A panel at the Athens Democracy Forum explored how and whether traditional news organizations can regain the influence and trust that once defined them. (NYT)A panel at the Athens Democracy Forum explored how and whether traditional news organizations can regain the influence and trust that once defined them. (NYT) Read More
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Brazil’s Supreme Court said Friday that social platform X still needs to pay just over $5 million in pending fines, including a new one, before it will be allowed to resume its service in the country, according to a court document. (Reuters) As Brazil’s G1 Globo reported, X must now pay a new fine of…Brazil’s
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Technology publisher Wired has seen its revenues rise and readership swell under the leadership of editor in chief Katie Drummond, who joined the title last August from Vice Media. (ADWEEK)Technology publisher Wired has seen its revenues rise and readership swell under the leadership of editor in chief Katie Drummond, who joined the title last August
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Meta is restricting links on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook that lead to Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter containing a dossier on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) that was allegedly nabbed in an Iranian hack of the campaign of former President Donald Trump. The company has apparently removed posts containing the link and is seemingly blocking links to PDFs…Meta
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Politico is launching a strategic partnership with Y Combinator-backed artificial intelligence startup Capitol AI to develop a bespoke AI tool that will quickly summarize its journalism. (Semafor)Politico is launching a strategic partnership with Y Combinator-backed artificial intelligence startup Capitol AI to develop a bespoke AI tool that will quickly summarize its journalism. (Semafor) Read More
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Scripps News announced Friday that it plans to exit the 24/7 national news programming space. The outlet’s coverage will live on streaming and digital platforms with a Washington, D.C.-based team providing national and international coverage for Scripps’ local stations. The changes will take effect after Nov. 15, and they will be accompanied by the loss…Scripps
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Brian Williams’ surprise return to the anchor chair is “imminent,” and the veteran newsman is set to sign a deal with Amazon Prime Video for an election night special, a source close to the discussions told The Daily Beast. (The Daily Beast) Williams has been out of the news game for a while. He lost…Brian
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Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot landed in first place on box-office charts, taking flight on the higher end of expectations with $35 million from 3,962 venues. Meanwhile, Francis Ford Coppola’s science-fiction epic, Megalopolis, collapsed in its box-office debut, collecting an anemic $4 million from 1,854 North American theaters. (Variety) Overseas, The Wild…Universal
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Unified retail media platform Zitcha is coming to the U.S. The company announced a $10 million Series A funding round, led by investment firm VMG Partners, to ramp up operations in North America. Zitcha is based in Windsor, Australia, and Australian venture capital outfit OIF Ventures, which raised the company’s seed funding round in 2022,…Unified
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Levi’s iconic “Launderette” ad has had an Americana makeover with help from Beyonce. The Cowboy Carter singer takes a starring role in the brand’s reprise of its 1985 ad from London agency BBH. Set to the sound of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye, the original spot showed model Nick Kamen strip…Levi’s
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