Sara Fischer

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Google won't be forced to break up its ads business - Axios

Business September 3, 2026

Zoom in: In her Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said Google would have to make changes to its ads business but did not specify what those behavioral remedies would be.

Scoop: Lawmaker asks SEC to investigate Truth Social's plan to monetize access to its data - Axios

Business July 23, 2026

Catch up quick: TMTG's new Truth API product, which is slated to debut Aug. 1, will provide real-time access to publicly available posts from the platform's top 10 trending accounts, Axios reported lοΏ½...

Exclusive: Truth Social to license its data to Wall Street - Axios

Business July 17, 2026

McGurn, a former executive at Shazam, Hulu, Vevo and T-Mobile, has spent much of his career leading revenue and growth strategies for mostly media and tech firms.Zoom in: The new Tr… [+3003 chars]

Byron Allen strikes deal to buy controlling stake in BuzzFeed and become CEO - Axios

Business May 13, 2026

BuzzFeed's stock has been trading under $1 and the company was warned earlier this year it is at risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq for falling below that threshold.It received a… [+3537 chars]

Meta to lay off 8,000 as part of AI efficiency push - Axios

Business April 25, 2026

Zoom out: Meta's capital expenditures have ballooned in recent years, sparking investor concerns that excessive AI spending will eat into profits. In January, the company said it expects cap… [+124...

Judge orders Nexstar-Tegna to pause merger - Axios

Business April 22, 2026

Zoom in: In a lengthy decision, District Judge Troy Nunley said the court agrees with DirecTV that the merger would force national pay-TV providers like DirecTV to lift their prices on consumers, cauοΏ½...

MAGA media sites fizzle as infighting splinters messaging - Axios

Business January 8, 2026

Zoom in: Over the past two years, monthly app downloads to several of the most popular conservative media apps, including Truth Social and Newsmax, have declined, per Apptopia. Several of th… [+365...

Exclusive: Meta hires Microsoft's C.J. Mahoney as chief legal officer - Axios

Business January 7, 2026

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that C.J. Mahoney, formerly a senior legal executive at Microsoft and deputy U.S. trade representative during President Trump's first term, will join MetοΏ½...

Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid - Axios

Business December 18, 2025

State of play: One of the main concerns the Warner Bros. board had with Paramount's original offer was whether it could close a deal if one of its seven funding partners (aside from RedBird Capital) οΏ½...

Exclusive: WSJ launches new opinion offshoot "Free Expression" - Axios

Business December 16, 2025

The Wall Street Journal on Monday launched "Free Expression," a newsletter-focused opinion brand that will be available via its own channels and Substack. Why it matters: The new section is meant tοΏ½...