How generative AI model providers can create business models that reward copyright holders and content creators, much like what has happened on the web (Tim O'Reilly/O'Reilly Media)

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Axios:

Forbes' lawyer demands that Perplexity AI remove articles sourced from Forbes, seeks assurances that Perplexity AI won't infringe on Forbes copyrights, and more— - The chatbot tried to give credibility to the Forbes story it presented by citing other “sourced” reports that were actually …
Discussion: @johnvoelcker and Talking Biz News, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
@johnvoelcker: An AI-generated story using @Forbes' original reporting without appropriate credit led to an AI-generated podcast ... and an AI-generated YouTube video that “outranks all Forbes content on this topic within Google search.” Buy popcorn. Or weep. No, both. https://www.axios.com/...

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Forbes threatens legal action against Perplexity

The Canadian Press:

Canadian officials won't say whether or how the new Online News Act should apply to AI companies using Canadian news for training or providing chatbot answers— AI bots using news, regulation remains uncertain — OTTAWA - The federal government is dodging questions about whether artificial …

Discussion:
MobileSyrup, @tara_deschamps and @nationalpost

Discussion:

Karandeep Oberoi /
MobileSyrup: AI chatbots using Canadian news is an Online News Act grey area

Tara Deschamps /
@tara_deschamps: The federal government is dodging questions about whether companies should be paying Canadian news publishers for content their AI chatbots are openly using. https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ ... by @MickeyDjuric $GOOG $META

O'Reilly Media:

How generative AI model providers can create business models that reward copyright holders and content creators, much like what has happened on the web— Last month, The New York Times claimed that tech giants OpenAI and Google have waded into a copyright gray area by transcribing …

The Register:

A look at Mozilla's acquisition of Anonym, which offers “privacy-preserving” ad tools, and how Anonym might interact with a user base that tends to block ads— Is such a thing possible for an industry that never respected people's wishes? — ANALYSIS Mozilla this week …

Discussion:

Justin Hunter /
@polluterofminds: I've always liked Mozilla even if most of the things they do don't feel practical. This acquisition probably doesn't practically move the needle but symbolically lines up. https://blog.mozilla.org/... @checkmyadshq: “The data that is ‘securely shared’ by platforms and advertisers to enable ad targeting and measurement have to come from somewhere - and there's more to privacy than not leaking user IDs.” — Arielle Garcia https://www.theregister.com/ ... @mozilla: We're at the forefront of a pivotal shift in advertising, and it's evident that current data practices are excessive and unsustainable. We're excited to welcome Anonym to the Mozilla team, so together we can raise the bar for this industry. 1/2 https://blog.mozilla.org/...

Karl Emil Nikka /
@karlemilnikka: Mozilla (@mozilla) acquires “privacy preserving” advertising company Anonym. I don't understand why. There's a simple way to run privacy preserving ads: match the ads against website content, not the website visitor. https://blog.mozilla.org/... #Mozilla #Privacy #Anonym @funnymonkey@freeradical.zone: Firefox is too important to trust Mozilla to get it right. — https://www.theregister.com/ ...

Tim Chambers /
@tchambers@indieweb.social: Hmmmm. Not sure. Maybe. But never seen it done well to date. Ever. — “It's all about 'privacy-centric advertising... Is such a thing possible for an industry that never respected people's wishes? https://www.theregister.com/ ...

Laura Chambers /
The Mozilla Blog: Introducing Anonym: Raising the bar for privacy-preserving digital advertising

Trevor Flowers /
@trevorflowers@widerweb.org: At this point it's flogging a dead horse but dang, Mozilla has fallen. — https://www.theregister.com/ ...

