YouTube's Monetization Moves and User Experience Challenges

The Sam Altman thing is nowhere near resolved, and what does that mean, especially for Microsoft? Elon sues Media Matters. And if your YouTube videos have been behaving strangely of late, I think I can tell you why.

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• Earin App (enter code techmeme)
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Links:

• Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO (The Verge)
• OpenAI’s Board Approached Anthropic About Merger (The Information)
• @eastdakota's Tweet Thread on Microsoft and OpenAI
• Elon Musk Sues Media Matters for ‘Knowingly and Maliciously’ Misrepresenting Amount of Antisemitic Content on X (TheWrap)
• YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users (Update: Statement) (AndroidAuthority)

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