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8:55 PM ET, April 6, 2026

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The AP says it plans dozens of US staff cuts as part of a broader restructuring away from hyper-local print coverage and toward video and national topics  —  The Associated Press plans dozens of U.S. staff cuts as part of a broader restructuring away from hyper-local print coverage …
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
How social media became a freak show: X punishes external links and most top accounts, such as Catturd, are very low-quality but get more engagement than NYT  —  The ecosystem is unhealthy, especially on Twitter, and that's producing some strange beasts among the most influential accounts.
Discussion: Jay Van Bavel, PhD on LinkedIn, @petersavodnik, @catturd2, @alanmcole, @nikitabier, @devahaz, @blueboxdave, @elonmusk, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @micsolana, @ryanburge, @timcast, @natesilver538, @kirkegaardemil, @davidu, @jason_koebler, @christopherrufo, @micsolana, @besttrousers, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, Barrett Media, @leavex@mastodon.social, @paulnovosad, @carnage4life.bsky.social, @kareem_carr, @alx, @natesilver538, @asymmetricinfo, @cesifoti, @jaybaxter, @richardhanania, @nikitabier, @stefanfschubert, @notjessewalker, @natesilver538, @literaryeric, @richardhanania, @natesilver538, @yimbyland, @nikitabier, @david_ingram, @juliangough, @jason_kint, @ryanburge, @ddiamond, @soncharm, @neeratanden, @bretdevereaux, @nikitabier, @catturd2, @nateduncannba, @akarlin, @elonmusk, @richardhanania, Reason, @modeledbehavior, @mattvanswol, @ryanradia, @yacinemtb, Adam Shapiro on LinkedIn, @natesilver538, @natesilver538, @jason_kint, @nikitabier, @bing_chris, @jaredlholt, @natesilver538, @nikitabier, @benryanwriter, @natesilver538, @modeledbehavior, @alx, @alanmcole, @nkulw, @haroon, @catturd2, @crazy_stephen_i, @buccocapital, @phl43, @razibkhan, @zerohedge, @jayvanbavel.bsky.social, @mikeisaac, @katiemiller, @elonmusk, @raharrisonpa, @phl43, @david_ingram, @asymmetricinfo, @jonatanpallesen, @aricohn, @richardhanania, @elonmusk, @richardhanania, @tha_muser, @sundersays.bsky.social, @jamessurowiecki, @timbray@cosocial.ca, @kasparov63, @christopherrufo, @akoustov, @natesilver538, @modeledbehavior and Louder With Crowder, more at Techmeme »
Max Tani / Semafor:
Email: WSJ EIC Emma Tucker praised Fortune's use of AI in its journalism, saying anyone who “thinks it is ‘wrong’, should get out of journalism fast!”  —  In today's edition: Media battles in Baltimore.
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
An independent journalist argues against using AI to help journalists write, saying “the process is the purpose” even if you don't always enjoy it  —  There is no pride in relying on a machine to do deeply human work.  —  In a November conversation at the Urban Consulate in Detroit …
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 …
Kasey Moore / What's on Netflix:
Netflix livestreams the Artemis II lunar flyby on Monday; it didn't carry the live feed of the historic launch on April 1 despite its NASA+ deal  —  While the streaming giant skipped the historic Artemis II liftoff, Netflix has officially confirmed it will broadcast the crew's epic lunar flyby live …
David Satin / The Streamable:
Fubo CEO David Gandler announces long-term financial targets following the company's merger with Hulu + Live TV, aiming for $300M in adjusted EBITDA by FY 2028  —  The streamer has a solid roadmap to achieve its financial goals, according to CEO David Gandler.  —  What does the future hold for Fubo?
Tandy Lau / Editor and Publisher:
A look at Amjambo Africa, an immigrant-founded publication in Maine that focuses on immigrant life and news from Africa with coverage in seven languages  —  Amjambo Africa delivers multilingual journalism helping asylum seekers navigate life and share their stories  —  Georges Budagu Makoko became the change he wanted to see.
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 …
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at the Baltimore Sun's fight with Maryland's Gov. Wes Moore; Sun owner and Trump ally David Smith appears to be directly involved in probing Moore's past  —  The Scoop  —  Know More  —  The View From Annapolis  —  Max's View  —  Room For Disagreement  —  The View From 2028  —  Notable
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.
Discussion: Futurism
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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
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:
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Netflix launches Netflix Playground, a games app for kids aged eight and under, in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand  —  It's called Netflix Playground, and it's out now. … Netflix has made family-friendly titles a key part of its current games strategy …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Savannah Guthrie returns to co-hosting duties on the Today show for the first time since the disappearance of her mother Nancy in January  —  Savannah Guthrie returned to co-hosting duties on Today on Monday for the first time since the disappearance of her mother, Nancy.
 
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump threatens to find and jail the journalist who reported that a US officer was awaiting rescue in Iran last week, unless the journalist reveals their source
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
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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
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
Discussion: Taste of Country
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
 

 
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Wired:
Analysis: Meta discreetly added code for an unreleased “NameTag” face-recognition system for its AI glasses over multiple updates to the Meta AI app this year

Anthropic:
Anthropic details its progress toward recursive self-improvement, and its implications, and says 80%+ of the code merged into its codebase is authored by Claude

Financial Times:
Sources: Anthropic has embedded around half a dozen forward-deployed engineers within the NSA to help the agency deploy Mythos for offensive cyber operations
 
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