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NPR Public Editor Was ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Hunter Biden ‘Censorship’ on Social Media
Kelly McBride tells TheWrap that Twitter and Facebook are not the “arbiters of truth”
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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Beatles ’64’ Documentary Hits Disney+ in November
The new doc looks at the rise of Beatlemania in the States
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Elon Musk Is Prepared to Spend at Least $140 Million to Help Elect Donald Trump
The New York Times says the X and Tesla boss is “obsessive, almost manic” about the former president beating Kamala Harris
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FCC Chairwoman Blasts Trump for ‘Threats Against Free Speech’ in ’60 Minutes’ Tirade
Jessica Rosenworcel rips the ex-president for his rebuke of “60 Minutes” editing a Kamala Harris answer
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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Optimus Robot That Can ‘Be Your Friend’ | Video
The “humanoid” can do your chores for you for $20,000 to $30,000
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Donald Trump Calls ‘60 Minutes’ a ‘Fake News Scam’ Over Kamala Harris Edits
The Republican presidential nominee says CBS edited his opponent’s answer to a question on Israel for being “crazy, or dumb”
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Anderson Cooper Bonked by Flying Debris During Hurricane Milton: ‘That Wasn’t Good’ | Video
The CNN reporter was hit in the face while covering the hurricane in Florida
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Live Nation CEO on U2 Opening Sphere: ‘That Was Fully Bono — I Tried to Talk Him Out of It’
Michael Rapino says Bono is “a force of nature” who wasn’t worried about the wraparound LED screens making fans sick
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Prime Video Adds Apple TV+ Subscription Add-on in the US
The Amazon streamer will begin its offering later this month for $9.99
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How Companies Like CAA, Deep Voodoo Are Protecting Artists From AI Abuse — With a Vault
TheGrill 2024: “AI is a tool, but it’s never going to be the tool,” Veritone’s Sean King says
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DOJ Weighs Breakup of Google for ‘Unlawful Conduct’ in Search-Engine Dominance
Google’s position has left rivals “with little-to-no incentive to compete”
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Ex-LA Times Editor Kevin Merida Says He Didn’t Want to Leave, Points to ‘Disagreements’ With Owner
TheGrill 2024: “It can’t fail,” Merida says about the Times, but noted it was unusual for owner Patrick Soon-Shiong to influence editorial decisions
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OpenAI Media Chief Says Readers Reject ChatGPT Stories: ‘No One Wants to Read AI-Generated News’
A new survey data backs up the conclusions of OpenAI’s Varun Shetty
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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Maker Ubisoft Reviews ‘Strategic Options’ Amid Buyout Rumors
The French gaming company doesn’t confirm or deny a potential deal with Tencent
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Meta Unveils Text-to-Video AI Tool That Creates 16-Second Clips
Facebook’s parent company joins OpenAI and Google in the crowded text-to-video AI space
