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Om Malik / On my Om:
Om Malik, a longtime technology writer, founder of Gigaom, and a partner at True Ventures, died on Wednesday at 59  —  Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart.  He was surrounded by family and friends.
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Washington Post:
Jacqueline Smith, the Stars and Stripes ombudsman who was fired in April, sues the Pentagon, claiming the government violated her First Amendment rights  —  Jacqueline Smith alleges the government violated her First Amendment rights when she was dismissed in April.  —  Summary
Wall Street Journal:
Brendan Carr says ABC is running a “campaign of misinformation” about the FCC inquiry into The View and the agency isn't trying to control the show's guests  —  Regulator says the Disney broadcaster's TV spots about agency's inquiry into ‘The View’ are misleading
Anna Bawden / The Guardian:
A study of 408 teens in Australia finds 80%+ were still using social media three months after a ban came into force, citing inadequate age verification checks  —  Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’
Richard Raycraft / CBC News:
CBC/Radio-Canada becomes a full member of the European Broadcasting Union and is now eligible for Eurovision; the CBC won't yet say whether it will participate  —  CBC becomes full member of European Broadcasting Union, allowing it to enter  —  Canada is now eligible to enter the Eurovision Song Contest …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Acast shows that have opted into Apple video podcasts have seen a ~25% jump in Apple consumption; only 10 shows in the top 200 US chart currently offer video  —  Apple charged into video podcasts earlier this year after ceding market share to YouTube.  Shows that opted in early are cautiously optimistic about the results.
Tyler Falk / Current:
The NYT plans to adapt the Wirecutter Show for public radio, to be distributed by American Public Media from July 9; APM has distributed The Daily since 2018  —  The New York Times is set to expand its public radio presence with the addition of The Wirecutter Show.
Discussion: American Public Media
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The DGA ratifies a four-year deal with studios and streamers, committing them to sending key executives to DC to lobby for a federal film tax incentive  —  The union did not disclose what portion of its membership voted for and against the deal, but said members voted “overwhelmingly” in favor.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: Hasbro is asking child actors on Peppa Pig to sign contracts letting their voices be used for AI; a group of agents condemns the terms  —  Hasbro, the U.S. entertainment giant that acquired the Peppa Pig brand in 2019, is asking child actors on the animated series to sign over their voices …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MS Now will fill its weekend evening schedule largely with taped video podcasts, expanding its use of Crooked Media content, starting June 28  —  The divide between so-called “creator media” and mainstream TV news continues to narrow — and quickly.  —  Starting on Sunday, June 28 …
Cade Metz / New York Times:
NYT amends its lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, specifically accusing Microsoft of encouraging OpenAI to train AI systems using copyrighted NYT articles  —  In a new court filing, The Times accused Microsoft of encouraging OpenAI to train its A.I. systems using copyrighted articles.
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Bloomberg Law:
Publishers that collectively own nearly 400 local and regional newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft for scraping their products without permission or payment
Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
OpenAI's ad VP says OpenAI has attracted “thousands of advertisers”; the best-performing categories were travel, retail, health, beauty, and financial services  —  The ChatGPT maker offers the industry a new marketing vehicle … Tech Across the Globe
Discussion: The Drum and The Next Web
Bron Maher / A Media Operator:
Lifestyle publisher Apartment Therapy Media debuts its first paid membership offering, for The Kitchn, costing $40/year and including a quarterly print magazine  —  Lifestyle publisher Apartment Therapy Media launched its first paid membership offering, hoping to entice the most engaged readers …
 
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Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues the company, arguing that its attempts to prevent her from publicizing her memoir violate the First Amendment
JD Knapp / The Wrap:
Memo: NBC News Chief Digital Officer Chris Berend is leaving NBCUniversal after seven years and will be replaced by Technology EVP Kyri Sarantakos on July 3
Discussion: Variety
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Jellyfish: YouTube creator content appears in 25%+ of major AI chatbots' answers; independent, niche creators outrank brand content and celebrity influencers
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
UK-based B2B tech publisher The Stack buys Tom Krazit's Runtime newsletter, which has 20K subscribers, and names Krazit EIC of The Stack
 

 
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Sources: parts of the Trump administration are reigniting efforts to implement de facto bans on foreign open-source models, as Chinese AI models gain momentum

Matthew Sparkes / New Scientist:
Levent Alpöge, a mathematician who works at Anthropic, says he was able to disprove the 87-year-old Jacobian conjecture with the help of Fable 5

Kate Conger / New York Times:
Google's AI Search is endangering the open web; Cloudflare: between June 2025 and April 2026, human traffic to sites of businesses in many industries fell ~40%
 
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