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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Social media addiction trial: a Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube were negligent and failed to warn users about the dangers of using their platforms — A jury has reached a verdict in a major trial involving Meta and Google that could have repercussions across social media and the broader technology market.
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New York Times:
The jury in Los Angeles' social media trial awards the plaintiff $3M in compensatory damages and $3M in punitive damages; Meta will pay 70% and YouTube 30% — A jury found the companies negligent in their app designs, harming a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
SCOTUS rules unanimously that Cox could not be held liable for the piracy of thousands of songs online, after music labels sued the internet provider in 2018 — Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general, replacing Tim Davie, as the BBC negotiates its funding; Brittin left Google in 2025 — Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government
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Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
Internal email: Politico reviewed security after an off-the-record call between a reporter and an EU official was apparently intercepted and posted to YouTube — “Our internal reviews have found no evidence that any devices, networks or systems have been compromised,” POLITICO says in email to staff.
Noor Ibrahim / Marie Claire:
Q&A with Wendy McMahon, who resigned last year as CEO and president of CBS News and Stations, on CBS under Bari Weiss, the pace of change for news, and more — In her first in-depth interview since stepping down, the former CBS News President gets candid about her exit, Bari Weiss and the future of news.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Reddit says it will label automated accounts that provide a service to users and will require accounts suspected of being bots to verify they are human — Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn't get a handle on the bots overrunning its site.
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Axios:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski say they have re-signed their Morning Joe contracts with MS NOW through the end of 2029, as their show enters its 20th year — Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski tell Axios they've re-signed their “Morning Joe” contracts with MS NOW through the end of 2029.
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Six months into Bari Weiss' CBS News overhaul, ratings data shows its flagship TV programs are losing viewers at a steep rate, while ABC and NBC post gains — When Bari Weiss took the reins of CBS News in October, her message was clear: that the public had lost trust in the network …
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model, with better creative control and allowing users to create three-minute tracks, up from Lyria 3's 30 seconds — Google announced on Wednesday that it's releasing Lyria 3 Pro, a music generation model, a month after Lyria 3's release.
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Shweta Sharma / The Independent:
Hundreds of staffers at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation stage a 24-hour strike for the first time in 20 years over low pay and working conditions — Hundreds of staff of ABC staged large-scale protests outside the broadcaster's office over low pay and working conditions
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