Meta is testing facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads and to help enable faster recovery of compromised Facebook and Instagram accounts (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer: Meta is testing facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads and to help enable faster recovery of compromised Facebook and Instagram accounts (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

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New York Magazine:

New York Magazine says the publication and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways, and an independent probe found no inaccuracies or evidence of bias in Nuzzi's work— Last month, the magazine enlisted the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to review Olivia Nuzzi's work during the 2024 campaign.
Discussion: Politico, @erickfernandez, @jaredlholt, Washington Post, Page Six, @diana_trolling, Mediaite, People, @inyalowda1, Vanity Fair, The Hill, Us Weekly, The Independent, @hadas_gold, The Guardian, New York Times, KDFX-TV, acecomments.mu.nu, Fox News, Associated Press, @clarkconquerdem, Axios, Adweek, @the_real_matt_m, @838_carlisle, Business Insider, HuffPost, Daily Mail, Newser, Deadline, @phil_lewis_, @lachcartwright, @allezlesboulez, Variety, The National Pulse, The Hollywood Reporter, MediaPost, New York Post, New York Daily News and Just Jared

Discussion:

Kierra Frazier /
Politico: New York Magazine splits with Olivia Nuzzi after relationship with RFK Jr.

Erick Fernandez /
@erickfernandez: The full, rightwing grift is probably the route for her at this point, right? This is a person who fan-girled over Ann Coulter for years and she'll likely pave a similar path.

Jared Holt /
@jaredlholt: Throwing it all away — your love life, your job, and your reputation — just for the prospect of hooking up with RFK Jr. of all the people on this planet. It is truly wild. She'll fail upwards in media, though. I'm sure of that.

Bernie Zilio /
Page Six: Olivia Nuzzi leaving New York magazine after 8 years amid RFK Jr. affair scandal @diana_trolling: The thing with Olivia Nuzzi is that she will fully go independent or she will get a lucrative deal with The Free Press or she waits for this all to die down and she goes back to work in legacy media.

Aidan McLaughlin /
Mediaite: Olivia Nuzzi Out at New York Magazine After Relationship With RFK Jr.

Kyler Alvord /
People: Journalist Olivia Nuzzi No Longer Works for New York Magazine After RFK Jr. Drama: ‘Best Course Forward’ @inyalowda1: “Avoiding the appearance of impropriety” is the phrase they're looking for. (h/t @BrandiAtkinson)

Lachlan Cartwright /
Vanity Fair: Olivia Nuzzi to Exit New York Magazine Amid RFK Jr. Scandal

Lauren Irwin /
The Hill: New York Magazine, Olivia Nuzzi part ways

Kaitlin Simpson /
Us Weekly: Olivia Nuzzi and Employer New York Magazine Part Ways After RFK Jr. Drama: ‘No Bias’ Found

Io Dodds /
The Independent: Former star reporter Olivia Nuzzi parts ways with New York magazine over alleged affair with RFK Jr

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Olivia Nuzzi and NYMag have officially parted ways https://www.cnn.com/...

Anna Betts /
The Guardian: Olivia Nuzzi leaves New York magazine after revelation of RFK Jr relationship

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: Olivia Nuzzi and New York Magazine Part Ways Associated Press: Writer Olivia Nuzzi, New York magazine part ways after relationship with political source revealed @clarkconquerdem: Losing your good journalist job and benefits for a decrepit philanderer with worms

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: New York Magazine, Olivia Nuzzi part ways after writer cleared of bias

Ethan Alter /
Adweek: Olivia Nuzzi Parts Ways With New York Magazine

Dave Algonquin /
@the_real_matt_m: All you people applauding this are classless fans! She has mostly been a model reporter with the weight of the world against her, shame on you for cheering an injury to her career like this. @838_carlisle: getting horned up for rfk jr has to be one of the dumbest and funniest ways to lose a job

Lucia Moses /
Business Insider: New York magazine is parting ways with Olivia Nuzzi following the revelation of her RFK Jr. relationship

Paige Skinner /
HuffPost: Olivia Nuzzi And New York Magazine Part Ways After News Broke Of Her Relationship With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: Nuzzi Is Out at New York Magazine

Peter White /
Deadline: Olivia Nuzzi And New York Magazine Part Ways

Philip Lewis /
@phil_lewis_: Olivia Nuzzi is out at New York Magazine after relationship with RFK Jr. https://nymag.com/... [image]