The Seattle Times:

Carpenter Media told a Sound Publishing union that it plans to lay off 62 people, including over half the unionized newsroom at The Daily Herald of Everett, WA— The other shoe has fallen after Carpenter Media Group's huge push into the Northwest. — Carpenter, a Southern newspaper chain …

Discussion:
@ogvanniphoto

Reuters:

The US FTC says it has referred a complaint to the DOJ against TikTok and ByteDance over potential violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act— The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had referred a complaint against the social media platform TikTok …

Discussion:
@linakhanftc, MediaPost, Variety, Politico, TechCrunch, LAW.com, Gizmodo, Sherwood News, Digital Music News, The Verge, Yahoo Finance, Music Business Worldwide, @swiftstories, @linakhanftc, Federal Trade Commission, @kevincolliernbc@threads.net, The Hollywood Reporter, The Record, The Information, Engadget, Financial Times, Semafor, CNBC, Barron's Online, Bloomberg Law, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Lina Khan /
@linakhanftc: 1. Today @FTC referred its case against TikTok to the Civil Division at @TheJusticeDept. Our investigation found reason to believe that TikTok is violating or about to violate the FTC Act and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). https://www.ftc.gov/...

Todd Spangler /
Variety: FTC Refers TikTok Child Privacy Complaint to Justice Department

Maria Dinzeo /
LAW.com: FTC Suspects TikTok of Violating Children's Privacy Again, Refers Matter to DOJ

Oscar Gonzalez /
Gizmodo: TikTok Is in Some Minority Report-Style Legal Trouble

Matt Phillips /
Sherwood News: FTC says TikTok is “violating or are about to violate” child privacy laws

Dylan Smith /
Digital Music News: TikTok v. USA Oral Arguments Set for September 16th — A Little Over Four Months Before the Forced-Sale Deadline

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: TikTok might soon face another legal headache.

Haleluya Hadero /
Yahoo Finance: Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok's adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ

Murray Stassen /
Music Business Worldwide: TikTok is forming an investment team to acquire music content and companies

Mike Swift /
@swiftstories: Some huge @FTC news as the enforcer says @tiktok_us has joined @Meta on claims that it violated an existing #privacy consent order. As @facebook $5 billion settlement in 2020 showed, that can be very costly indeed for a big platform. #socialmedia #childprivacy

Lina Khan /
@linakhanftc: 2. @FTC will continue to use all its tools to enforce the law without fear or favor and protect the American public from corporate lawbreaking. We look forward to our continued partnership with @TheJusticeDept as we advance these shared goals.

Kevin Collier /
@kevincolliernbc@threads.net: Unusual and intriguing: FTC recommends charges against Tiktok and Bytedance for violating privacy of US children under 13. Few specifics but “The investigation uncovered reason to believe named defendants are violating or are about to violate the law.” https://www.ftc.gov/...

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: TikTok Threatened With New Lawsuit As National Ban Fight Intensifies

Suzanne Smalley /
The Record: FTC files complaint against TikTok for alleged data privacy practices

Karissa Bell /
Engadget: The FTC has referred its child privacy case against TikTok to the Justice Department

Hannah Murphy /
Financial Times: TikTok complaint referred to US justice department

Diego Mendoza /
Semafor: FTC refers TikTok complaint to Justice Department

Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: FTC refers TikTok complaint to Justice Department

Eric J. Savitz /
Barron's Online: FTC Sends TikTok Complaint to Justice Department Over Child Safety Issues

Emily Birnbaum /
Bloomberg Law: TikTok Child Privacy Case Referred to Justice Department

The Keyword:

Google launches News Showcase in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; several publishers added a feature where Google pays for reader access to paywalled content— News and Publishing Partner Manager, Central and Eastern Europe — For more than two decades, Google has partnered with journalists …

Discussion:
Neowin

Discussion:

Aditya Tiwari /
Neowin: Google's curated news panels are now available in more countries

Variety:

Venu Sports, the Fox/WBD/Disney streaming venture, announces more hires, including Chief Business Officer Tim Connolly, who had led Apple TV+ subscriber growth— Key senior hires include chief business officer Tim Connolly, CTO Skarpi Hedinsson and CMO Brian Borkowski

Discussion:
Radio & Television …, Next TV, The Desk, Pete Distad on LinkedIn, @thedeskdotnet, Deadline, The Wrap, Barrett Media and Awful Announcing

Discussion:

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: Venu Sports Announces Management Team Under CEO Pete Distad

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Venu Sports drafts execs from Paramount, FanDuel, SiriusXM to fill leadership roster

Pete Distad /
Pete Distad on LinkedIn: Feel super lucky to be working with such a talented group of people to get this thing off of the ground. Rockstar team. Let's go! … @thedeskdotnet: Venu Sports drafts execs from Paramount, FanDuel, SiriusXM to fill leadership roster 📰 Read more here: https://thedesk.net/...

