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10:35 AM ET, April 2, 2026

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New York Times:
Sources: an Iranian-aligned militia in Iraq is seeking the release of several detained militia members in exchange for freeing journalist Shelly Kittleson  —  The Iranian-aligned militia, Kataib Hezbollah, is pressing for the release of members detained by the Iraqi government in exchange for freeing the journalist, Shelly Kittleson.
Reuters:
Australia says it will ban gambling ads featuring celebrities and limit online gambling ads to logged-in users over 18 starting in 2027  —  Australia said it would ban gambling advertisements featuring celebrities and limit online gambling advertisements to internet users over 18 from next year …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Wired ends its UK print edition, after reducing from six to four issues per year at the end of 2024; seven London-based journalists left at the end of 2025  —  Editorial director Katie Drummond explains how UK newsroom fits into global strategy.  —  Wired will not put out a print magazine …
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Heather Bushman / Indianapolis Star:
Circle City Broadcasting lays off what staffers call a significant share of WRTV's staff, after buying the Indianapolis station from Scripps under an FCC waiver  —  (This story has been updated with new information.)  —  After completing its acquisition of WRTV, Circle City Broadcasting …
Nick El Hajj / Des Moines Register:
Mid-America Publishing, owner of 19 small newspapers and four shopper publications in Iowa, is leaving the industry and has found buyers for most of its papers  —  Nearly two dozen Iowa newspapers were thrust toward shutdown or sale after the owner of one of the state's largest clusters …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
BBC sources reflect on Tim Davie's DG tenure, mired in impartiality disputes but succeeding in a cultural transformation, as Matt Brittin takes over on May 18  —  If Matt Brittin needs a measure of insight about the pressures he's agreed to shoulder, the incoming BBC director general needs …
Bill Adair / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Bryan Jacobs, creator of TomWikiAssist, a NanoClaw Clawbot built to edit and write for Wikipedia, on the mostly negative reactions of human editors  —  “It's almost like people were really quite disoriented and terrified by it.  And to some extent I get it and I'm trying to empathize with how they're feeling."
Will Groff / Wall Street Journal:
Edison Research: female listeners make up 28% of Theo Von's audience and 22% of Joe Rogan's, representing an undertapped market for “manosphere” podcasts  —  While hosts like Theo Von and Joe Rogan primarily market to men, they've drawn female listeners with a politically adaptable …
Discussion: @wsj
 
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Memo: Business Insider says it will give a new “quarterly AI Award” for the best staff AI use, like solving a frustrating problem, with the winner getting $400
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Reddit says publishers using its Pro Tools have seen post views grow by 46%, comments by 48%, and profile views nearly double since the tool's September launch
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC says it knew about a UK police investigation into Radio 2's Scott Mills in 2017, but sacked him after “new information” about his conduct came to light
Minho Kim / New York Times:
A US appeals court pauses a lower-court order that would have reinstated around 1,000 Voice of America journalists and staff who had been put on paid leave
 

 
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Anthropic:
Anthropic says it is disabling Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers after the US government issued an export control order, citing national security concerns

Wired:
Sources detail frustration inside Meta's Applied AI team, formed in March to support Superintelligence Labs, over menial projects, “soul-crushing” work, more

Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI was subpoenaed on Friday by a coalition of state AGs for documents covering a wide range of its activities and impact on users
 
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