Lachlan Cartwright /
@lachcartwright: Olivia Nuzzi to Exit New York Magazine Amid RFK Jr. Scandal: A third-party review into Nuzzi's work found “no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias.” My latest yarn for @VanityFair — https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Olivia Nuzzi Out at New York Mag After RJK Jr. Relationship

Katie Kilkenny /
The Hollywood Reporter: Olivia Nuzzi Leaves New York Magazine Following Investigation

David Matthews /
New York Daily News: Olivia Nuzzi, New York Magazine ‘part ways’ over RFK Jr. relationship

Fast Company:

Chick-fil-A announces Chick-fil-A Play, an app with family-focused original animated shows, scripted podcasts, games, e-books, and more, launching November 18— What is Chick-fil-A Play? Inside the food chain's surprisingly logical next move. — Since late last year …

Discussion:
Deadline, CNBC, AV Club, USA Today, Delish, Pocket-lint, RetailWire, The Streamable, Adweek, TheStreet, San Francisco Chronicle, Quartz, CBS News, @discussingfilm, Axios, Chain Store Age, PR Daily, PYMNTS.com, IndieWire, Nation's Restaurant News, Ad Age, Restaurant Business, Fortune, Retail TouchPoints, Kotaku and Fox Business

Discussion:

Peter White /
Deadline: Chick-Fil-A Lifts The Lid On Entertainment Plans

Amelia Lucas /
CNBC: Chick-fil-A is releasing its own entertainment app, with family-friendly shows and podcasts

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Behold Chick-fil-A's entry into the TV game with Legends Of Evergreen Hills trailer

Gabe Hauari /
USA Today: Chick-fil-A announces new entertainment app with animated shows, podcasts and games

Danielle Harling /
Delish: Chick-fil-A Finally Reveals Details About Its New Streaming Service But Some Fans Aren't Impressed

Craig Donaldson /
Pocket-lint: What the cluck? New Chick-Fil-A streamer launches next month

Saleah Blancaflor /
Adweek: Chick-fil-A's Play App Will Launch Nov. 18

Michael Cabanatuan /
San Francisco Chronicle: Longtime North Bay steakhouse closing, to be replaced by Chick-fil-A

Francisco Velasquez /
Quartz: Chick-fil-A is launching a family-friendly app to drive sales @discussingfilm: The Chick-Fil-A streaming service has been named Chick-Fil-A Play & will launch on November 18. The service will launch with a collection of original animated shows, scripted podcasts, cooking shows and interactive stories. [image]

Hope King /
Axios: Why Chick-fil-A is launching an entertainment app

Dan Berthiaume /
Chain Store Age: Chick-fil-A to launch family entertainment app

Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: Watch the Trailer for That Chick-fil-A Streaming Service's First Original Series

Alicia Kelso /
Nation's Restaurant News: Chick-fil-A wants to connect families beyond mealtime with its new Play app

Lisa Jennings /
Restaurant Business: Chick-fil-A to launch app with original entertainment

Chris Morris /
Fortune: Chick-fil-A rolls out its streaming service, an entertainment app with shows and podcasts

Nicole Silberstein /
Retail TouchPoints: Chick-fil-A Cooks up Something New — An Entertainment App

Zack Zwiezen /
Kotaku: Watch Out Pixar, Chick-Fil-A Has A New Animated Series

Axios:

Sources: G/O Media has agreed to sell Jalopnik, a news and opinion site about car culture and one of its few remaining brands, to Static Media— Exit Content Preview … It acquired food site The Takeout from G/O Media back in March. — Private equity firm Novacap acquired Static in 2023.

Discussion:
@maxwelltani, @wmoyer650, @kerrymflynn, @sorenspicknall.bsky.social, @hoonofthe.day and @sarafischer

Discussion:

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: G/O Media is continuing to offload its titles. I'm hearing the digital media company has recently been in talks to sell car/auto site Jalopnik to Static Media. @wmoyer650: @PluginHyBrad Well I guess this was wrong. I also need to go check with one of the people I know from Jalopnik to see how this will change with them going to Static. [image]

Kerry Flynn /
@kerrymflynn: New: @GOMediaInc has agreed to sell @Jalopnik to Indianapolis-based Static Media, which had acquired @thetakeout earlier this year The car culture site was one of G/O's few remaining brands. @Kotaku, @qz, @TheRoot and @ItsTheInventory are left https://www.axios.com/...

