Netflix said India brought in the second-highest net subscriber additions in Q2 and was the third highest-country in revenue growth (Alexandra Canal/Yahoo Finance)

Mediagazer: Netflix said India brought in the second-highest net subscriber additions in Q2 and was the third highest-country in revenue growth (Alexandra Canal/Yahoo Finance)

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Yahoo Finance:

Netflix said India brought in the second-highest net subscriber additions in Q2 and was the third highest-country in revenue growth— Netflix (NFLX) is all in on a country that's been historically difficult for its competitors: India. — The country brought in the second-highest net subscriber additions …
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Reuters:

Netflix added 8.05M subscribers in Q2, vs. 5M est., as it benefited from its crackdown on password sharing and popular titles like Bridgerton and Baby Reindeer— Netflix (NFLX.O) said on Thursday it added more than 8 million subscribers in its second quarter as the streaming service benefited …

Discussion:

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: NBC's Peacock 33% price hike to take effect ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics — here's what to know

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Adds 8M Subscribers As It Grows Streaming Lead on Rivals

Sean McNulty /
The Ankler: ☀️NETFLIX Adds 8M Subscribers, Wall Street: ‘Whatevs’

Alex Sherman /
CNBC: With corners of the media industry in upheaval, Netflix makes clear it's staying out of the fray

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: Netflix's Subscriber And Earnings Growth Gather More Momentum As Password-Sharing Crackdown Pays Off

Filipe Espósito /
9to5Mac: Netflix growth slows as platform cracks down on password sharing

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Netflix adds 8 million global subscribers during Q2 2024

Lauren Aratani /
The Guardian: Netflix adds 8 million subscribers due in part to success of Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton

David Satin /
The Streamable: Netflix Added 8 Million Subscribers in Q2 2024, Now at Nearly 278 Million

Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: Netflix Added 8 Million Subscribers from April to June

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Netflix Adds 8 Million Q2 Subs, Co-CEOs Say Streaming Competitors Generate ‘Relatively Small Viewing on Their Services’

Alex Bitter /
Business Insider: Netflix had another blowout quarter

CNBC:
Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 16.8% YoY to $9.56B, vs. $9.53B est., paid memberships up 16.5% YoY to 277.65M, vs. 274.4M est., net income up 44% YoY to $2.15B

Discussion:

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Netflix is getting more comfortable with ads

Georg Szalai /
The Hollywood Reporter: How Long Can Netflix Keep Beating Earnings and Subscriber Expectations?

Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: Netflix and YouTube “feed each other pretty nicely,” according to co-CEO Ted Sarandos

Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly /
Observer: After a Solid Q2, Netflix Is Preparing For a ‘Fast Ramp’ Into Live Programming

Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: Netflix marks Q2 growth, expects ad tier scale in 2025

Alyssa Boyle /
AdExchanger: Netflix's Advertising Business Is Boosting Profit Margins

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Netflix 2Q Grows Ad-Subscribers 34%

Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Netflix ad tier subs up 34% Netflix: Fellow shareholders, — We had a strong Q2 with 17% revenue growth and an operating margin of 27% vs. 22% last year.

Martin Peers /
The Information: Netflix's Advertising Cloud Looms Larger

Lillian Rizzo /
Lillian Rizzo on LinkedIn: Netflix reported second quarter earnings on Thursday, with the media giant beating analyst estimates as it added more global subscribers and saw its advertising business grow. …

Paolo Confino /
Fortune: Netflix vanquishes doubts about its ability to keep growing just about every profit metric

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Could A Price Hike Be Coming To Netflix Ad Tier? Co-CEO Greg Peters Doesn't Rule It Out, But Says Execs “Love” Being “Lower”

Loree Seitz /
The Wrap: Netflix's VP of Ad Sales Pete Naylor to Depart as Streamer Expands Global Reach

Nicole Sperling /
New York Times: Netflix Adds 8 Million Subscribers

Áine /
@ainemacdermot.bsky.social: Cut the prices 44%, then you'd be doing something worthwhile. [embedded post]

The Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Naylor, Netflix's VP of ad sales since August 2022, is leaving, and the company plans to hire a head of US and Canada ad sales to replace his global role

Discussion:
Ad Age, Variety, @pkafka, TVNewsCheck, The Information, Adweek and Deadline

Discussion:

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Peter Naylor is Latest Senior Ad-Sales Executive to Exit Netflix

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Naylor has a long digital ad track record and was onstage for Netflix at its upfront this spring and was schmoozing for them at Cannes last month. Netflix hasn't named a successor.

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Amy Reinhard who runs ads for Netflix, was previously running studio operations for the streamer and didn't have any ad experience prior to taking the job.

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Peter Naylor, one of two execs Netflix hired from Snapchat to boot up its ad business in 2022, is out. Jeremi Gorman, the other snap hire, only lasted a year. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Brian Steinberg /
TVNewsCheck: Peter Naylor Is Latest Senior Ad-Sales Executive To Exit Netflix

Sahil Patel /
The Information: Top Netflix Ad Exec Peter Naylor to Exit

Bill Bradley /
Adweek: Netflix Ad Sales VP Peter Naylor Shockingly Exits Streamer

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Netflix Ad Exec Peter Naylor To Exit

The Wrap:
Netflix says its ad tier now accounts for 45%+ of all signups in the markets where it's available, and ad tier memberships grew 34% QoQ in Q2 to 40M MAUs in May

Discussion:
Variety, RTÉ, WORLD SCREEN, MediaPost, Financial Times, @sharonwaxman, IGN, Quartz, The Information, Next TV and Deadline

Discussion:

Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Netflix Reports 17 Percent Revenue Gain In Q2

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Netflix Reports First-Half Surge In Ads, Subscribers

Christopher Grimes /
Financial Times: Netflix earnings surge on boost from ‘Baby Reindeer’ and ‘Bridgerton’ @sharonwaxman: Wow, #Netflix - amazing results. The divide between legacy studios & this streamer just keeps growing: Netflix Q2 Profits Surge 44% to $2.15 Billion As Streamer Adds 8 Million Subscribers https://www.thewrap.com/...

Rebekah Valentine /
IGN: Netflix Bracing for Subs Decline After Sustained Growth Thanks to Ad Tiers

Bruce Gil /
Quartz: Netflix's ad strategy is working

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: Netflix Solidly Beats Revenue Forecasts With 17% Growth in Q2, Adds More Than 8 Million Subscribers

The Hollywood Reporter:

Nielsen: the Republican National Convention's final night averaged 25.38M US viewers over 14 outlets, up 7% from 2020; people 55+ were about 72% of the audience— Thursday's multi-network coverage beats the final night from four years ago, but the four-day average is lower.

Discussion:
New York Times, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Deadline, @tvmojoe, Nielsen

Discussion:

Christi Carras /
Los Angeles Times: Trump's big night at Republican convention draws 25 million TV viewers

Brandon Mioduszewski /
Bloomberg: Trump Acceptance Speech Draws 25.4 Million Viewers, Tops 2020

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Republican Convention Viewership Rises To More Than 25 Million On Final Night Featuring Donald Trump's Speech @tvmojoe: also worth noting: Per Nielsen, viewership peaked during the 10:45-11 p.m. quarter hour (at 28.4m). That's right around when the speech started going off the rails. I don't have data, but audiences definitely tuned out as night wore on, which is to be expected as it gets later

@tvmojoe:
viewers 18-34: 1.7m (2020)—>1.35m (2024) viewers 35-54: 5.25m (2020)—>4.94m (2024) viewers 55+: 16M (2020)—>18.36m (2024) Yes, younger auds watch via streaming— but that was true in 2020 and since then, more older audiences have cut the cord. No evidence of Gen Z Trump boom

@tvmojoe:
Last night's Trump rally/acceptance speech averaged 25.4 m viewers across 14 networks, down from the 32.2m who watched in 2016 (when Trump was a private citizen) but up a tick from his 2020 WH acceptance speech (23.5m.) His speech was DOWN in all key demos but up 2.6m viewers 55+

BBC:

A Russian court convicts Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentences him to 16 years in prison; Wall Street Journal calls the trial a “sham”— US journalist Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced by a Russian court to 16 years in prison on espionage charges, after a secretive trial decried as a “sham” by his employer.

Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Voice of America, The Desk, Mediaite, New York Times, Washington Post, Talking Biz News, Reuters, @potus@threads.net, @senatorwarner@threads.net, @jaketapper, ABC7, Bloomberg, Brian Tierney on LinkedIn, TVNewsCheck, @kimzetter, @jrezaian, SWAMY WORLD, The US Sun, Politico, @jtoonkel, Newser, The Guardian, Axios, Alistair MacDonald on LinkedIn, Nora Eckert on LinkedIn, CNN, @brettbruen, Lynn Cook on LinkedIn, The Wrap, Raw Story, Euractiv, @maxseddon, @davidfolkenflik, Breitbart, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Semafor, @bbcstever, Courthouse News Service, freebeacon.com, NPR, @sylkegruhnwald@infosec …, Lucy Knight on LinkedIn, New York Times, Business Insider, Reuters, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Washington Examiner, Committee to Protect …, The White House, CBS News, Fox News, The Daily Beast, SPJ News and News/Media Alliance

Discussion:

Georgi Kantchev /
Wall Street Journal: Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: 'Don't Lose Hope': Brittney Griner Sends a Message of Support For Imprisoned WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich New York Times: Evan Gershkovich's Conviction in Russia Won't Stop Journalists From Seeking the Truth

Robyn Dixon /
Washington Post: Russian court convicts journalist Evan Gershkovich, imposes 16-year sentence

Reuters:
Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years after convicting him of espionage, state media says

President Joe Biden /
@potus@threads.net: Today, Evan Gershkovich received a sentence of 16 years in a Russian prison, despite having committed no crime. I will not mince words: he was targeted by the Russian government because he is a journalist and an American.

Mark R. Warner /
@senatorwarner@threads.net: Evan Gershkovich's conviction is a devastating blow to freedom of the press everywhere. The charges, trial, and conviction are a complete sham manufactured by Putin — a corrupt, desperate leader who will stop at nothing to suppress truth and quell dissent. …

Jake Tapper /
@jaketapper: It's Friday July 19, 2024. WSJ's Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB Mar 29, 2023. 1 year & 111 days ago HE WAS JUST “CONVICTED” AND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN A SHAM TRIAL https://www.cnn.com/... JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME! FREE EVAN NOW! #IStandWithEvan [image]

Kirill Zarubin /
ABC7: Russia sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years after brief trial

Brian Tierney /
Brian Tierney on LinkedIn: I am shocked and disappointed by the news of Evan Gershkovich's unjust conviction. — This event represents not only a violation of his human rights …

Charles Maynes /
TVNewsCheck: Russian Court Sentences U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich To 16 Years In Prison

Kim Zetter /
@kimzetter: omg. Worst possible outcome for WSJ reporter charged with treason in Russia. Horrible

Jason Rezaian /
@jrezaian: This sentence is the cruel and obvious outcome of a ridiculous process. It's long past time to bring Evan, Paul Whelan and all American hostages home to their families. #IStandWithEvan https://www.cnn.com/... SWAMY WORLD: Russia convicts US reporter of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated

Ellie Doughty /
The US Sun: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is sentenced to 16 years in Russia on trumped-up spying charges after sham closed trial

Jessica Toonkel /
@jtoonkel: It is outrageous that my colleague Evan Gershkovich was sentenced today to 16 years in a Russian prison for doing his job. Journalism is not a crime. It has been 478 days since he has been wrongfully detained. #journalismisnotacrime #FreeEvan @WSJ

Shaun Walker /
The Guardian: Russian court sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Alistair MacDonald /
Alistair MacDonald on LinkedIn: An utter disgrace. Russia's shameful and false jailing of my colleague Evan Gershkovich. Using a young man's life as a bargaining tool …

Nora Eckert /
Nora Eckert on LinkedIn: An awful day. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison. Evan is just about two years older than I am. …

Brett Bruen /
@brettbruen: This is the same country that just praised Trump's selection of #JDVance Might be a good moment for either of these men to condemn Moscow's jailing of an American journalist & demand his release...

