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2:00 AM ET, May 4, 2026

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Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes:
A profile of music AI startup Suno, valued at ~$2.5B with 2M+ paying users and $300M annualized revenue as of February, as it battles record labels and artists  —  The music AI startup is battling record labels and angry artists as it upends how millions of people create songs.
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Sources: the US EEOC is poised to sue the NYT over a white male employee's allegation that he was denied a sought-after promotion because of his race and gender  —  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently referred a reverse-discrimination complaint by an employee to the agency's legal unit for review.
New York Times:
Chinese state media: AI-generated Chinese microdramas to be worth $3B+ in 2026, out of a $14B+ total microdrama market, boosted by tools like Seedance 2.0  —  This actor was just hitting his stride when A.I.-generated dramas took off and roles disappeared.  —  This director is thrilled …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
A look at the work of photographer Ann Hermes, who has documented 50 newsrooms across the US, many in smaller towns and cities, and hopes to photograph 100  —  If you think the life of a journalist is glamorous, take a look at Ann Hermes' photograph of Tom Haley from a winter day in Rutland, Vermont.
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American Press Institute:
Survey: 57% of US teens and adults, and 81% of teens aged 13 to 17, say they get at least some news and information from influencers or independent creators  —  The report is the latest study from the Media Insight Project.  The Media Insight Poll is a collaboration of The Associated Press-NORC Center …
Discussion: The Korea Herald
Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro is exploring a “super app” that integrates Disney+ with parks passes, games, merchandise, and cruise and resort apps  —  Walt Disney Co. senior executives are discussing how to unify the company's disparate mobile apps and turn its streaming service …
Taylor Lorenz / Wired:
How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others  —  Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason is launching and financing YouTube series Alchemy, of which he'll retain full ownership, an unprecedented arrangement  —  - 6 min Click here to listen to this article  — CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason launches “Alchemy,” a YouTube series featuring …
Discussion: Tubefilter
Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
The Daily Wire undergoes layoffs, and a spokesperson says cuts were mostly in Nashville; the EIC says cuts were nowhere near 50% of staff, as some rumors stated  —  A company spokesperson says the restructure comes as the company builds out its Northeast and D.C. teams
 
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Jazz Tangcay / Variety:
Netflix moves Narnia: The Magician's Nephew from Thanksgiving this year to February 12, 2027, for a wide theatrical release, and to April 2, 2027, for streaming
Ethan Gach / Kotaku:
The AV Club pulls away from gaming coverage, eliminating three roles, including two full-time staffers who ran video games coverage, to refocus on film and TV
Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy tightens rules about AI use for Oscar competitors in 2027, says only human-authored screenplays are eligible, and revises international Oscars rules
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Chrissy Suttles / Axios:
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh says over a third of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom workers are expected to lose their jobs Monday as new owners take over
Discussion: Washington Times and 90.5 WESA
David Weigel / Semafor:
Major US progressive donor network Democracy Alliance plans to invest “tens of millions” in new media sources and shift away from ads and broadcast TV
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Infowars has gone offline and now displays a blank page with the words “Off Air” after a Texas appeals court halted The Onion's access to the website
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Speaking at an event, Sharyn Alfonsi voiced concern about “the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear” at CBS News and uncertainty over her job
 

 
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Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
In an interview, Tim Cook says Apple price hikes are “unavoidable” to offset surging memory and storage chip costs, and “the situation has become unsustainable”

The Information:
Noam Shazeer leaves Google to join OpenAI as lead for architecture research; he rejoined Google as a Gemini co-lead in 2024 during the $2.7B Character.AI deal

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Sources: the White House's move to restrict Mythos 5 came after it ordered Anthropic to revoke South Korea-based SK Telecom's access over alleged ties to China
 
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