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- Rupert Murdoch to Retire From Fox and News Corporation Boards September 21, 2023The move leaves his son Lachlan as the sole executive in charge of the global media empire.Jim Rutenberg
- Top Studio Executives Join Writers’ Strike Negotiations September 21, 2023The stalemate is in its fifth month, and talks between the union and the Hollywood studios resumed for the first time since August.Nicole Sperling
- ChatGPT Can Now Generate Images, Too September 20, 2023OpenAI released a new version of its DALL-E image generator to a small group of testers and incorporated the technology into its popular ChatGPT chatbot.Cade Metz and Tiffany Hsu
- Britain Passes Sweeping New Online Safety Law September 20, 2023The far-reaching bill had set off debates about balancing free speech and privacy rights against efforts to halt the spread of harmful content online.Adam Satariano
- Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI September 20, 2023The suit, filed with the Authors Guild, accuses the A.I. company of infringing on authors’ copyrights, claiming it used their books to train its ChatGPT chatbot.Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris
- Jann Wenner’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reign Ended in 20 Minutes September 19, 2023The day after the Rolling Stone co-founder made remarks widely criticized as racist and sexist in a Times interview, the Hall of Fame called an emergency vote and ousted him.Ben Sisario
- Disney Plans to Spend $60 Billion on Parks and Cruises September 19, 2023Amid uncertainty for the company’s film and TV divisions, the investment over the next decade doubles the outlay in the last 10 years.Brooks Barnes
- Max to Stream Pro Sports Starting in October September 19, 2023Media companies are racing to figure out how to merge live sporting events with their popular but still cash-bleeding streaming services.John Koblin
- Bob Boilen, ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ Co-Founder, Leaving NPR September 18, 2023Mr. Boilen, a co-creator of the Tiny Desk concert series and other programs, is retiring in October.Christine Hauser
- The Talk Shows Have Labor Pains September 18, 2023The Hollywood strikes and the trouble at “The Tonight Show” are a reminder that hosts are not just your TV friends. They’re also people’s bosses.James Poniewozik