Lynn Cook /
Lynn Cook on LinkedIn: BREAKING NEWS: Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction — The sentencing came after a secret trial that the U.S. has condemned as a sham. …

Roxanne Cooper /
Raw Story: Russian court convicts WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage

Georgi Gotev /
Euractiv: Russia's trial of US reporter Gershkovich moves quickly through secret witness testimony

Max Seddon /
@maxseddon: A court in Russia has sentenced Evan Gershkovich, the WSJ reporter arrested last year on absurd espionage charges, to 16 years in high-security prison. Russia rushed through the trial and didn't bother presenting public evidence. It may be a prelude to an exchange. Free Evan! [video]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: WSJ chief executive and editor in chief issue statement on reporter's conviction by Russian court [image]

Kirill Zarubin /
Associated Press: Russia convicts U.S. journalist of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated

Mathias Hammer /
Semafor: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in prison by Russian court

Steve Rosenberg /
@bbcstever: A court in Yekaterinburg has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in a high security penal colony. The trial has been dismissed as a ‘sham’ by US officials & the WSJ. [video]

Charles Maynes /
NPR: Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Sylke Gruhnwald /
@sylkegruhnwald@infosec.exchange: Journalism is not a Crime. — https://www.bbc.com/...

Lucy Knight /
Lucy Knight on LinkedIn: Indeed, a disgraceful and sham conviction. An absolutely devastating outcome for Evan Gershkovich and his family. Please keep the story alive. …

Ivan Nechepurenko /
New York Times: Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: 1 Killed, Several Wounded In Fresh Russian Attacks On Ukraine Regions

Jack Birle /
Washington Examiner: American reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison The White House: Statement by President Joe Biden on the Sentencing of Wrongfully Detained American Evan Gershkovich

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: WSJ's Evan Gershkovich Gets 16 Years After ‘Sham’ Spy Trial

South China Morning Post:

Media orgs, WSJ union, and a congressional panel express support for Selina Cheng, who says WSJ fired her for assuming Hong Kong Journalists Association's chair— - Asia Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association latest to support reporter who says newspaper fired her over press freedom role

Discussion:
Talking Biz News, @wongmjane@threads.net, ABC, @ceccgov, @connor_mycroft, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, @connor_mycroft, China Media Project, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, @connor_mycroft, SPJ News, CNN, Washington Post, Semafor, Voice of America, National Union of Journalists … and Al Jazeera

Discussion:

Jane Manchun Wong /
@wongmjane@threads.net: WSJ only stands with their American journalists @ceccgov: Chairs are tracking concerns about the firing of reporter @Selina_Cheng upon her election as President of @HKJA_Official, and the disturbing questions about whether @WSJ is abetting the erosion of press freedoms in #HongKong. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Connor Mycroft /
@connor_mycroft: Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor @HKLabourRights and 40 overseas HK civil society groups in an open letter said they were “shocked” by the move and called on WSJ to provide an explanation for the dismissal. https://hklabourrights.org/... Hong Kong Free Press HKFP: Hong Kong foreign press club ‘concerned’ after head of journalists' union Selina Cheng fired by Wall Street Journal

Connor Mycroft /
@connor_mycroft: Women Press Freedom @CFWIJ said: “We urge WSJ and Dow Jones to reconsider their actions and reinstate Cheng.” https://x.com/...

