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Alex Jones’ InfoWars to Be Auctioned Off to Pay $1.5 Billion Defamation Damages
His equipment and online vitamin shop will also be sold to benefit the parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting
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CBS News Anchor Jeff Glor Is Out as Part of Paramount Layoffs
The high-profile reporter is one of about 2,000 employees who were cut on Tuesday
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Mark Zuckerberg’s 2024 Election Plan: Make Facebook, Instagram Less Political
Sports and celebrity news are now prioritized over election coverage on Meta’s social media platforms
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The New York Times to Paywall ‘The Daily’ and Other Podcasts
To listen to the news show’s archive, listeners will pay $6 per month or $50 per year
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James Cameron Joins Board of Stability AI: The ‘Next Wave’ of Storytelling
The combination of AI and computer-generated imagery will “unlock new ways for artists to tell stories,” director says
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Meta AI to Begin Speaking in Voices of Judi Dench, Awkwafina and John Cena | Report
New celebrity AI voices like Kristen Bell and Keegan-Michael Key will roll out to Instagram and Facebook later this week, according to Reuters
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Man Who Issued Unauthorized Janet Jackson Apology Says She Fired Him After Her ‘Unbalanced Statements’
Mo Elmasri, who had walked back the singer questioning Kamala Harris’ race, tells TheWrap there was a “dispute between me and Janet Jackson” over her controversial remarks
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SEC Pursues Sanctions Against Elon Musk in Twitter Probe
Musk’s “gamesmanship and delay tactics must cease,” the government agency protecting investors says in court filing
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Barry Diller Says ‘Rotten Person’ Donald Trump Needs to Be ‘Pushed Into the Dust Heap of History’
Kamala Harris winning the election would be “extraordinarily healthy” for America, the IAC chairman says
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Barry Diller: Netflix, Amazon, Apple Are ‘Really the Controllers’ of Hollywood
The difference in resources is “astronomical” between legacy studios and tech companies, the IAC chairman says
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Politico Newsletter, Edited by Olivia Nuzzi’s Ex-Fiancé, Skips RFK ‘Relationship’ Story
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza didn’t include the bombshell report in his Friday news round-up
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Not Just Netflix: Sony Pictures CEO Says Streaming ‘Will Be Profitable’ for Other Services, Too
Cable, meanwhile, is a business “rapidly declining,” Tony Vinciquerra suggests
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How Snapchat Plans to Turn It Around After a Brutal 88% Stock Drop | Analysis
CEO Evan Spiegel is betting on a streamlined app and new hardware to boost Snap’ s battered business
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Lionsgate Partners With Runway AI to Create Tools for Storyboarding, Post-Production
“We view AI as a great tool for augmenting, enhancing and supplementing our current operations” Lionsgate Vice Chair Michael Burns says
