is the third person named to the job in the past three years — Ms. Stockwell, who recently left The Washington Post, is the third person named to the job in the past three years.
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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
After backlash, Superhuman says authors can now opt out of Grammarly's Expert Review feature by emailing a dedicated address — No apology, no overall change in direction. … They did the same to my boss Nilay Patel, my colleagues David Pierce and Tom Warren, and …
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A coalition of 41 press freedom groups writes an open letter condemning the arrest of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez by ICE and urging her release — Rodriguez's attorneys have filed an emergency petition, seeking an immediate review of whether her detention is legal
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
YouTube expands its likeness detection tool to a select group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists to fight AI impersonation — YouTube is expanding a tool designed to detect impersonations to a select group of government officials, political candidates and journalists.
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
A US judge orders states to negotiate a potential resolution with Live Nation and declines to rule on the request for a mistrial after the DOJ settled — A New York federal judge ordered a group of states to engage in settlement talks with Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to potentially resolve claims …
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
The US DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over US live events
The US DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over US live events
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MoffettNathanson: YouTube became the world's largest media company in 2025 with an estimated $62B in revenue, passing $60.9B earned by Disney's media business — The influential financial research firm MoffettNathanson suggests that the Google-owned video platform passed Disney's media business in 2025.
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Meta's Oversight Board calls for an AI content moderation overhaul, saying current methods are not “comprehensive enough” to handle misinformation in a conflict — The board is calling on Meta to scale AI content labeling, including C2PA.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Streaming pay-TV provider Philo adds a cheaper subscription tier, Essential plan, for $25 per month, $8 less than Bundle+; Philo has 1M+ subscribers — The Essential plan, which lit up Tuesday, costs $25 a month. That's $8 cheaper than Bundle+, which adds access to the ad-supported versions …
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
The Spectator has invested £1M in its subscription platform CoEditor, helping it reach an all-time high subscriber total and saving a projected ~£500K a year — New subscription tech has reportedly saved The Spectator around £500,000 a year.
Shannon Bond / NPR:
The Coalition for Independent Technology Research sues the Trump administration over a policy targeting noncitizens whose work the government deems “censorship” — An adjunct professor at a university in the eastern U.S. who studies online harms to children has left the country …
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Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Yamaha launches Creator Pass, which bundles services and apps focused on music and podcast production, including Landr and Output, starting at $14.99/month — The new subscription bundles several other subscriptions under a single umbrella. … Yamaha is taking a big leap into subscription services …
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory, Richard Osman, and ~10,000 writers publish Don't Steal This Book, an “empty” book to protest AI companies using their work — About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign
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