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AI Actor Tilly Norwood Drops Debut Single and Music Video ‘Take the Lead’: “I’m Just a Tool, but I’ve Got Life” Featuring Norwood flying through the clouds on a blow-up flamingo, the video begins with a note: "The following production was made by 18 real humans."

And now for something to take our timeline down another notch:

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp: "What makes America special right now is our lethal capacities. Our ability to fight war."

very niche joke. 👏

Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent.

that this idea (stealing experts' work and identities to create a lazy automated copy) made it past legal is so wild

That was short-lived.

If you won't or can't obtain consent, maybe not OK to do?

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission Grammarly fired AI Nilay.

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission

Lawmakers and States Push Back on Proposed Ticketmaster Antitrust Settlement | PYMNTS.com A tentative settlement between the Justice Department and Live Nation Entertainment over allegations of monopolistic control of the concert industry is

“The settlement recently announced with the U.S. Department of Justice fails to address the monopoly at the center of this case, and would benefit Live Nation at the expense of consumers."
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Grammarly will keep using authors’ identities without permission unless they opt-out expertoptout@superhuman.com.

“Now, Grammarly has finally addressed the backlash — but not by apologizing, and not by walking the feature back. For now, it will graciously give us the chance to opt-out of something we didn’t know it was doing to begin with.”

Why is Grammarly stealing from dead writers?

This is some downright theft
Grammarly: Joan Didion has a style recommendation

ha, seriously. (and thank u for the alt text)

People are gonna be pissed
Grammarly: Sheila Jasanoff recommends clarifying symbolic power

This is incredibly fucked up

A lot of journalism folks are offering editing advice as Grammarly’s AI “experts” Grammarly's AI-powered "Expert Review" promises "writing feedback by subject-matter experts," and if you write about journalism, there's a good chance that includes you.

This whole thing is such a baffling product decision www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/a-lo...

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Brace for impact

States Prepare Challenge to Major Broadcast TV Deal A group of states plans to sue over Nexstar’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna combination if it gets FCC approval

Media consolidation reduces local news and information. And this merger is off the charts when it comes to antitrust violations. I'm glad to see state AGs on the case. www.wsj.com/business/med...

CBS’ Mamdani Mania Under Bari Weiss’ leadership, CBS News staffers are increasingly worried the network’s editorial priorities are mirroring The Free Press, particularly in coverage of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Some CBS News staffers worry Bari Weiss is steering coverage toward The Free Press’ priorities, particularly on Mamdani

“It feels pretty clear that Bari Weiss views her role…as being a political adversary to the mayor,” a source close to Mamdani told Status

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States may sue to block Nexstar-TEGNA deal The transaction still requires DOJ review, and approval may hinge on FCC ownership rule changes, waivers or station divestitures.

A handful of states are preparing to sue to block Nexstar's acquisition of TEGNA if it receives FCC approval.

Current thinking is the process of crafting Baudrillardian simulacra enables and maintains authoritarianism because it necessarily dehumanizes by alienating from reality (and its consequences)

54 million bags baby! CBP finally has some real work to do

Trump tariffs: Customs and Border Protection tells judge it can't comply with refund order CBP told Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton that the total amount of IEEPA tariffs duties collected since last year is about $166 billion.

"CPB in a court filing cited its existing technology, processes and manpower requirements as the reasons it could not immediately comply with the conditions of Judge Richard Eaton’s order."

The jokes keep coming.

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Changes in paracetamol and leucovorin use after a White House briefing Changes in federal prescribing recommendations follow deliberate and transparent processes involving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, which normally include input from stakeholders an...

What happened after the weird Sept 2025 White House press conference on autism?

📉 Tylenol use in the ED dropped >10% among pregnant patients
📈 leucovorin rx jumped 93% among kids 5-17 immediately afterwards

new @thelancet.com today with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

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David Ellison Vows CNN Will Operate Independently as Paramount Buys Warner Bros.: ‘We Want to Be in the Truth Business’ Paramount Skydance's David Ellison maintained that CNN will remain an editorially independent news organization after his company closes its deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.

Ellison on CNN's post-merger independence: “So, look, I’ve said this since the beginning, which is, you know, when it really comes to editorial independence will absolutely be maintained. It’s maintained at CBS. It’ll be maintained at CNN."

So CNN will be like CBS.

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Why Does Child Care Seem Less Affordable Than Ever?

Just a hello to other parents
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Glenn Beck masterfully walking the thin, almost vaporous line between inspired satire and just insane fucking stupidity

News Corp is essentially an AI ‘input company’, chief executive says, after US$150m deal with Meta Chief executive Robert Thomson says he often speaks to both OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg

“News Corp’s global chief executive has described news organisations as a valuable “input” for artificial intelligence, as the media empire signs an AI content licensing deal with Meta worth up to US$50m (A$71m) a year.”
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