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12:55 PM ET, May 13, 2026

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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Source: Bari Weiss let Netanyahu choose Major Garrett to interview him over veteran reporter Lesley Stahl for 60 Minutes; Garrett also interviewed Pete Hegseth  —  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a newsy interview with “60 Minutes” with Major Garrett that aired …
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
WBD unveils agentic AI ad tools at its upfront presentation, including a Kerv.ai integration for scene-level contextual targeting and shoppable ads  —  At its upfront presentation to advertisers, the entertainment behemoth showcased plans to enhance targeting and interactivity across media environments with AI
Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:
Salem Media agrees to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, doing business as WaterStone, in a deal that will take Salem Media private  —  Salem Media Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone …
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
A look at Disney's new defiant stance under CEO Josh D'Amaro against Trump's FCC, a pivot from Bob Iger's conciliatory approach earlier in Trump's second term  —  FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez tells TheWrap why she is backing Disney as the company pivots away from appeasing Trump
Discussion: @corbinbolies and Barrett Media
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A group of award-winning journalists, podcasters, and audiobook narrators sue Google for allegedly misusing recordings of their voices to train AI models  —  Google (GOOGL.O) has been sued by a group of award-winning journalists, podcasters and audiobook narrators in Illinois federal court …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Grazia Editor-in-Chief Hattie Brett is stepping down in September after an eight-year tenure during which the outlet launched brand extensions like Grazia CASA  —  Grazia editor-in-chief Hattie Brett will leave the publication in September after eight years at the helm.
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
MS Now overhauls its programming schedule ahead of the 2026 US midterms, with the new weekend programming debuting June 13 and the weekday lineup on June 15  —  Alicia Menendez will host her own show weekdays and Peter Alexander will anchor the 11 a.m. hour as the Versant-owned cable channel debuts a new weekday lineup on June 15.
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Podnews:
Amazon Music starts rolling out video podcasts, initially in the US for customers across all subscription tiers on iOS and Android  —  Exclusive: Amazon Music begins rolling out video podcasts from today.  Video podcasts will initially be available for customers in the US on iOS and Android, across all subscription tiers.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA's tentative contract lets studios use synthetic actors if they add “significant” value and requires bargaining if studios license performances for AI  —  The deal, unveiled on Monday, allows studios to use synthetic performers only if they bring “significant additional value” to a project.
 
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Paramount sent a letter to California AG Rob Bonta last week saying “Paramount and WBD have every intention” to keep filling theaters in the state and worldwide
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Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Internal email: in a “periodic reminder”, NYT tells freelancers they must not submit any material for publication that contains content generated by AI tools
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
In a meeting, the BBC announces a pay freeze for executive committee members, the organization's 12 highest-paid bosses, including the director general
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Ofcom is investigating GB News over a Trump interview from November for “due impartiality and material misleadingness”, after initially declining to investigate
Merin Curotto / Observer:
Film critic Rex Reed, who was known for his distinctive prose and wrote for six decades for major publications, including The New York Observer, dies at 87
Sarah Fielding / Fast Company:
BuzzFeed's shares jump 90.44% following the deal with Allen Family Digital; BuzzFeed plans to set up BuzzFeed Studios and Tasty as a new independent entity
 

 
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Anthropic:
Anthropic says Fable 5 uses conservative safety classifiers that trigger a fallback to Claude Opus 4.8 in ~5% of sessions, in areas like cybersecurity

Inti Landauro / Reuters:
The EU says Apple decided not to roll out Siri AI in the EU after it had unsuccessfully requested to be exempted from interoperability obligations for the tool

Reuters:
Analysis: Trump and his sons profited $2.3B+ from four crypto ventures including $TRUMP since January 2025, while other investors in those projects lost ~$2.3B
 
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