By Marco Hugo Barsotti MHB 
Welcome to the media review from Francia24 and Radio Centrale Milano: radio, artificial intelligence, publishing, large media groups, and finance: two news stories for each topic.
Radio
Demolition of three towers in Luxembourg
Some confusion has arisen regarding the demolition of three towers in Luxembourg. Although the images show Junglinster, reading the article indicates that the operation will concern the Beidler towers, which will be blown up on November 6th.
According to Ydun Ritz, unlike the Junglinster antennas which widen at the base, those in Beidler do not stand on their own but must be held up or supported by anchor cables.
Source: mediumwave.info
Manuela Donghi associates folk wisdom with finance
Journalist and writer Manuela Donghi presents her new book, “Folk Wisdom Anticipates Wall Street,” a work that pairs twenty proverbs with the rules of finance. The idea was born from observing how economic concepts become more accessible through familiar references, such as the principle of diversification illustrated by the saying “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
According to Donghi, common sense is the first building block of financial education, but applying it to savings requires specific knowledge of tools, objectives, and time horizons. Financial culture is defined by the journalist as a necessary citizenship skill to manage salaries, inflation, mortgages, and pensions. She emphasizes that today the risk is not a lack of information, but an excess of advice and opinions, making it essential to know how to distinguish their relevance.
Source: Newslinet
Artificial Intelligence
Unrest in Albanese’s electorate over AI proposal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces growing protests in his electoral district of Grayndler, where over 3,000 cultural and creative businesses are located. Artists are opposing the federal government’s proposal that would allow artificial intelligence companies to use online-created content. Pete Strong described the situation as a “gold rush” and stated he is completely opposed to the proposal, calling AI an “extractive industry” that works for the profit of a few.
Lu Campbell-Smith called the opt-out model suggested by Anthropic “absurd,” questioning why anyone would publish content if it becomes free resources for machines. H Morgan-Harris warned that the artistic ecosystem risks being “decimated,” stating that artists seem to be the first to be “abandoned.” Jason Zoidberg also called it “mad” that the government is considering giving the green light to these practices.
Source: The Guardian
Alphabet stock plunges due to AI impact
Alphabet recorded a 13% drop on Wall Street, with a loss in market capitalization nearing 500 billion dollars. The cause lies in quarterly results that fell below expectations: Google Search revenue grew by 12%, compared to 19% in the first quarter, missing analyst estimates. According to CEO Sundar Pichai, the number of searches is growing at the fastest rate in five years, but the AI Mode function today generates fewer advertising revenues per query compared to traditional search.
Commercial chief Philipp Schindler also pointed to currency effects in the slowdown. While Google Cloud is growing by 103%, investments in technological infrastructure have reached 51.4 billion dollars, resulting in a negative free cash flow of 9.1 billion dollars.
Source: AI4Business
Publishing and Large Media Groups
Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal
An American judge has definitively dismissed the lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against the Wall Street Journal regarding an article about an alleged letter sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Judge Darrin P. Gayles ruled that the amended request failed to prove “actual malice,” the legal threshold required for defamation claims. The ruling includes dismissal with prejudice, thereby preventing the appeal from being filed again.
According to the court, the newspaper followed information standards by contacting Trump for a response. While a spokesperson for Trump’s legal team stated that the president will continue to pursue lawsuits against those who strike him with false news and slander, representatives of the Journal requested the dismissal of the lawsuit, arguing that the news was accurate. The decision also involved Rupert Murdoch, owner of the group that owns the daily newspaper.
Source: The Guardian
Media in challenge for election night
Major television networks are preparing for election night with coverage plans that involve more data and digital tools than previous intermediate election cycles. NBC News plans 13 hours of broadcasting, while CBS News is aiming for “Election 2026: The Nerd Show” to attract data enthusiasts. ABC News will use a new studio and vertical content via its app, while CNN will offer fully multimodal coverage to respond to the evolution of information consumption by the public.
The competition will also involve independent creators and podcasters. Sam Feist, CEO of C-SPAN, observed that many Americans, especially younger ones, consume news and information through creators and podcasts. Hallie Jackson of NBC News emphasized the need to remain flexible and agile to follow the unpredictability of the evening, while Bill Hemmer of Fox News stated that while it is fantastic to be first, it is much better to be correct.
Source: Deadline
Finance
High healthcare costs drive savings in China
According to the International Monetary Fund, high healthcare costs are driving Chinese citizens to save instead of spend. In rural areas of China, 8.7% of disposable income is allocated to health, a figure surpassed only by the United States, where the percentage reaches nearly 9.9%. In urban areas, the figure stands at 5.4%, slightly higher than Canada. The gap is accentuated by per capita income: 68,289 dollars in the United States compared to approximately 6,400 dollars in China.
IMF economists Yizhi Xu and Fan Zhang explain that Chinese social spending is low compared to international partners and that increasing it would stimulate consumption. According to the experts, the drop in house prices in recent years continues to weigh on consumption, contributing to high household savings rates.
Source: CNBC
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And now for our French-speaking listeners, a brief recap of today’s news in French.
L’actualité médiatique est marquée par la démolition prévue le 6 novembre de trois pylônes à Beidler au Luxembourg, des structures nécessitant des câbles d’ancrage contrairement à celles de Junglinster. Dans le secteur de l’édition, la journaliste Manuela Donghi explore le lien entre sagesse populaire et finance dans son nouvel ouvrage. Par ailleurs, l’intelligence artificielle suscite la colère des artistes de la circonscription d’Anthony Albanese, qui dénoncent une industrie extractive menaçant leur écosystème. Sur les marchés, Alphabet subit une chute de 13 % à Wall Street, perdant près de 500 milliards de dollars de capitalisation en raison de revenus de Google Search inférieurs aux attentes et de l’impact de l’IA sur la publicité. Dans le domaine juridique, un juge américain a définitivement rejeté la plainte de Donald Trump contre le Wall Street Journal concernant une affaire liée à Jeffrey Epstein, faute de preuve de malicie réelle. En parallèle, les grandes chaînes de télévision, telles que NBC, CBS, ABC et CNN, peaufinent leurs stratégies numériques et multimodales pour la couverture des prochaines élections. Enfin, sur le plan financier, le Fonds Monétaire International souligne qu’en Chine, le coût élevé de la santé, représentant 8,7 % du revenu disponible en zone rurale, pousse les citoyens à une épargne importante, un phénomène comparable aux États-Unis.
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