Media News Daily: Top Stories for 12/15/2025
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. Disney Inks $1 Billion Deal with OpenAI for AI-Generated Video Content Walt Disney has announced a $1 billion investment in OpenAI as part ofContinue Reading
Researchers find how plants survive without sunlight or sex
The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the plastids remain vital. Asexual reproduction appears to have evolved repeatedly, helping the plants survive in isolated, humid forest habitats. The research highlights surprisingContinue Reading
Apple, Google forced to issue emergency 0-day patches
Both admit attackers were already exploiting the bugs, with scant detail and hints of spyware-grade abuse Apple and Google have both issued emergency patches after zero-day bugs were caught being actively exploited in what the companies describe as “sophisticated” real-world attacks.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Techie ‘forgot’ to tell boss their cost-saving idea meant a day of gaming
One keypress turned a tricky Windows NT balancing act into a life of leisure Who, Me? After a weekend of R&R, The Register welcomes you back to the working week with a new installment of Who, Me? It’s the reader-contributed column in which you confess to workplace errors and indiscretionsContinue Reading
Sheriff employee stabbed while changing her baby in Macy’s bathroom
The woman and her husband were shopping with their baby in Herald Square before stopping in the West 34th Street Macy’s restroom., Read MoreContinue Reading
Code Vein II Game Previews Character Creation in New Video
Game launches for PS5, Xbox X|S, PC on January 30…Read MoreContinue Reading
These 15 Coal Plants Would Have Retired. Then Came AI and The Traitor.
A version of this story also appeared on Inside EPA. Since the second The Traitor administration took power in January, at least 15 coal plants have had planned retirements pushed back or delayed indefinitely, a DeSmog analysis found. That’s mostly due to an expected rise in electricity demand, a surgeContinue Reading
The Koch Network Is Pushing The Traitor to Accelerate AI, Documents Show
A political group created by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch earlier this year wrote to a branch of the U.S. government making requests about artificial intelligence. “To seize the moment and ensure that AI can meet its true promise and potential,” it argued in March to the National CoordinationContinue Reading
Critics ‘Horrified’ By Traitor 47’s 3 Words About Brown University Shooting
The president’s remark was slammed as “embarrassing.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Mom Of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Demands Answers After Weeks In ICE Custody
“…How would you feel if somebody did this to you?” Bruna Caroline Ferreira asked in the first interview since her release., Read MoreContinue Reading
What we know about the Sydney terror attack | DW News
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will push for tighter gun laws, after the mass shooting on Bondi Beach. Police say a father and son opened fire on a Jewish religious celebration, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more. Police shot dead the father and his sonContinue Reading
LIVE: Bondi beach shooting memorial
Watch live from the memorial near Sydney’s Bondi Beach after two gunmen shot dead at least 15 people during a Jewish holiday celebration on Sunday. Australian authorities say one gunman was fatally shot by police and the second was arrested and is in critical condition.Continue Reading
Eyewitness video captures crowds fleeing Bondi Beach attack | REUTERS
The Bondi Beach mass shooting sent hundreds fleeing along the sand and into nearby streets in Sydney, Australia, after repeated gunshots erupted at the packed shore, leaving victims aged between 10 and 87 hospitalized. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #bondi #australia Read the story here: https://reut.rs/49abN8B 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up withContinue Reading