Digital Marketing

Donald E. Newhouse, who ran the newspaper division of Advance Publications, has died at age 96. Newhouse and his older brother Si inherited a media empire from their father Samuel I. Newhouse. They divided responsibilities, with Si running Condé Nast, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Architectural Digest and Wired, and Donald the Advance newspapers and cable assets. 

Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, is urging publishers to fight  what she says is the administration’s effort to crack down on free speech, Associated Press reports. Gomez sent a four-page letter earlier this month to Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro, describing s the FCC’s “sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship and control” against Disney.

Anthropic confirms it is collaborating with other companies on a project called Glasswing, in an effort to safeguard critical software from AI-driven exploits, Bleeping Computer writes. This occurs as Anthropic prepares for the public rollout of Mythos, a model that it says offers improvements in cold reasoning and autonomy far above its current flagship model, Opus 4.7. The

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Andy Brown, best known for his role as chairman-CEO of Kantar Media, died May 21. He was 63.

Google argues on appeal that it “prevailed in the marketplace fair and square.”

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Meta Platforms’ request to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Vermont, clearing the way for the state to attempt to prove that the social platform designed Instagram to addict young users.

The European Union may fine Google millions of dollars – its largest fine to date – for breaching laws related to the European Digital Markets Act.

CBS and Paramount have pulled back from sending copyright notices to prevent a parody by Stephen Colbert on Michigan public access show “Only In Monroe” from going viral on social media, NPR reports. In the parody, which was financed by CBS, Colbert says, “It’s been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV. So I am

Goalhanger Ventures, Gary Lineker’s new ventures arm, has invested in Charlie Tymon’s Invisible Media, which operates Invisible Hand, a digital media platform and YouTube channel. Invisible Media is developing new specialist formats, including The Invisible Game, on the hidden economics of everyday life and business decisions, and has formed a partnership with Backyard Cricket, a sports