Media

Qatari royal reportedly invested $50 million in pro-Trump news channel Newsmax

Right-wing news outlet Newsmax received an investment of roughly $50 million from a Qatari royal between 2019 and 2020, The…

Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business

Walmart has agreed to buy TV maker Vizio, the companies announced Tuesday, as the largest U.S. retailer grows its high-profit…

Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers find

More than 100 websites disguised as local news outlets in Europe, Asia and Latin America are pushing pro-China content in a widespread influence campaign linked…

Tucker Carlson set to interview Vladimir Putin

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he will interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming the first member of the…

Netflix to stream WWE’s Raw starting next year in its biggest jump into live entertainment

Netflix and TKO Group Holdings said Tuesday that the streaming platform will air WWE’s flagship program “Raw” starting next year,…

AI era is a ‘seismic moment’ in tech we’ve not seen in a decade, top Meta exec says

The new artificial intelligence era represents a huge moment for the tech industry that has not been seen in a…

Trump ordered to pay New York Times, three reporters nearly $400,000 in legal costs over dismissed lawsuit

A New York judge on Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay The New York Times and three of its reporters…

The Messenger is counting on a sudden and dramatic advertising turnaround to survive

The Messenger, the struggling news media startup co-founded by publishing veteran Jimmy Finkelstein, is urging potential investors to make a…

Microsoft, OpenAI sued for copyright infringement by nonfiction book authors in class action claim

Two nonfiction book authors sued Microsoft and OpenAI in a would-be class action complaint alleging that the defendants “simply stole”…

James Gorman talks Disney succession, proxy fight as he gears up to join board

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said Thursday that he’s gearing up to join a succession planning committee at Disney, which…