“X calls itself ‘the sole owner’ of X accounts, and states that it ‘does not consent’ to the sale of the Infowars accounts, as doing so would ‘undermine X Corp.’s rightful ownership of the property it licenses to Free Speech Systems [Infowars], Jones, or any other account holder on the X platform.’ Again, X accounts are transferred in bankruptcy all the time with no drama and with no objection from X.”

“Google is once, twice, three times a monopolist,” the DOJ says.

“Once the piece is ready to be published, Maryam removes all traces of her reporting from her devices, including deleting every email and call log, except for contacts with her immediate family. ‘If the Taliban checks my phone [and finds something], it will not be good for me. So, I delete everything,’ she said. She only publishes the article after she has confirmed again that her subjects are comfortable with everything they’re quoted as saying. ‘It’s my job to keep her safe,’ she said.”

“According to the website of AMG’s Weather Group, The Weather Channel en Español network was the first 24/7 Spanish-language free-streaming weather news network in the U.S., providing weather coverage and news across the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America.”

“In another world, these two parallel lives could go on indefinitely, accented by the same cream furniture, without crossing paths. But the same systems that make the careers of Sheil and Gifford possible — fine-tuned recommendation algorithms, affiliate marketing, fast fashion and cheap home goods — are now entangling them in a legal battle around ownership, style, and the creator industry.”

“Bluesky has decided to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100, the company told Platformer.”

“Part of The Post’s strategy to win back subscribers will also be spotlighting the journalists behind the stories. I’m told that The Post will soon begin a new marketing campaign featuring prominent reporters and columnists at the newspaper, including the likes of Ashley Parker, Dana Milbank, Eugene Robinson, Sally Jenkins, David Ignatius, Caroline Kitchener, Robin Givhan, and others. Expect to see individual faces on brand material, allowing readers to directly connect with trusted faces at The Post.”

“Some staffers didn’t get an HR meeting invite until an hour or more later. And by then, many already knew, since they couldn’t sign into the company Slack. All told, 192 people were laid off across all categories of editorial, ad sales, product, and PR, according to Zach Lennon-Simon, a senior video editor and co-chair of the company’s union who was laid off in last week’s culling.”

“For decades, the ads have been reliably quirky, surprisingly effective and, well, very Vermont. Nowadays, Seven Days has a thriving online personals section to go with the print version. In a recent entry, one man in his 70s boasted of his several hundred maple sugar taps.”