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Microsoft Hit With $1.27 Billion Lawsuit Over ‘Punishing’ Cloud Practices
The tech giant overcharged U.K. companies for using its Windows Server when used with rival cloud services, the lawsuit claims
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Forbes Staffers Walk Out on ’30 Under 30′ Day to Protest Salaries
Editorial staffers are looking for a $75,000 minimum salary and better annual raises from Forbes
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Apple Employee Sues Over Company Surveillance Policies That ‘Unlawfully Restrain’ Staff Freedoms, Suppress Speech
The tech giant unlawfully tracks what employees say on their personal devices, digital ads manager Amar Bhakta claims
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X Is Worth 72% Less Than the $44 Billion Elon Musk Paid for It, Despite 32% Rebound in Share Valuation
The platform is worth $12.32 billion after Fidelity recently marked up X’s valuation
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OpenAI Considers Ads, Wants to Be ‘Thoughtful’ About Serving Them With Chat Responses
CFO Sarah Friar says the AI company is looking at bolstering its sales by introducing advertisements to its products
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Why the NBA’s Ratings Are Down Big — and Why Its New Media Partners Should Care
“There’s just too much awareness that an individual game really doesn’t matter,” one league analyst tells TheWrap
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MSNBC’s Audience Sliced in Half as Viewers Flee Post-Election
The flagging cable network’s prime time viewership has dropped 50.7% since Election Day, while CNN’s has decreased nearly 40%
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OpenAI’s Sora Video Tool Leaked by Artists Recruited as Beta Testers in Protest of ‘Corporate AI Overlords’
The leakers say OpenAI stifled “creative expression” and only wanted positive “PR and advertisement” around its text-to-video tool
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Elon Musk Claims ‘Superior Ownership’ Over Alex Jones, Infowars X Accounts as The Onion Pursues Acquisition
An objection filing in bankruptcy court Monday attempts to block the parody news site from running Jones and InfoWars’ accounts
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Ex-CNN Boss Chris Licht Says He Regrets Doomed Atlantic Profile: ‘Do Not Bring a Reporter to the Gym’
Licht says “arrogance” ultimately led him to agreeing to the magazine profile against his better judgment
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Donald Trump Potentially ‘Opening Up’ White House Press Room to Joe Rogan, ‘Independent Journalists’
Don Jr. says he’d love to see his dad “rotate guys out” from the usual White House reporting crew
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‘The Talk’ Series Finale Sets December Airdate
The longtime talk show will conclude after completing an abbreviated 15th season
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Mystery Billionaire With ‘Liberal Bonafides’ Expresses Interest in MSNBC | Report
A left-leaning bidder wants to grab MSNBC, Brian Stelter reported, amid jokes from Elon Musk about buying the network
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Axios CEO Calls ‘Bulls—‘ on Elon Musk’s Claim That X Users Are ‘The Media’: Blue Check ‘Doesn’t Make You a Reporter’
The X owner laughed and said “whatever” in reponse to Jim VandeHei, before using his new catchphrase again
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MSNBC Alters ‘Sickening’ Laken Riley Killer Headline After Outrage Online
The outlet’s original headline said her killer “never stood a chance” before José Ibarra was convicted on Thursday
