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5:57 AM ET, May 6, 2026

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Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Barry Diller says he would buy CNN “tonight” if it were available, and a WBD-Paramount merger will prompt a “savage process” to find cost cuts worth billions  —  The media executive also said he looked at a deal for Vox while speaking at The Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything Festival
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: James Murdoch's Lupa Systems is in advanced talks to buy Vox Media's New York Magazine and podcast division  —  A deal, which isn't finalized, would go through Murdoch's Lupa Systems investment company  —  Media investor James Murdoch is in advanced talks to buy Vox Media's …
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
AMC partners with Arena One to offer real-time concerts in theaters, using interactive tech to send theater audience sounds to performers; tickets cost $40-$75  —  AMC Theatres is bringing live concerts to the big screen.  —  The world's largest theater company has partnered with Arena One …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
People Inc reports Q1 digital revenue up 8% YoY to $253M, driven by a 24% rise in non-website income; Google Search traffic is now only 25% of core sessions  —  US publisher's “inversion” strategy finds revenue outside website ads and subscriptions.  —  People Inc chairman Barry Diller believes …
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Katie Drummond / Wired:
An interview with creator Amelia Dimoldenberg on retaining rights to her show Chicken Shop Date, staying on YouTube, new ventures, including a TV show, and more  —  The host of Chicken Shop Date joined WIRED's Big Interview podcast to talk about turning down bad deals, beating the algorithm, and the importance of being over-prepared.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
The US EEOC sues NYT in Manhattan federal court, claiming it passed over a qualified white male candidate for a top editorial role to fulfill diversity goals  —  The New York Times (NYT.N) was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which accused the newspaper …
Neil Batey / C21Media:
Ampere: KPop Demon Hunters exceeded one billion viewing hours; its success brings into question whether Netflix will keep reducing commissions of kids' content  —  Global streamer Netflix reduced commissions for kids' content between 2024 and 2025, even as its animation sensation KPop Demon Hunters surpassed …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The reporting of Hannah Natanson, whose home was searched in connection with a federal leak probe, anchored WaPo's winning entry for the public service Pulitzer  —  Hannah Natanson's reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
OpenAI rolls out a beta version of its new Ads Manager tool to advertisers in the US, making it easier for SMBs to buy ChatGPT ads on a cost-per-click basis  —  OpenAI has launched a self-serve advertising platform, executives said, marking a significant step in its goal of generating $2.5 billion …
 
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Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
A French parliament inquiry report calls for 25% cuts to public broadcasting and more; the far right plans to privatize public broadcasting if elected in 2027
Christiana Sciaudone / A Media Operator:
People Inc. reports Q1 revenue down 2% YoY to $385.7M, adjusted EBITDA down 46% to $43.5M, and unique site visits fell 18% YoY
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Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, and Cengage, alongside novelist Scott Turow, file a class-action copyright lawsuit against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg
Nicola M White / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk agrees to pay $1.5M to settle US SEC allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders in 2022 by not disclosing the 5%+ stake he had in the company
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Axios says Axios Local will expand from 35 to 43 US cities by 2026's end and paying members more than doubled to 15K since 2025's end, as it seeks profitability
 

 
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Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump signs two executive orders aimed at speeding the development of advanced quantum computers and mitigating the security threats they present

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Valve's Steam Machine, its new living room Linux PC, will start at $1,049 for the 512GB base model without a controller, and will go on sale starting June 29

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Sakana AI launches Fugu, a multi-agent orchestration system accessible through a single model API, claiming Fugu Ultra matches Fable and Mythos on benchmarks
 
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