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Venu Sports Streaming Venture Fills Out Executive Roster With Appointments Across Departments

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Venu Sports Adds Tim Connolly, Skarpi Hedinsson to Sports Streaming Venture Leadership Team

Adweek:

Subscription platform Zuora is acquiring AI company Sub(x) to use AI to enhance paywall offerings for the news industry; Sub(x)'s 10 employees will join Zuora— EXCLUSIVE: With Sub(x), Zuora moves beyond propensity scoring to reinforcement learning — Subscription technology platform Zuora …

Discussion:
Chris Scott on LinkedIn, Zuora and @markstenberg3

Discussion:

Chris Scott /
Chris Scott on LinkedIn: The Sub(x) acquisition is so important because it adds #ReinforcementLearning to Zephr. These days, publisher can't rely on legacy technologies like propensity scores: … Zuora: Zuora to Acquire Sub(x), Accelerating Subscriber Acquisition and Retention with New AI Capabilities for the Media Industry

Mark Stenberg /
@markstenberg3: New: The subscription platform Zuora has acquired Sub(x), an AI firm whose technology aims to “eliminate A/B testing” in paywall strategy. Zuora, whose clients include The NYT and The FT, will use Sub(x) to improve retention and reduce churn. For @ADWEEK:https://www.adweek.com/ ...

@brianstelter:

Email to staff: Jeff Bezos names and copies Will Lewis and says WaPo “needs to evolve” and has his “commitment on maintaining quality, ethics, and standards”— New: Jeff Bezos writes to newsroom leaders and says “the journalistic standards and ethics at The Post will not change.” [image]

Discussion:
The Hill, Financial Times, @alexbruell, @sokane1@threads.net, New Republic, @johnrobinson, The Guardian, CNN, @farhip, @hadas_gold, Fox News, @karaswisher, @geisler_jill@threads.net, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, @kbode@threads.net, @johnmcquaid@threads.net, @karaswisher@threads.net, Axios, Mediaite, @karaswisher@threads.net, The Wrap and Politico

Discussion:

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Bezos backs new Washington Post editor in wake of staff backlash

Anna Nicolaou /
Financial Times: Jeff Bezos supports embattled CEO of Washington Post in memo to staff

Alexandra Bruell /
@alexbruell: Also have learned that Bezos continues to support Lewis in his role as CEO amid a series of controversies

Sean O'Kane /
@sokane1@threads.net: prompt: write an all-staff email to the newsroom assuring them that i care without mentioning anything specific of value. don't mention that i'm currently vacationing in greece on my $500 million yacht.

John Robinson /
@johnrobinson: @brianstelter This is...insufficient. Doesn't address the elephant in the room: the new chief executive and incoming editor.

Edward Helmore /
The Guardian: Jeff Bezos stresses commitment to ‘quality, ethics and standards’ in Washington Post memo

Oliver Darcy /
CNN: Jeff Bezos moves to calm concerns at The Washington Post as new publisher faces mounting ethics questions

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Jeff Bezos finally breaks his silence re: turmoil at the @washingtonpost. This memo to leadership can be read, at best, as non-commital—check back later. But I'd say it's mostly being read as a validation of the status quo by a very restive newsroom. [image]

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: I do not think Bezos' email will do much to quell the concerns I've heard from Post staffers.... Fox News: Jeff Bezos tells upset Washington Post staffers that standards won't change under embattled publisher

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher: Next big shoe to drop 👞 💧: Major talent exodus of the folks they don't want to leave. And, let me be clear, I am not speculating here. [image]

Jill Geisler /
@geisler_jill@threads.net: A bigger fear when it comes to ethical journalism: What if someone doesn't care about losing the room and its important ethical standards? Or even WANTS to lose that room?