Ryan Ho Kilpatrick /
China Media Project: Code of Silence — In other parts of the world, getting elected to lead one's local press group …

Tom Grundy /
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP: Wall St Journal union urges paper to reinstate head of Hong Kong journalists' group Selina Cheng amid outcry

Connor Mycroft /
@connor_mycroft: International press groups are leading a growing chorus of support for HKJA chairwoman @selina_cheng days after she was fired by @WSJ A (non-exhaustive)🧵on the groups around the globe speaking up https://www.scmp.com/...

Connor Mycroft /
@connor_mycroft: Canadian press advocacy group @MAP_Canada said: “The Wall Street Journal should be ashamed of their treatment of Selina Cheng.” https://x.com/...

Chris Lau /
CNN: Hong Kong journalist says she was fired by WSJ after taking top post at union under attack by Beijing

Tommy Walker /
Voice of America: Wall Street Journal firing shocks chair of Hong Kong journalists group National Union of Journalists (NUJ): NUJ describes the Wall Street Journal's sacking of Hong Kong Journalists' Association chair as “shocking”

NBC News:

CrowdStrike reports widespread “BSODs on Windows hosts”, impacting thousands of PCs and disrupting TV broadcasters, including Sky News and NBC News— Major carriers, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, all issued ground stops Friday morning citing communications issues.

Discussion:
@george_kurtz, ABC News, The Guardian, NPR, TechCrunch, New York Post, New York Times, WWMT-TV, @davidgrayrhodes, NBC Bay Area, Vox, Al Jazeera, Washington Examiner, CNBC, The Sun, Mashable, Associated Press, SWAMY WORLD, @troyhunt, Ars Technica, Quartz, The US Sun, Courthouse News Service, Gizmodo, al.com, ABC13, MediaPost, ABC7, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, @vxunderground, @tomwarren, Politico, @tomwarren, 9to5Mac, @troyhunt, @skysportsnews, @aidanfitzryan, Mercury News, MIT Technology Review, @matthewkeyslive, The Record, @netcapgirl, @trungtphan, Fast Company, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, Broadband TV News, Variety, CBS News, The Verge, Reuters, Deadline, Digital Trends, HuffPost and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

George Kurtz /
@george_kurtz: CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We

Julia Kollewe /
The Guardian: CrowdStrike Windows IT outage: Microsoft software update causes chaos with transport, banks and businesses

Manish Singh /
TechCrunch: Faulty CrowdStrike update causes major global IT outage, taking out banks, airlines and businesses globally New York Post: CrowdStrike global tech outage snarls early voting in Arizona — with GOP convention travelers delayed

Julie Williams /
WWMT-TV: News Channel 3 experiencing system outages affecting local newscasts

David Rhodes /
@davidgrayrhodes: .@SkyNews have not been able to broadcast live TV this morning, currently telling viewers that we apologise for the interruption. Much of our news report is still available online, and we are working hard to restore all services.

Kat Tenbarge /
NBC Bay Area: Microsoft outage takes down Starbucks mobile ordering, causing chaos for baristas

Ryan Browne /
CNBC: CrowdStrike shares tank 15% in premarket after major outage hits businesses worldwide

Louis Regan /
The Sun: Times Square goes dark & blue screens halt work for millions as Microsoft outage 'exposes fragility of world's internet'

Stan Schroeder /
Mashable: CrowdStrike, Microsoft break silence on the Windows outage disrupting the world Associated Press: Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

Troy Hunt /
@troyhunt: Something super weird happening right now: just been called by several totally different media outlets in the last few minutes, all with Windows machines suddenly BSoD'ing (Blue Screen of Death). Anyone else seen this? Seems to be entering recovery mode: [image]

Kevin Purdy /
Ars Technica: Major outages at CrowdStrike, Microsoft leave the world with BSODs and confusion

William Gavin /
Quartz: What to know about the massive global tech outage grounding flights, disrupting banks and more

Karim Camara /
The US Sun: Airport staff forced to use WHITEBOARDS to show flight times as Microsoft outage causes system meltdown

