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11:00 PM ET, May 30, 2014

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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
White House Press Secretary Resigns  —  WASHINGTON — Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, is leaving his post as the public face of the administration, stepping down after shifting from two decades of reporting to politics at the highest levels, President Obama said on Friday.
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Vice Media employees complain of low salaries and influence of sponsors on editorial content  —  Working at Vice Media Is Not As Cool As It Seems  —  21,132g  —  Vice Media is one of the hottest media properties in America.  It's the counterculture empire that even Rupert Murdoch could love.
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VICE:
VICE responds to Gawker with a literal “F**k You” and a list of employee benefits; doesn't refute brand influence on editorial  —  VICE TO GAWKER: F**K YOU AND F**K YOUR GARBAGE CLICK-BAIT “JOURNALISM”  —  Gawker, a gossip site that openly traffics in rumor, innuendo …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple's Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)  —  A few hours after announcing their $3 billion deal, Apple SVP Eddy Cue and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine came to the Code Conference to talk about what brought them together, and what they want to do next.
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Michael Vakulenko / Medium:
Beats is a platform, connecting artists with fans; Apple's users will enable network effects on it
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Coming soon from Andrew Golis and Atlantic Media: ‘This.’  —  Atlantic Media is preparing to launch “This.,” a new digital project spearheaded by Andrew Golis, who serves as general manager of The Wire, a source with knowledge of the venture told Capital.  —  The goal of the vertical …
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
People magazine to launch “People Picks”, culture reviews to move online, music critic leaving  —  Changes coming to the pages of People  —  The pages of People are about to get their first significant overhaul since Jess Cagle took the reins of the Time Inc. celebrity title five months ago.
Discussion: The Wrap and @mathewi
Kate Aurthur / BuzzFeed:
Nikki Finke promises website launch on Monday but contract with Penske lasts through 2016  —  No One Really Wants a Nikki Finke Comeback  —  Except Nikki Finke.  Updated with Finke's subtweet calling me an “a**hole.”  —  NikkiFinke.com  —  After being in purgatory for seven months since …
Discussion: The Awl
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
FCC to consider changing the definition of “broadband” to 25Mbps, up from the current 4Mbps  —  The FCC may consider a stricter definition of broadband in the Netflix age  —  What is high-speed Internet?  Believe it or not, there is a technical definition.  Currently, it's set at 4 megabits per second.
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
WhatsApp emerges as big share driver for publishers  —  Publishers tend to focus their social media strategies around the twin titans of Facebook and Twitter.  But perhaps they are ignoring WhatsApp at their own peril.  —  FTW, USA Today's viral sports site, offers a good case study for the platform's potential for publishers.
Discussion: Marketing Land and @paulgreenberg
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Report: Apple planning to introduce locally targeted ads, additional non-music content to iTunes Radio  —  According to a new report from The Information, Apple is planning to offer “locally targeted advertising” to users through its iTunes Radio platform sometime this year.
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes says he's not worried about cord cutters or cable TV consolidation  —  Jeff Bewkes Isn't Worried About Cord-Cutters  —  Consumers shunning cable and satellite TV for Netflix is “more of a notion than a reality,” says the Time Warner CEO.
Sam Kirkland / Poynter:
One year after 28 Sun-Times photojournalists were laid off, where are they now?  —  One year ago today, the Chicago Sun-Times eliminated its photo staff, laying off 28 full-time employees.  —  Most of them have landed on their feet, according to email and phone interviews with many of the photographers.
Bill Mickey / Folio:
Source Interlink Media Rebrands, Closes 12 Titles  —  New corporate identity: TEN: The Enthusiast Network  —  Major changes are happening at Source Interlink Media, publisher of Surfing, Motortrend and approximately 60 other enthusiast titles.  Newly installed CEO Scott Dickey announced …
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Univision's Massive World Cup Lineup Includes Live-Streaming 64 Matches on Mobile, Online
Brian Anthony Hernandez / Mashable:
TV on Twitter: Starz Is Debuting Full ‘Power’ Episode in New Video Feature
Discussion: Zap2it and TVbytheNumbers
Kate Tummarello / The Hill:
National Association of Broadcasters plans second FCC lawsuit over shared resource agreements
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
Ahram Online:
Egypt detains alleged Al-Jazeera journalist
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple and Google are in active talks to use Gemini to power some new iPhone features in 2024; Apple also held talks with OpenAI to use its models

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central:
Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

 
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