Disney's villain era: The YouTube TV dispute highlights the challenge to maintain a good-guy image

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Disney and ESPN have drawn frustration from sports fans as its carriage dispute with YouTube TV drags on.

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Disney is fighting an uphill battle against Google's YouTube TV — but has its own advantages

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ESPN is at the center of Disney's spat with YouTube TV.

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Amazon and Perplexity are beefing over AI shopping

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A composite image of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas.

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Paramount's Trump alliance is real — and so is Jon Stewart's new deal

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Paramount canceled Stephen Colbert's show. But it has re-signed his friend and fellow Trump critic Jon Stewart.

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The YouTuber behind the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest is launching a marketing startup. Here are the details.

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Anthony Potero and Talia Schulhof founded Pufferfish, a new marketing company working with brands on viral stunts.
Anthony Potero and Talia Schulhof founded Pufferfish, a new marketing company working with brands on viral stunts.

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YouTube throws shade at ABC News in the latest chapter of its fight with Disney

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YouTube said that election news is widely available outside ABC News as well.

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Even the Dallas Cowboys couldn't end the ESPN blackout on YouTube TV

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Dak Prescott

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Now AI fakes are fooling news outlets — and maybe AI pros?

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An apparently AI-generated video of an AI NYPD person talking to AI ICE agents shows how easy it is to be tricked.

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Disney's battle with YouTube TV isn't going as expected

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The carriage dispute between Disney and YouTube TV has left some fans without college football games, like the Oklahoma Sooners versus the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Relationship guru Esther Perel is starting a Substack newsletter in an age of AI chatbots and ghosting

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Esther Perel
Esther Perel, author of "Mating in Captivity," will write columns for a new Substack.

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