Soren Spicknall /
@sorenspicknall.bsky.social: After all these years and all the malfeasance of G/O, Jalopnik still has a spark of its old self. Fingers crossed that the new owners don't ruin it. [embedded post]

Stef Schrader /
@hoonofthe.day: Welp, there it is. — Please don't Takeout-up the website, but keep my friends employed. [embedded post]

CNBC:

Disney plans to name CEO Bob Iger's successor in early 2026, and says ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman will replace Mark Parker as chairman in January 2025— Disney has tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company's next chairman, effective in January, as the media giant lays …

Discussion:
The Verge, Fortune, New York Times, Business Wire, Hürriyet Daily News, Gizmodo, IndieWire, Quartz, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Variety, @sherman4949, The Boston Globe, Breitbart, Deadline, @pkafka, The Desk, Front Office Sports, The Times, @sherman4949, Fast Company, One America News Network, Entrepreneur, KDFX-TV, CBS News, Reuters, UPI, Media Play News, AV Club, Financial Times, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Business Journal, TVNewsCheck, The Japan Times and Forbes

Discussion:

Emma Burleigh /
Fortune: The four high-powered executives most likely to inherit Bob Iger's throne at Disney

Brooks Barnes /
New York Times: Disney Names James Gorman Chairman, Sets ‘Early 2026’ for C.E.O. Change Business Wire: The Walt Disney Company Board Names James P. Gorman as Chairman, Effective January 2, 2025

Gordon Jackson /
Gizmodo: Disney Hopes to Replace Bob Iger as CEO in 2026

William Gavin /
Quartz: Disney will announce CEO Bob Iger's successor by early 2026

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Disney names ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman its next chairman, aims to pick Bob Iger successor in 2026

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Disney Taps James Gorman as Chairman; Board Expects to Name CEO Replacement for Bob Iger in Early 2026

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: I know there has already been a sense among some execs at Disney that the succession process is hovering over the day-to-day operations. It's obviously a stressful process. But they'll have to wait until early 2026.

Brooks Barnes /
The Boston Globe: Disney says it will hire a new CEO in ‘early 2026’

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Disney Names James Gorman Board Chairman; Bob Iger's Successor Now Set To Be Announced In Early 2026

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: “Disney had initially targeted 2025 to announce a successor, as CNBC reported last year.”

Isabella Fish /
The Times: James Gorman is new Disney chairman

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Im told that internal CEO candidates Dana Walden, Alan Bergman, Jimmy Pitaro and Josh D'Amaro have all recently met with the Disney board succession committee and were all notified of the new early 2026 timeline before today.

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Big Disney news this morning: Disney CEO to be named in early 2026; Gorman to become board chair next year Full story here: https://www.cnbc.com/...

Chris Morris /
Fast Company: Who will be Disney's next CEO? Four execs who could replace Bob Iger in 2026

Deborah Sophia /
One America News Network: Disney To Name CEO Bob Iger's Replacement In 2026, Taps Morgan Stanley's Gorman As Chair

Erin Davis /
Entrepreneur: Disney Announces Major Executive Changes, Including When CEO Bob Iger Is Leaving. Here's What We Know.

Megan Cerullo /
CBS News: Disney announces when it will replace CEO Bob Iger

Jessica Inman /
UPI: Bob Iger's successor to be announced in 2026

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Disney Names Top Morgan Stanley Executive James Gorman Its New Chairman of the Board

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Disney is gearing up to replace Bob Iger... again

Alexandra White /
Financial Times: Disney names James Gorman as chair

Josh Dickey /
The Wrap: Disney Names James Gorman Chairman of the Board, Says Iger Successor to Come in Early 2026

Ryan Faughnder /
Los Angeles Times: Disney says it will pick Bob Iger's successor in early 2026

Dawn Chmielewski /
The Japan Times: Disney to name CEO Bob Iger's replacement in 2026, taps Morgan Stanley's Gorman as chair

New York Times:

Blade Runner 2049's producer sues Musk, Tesla, and WBD for allegedly using AI to create imagery close to the film to promote Cybercab, despite a denied request— Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.

