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5:20 PM ET, April 13, 2026

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Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
A US judge dismisses Trump's $10B defamation suit against WSJ over an article asserting Trump's name was on a 2003 letter to Epstein, but says Trump can re-file  —  The president alleged an article about a bawdy Epstein birthday letter was defamatory  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Bryan Cranston, Joaquin Phoenix, and 1,000+ writers, actors, and directors sign a letter opposing Paramount's WBD bid, warning it cuts jobs and audience choice  —  The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Paramount responds to Hollywood creatives' letter against its WBD acquisition, reiterating its commitment for 30+ theatrical feature films annually, and more
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US FTC is in settlement talks with ad companies to end an antitrust probe into their alleged coordinated boycotts against sites like Elon Musk's X  —  The government began an inquiry last year into whether ad firms were funneling client dollars away from certain media platforms
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph says its newsletter From the Editor, read by 850K+ people daily, has become its “biggest source” of new paying subscribers one year after launch  —  Flagship Telegraph newsletter From the Editor has become its “biggest source” of new paying subscribers one year after launch.
Bloomberg:
Analysis: NBC's annual sports spending may rise ~19% to ~$9.5B if it commits to a 50%+ price hike for NFL rights, as sports leagues leverage multi-outlet deals  —  The NFL is the most popular sport in the US.  The government says it's hurting fans.  —  Good afternoon from Los Angeles.
Discussion: Financial Times
Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
A look at the Aadam Jacobs Collection, which is adding its 10,000+ concert recordings to the Internet Archive; only one or two artists have requested takedowns  —  On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket …
Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: The Athletic faces internal blowback after rushing to publicly defend reporter Dianna Russini while it had quietly launched a probe into her conduct  —  The images of the seemingly cozy pair ricocheted across sports media circles, raising immediate questions about the boundaries between journalists and the figures they cover.
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: CBS News EIC Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski are at odds over the network's direction; source: Weiss tried to hire Noah Oppenheim, who declined  —  CBS News' viewership is at an all-time low as editor in chief Bari Weiss and the network's president Tom Cibrowski …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Puck CEO Sarah Personette about the outlet's talent-first model, structure of the company, Air Mail acquisition, journalists as influencers, and more  —  CEO Sarah Personette's big bet on the place where influencers and reporters might meet  —  Today, I'm talking with Sarah Personette …
Discussion: Texas Monthly
 
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie becomes 2026's highest-grossing film so far, earning $629M globally, including $308M in North America; Project Hail Mary hits $500M
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Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:
The challenges and advantages of covering Iran from abroad amid an internet blockade: being outside allows accountability reporting without fear of retribution
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Q&A with NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu about AI-generated online influencers, how the volume of synthetic content produces exhaustion for users, and more
Discussion: The Verge
William Bishop / Pew Research Center:
Survey: 64% of US adults read a print book in the past year, down from 72% in 2011, 31% read an e-book, up from 17% in 2011, and 26% listened to an audiobook
Financial Times:
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey drops his £79M libel lawsuit against the Financial Times, after FT said 15 women were willing to testify in court against him
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Filing: Google has agreed to pay SpaceX $920M per month for access to Nvidia chips as part of a cloud-services deal that runs through mid-2029

Bloomberg:
President Trump says he is weighing proposals for US government to hold equity stakes in leading AI labs, and will soon discuss the idea with their executives

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
OpenAI rolls out Lockdown Mode, an optional security setting designed to offer users advanced protection from prompt injection attacks by limiting some features
 
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