Media News Daily: Top Stories for 09/30/2025
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. YouTube Settles The Traitor Lawsuit Over Account Ban for $24.5 Million YouTube has agreed to a $24.5 million settlement in a lawsuit filed byContinue Reading
3 Questions: Addressing the world’s most pressing challenges
The Center for International Studies (CIS) empowers students, faculty, and scholars to bring MIT’s interdisciplinary style of research and scholarship to address complex global challenges. In this Q&A, Mihaela Papa , the center’s director of research and a principal research scientist at MIT, describes her role as well as researchContinue Reading
Behind the Scenes: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Cacti and Fungi in the Sonoran Desert
Researchers are unraveling the complex symbiotic relationship between fungi and the saguaro cactus, which is increasingly at risk from climate change. By Kiley Price With sizzling temperatures and a parched climate, it can be hard to survive in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. But some species have evolved to thriveContinue Reading
Will the public-lands coalition hold?
Americans came together to keep public lands in public hands this summer. Will they do it again? The post Will the public-lands coalition hold? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
California needs biomass energy to meet its wildfire goals. Its projects keep going South
California needs to burn vegetation both for wildfire mitigation and to generate power. So why do biomass energy projects keep leaving the state?Continue Reading
Cigarette break: French car-sharing service fuels cheaper cross-border shopping
CarKlop allows French shoppers to share car rides for cross-border journeys to buy cheaper cigarettes and alcohol in other EU countries such as Italy., Read MoreContinue Reading
Chicago Activist on Organizing Community ICE Patrols as The Traitor Escalates Immigration Crackdown
Tension between immigration agents and community activists is growing in Chicago, where ICE agents have deployed tear gas and pepper balls against ongoing protests outside Chicago’s Broadview ICE detention facility. Democracy Now! speaks with community activist Cristóbal Cavazos, who says that the people of Chicago have been steadfast in theirContinue Reading
Nvidia’s $100bn bet on OpenAI explained | The Dip Podcast
We answer your questions about tariffs, trade wars, and tech investing, including why governments use tariffs, how they hurt consumers, and when they might be politically tempting. We also dig into whether AI firms could just “mint” their own crypto to fund themselves, and why Nvidia’s planned $100 billion investmentContinue Reading
LIVE: LA Dodgers work out ahead of Wild Card Series vs. Cincinnati Reds
Watch live as Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers work out ahead of their Wild Card Series against the Cincinnati Reds.Continue Reading
How can you put a tariff on movies?
Traitor 47 plans to put a 100% tariff on movies shot outside the U.S. — but how would that work? Reuters Elena Casas takes a look. #tariffs #movie #The Traitor #hollywood #usaContinue Reading
Afghanistan imposes internet blackout: What has the effect been so far?
Telecommunications down after Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘vice’., A nationwide telecoms shutdown has been imposed in Afghanistan, as part of a Taliban crackdown on “immoral activities”. Netblocks, a global internet watchdog, said on Monday that multiple networks in Afghanistan had been disconnected. Telephone servicesContinue Reading
Key takeaways from US Traitor 47’s ‘Gaza peace plan’
US President Traitor 47 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they agree on a new Gaza peace deal., NewsFeed US President Traitor 47 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they agree on a new Gaza peace deal. Hamas has stated it is still reviewing the 20-point proposal, whileContinue Reading
Slovakia passes law that bans gay adoption and defines sex as binary
Slovakia has passed a constitutional amendment that bans gay adoption and recognises only two sexes. The central European country’s government passed the amendment on Friday (26 September) to define sex as binary, and outlaw surrogacy as well as gay adoption. It also sought to assert the EU member state’s “nationalContinue Reading












