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Source: the clause rescinding Microsoft's access to OpenAI's most powerful tech if OpenAI develops AGI remains part of their new deal, but it has been modified (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/technology/openai-microsoft-deal.html

OpenAI Takes Big Steps Toward Its Long-Planned Reorganization
The start-up reached a tentative deal with Microsoft, its biggest investor, and said it would give a $100 billion stake to the nonprofit that manages it.

NYTimes: Sheila Jordan, Fearless Vocal Improviser, Is Dead at 96
Sheila Jordan, Fearless Vocal Improviser, Is Dead at 96 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/arts/music/sheila-jordan-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Sheila Jordan, Fearless Vocal Improviser, Is Dead at 96
She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.

Analyse: Das GEMA-Urteil rüttelt am Selbstverständnis der KI-Branche
Ein Gerichtsurteil in München könnte weitreichende Folgen für die KI-Branche haben. Das eigentliche Dilemma erscheint kaum auflösbar, analysiert Malte Kirchner.

A look at David Ellison's spending spree, representing the biggest funding change in Hollywood since 2013 when Netflix began showering creators with money (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/business/ellison-paramount-warner-bros.html…

David Ellison’s Spending at Paramount Has Changed Hollywood’s Mood
David Ellison has gotten off to a fast start as the owner of Paramount, at least when it comes to buying things.

John Searle, known for "the Chinese Room" thought experiment on AI consciousness, died on Sept. 16 at 93; his UCB tenure ended over alleged sexual harassment (Alex Traub/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/books/john-searle-dead.html

John Searle, Philosopher Who Wrestled With A.I., Dies at 93
His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar. But sexual-harassment allegations ended his career.

How China stopped an NYC-based independent Chinese film festival, including pressuring directors and moderators, as it largely erases independent films in China (Vivian Wang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/world/asia/china-film-festival-new-…

How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival
A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out.

How TBPN's daily livestream became the preferred news show of tech insiders, as it taps into the "who's up, who's down" part of Silicon Valley culture (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/technology/tbpn-silicon-valley.ht…

How ‘TBPN’ Became Silicon Valley’s Newest Obsession
Silicon Valley is obsessed with “TBPN,” a streaming show on which no career move is too trivial to document.

Amazon says it is rolling out a tougher approach to combat illegal sports streaming on Fire TV Stick devices, aiming to block apps that stream pirated content (Adam Leventhal/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6776394/2025/11/12/amazon-fi…

Amazon steps up attempts to block illegal sports streaming via Fire TV Sticks
The U.S. company will block apps loaded onto all of its Fire Stick devices that are identified as providing pirated content