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12:20 PM ET, May 11, 2026

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC plans a game show based on the NYT's Wordle, hosted by Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie; NYT and Jimmy Fallon will be production partners  —  The word puzzle published by The New York Times is the inspiration for a game show that will begin airing next year.  Jimmy Fallon is a producer.
Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: some WaPo staff question Adam O'Neal's and Jeff Bezos' effort to embrace video for WaPo's opinion offerings, including $80K in new video equipment  —  On Monday, as The Washington Post celebrated its two Pulitzer Prize wins, the newspaper found itself scrambling to bring …
Michelle Cyca / @michellecyca.com:
The NYT says it wrongly used an AI-generated summary of a Canadian politician's views as his quote in an article, potentially violating its AI use policy  —  personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro: the FCC's Democratic commissioner Anna Gomez says ABC has been a victim of a “coordinated campaign of censorship and control”  —  In letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, Commissioner Anna Gomez criticizes agency for trying to curtail press freedom
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Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
ABC's claim that the FCC is trying to chill speech marks a new approach from ABC and Disney, which had been largely compliant with Trump administration demands
Frank DiGiacomo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Former staffers at Gawker, which shut down 10 years ago this August, describe the site's legacy of irreverent, humorous reporting and writing  —  Their weaponized wit made enemies, minted stars and helped define the internet as we know it.  A decade after Peter Thiel engineered …
Sean Keach / The Sun:
TikTok is rolling out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99-per-month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or older “over the coming months”, after testing the option in 2023  —  - Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)  — Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at the turmoil inside Kevin Hart's media company Hartbeat, once worth $650M, as some staff see his Authentic Brands deal as the beginning of the end  —  A new deal with Authentic Brands is seen by some employees as the beginning of the end  —  When Kevin Hart announced in January …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
How The Daily Wire's relevance to the right may have irrevocably collapsed, as it faces intense competition, falling traffic, layoffs, and ideological battles  —  The Daily Wire was once ascendant in right-wing media.  Now, the “anti-woke” company faces contentious layoffs, ideological battles and dwindling relevance online.
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Barnes & Noble's turnaround under James Daunt, who has made aggressive cuts ahead of a potential IPO; B&N is on track to open 60 new stores in 2026  —  CEO James Daunt is unsentimental about books as he wrings out expenses ahead of a potential IPO  —  James Daunt is relentless when it comes to cost-cutting.
Ian Youngs / BBC:
Bafta TV Awards: Netflix's Adolescence makes history with four wins, the most in a single year; the BBC's Celebrity Traitors won best reality program  —  Netflix drama Adolescence was the big winner at the Bafta Television Awards on Sunday, with The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing also scooping a share of the glory.
 
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Sources: Kuaishou plans to spin off its Kling AI video unit for an IPO in 2027 and is seeking a $20B valuation in pre-IPO funding talks with potential investors
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Fox reports Q3 revenue down 8.6% YoY to $3.99B, a profit of $175M, down from $354M YoY, cable revenue up 5% YoY to $1.74B, and ad revenue down 21% to $1.56B
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
X partners with soccer journalist Fabrizio Romano to host Fabrizio 24/7, a series of 40 videos and three live streams across the World Cup in June and July
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Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:
Keith Kelly, the former NY Post media reporter, is now editing a group of Straus Media-owned hyperlocal weeklies covering NY neighborhoods
Jada Yuan / The Hollywood Reporter:
A profile of W magazine EIC Sara Moonves; W hit profitability in December 2025, has 450K subscribers, and plans to launch biannual teen print magazine WYouth
 

 
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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

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

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
 
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