Kyle Barr /
Gizmodo: Chaos Reigns as Global Outage Breaks Everything from Airlines to Emergency Services

William Thornton /
al.com: Worldwide internet outage slowing flights at Alabama airports: What to know

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Massive Outage Impacts Advertising, Publishing - What We Know

Marc Cota-Robles /
ABC7: Departing flights from several SoCal airports resuming after being grounded due to tech outage

Mercedes Hutton /
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP: Hong Kong airport affected by global Microsoft outage as airlines move to manual check-in

Tom Warren /
@tomwarren: CrowdStrike says “the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed.” If only it was that simple. That fix requires the machines to be online, but they're boot looping due to CrowdStrike's faulty kernel driver 🤦 ♂️

Tom Warren /
@tomwarren: this isn't the first time that CrowdStrike's csagent.sys kernel driver has caused Windows BSODs. I'd imagine many executives are waking up this morning and immediately looking at moving away from CrowdStrike. It's very hard to win back trust after an event like this

Ben Lovejoy /
9to5Mac: Global IT outage takes down airlines, banks, 911 services, more; CrowdStrike to blame

Troy Hunt /
@troyhunt: If you're watching this unfold and aren't unfamiliar with the name “CrowdStrike”, they're a *massive* player in the security space and have billions of dollars of annual revenue. Their products include “EDR”, which is endpoint detection and response. Think of it as antivirus. @skysportsnews: Due to a global technical issue, Sky Sports News is currently unable to broadcast live. For all the latest sports news, scores and action, go to the Sky Sports app or website.

Aidan Ryan /
@aidanfitzryan: Spokesperson for Audacy, owner of WEEI and Magic 106.7, says the company was affected by the global software outage Fri: “Like many companies around the world, we did experience issues as a result of today's outages. All of our stations were back up and running by 8:00 a.m. ET.”

Nollyanne Delacruz /
Mercury News: Bay Area courts provide minimal services amid global tech outage

Rhiannon Williams /
MIT Technology Review: How to fix a Windows PC affected by the global outage

Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: The CrowdStrike issue caused Paramount-owned cable channels to go offline early Friday morning, including Paramount Network, which was in the middle of airing the movie “Gremlins.” [image]

Alexander Martin /
The Record: CrowdStrike oopsie crashes Windows workstations across the world

Sophie /
@netcapgirl: idk what's worse, that crowdstrike has kernel access to basically every system in the world or that airlines run on windows server

Trung Phan /
@trungtphan: The Crowdstrike engineer who pushed the update that caused the global IT meltdown, crashing Microsoft devices (BSOD), taking down government IT services in Australia, New Zealand and several US states while disrupting global banks, media and airlines (gonna be a crazy flying day) [image]

Michael Grothaus /
Fast Company: Windows CrowdStrike outage update: Blue screen of death, list of services down today, timeline for fix, what to know

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Blue Screen of Death Plunges Airports and Banks Into Chaos

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Broadcasters hit by Global IT outage Variety: Sky News Off Air Briefly, Planes Disrupted During Global Microsoft IT Outage Linked to Cybersecurity Firm Crowdstrike

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: Sky News Falls Off Air, U.S. Flights Grounded Amid Global Tech Meltdown Linked To Microsoft

Variety:

Disney announces that Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle, is departing its board of directors after six years— Disney announced that Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle, is departing its board of directors after six years. — Disney and Catz did not provide an explanation for why she stepped down from the Mouse House's board.