Discussion:
Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider, Silicon Republic, Benzinga, Axios, KVUE-TV, Reuters, The Wrap, Decrypt, Deadline, Los Angeles Times, Kotaku, Jalopnik, InsideEVs, The Verge, TechCrunch, AV Club, CNBC, Forbes and Rolling Stone, more at Techmeme »

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Todd Spangler /
Variety: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Elon Musk, Tesla and Warner Bros. Discovery, Alleging Copyright Infringement

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producer Sues Elon Musk's Tesla, Warner Bros. Discovery Over AI Images

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan /
Business Insider: Elon Musk's ‘We, Robot’ event is getting heat from another big Hollywood player

Jenny Darmody /
Silicon Republic: Elon Musk sued over AI Blade Runner robotaxi imagery

Ananya Gairola /
Benzinga: Elon Musk Faces Legal Challenge Over AI-Generated ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Imagery Use At ‘We Robot’ Event: Alcon Cites ‘Highly Politicized, Capricious And Arbitrary Behavior’

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: Elon Musk sued by “Blade Runner 2049” producers over Robotaxi imagery

John Diaz /
KVUE-TV: Austin-based Tesla sued for copyright infringement by ‘Blade Runner 2049’ production company

Mike Scarcella /
Reuters: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ producer sues Tesla, Warner Bros over AI images

Jeremy Fuster /
The Wrap: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Tesla, WBD Over Cybercab AI Images, Citing Elon Musk's ‘Extreme Political and Social Views’

Jason Nelson /
Decrypt: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Studio Sues Elon Musk for Copyright Infringement Over AI Images

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue “Problematic” Elon Musk & Warner Bros. Discovery Over “Highly Offensive” AI Imagery Used In Tesla Pitch

Christi Carras /
Los Angeles Times: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ producer sues Elon Musk, Warner Bros. Discovery over Tesla Cybercab launch

Ethan Gach /
Kotaku: Elon Musk Accused Of Stealing Blade Runner 2049 Imagery To Sell Teslas In New Lawsuit

Ryan Erik King /
Jalopnik: Elon Musk Sued By ‘Blade Runner’ Production Company After Tesla Cybercab Reveal Used AI Images

Suvrat Kothari /
InsideEVs: Tesla Sued By ‘Blade Runner’ Producers Mad About Robotaxi Event

Charles Pulliam-Moore /
The Verge: Elon Musk sued for using AI-generated Blade Runner imagery at robotaxi event

Devin Coldewey /
TechCrunch: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ producer accuses Musk and Tesla of circumventing copyright with AI imagery

CNBC:
Elon Musk, Tesla and WBD sued over alleged ‘Blade Runner 2049’ AI ripoff for Cybercab promotion

Miles Klee /
Rolling Stone: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Elon Musk Over AI Art in Cybercab Presentation

Variety:

Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI startup Perplexity for alleged copyright infringement and say it hasn't replied to a July 2024 letter about copyright issues— News Corp CEO accuses Perplexity of ‘content kleptocracy’ … “Perplexity is a generative artificial intelligence company …

Discussion:
The Register, Engadget, Bloomberg Law, Fast Company, Digital Music News, Deadline, @alexbruell, The Straits Times, @claireatki, New York Post, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, TechCrunch, The Verge, Financial Times, The Wrap, @katie_robertson, Reuters, The Information, Türkiye Today, Press Gazette, RetailWire, MediaPost and Benzinga, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Wall Street Journal and New York Post are suing Perplexity AI for copyright infringement

Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: Perplexity is sued by Dow Jones and ‘New York Post’ for copyright infringement

Dylan Smith /
Digital Music News: Perplexity Faces Copyright Suit Over Alleged ‘Massive’ Infringement of NY Post and Wall Street Journal Articles

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Wall Street Journal, New York Post Sue Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity As AI Battles Rage

Alexandra Bruell /
@alexbruell: Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones and the New York Post are suing generative AI search engine Perplexity for copyright infringement https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

Claire Atkinson /
@claireatki: The owner of The Wall Street Journal and New York Post are suing Perplexity, saying the AI search engine is using its copyrighted content without permission https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: NY Post, Wall Street Journal sue Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI for ripping off content

Alexandra Bruell /
Wall Street Journal: Wall Street Journal, New York Post Sue AI Startup Perplexity, Alleging ‘Massive Freeriding’

Devin Coldewey /
TechCrunch: ‘Content kleptocracy’: News Corp outlets sue Perplexity over scraped stories

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: New York Post, Dow Jones Sue Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Company for ‘Massive Amount’ of Illegal Copying

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: NEWS: Murdoch's Dow Jones (parent of WSJ) and the New York Post have filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI for copyright infringement. Statement from CEO Robert Thomson: [image]

Stephanie Palazzolo /
The Information: News Corp Sues AI Search Startup Perplexity for Copyright Infringement

Bron Maher /
Press Gazette: News Corp seeks massive damages from AI firm perlexity for stealing content

Jon Houke /
RetailWire: AI Startup Perplexity Accused of Illicitly Using Content from Major News Publishers

Ananya Gairola /
Benzinga: Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones, New York Post Sue Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity For Copyright Infringement, Accuse AI Firm Of ‘Massive Freeriding’

The Hollywood Reporter:

Cooper Hefner, the son of Hugh Hefner, makes a $100M all-cash offer to acquire Playboy Enterprises' IP and brand assets from its parent company PLBY Group— The son of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is seeking to acquire the rights to the Playboy brand from its current owner PLBY Group.

Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Daily Mail, @alexweprin, Newser, Quartz, The Wrap, Bloomberg, New York Post and Perez Hilton

Discussion:

Christine Rendon /
Daily Mail: Hugh Hefner's son Cooper makes $100M offer to acquire Playboy Enterprises: ‘Part of my legacy’

Alex Weprin /
@alexweprin: New: Cooper Hefner, the son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, is making a $100M bid to acquire the brand. “This effort is about safeguarding a legacy built over decades,” he tells me. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

John Johnson /
Newser: Another Hefner Makes $100M Bid for Playboy

Ben Kesslen /
Quartz: Hugh Hefner's son wants to buy back Playboy

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Hugh Hefner's son wants to buy Playboy for $100 million

The Economic Times:

Sources: after Star India and Viacom18's merger, Reliance Industries plans to retain Disney+ Hotstar as the sole streaming platform, absorbing JioCinema— Reliance Industries is set to retain Disney+ Hotstar as its primary streaming platform post-merger with Star India and Viacom18 …

Discussion:
MEDIANAMA

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New York Magazine:

Jeff Zucker, Hamish McKenzie, Bari Weiss, and 54 of the most powerful people in media discuss the future of media, return of print, Big Tech, and more— On and off the record with: — Imran Amed, founder and editor-in-chief, The Business of Fashion. Willa Bennett, editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.

Discussion:

Gabriel Brotman /
Gabriel Brotman on LinkedIn: New York Magazine's latest “Power Issue” offers a fresh look into the state of journalism in 2024, featuring our very own Mathias Döpfner …

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Quality listicle [image]

Scott Suttell /
@ssuttell: “Still, we found a lot of optimism about the media business and its future. Even those who are gloomy about the state of the industry see a lot of good work being done in their own shops and those of their rivals.” https://nymag.com/...

Kelsey Weekman /
@kelsaywhat: opening the “will the media survive” story, seeing the name of the guy who shut down your newsroom, then immediately closing the article 😮 💨👌

Carl Swanson /
@carlstwitt: Shortly after @charlottetklein⁩ arrived @nymag this past summer, we set her on this project: interview as many members of the media elite as she could and ask them what exactly they think is going on with the media. This is what they said. https://nymag.com/... @heathenqueen76.bsky.social: Hmmm — People I consider journalists and folksci consider rabble rousing sh*t starters in the same room. — Interesting [embedded post]

Anup Kaphle /
@anupkaphle: Asked AI to summarize this and the answer was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://nymag.com/...

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: If the media is relying on this sort of useless and bloviated wank then they are doomed. What a waste of energy.

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: two kinds of media people: the people bitching about their @NYMag photo... and the people who know bitching about it makes them look even worse...

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: it's media conventional wisdom at this point that the times overpaid for the athletic, but it's hard to argue the company with the most successful daily news podcast and a few other pretty big hits has been “terrible with podcasts for the most part” https://nymag.com/... [image]

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: Let's all just take a moment to consider the three people name dropped here. — I don't even want to click through to see who the other 54 people might be to offer alternatives. [embedded post]

Ernie Smith /
@shortformernie@threads.net: This paragraph from this @nymag piece on media players is insane. It's like they got the worst people in journalism to talk smack about their competitors. — It's telling that only two people on this entire list went on record. — https://nymag.com/... [image]

TechCrunch:

Meta is testing facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads and to help enable faster recovery of compromised Facebook and Instagram accounts— Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the Facebook owner announced Monday.

