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Top story New York Times in exclusive talks to buy Letterboxd for around $330 million

The deal would put the film-social network under the Times Company at more than 20 times its projected revenue, extending the paper's push into subscriptions and cultural data.

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OpenAI drops NDAs for data center projects after midterm backlash

The commitments follow midterm votes where data center expansion met broad local opposition, signaling rising political risk for AI infrastructure.

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Salon shuts down after 31 years as an online-only news magazine

The site cited the business realities of independent digital journalism in an unsigned post announcing it would cease publication.

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TikTok launches a dedicated TikTok Shop app

The standalone shopping app deepens TikTok's e-commerce push, separating its retail experience from the main video feed.

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Airbnb says it will launch an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027

The company outlined the agent in its Q3 2026 shareholder letter as it pushes beyond routine task automation into trip planning and booking.

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Perplexity launches Teammates, always-on AI agents for workplace tasks

The startup is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI agents, letting its Teammates assume multiple roles and pull memory from across the workspace.

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Instagram launches desktop Edits app with AI video editing tools

The desktop expansion lets creators edit videos with AI, extending Meta's bid to keep short-form production inside its ecosystem.

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Meta adds real-time voice mode to its Muse AI agent

Mark Zuckerberg announced the rollout, letting users hold live voice conversations with the assistant in the Meta AI app.

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Sony profits surge on PlayStation and Spider-Man performance

Sony Pictures posted $581 million in quarterly profit driven by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with games also contributing to the gain.

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The Voice to launch TikTok Live companion show hosted by creator Josh "Bru" Brubaker

Beginning Nov. 9 and running through season 30, the weekly show streams on TikTok Live before each televised broadcast, another bridge between TV franchises and creator platforms.

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Netflix names Mattel's Roberto Stanichi to lead consumer products and experiences

The hire signals Netflix's ambitions to build merchandise and live experiences around its originals beyond streaming subscriptions.

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Apple to scan shared iCloud links for harmful content

The policy expands Apple's content-safety checks to user-shared cloud links, drawing fresh scrutiny over privacy and moderation tradeoffs.

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Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault at London trial

The verdict concludes a high-profile London trial involving the comedian and actor.

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Apple now lets apps show subscription retention messages to users

The App Store change gives developers a new lever to persuade subscribers to stay, a shift in how platform-run billing handles churn.

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Hollywood studios quietly bar prediction market betting on film news and release dates

The move shows studios treating inside-information markets on movie news as a threat at a time of rising regulatory attention to prediction platforms.

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TikTok and creators targeted in anti-terrorist content enforcement action

The action highlights mounting regulatory pressure on gaming and social platforms to police extremist activity.

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