Discussion:

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Disney Board Director Safra Catz Departs After 6 Years

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Told Catz's departure is amicable and stems from avoiding any conflict of interest as Oracle chairman Larry Ellison funds a Paramount/Skydance merger (a company to be run by his son, David). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: Oracle CEO Safra Catz exits Disney's board of directors

Ashley Carter /
@ashleylcarter1@threads.net: Oracle CEO Safra Catz is departing The Walt Disney Co.'s board of directors. With Catz's departure, the Disney board has been reduced from 12 directors to 11. The Walt Disney Company: The Walt Disney Company Announces Departure Of Board Director Safra A. Catz

Thomas Buckley /
Bloomberg: Oracle CEO Leaves Disney Board After Ellisons' Paramount Deal

Bloomberg:

Podcasts seem to be recovering: Audacy's podcast business is profitable, iHeartMedia's and Acast's Q1 podcast revenue grew 18% YoY and 25% YoY, respectively— The dark days of financial and legal woes appear to be ending as the industry sees signs of revival — Hello, hello, and welcome back to Soundbite.

Discussion:
Molly DeMellier on LinkedIn, @ashleyrcarman, The Information and The Podcast Host

Discussion:

Molly DeMellier /
Molly DeMellier on LinkedIn: When I tell people I work in podcasting, I'm often asked if I'm worried the medium is just a fad, something everyone flocked to during the pandemic and now is dwindling. …

Sahil Patel /
The Information: TikTok Faces Challenges in Advertising Upfronts

Wall Street Journal:

X's Grok AI model struggles to generate accurate headlines and new summaries, especially for breaking news, elevating jokes and rumors into some X news items— Grok posted incorrect information, amplified unverified claims and failed to identify sarcasm as details of Trump shooting unfolded

Discussion:
@alexacorse, Wired, @rachaelmyrow, Forbes and The Wrap

Discussion:

Alexa Corse /
@alexacorse: for example, one Grok headline over the weekend said: “Vice President Harris Shot.” instead of Trump. https://www.wsj.com/...

Alexa Corse /
@alexacorse: Grok does work sometimes, and journalists certainly make mistakes too, but some of the errors we've seen from Grok show how much it's struggled: @rachaelmyrow: “There's a long way to go. At the end of the day when it comes to breaking news like the shooting, you will always need humans to help provide context when facts are not yet known.” https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

Antonio Pequeño IV /
Forbes: Elon Musk's X Introduces Trump-Themed Hashtags After He Endorses Former President

Lauren Cahoone /
The Wrap: Elon Musk Unveils Trump Shooting Fist-Pump Emoji on X

New York Times:

A study of 14K domains used in the C4, RefinedWeb, and Dolma datasets finds a dramatic drop in content available to train AI models as publishers tighten access— New research from the Data Provenance Initiative has found a dramatic drop in content made available to the collections used to build artificial intelligence.

Discussion:

Francis Saele /
Francis Saele on LinkedIn: Do we have a new AI risk? SAI - Stupid AI? Over the past year, many of the most important web sources used for training A.I. models have restricted …

Clem /
@clementdelangue: Great points by @BlancheMinerva @YJernite in a @kevinroose @nytimes article https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Edmund Lee /
@edmundlee: The data is drying up for AI startups like @openai, @kevinroose reports. It's no longer a free buffet. It explains why OpenAI was willing to pay $250mm for access to @wsj and other @newscorp pubs, but now I wonder if those prices were too low: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Kevin Roose /
@kevinroose: I wrote about a big new study showing that as much as 25% of high-quality data from popular AI training sets has been restricted in the past year, as publishers scramble to update robots.txt and change their terms of service to prevent AI scraping. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly /
Observer: A.I. Companies Are Running Out of Training Data: Study

Talking Biz News:

Fortune names Jim Edwards as its global news director to create “24/7 coverage across Europe, US, and Asia”; Edwards was Business Insider UK's founding editor— Fortune has hired longtime business journalist Jim Edwards to be is global news director. — He will start on Monday.

Discussion:
@ajs

Discussion:

Bloomberg:

Amazon's Twitch reinstates Donald Trump's account three years after he was banned, as “there is value in hearing from presidential nominees directly”— Gaming site says it allowed the candidate back after his presidential nomination. — LEARN MORE

Discussion:
TechCrunch, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: Twitch restores former President Trump's Twitch account

Jay Peters /