Discussion:
Silicon Republic, RTÉ, Social Media Today, Reuters, PCMag, BNN Bloomberg, Business Standard, The Independent, London Evening Standard, CNET, SiliconANGLE, The Straits Times, @john_j_howard, @newley, ABC, Digital Trends, @rmsherman, Engadget, Meta, @nickclegg, The Guardian and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan /
Silicon Republic: Meta to test facial recognition to deter scammers

Brian O'Donovan /
RTÉ: Meta to test using facial recognition to combat fake ads

Andrew Hutchinson /
Social Media Today: Meta Experiments With Facial Recognition for Security Purposes

Shivani Shinde /
Business Standard: Celeb-bait ads make Meta turn to facial recognition tech to combat scams

Martyn Landi /
The Independent: Meta starts testing facial recognition tools to combat ‘celeb-bait’ adverts

Martyn Landi /
London Evening Standard: Meta starts testing facial recognition tools to combat ‘celeb-bait’ adverts

James Farrell /
SiliconANGLE: Meta will employ facial recognition technology to fight back against celebrity scam ads

Osmond Chia /
The Straits Times: Meta tests facial recognition tech to detect celeb scams, recover hacked accounts

John J. Howard, Ph.D. /
@john_j_howard: Face recognition is a viable means of remote identity verification. Many caveats apply but this is an overall good thing.

Newley Purnell /
@newley: Meta will “immediately delete any facial data generated after this comparison regardless of whether there's a match or not,” the company wrote in a blog post. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

James Purtill /
ABC: Meta is testing facial recognition to combat ‘relentless’ celebrity endorsement scams

Rob Sherman /
@rmsherman: Today, @meta announced that we're beginning to test how facial recognition technology can help us protect people and make it harder for scammers to deceive others. Specifically, we're using this tech to make it harder for scammers to run celeb-bait ads on our platforms and as a

Karissa Bell /
Engadget: Meta is bringing back facial recognition with new safety features for Facebook and Instagram

Nick Clegg /
@nickclegg: Specifically, we'll begin using facial recognition technology to detect when scammers try to use images of celebrities or content creators in ads to trick others into sharing personal information or sending money.

Josh Taylor /
The Guardian: Meta to use facial recognition technology in fight against celebrity investment scam ads

Forbes:

Steve Ballmer spent $40M+ this election year on his USAFacts site, including to make “Just The Facts” YouTube videos that also ran on Fox News and NewsNation— Why the world's tenth-richest person has put so much money into a nonpartisan website—and doubled the group's budget this year.

Discussion:
@Jonathanglick@mstdn.social and @kylekhanmullins

Discussion:

Jonathan Glick /
@Jonathanglick@mstdn.social: @Mediagazer The richest people want to blow up the system that made them rich.

Kyle Khan-Mullins /
@kylekhanmullins: ICYMI: @Forbes talked to Steve Ballmer, the world's ~tenth richest man, about why he put $100M into @USAFacts to make official data more transparent. “Our ‘Just The Facts’ videos? Let me call that the 2024 version of Ross Perot's old poster boards.” https://www.forbes.com/...

Bloomberg:

A look at Netflix's movie strategy, with Dan Lin, who took over as film chairman in April 2024, pushing for quality in-house projects and being more selective— Netflix is trying to make better movies. It starts with making less and spending less. — Ted Sarandos is tired of answering questions about movie theaters.

Discussion:
@lucas_shaw, Gizmodo, ComingSoon.net and Forbes

Discussion:

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Netflix appointed a new film chairman in April. Spent the last couple months talking to people about his plans, which boil down to 3 words: Make better movies. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Lots of news about budgets + talks for future movies, including: Netflix is paying Cameron Díaz $45M to make two movies. It's also planning to spend $200M+ on Chronicles of Narnia.

Lucas Ropek /
Gizmodo: Netflix's New Plan Is to Make Movies That Suck Less

Brandon Schreur /
ComingSoon.net: Netflix Turned Down Buying Zachary Levi's Harold and the Purple Crayon

Travis Bean /