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YouTube Uses Set-Piece Speech To Protest That It’s Not A “Villain” Intent On Toppling TV
YouTube has a message for the television industry: We are a friend, not a foe.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
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YouTube’s Pedro Pina Says Platform Can Fuel Britain’s Next TV ‘Golden Age,’ Unveils $4 Million Pledge: We’re ‘Not the Villain’
WorldPingPedro Pina, YouTube’s vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, used this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival to challenge the narrative that the platform is a villain in British television’s decline.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ and Diego Luna’s ‘Ashes’ Lead AFI Latin American Film Festival Lineup
Pedro Almodóvar’s “Bitter Christmas” and Diego Luna’s “Ashes” are among the AFI Latin American Film Festival lineup. The AFI Latin American Film Festival will take place Sept. 16 through Oct.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
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Devolver Digital squares up to Rockstar with a mascot platformer out the same day as GTA 6
Devolver Digital squares up to Rockstar with a mascot platformer out the same day as GTA 6.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Engadget
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Climate change exposes up to 560 million children globally to at least one additional month of dangerous heat per year
New research by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) shows that globally, up to 560 million children ages 0–9 (43% of all children in this age group) experience at least one additional month (30 or more days) of heat stress per year because of human-indu…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
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Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Business
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Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage
Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR