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4:35 PM ET, March 25, 2026

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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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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.
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 …
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
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.
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.
Ed Meza / Variety:
European Audiovisual Observatory: global streaming platforms increased their share of spending on original European programming from 8% in 2020 to 24% in 2024  —  The European Audiovisual Observatory's latest data shows film production at record high in Europe as Netflix, YouTube and Meta move into leading positions across the region.
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Elon Musk says X will “pause” new creator monetization rules that would base payouts on engagement from a user's local audiences, after criticism from creators  —  Social media platform X swiftly backtracked on its announcement regarding new rules for creator monetization …
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.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney ends its partnership with OpenAI, signed in December 2025, in which it pledged to invest $1B and agreed to license some characters to Sora  —  OpenAI said it will discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched last year, without providing a reason for the decision.
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Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI plans to discontinue products that use its Sora models, including its consumer app, a Sora version for developers, and a video feature inside ChatGPT
 
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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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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
 
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