5 reasons Netflix is struggling as it cuts about 1,000 staffers
Netflix's stock has fallen after slower engagement growth and stiff competition from YouTube. Here's why Wall Street is upset.
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From Substack to YouTube, here are the social platforms cracking down on AI slop
Platforms like YouTube and TikTok are navigating the fine line between embracing AI and low-quality, machine-generated content.
Business Insider - AI8 min readNYT, AFP and Economist join SPUR coalition on AI use of news
The New York Times, Agence France-Presse, and The Economist have joined a coalition that wants AI companies to stop using news without permission, the group said on Monday.
The Next Web AI2 min readDisney's new CTO tells staff he 'won't pretend it will be easy' to win in the changing media landscape
New Disney tech chief Karandeep Anand said Disney is "uniquely positioned to win" — but "won't pretend" it will be easy.
Business Insider - AI4 min readNicolas Cage says he refused Amazon’s AI waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’
Nicolas Cage says he refused to sign an AI waiver from Amazon for “Spider-Noir”, the Prime Video series it cancelled last month. He told a New York Comic Con panel on Saturday that he will probably not work with the studio again, Variety reported.
The Next Web AI2 min readFox stays positive on data centers even as public backlash grows
More than half of the references to data centers on Fox News over the last two years would have left viewers with a favorable impression, according to a Semafor analysis.
Semafor Tech4 min readHack reveals Netanyahu campaign's media ties
The latest breach comes from the Whatsapp account of Netanyahu aide Jonatan Urich.
Semafor Tech3 min readABC News offers contradictory explanation for vanishing Anduril story
Emails between ABC News and its subjects, provided to Semafor, show the network seeking to downplay its errors by misrepresenting its own processes.
Semafor Tech5 min readDOJ is investigating news organizations for antitrust violations after the White House TV pool halted coverage when Trump banned several outlets
The television pool of five broadcasters last month ceased presidential coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
Fortune AI2 min readWhy Meta is winning the micro drama wars
That very long micro drama you saw on Reels? That's an ad — and a big win for Meta.
Business Insider - AI3 min readJudge seems poised to reinforce block of Trump's White House media ban
"That's an uphill climb," US District Judge Timothy Kelly said of the Justice Department's effort to defend the ban on national security grounds.
Business Insider - AI4 min readWhat I saw as David Ellison's Skydance rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange
See an inside look at David Ellison and Skydance executives ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
Business Insider - AI3 min readApple threw a wrench into the digital ad industry, and marketers are bracing for impact
Apple is once again cracking down on the tools the ad industry uses to measure and target ads. This time, it gave no warning.
Business Insider - AI4 min read‘We’re actually an intelligence organization now’: Inside USA Today’s AI-fueled Palantir deal
When the nation’s largest newspaper chain announced a deal with Palantir in August, USA Today Co. CEO Mike Reed framed it as a necessary modernization step for a print-heavy publisher.
Fast Company — Technology23 min readNextdoor is betting neighborly gossip can give it an advertising edge
Nextdoor is creating a Neighborhood Intelligence product to give advertisers a hyperlocal view of what people are saying about their brands.
Business Insider - AI4 min readRead the memo from Skydance’s product chief after Paramount and WBD joined forces
The product chief at Skydance said in a memo to staff after the Paramount and WBD merger that they will "move at a pace that matches our ambition.'
Business Insider - AI6 min readThe '60 Minutes' ratings roller coaster is on the upswing under top editor Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss' version of "60 Minutes" is gaining traction with audiences after another ratings gain.
Business Insider - AI3 min read‘AI Snake Oil’ author sees chatbots evolving into a ‘truth oracle’—and journalism heading somewhere it hasn’t been in 200 years
Princeton's Arvind Narayanan asked the Computation + Journalism conference to prepare for AI "not as it is today, but as it will be" in five to 10 years.
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