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Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
NYT's profile of Medvi, glorified as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, ignored info that the startup is a warning sign, not a poster child, for AI — On Thursday, The New York Times published a thing — and it went viral, declared as a victory for AI:
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: journalists attending WHCD plan to wear 1A-themed accessories, in a RCFP-coordinated campaign to express solidarity amid Trump's press restrictions — On a Saturday evening in late April, the ballroom of the Washington Hilton will feature the annual tradition of reporters dressing …
Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Hollywood support staff are integrating AI into workflows, from mundane tasks to creative development, amid cost-cutting and workload demands — “When they say, ‘You should be using AI,’ the first thought in your head is: 'Are you asking me to teach you how to replace me with technology?'" says one studio assistant.
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Munsif Vengattil / Reuters:
How India's film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the tech to cut production time and costs, while union rules constrain its use in Hollywood — India's studios are transforming filmmaking by using AI to slash production time, cut costs and dub movies into numerous languages.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: three Gulf sovereign-wealth funds have agreed to commit a total of ~$24B to back Paramount's $81B WBD deal; Saudi Arabia's PIF agreed to provide ~$10B — Commitments from Middle East entities will help offset costs for Ellison family — Paramount has received signed equity commitments …
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Elex Michaelson / CNN:
An interview with TMZ's Harvey Levin about the OWTA movement he says TMZ started, shaming lawmakers using audience's photos, like Lindsey Graham at Disney World — TMZ's founder Harvey Levin knows what the people want to see. — Usually, that's celebrity drama and misbehavior by athletes.
The Hollywood Reporter:
The WGA and AMPTP reach a tentative four-year agreement, up from WGA's usual three-year deal; it includes AI training protection and health plan increases — The provisional agreement, reached after less than a month of negotiations, boasts health plan and pension increases and protection …
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@nytimespr:
A NYT headline on Friday “misstated” NATO's full name as the “North American Treaty Organization”; the NYT says a correction appears in Saturday's print edition — @sissenberg @nytimes A correction will appear in tomorrow's print edition: “A headline with an article on Friday about President Trump's threats to leave NATO misstated the full name of the body. It is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not the North American Treaty Organization.”
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Tom Friend / Sports Business Journal:
Main Street Sports Group is officially winding down, leaving future broadcasts for seven NHL clubs and 13 NBA teams in limbo, with a streaming NBA hub uncertain — Main Street Sports Group will officially wind down after the first round of the NHL playoffs, SBJ learned Thursday …
Jessica Hill / Associated Press:
The Las Vegas Review-Journal stops printing the Las Vegas Sun, ending the last joint operating deal stemming from a 1970 law; the Sun vows to fight in court — The Las Vegas Review-Journal announced Friday that it will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades …
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
A look at nonprofit VTDigger, which has been operating at a loss since 2022 and is seeking its third EIC in just over a year after tough union negotiations — Over the course of nearly two decades, VTDigger built itself into one of the scrappy success stories of nonprofit digital news …
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
A researcher finds the average length of a wide-release theatrical film grew from about 106 minutes in the 1990s and early 2000s to 114 minutes in recent years — The run time of average major-release films have ballooned in recent years. And, yes, Marvel movies are partly to blame.
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