The Brief – Wednesday 3rd June: OpenAI no plans to share ad revenue with publishers; Anthropic confidentially filed for initial public offering; Bloomberg launches Bloomberg Money
Welcome to The Brief, The Media Leader’s round-up of media news.
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🤖 At this week’s WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress, OpenAI VP of media partnerships Varun Shetty confirmed the company has no plans to share advertising revenue with publishers. (Press Gazette) |
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💵 Anthropic has confidentially filed for an initial public offering. Following a recent funding round, the AI company is now worth nearly $1tn. (Fortune) |
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📈 Alphabet plans to raise $80bn to help pay for its AI infrastructure buildout by selling off stock. $10bn worth of shares has been sold to Berkshire Hathaway. (TechCrunch) |
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📺 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, appointed by Paramount CEO David Ellison, of “murdering” the esteemed television programme. At an internal meeting, Pelley likewise criticised leadership of firing the show’s executive producer, executive editor, and two correspondents. (The Guardian) |
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💰 Bloomberg has launched Bloomberg Money, a personal finance vertical focused on investing, retirement, real estate, taxes, inheritance and spending. Apart from the new online destination, the vertical includes an hourlong live weekly programme premiering 5 June. (Bloomberg) |
