Media Roundup: BBC pushes back on Trump, Labor backs tech levy, Workers risk data for AI, and Bezos launches new venture

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BBC pushes back on Trump’s threat to sue

The Australian Financial Review's Emma McGrath-Cohen reports the BBC is brushing off Donald Trump’s latest legal sabre-rattling, telling anyone who’ll listen that it sees no real path for a defamation case.

The broadcaster’s chair says they’re prepared to defend themselves if the former US President follows through on his promise to take them to court.

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The Australian's Tom Witherow and Alex Farber has done a comprehensive deep-dive on the issues plaguing the national British broadcaster.

Labor says tech levy cash will flow back to media

The federal government is pressing ahead with plans to hit major tech platforms with a levy if they refuse to sign commercial deals with Australian news outlets.

As Elizabeth Pike and James Madden detail in The Australian, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino says the policy is not about raising revenue and any money collected would go straight back into the media industry.

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Workers are feeding sensitive data into public AI tools

A major global survey has found that almost half of employees using AI at work have entered sensitive company information into public tools, putting financial, customer and sales data at risk.

As The Australian's Ewin Hannan details, the study uncovered a pattern of risky behaviour, from relying on unverified outputs to passing off AI-generated work as their own.

Bezos returns to the CEO chair with new AI venture

Jeff Bezos is sliding back into the CEO seat, this time at his own AI startup, Project Prometheus.

As The Guardian's Johana Bhuiyan reports, the Amazon founder has quietly named himself co-CEO, four years after handing over the reins of the ecommerce giant.

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