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Big Tech’s standard for fighting AI fakes puts privacy on the line
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AOL
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Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition…a new report says a growing standard for fighting AI fakes puts privacy on the line…Nvidia and Intel announces sweeping partnership to co-develop AI infrastructure and personal...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
IBC2025: Microsoft’s Kathleen Mitford urges media industry to embrace AI at the frontier of creativity
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Technology Record
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AI is transforming content creation, distribution and monetisation in the media industry, argued Kathleen Mitford, corporate vice president of global industry marketing at Microsoft, at IBC 2025. She opened her keynote session, titled ‘The...
Owner: Microsoft Corp. & Ingleton Family
Barack Obama Slams Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: The Trump Administration Is ‘Threatening’ Media Companies to ‘Muzzle or Fire’ People ‘After Years of Complaining About Cancel Culture’
Barack Obama is calling out the Trump administration for its role in pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air. “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely...
Owner: Jay Penske
Meta approaches media companies about AI content-licensing deals
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Editor and Publisher
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Alexandra Bruell and Jessica Toonkel | The Wall Street Journal Meta Platforms has held discussions in recent months with a number of media companies, including Axel Springer, Fox Corp. and News Corp, about licensing their articles for use in its...
Owner: Mike Blinder
Barack Obama Reacts To Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Says Media Companies Need To “Start Standing Up” To Trump Team’s “Dangerous” Cancel Culture
Former President Barack Obama weighed in on ABC‘s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel from its schedule indefinite, warning that the Trump administration had taken cancel culture to “a new and dangerous level.” On X, Obama posted, “After years of...
Owner: Jay Penske
LiAngelo and Lonzo Ball move podcast to Jake Paul's media company, join as equity partners
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FOX Business
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Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Two basketball brothers are taking their microphone prowess to the next level. LiAngelo and Lonzo Ball, both of whom starred at UCLA, have signed with Jake Paul's Betr Media as equity partners and are...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Banks Support Surcharge Ban but Warn Against Big Tech Windfall, Says New ABA Chief
Simon Birmingham, the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Banking Association (ABA), says Australia should move quickly to ban card surcharges but proceed carefully on interchange fees to avoid giving multinational tech companies a...
Owner: Alan Gray
Media Review: September 18
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Bulgarian News Agency
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No single issue dominates the Thursday news media. One issue that is present in all outlets is the recusal of the judges that were expected to consider the remand in custody of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. Another is the no-confidence motion...
Owner: Bulgarian National Assembly
Is the UK government getting too close to Big Tech?
The “circus” of Donald Trump’s state visit this week might make the technology pact between the US and the UK “easy to miss”, said Politico. But it is “impossible to ignore” the “technology heavyweights” among the US president’s entourage –...
Owner: Future PLC
News-Herald players of the week for Sept. 18
Ashley Hansen Cornerstone Christian>>Volleyball Junior>>Libero On the court: In five matches, had 71 digs, 12 aces and seven assists as the Patriots went 4-1. Was also named to the Akron Firestone all-tournament team and recorded her 1,000th...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
News From Kilsharvan to the Áras: Duffy shares insights from presidential run 29 minutes ago Sally Harding
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Meath Chronicle
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Gavin Duffy, Kilsharvan’s own Dragon’s Den star and former presidential hopeful, has lifted the lid on the 2018 election revealing how political parties tried to block independent candidates and why pharma entrepreneur Gareth Sheridan could shake...
Owner: Frank Mulrennan & John Keogan & John Wood
Media remains controlled in Bangladesh, says Nahid
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Dhaka Tribune
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Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has said that the country’s media remained controlled, much as it has been in the past. Speaking with journalists on Thursday at the International Crimes Tribunal premises, Nahid made...
Owner: Kazi Anis Ahmed
W Communications Opens Shop In Abu Dhabi
LONDON — W Communications has expanded its global footprint with the launch of a GCC headquarters in Abu Dhabi, signalling a significant, long-term investment in the Middle East as one of the world’s most dynamic growth regions. W first entered...
Owner: Paul Holmes
PRovoke Media Names Ágora, Burson & Porter Novelli LatAm Agencies Of The Year
SÃO PAULO — Argentine independent Ágora, Burson and Porter Novelli were named PRovoke Media's LatAm Agencies of the Year Tuesday during the regional SABRE Awards celebration in São Paulo. The three top honorees were selected from among our 15 Best...
Owner: Paul Holmes
Publicis Wins Aldi Global Media Assignment
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MediaPost
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Discount supermarket giant Aldi has awarded Publicis Groupe its global media account after a review. The chain spent an estimated $925 million on measured media globally last year according to agency research firm COMvergence. advertisement...
Owner: Jeff Loechner
Barack Obama Says Trump Is Muzzling Media After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
Published September 18, 2025 8:59 AM PDT Barack Obama is coming out swinging in defense of the First Amendment in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's TV show suspension ... accusing the Trump administration of trying to silence its critics. After it was...
Owner: Murdoch Family
CNN WIRE — Trump’s anti-media blitz is straight from strongman’s playbook: VIDEO
Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Weaponize the levers of government for partisan political gain. Pressure privately owned media companies to toe the party line. Punish the owners who resist and reward the ones who acquiesce. That’s how...
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Barack Obama speaks out against Trump administration’s media intimidation
Former US President Barack Obama has spoken out against the Trump administration’s intimidation of media companies describing it as reaching a “dangerous” new level. “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has...
Owner: Graeme Watson & Leigh Hill
Main Street Media owner speaks to Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
Main Street Media owner Dave Gould, left, and Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce President Barry Young. HENDERSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCEThe Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted Main Street Media of Tennessee owner Dave Gould as...
Owner: Dave & Ellen Gould
17 mins ago charlie kirk charlie kirk Nexstar Led the Charge Against Jimmy Kimmel. They Had a Business Motive. By Matt Stieb The massive media conglomerate that helped kick the comedian off air may be focused on appeasing Trump to help future mergers.
Photo: David Crane/MediaNews Group/Getty Images There are many household names in the corporate media landscape, conglomerations like News Corp or Comcast that control the world’s flow of information and entertainment. But Americans are learning a...
Owner: Jay Penske