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Elon Musk is boosting the AfD. But why is Germany’s mainstream helping him?

After years of politicians and media figures normalising far-right ideas, the billionaire’s meddling is falling on fertile ground, says Berlin-based journalist and author Hanno Hauenstein

The Guardian - UK

From News Corp to Nine, journalism is compromised by real estate. Time to let it go

Real estate is one of traditional media’s few remaining lucrative advertising sectors. But now they’re looking for the exit.

Crikey

Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal

Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operation

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German Billionaire Mathias Döpfner, KKR Nearing Deal On Splitting Axel Springer

German Billionaire Mathias Döpfner And KKR are close to pushing through with the deal of splitting Axel Springer.

International Business Times

Germany’s bond with Israel has been admirable – but it is becoming a straitjacket

As the relationship is tested by the Israel-Hamas war, it’s clear a more flexible dynamic is needed to help secure a lasting peace, says author John Kampfner

The Guardian - UK

Axel Springer’s Telegraph bid in doubt over ‘digital-only’ future

Head of German-based group tells Politico podcast its strategy is to grow its digital media

The Guardian - UK

Media mogul Mathias Döpfner plans to ‘be ahead of the curve’ on the A.I. boom—but says there’s a key value that only humans will be able to provide

The Axel Springer CEO sat down with Fortune’s Alyson Shontell at Cannes Lions: “What we need is more investigative reporters, more experts who are reporting on certain topics, more great writers.”

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German media mogul who's friends with Elon Musk is sacking 20% of the newsroom at his leading tabloid and replacing workers with A.I.

The German tabloid is among the most widely-sold newspapers in Europe. In a memo, Axel Springer said several roles will “no longer exist as they do today.”

Fortune

German tabloid Bild cuts 200 jobs and says some roles will be replaced by AI

Publisher Axel Springer announces reorganisation of regional business and outlines plans for digital future

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m all for climate change’: Axel Springer CEO faces heat over leaked messages

Mathias Döpfner’s reported comments on climate, Muslims and east Germany – and his apparent political manoeuvring – create shock waves

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire mogul Barry Diller has some advice for the media about A.I.: Sue

"We are not going to let what happened out of free internet happen to post-A.I. internet if we can help it."

Fortune

The CEO of a giant media company just said A.I. is making some journalists obsolete as he plans staff cuts

A.I. will make journalism better "or simply replace it," Mathias Döpfner of Axel Springer wrote in an internal memo to staffers.

Fortune

‘Pray that Donald Trump will again become president’: meet the billionaire who bought Politico

The new owner of Politico wants the publication to be ‘non-partisan’ — we look at just what he might mean by that.

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Politico owner: "Pray" for Trump to win

New Politico chief Mathias Döpfner denied sending the email before he was confronted with a printout by reporter

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The Independent UK

Politico owner says his email asking colleagues to ‘pray’ for Trump was done in jest

Former president represented windfall for media companies

The Street

Elon Musk Has Likely Downloaded His Brain into a Robot

Tesla CEO has promised to release a humanoid robot in September and to market it in 2023.

The Street

Elon Musk Probably Downloaded His Brain into a Robot

Tesla CEO has promised to release a humanoid robot in September and to market it in 2023.

The Street

Billionaire Elon Musk Has a Product He Can't Sell

Tesla's CEO is the salesperson of all his companies, but he still has not managed to sell a product presented as revolutionary.

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The Street

Elon Musk Builds a Machine to Download Our Brain and Personalities

Tesla CEO announced he will be able to start large commercialization of a humanoid robot in 2023.

The Street

Musk Builds a Machine to Download Our Brain and Personalities

Tesla CEO announced he will be able to start large commercialization of a humanoid robot in 2023.

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