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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

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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.”

Fortune

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.”

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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

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

Salon

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

Former president represented windfall for media companies

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