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Frank Landymore / Futurism:
Google News is showing Polymarket bets alongside news articles in the “For you” section; in tests, Polymarket bets also appeared on the Google News homepage — Google News has started showing Polymarket bets alongside actual news articles, often appearing as large blocks …
Associated Press:
A federal judge ruled the DOD violated his earlier order undoing most of the Pentagon's press pass policy and failed to reinstate NYT reporters' credentials — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters …
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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
YouTube raises YouTube Premium's prices in the US: Lite is $1 more at $8.99/month, Individual is $2 more at $15.99/month, and Family is $4 more at $26.99/month — The standard plan is going up by $2 a month in the US. … YouTube Premium is getting more expensive in the US …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Jury deliberations began Friday in the Live Nation antitrust trial, after state attorneys general continued to pursue the case even as the US DOJ settled — Thirty-four states accused the concert giant of suffocating competition and driving up ticket prices. The company denies being anything but big.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump says Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have “Low IQs” and “their views are the opposite of MAGA” after they blasted him over Iran — President Trump tore into several right-wing media figures who had been reliably supportive of him during …
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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Sources: Disney has retained high-profile litigator Charles Harder to challenge an upcoming unauthorized biography of Bob Iger, by WSJ reporter Robbie Whelan — For a supposed press champion, the former Disney C.E.O. has thin skin. And with the looming publication of an unauthorized biography …
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Andrew Flanagan / Variety:
RIAA: Latin music revenue reached $1B in 2025, up from $140M in 2015, 98% of it from streaming; the segment generates 8.8% of total US recorded music revenue — The genre's revenues in the U.S. have increased dramatically over the past decade, reaching $1 billion last year, according to the RIAA's report.
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Billboard, RIAA and Music Ally
Wall Street Journal:
Mubi, which raised $100M led by Sequoia in 2025, faced backlash over Sequoia's ties to Israeli defense tech startups, but has since rebuilt subscriber numbers — After Sequoia valued Mubi at $1 billion, a left-wing revolt sent the indie film company into a tailspin
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
BAFTA apologizes to Black and disabled communities after a Tourette's campaigner shouted the N-word at its awards; an outside review found no malicious intent — BAFTA has apologized “unreservedly” to the Black and disabled communities over the N-word debacle, having identified …
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Reuters:
Russian authorities detain Novaya Gazeta journalist Oleg Roldugin on charges of misuse of personal data, after searches of his home and Novaya Gazeta newsroom — A Russian court on Friday ordered the detention of Oleg Roldugin, an investigative journalist for independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, following his arrest a day earlier.
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Daryna Antoniuk / The Record:
Russian authorities detained a former Radio Free Europe freelancer on treason charges; security services also have searched Novaya Gazeta's newsroom in Moscow
Russian authorities detained a former Radio Free Europe freelancer on treason charges; security services also have searched Novaya Gazeta's newsroom in Moscow
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Abbey White / The Hollywood Reporter:
A YouTube study, Animation's New Wave, examines growth of independent digital animation based on interviews of creators and data from 16- to 49-year-old viewers — Maddy Buxton, Culture & Trends Manager at YouTube, discusses how creators and digital animation on the platform are global …
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
A US district judge extends an order temporarily freezing Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna for another week as he weighs whether to issue a preliminary injunction — A U.S. judge on Friday extended an order temporarily freezing Nexstar's (NXST.O) acquisition of rival broadcast station owner Tegna …
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