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10:30 AM ET, March 11, 2026

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Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk:
Binance files a New York defamation suit against Dow Jones over the WSJ's February 23 article on the crypto exchange's handling of Iranian-linked transactions  —  The situation adds pressure to Binance, which is already operating under a compliance monitor following its $4.3 billion anti-money laundering …
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
NYT defends a March 9 photo showing a massive crowd in Tehran celebrating Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as Iran's leader, after allegations of AI manipulation  —  “We rely on the work of human beings to bear witness, gather the facts and help readers better understand the world,” a NYT spokesperson says
Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify says artists from 75 countries made $500K+ in royalties in 2025, up from 66 in 2024; ~50% of an average artist's streams came from outside their country  —  “The takeaway here is that music has become increasingly borderless,” Spotify's Joe Hadley says of the company's latest loud and clear report released Wednesday
Maer Roshan / The Hollywood Reporter:
In an interview, Harvey Weinstein says prison life is “hell”, Disney cut off his insurance and pays a $60K/year pension, he will be “proven innocent”, and more  —  In his first major sit-down from behind bars, the disgraced mogul fumes about life at Rikers ("I'm dying here" …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Q&A with WGA's negotiators on the current staff union strike, Minimum Basic Agreement negotiations, AI, the 2023 strikes, Disney and Sora, copyright, and more  —  The Writers Guild of America went on strike three years ago in large part out of fears of writers being replaced by artificial intelligence.
Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Disney promotes Thomas Mazloum to chairman of its parks, cruises, and consumer products division, succeeding Josh D'Amaro, who is set to become CEO on March 18  —  Walt Disney Co. is promoting Thomas Mazloum to chairman of the company's parks, cruises and consumer products division …
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
Letter: 200+ Thomson Reuters staff ask the company not to renew its ICE contract when it expires in May; Thomson Reuters' Westlaw service is Minneapolis-based  —  Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers.
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
US-based politics newsletter Tangle Media reports $4.15M in annual revenue in 2025, with 85% coming from 71,000 paid subscriptions and $500,000 from ads  —  A US-based politics newsletter makes most of its $4m+ in revenue from subscriptions despite offering most of its content for free.
Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
David Ellison made his first public appearance before WBD execs; sources: he called the deal process “turbulent”, downplayed layoffs, and left some unsatisfied  —  The CEO talked to the Warners' executive leaders but left some feeling unsatisfied.  “We were hoping for more,” says one insider.
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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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Time says revenue from events is on pace to make up over 50% of total revenue, up from 28% in 2023; it hosted 11 events in 2022 and plans to host 40+ this year
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
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Nielsen's Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement, saying OpenAI copied Gracenote's data and relational framework used to connect metadata
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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
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Lily Ford / The Hollywood Reporter:
Xicoia Studios releases a single and music video made by “real humans” starring AI “actor” Tilly Norwood ahead of Norwood's official AI acting debut this year
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
After social media backlash, Superhuman says authors can now opt out of Grammarly's Expert Review feature by emailing a dedicated address
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
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
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
YouTube expands its likeness detection tool to select government officials, political candidates, and journalists to “manage unauthorized AI-impersonation”
 

 
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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

Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi index falls 10%, dragged down by SK Hynix and Samsung; STMicro and ASML fall ~7%, and US tech stocks fall in pre-market trading

Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent is negotiating exits from minority investments in game studios in Japan, such as Tokyo-traded Marvelous, as it reassesses its global portfolio
 
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