Kelsey Vlamis /
Business Insider: Jeff Bezos weighs in on the chaos gripping his newspaper

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: Yachting Jeff Bezos Throws WaPo CEO Will Lewis a Lifeline (For Now)

Karl Bode /
@kbode@threads.net: jeff bezos says hiring a right wing UK tabloid exec with ties to rupert murdoch and a history of criminal activity to run the washington post will in no way harm its integrity so that's all settled then and nobody has to worry

John McQuaid /
@johnmcquaid@threads.net: Good that Bezos is backing the Washington Post's high standards. But this is a tortured workaround. Ethically-compromised publisher lacks the credibility to assure the newsroom he will not lower standards, so it falls to the owner, who cc's the publisher

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: Maybe there is another shoe to drop especially if there is more problematic reporting on Bezos picks — dump the rat boy hire for optics, for example — so we will see. Amazon always was a company that always and forever modulated with more data and I don't think that will be different here.

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: One note on the Bezos note: The journalistic standards and ethics at the Post HAVE changed and, IMHO, in the wrong direction. Others can disagree and I get it, since the media biz is definitely tougher. I was a young reporter under folks like Ben Bradlee and the Grahams, so my standards might be too high for the current low bar age we find ourselves in.

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Washington Post turmoil reels in familiar faces

Zachary Leeman /
Mediaite: Jeff Bezos Emails Washington Post Staff, Signals Support For CEO Amid Ethics Scandal

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: The one time I hate that I was correct about what Bezos might do: Wait the newsroom out while reassuring them what is happening is not happening and that their instincts are off.

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Jeff Bezos Assures Washington Post Staffers ‘Standards,’ ‘Ethics’ Won't Change Under New Leadership

Isabella Ramírez /
Politico: Jeff Bezos weighs in on Washington Post leadership saga

Wired:

ISIS created two YouTube channels falsely branded as CNN and Al Jazeera channels in March; their videos stayed on YouTube for a month and a half before removal— One video focused on giving ISIS credit for a terror attack that Russian disinformation blamed on Ukraine.

Discussion:
@paddydugganj, @daithaigilbert and @SteveThompson@mastodon.social

Discussion:

Paddy Duggan /
@paddydugganj: “The campaign is just the latest sign of the Islamic State's growing sophistication in circumventing content moderation efforts.”

David Gilbert /
@daithaigilbert: A rare example of a disinformation nesting doll: ISIS created a fake CNN video in order to debunk Russian disinformation blaming Ukraine for a deadly attack in Moscow in March. “It was essentially fake news to debunk fake news,” @MoustafaAyad says https://www.wired.com/...

Steve Thompson /
@SteveThompson@mastodon.social: They hardly need to create fake Al Jazeera broadcasts...but “fake news to debunk fake news”... 🤨 — “ISIS Created Fake CNN and Al Jazeera Broadcasts” — https://www.wired.com/... “One video focused on giving ISIS credit for a terror attack that Russian disinformation blamed on Ukraine. …

Variety:

Netflix plans to open two permanent in-person experience venues, in Dallas and near Philadelphia, in 2025, a continuation of its previous pop-ups— They're not exactly theme parks, but the new Netflix Houses — to open next year in King of Prussia, Pa., and Dallas — will feature a wide array …

Discussion:

Henry Goldblatt /
Netflix Tudum: Netflix House Will Let You Experience Your Favorite Shows, Movies in Real Life

Brian Millman /
Brian Millman on LinkedIn: Today was a big day for our friends at Netflix. The first two Netflix House locations have been announced: Dallas and King of Prussia. …

Taylor Tate /
Taylor Tate on LinkedIn: Netflix going all-in on the experience economy with massive footprints for its permanent brand experience “houses.” …

Nathan Jolly /
Mumbrella: Move over Disneyland, here comes Netflix House

Andy Meek /
BGR: People love Netflix's live pop-up experiences so much, they'll soon be permanent in two cities

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: Netflix House will open two locations in Texas and Pennsylvania in 2025

Andrew Liszewski /
The Verge: Netflix House will fill the voids left by dead department stores

Bruce Gil /
Quartz: Netflix will open in-person ‘experiences’ at malls — but it won't use movie theaters

Peter Csathy /
Peter Csathy on LinkedIn: Okay, THIS is a “wow” move! And doing it former department store locations? Brilliant! For years, I've written that Netflix's brand …

Denise Petski /
Deadline: Netflix To Open First Two Permanent Immersive Entertainment Venues In 2025

Adam Chitwood /