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4:20 PM ET, July 21, 2014

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David Carr / New York Times:
In the wake of a merger bid between non-print media giants, a meditation on print's inadequacy  —  Riding the Juggernaut That Left Print Behind  —  Even if you aren't one of those people worried about media consolidation — there are many in that number — the big bolt of lightning last week …
Lynn Oberlander / First Look Media:
First Look Media launches legal fund to aid press freedom advocates in US and abroad  —  Promoting and Protecting Free Speech and Free Expression  —  Lynn Oberlander is First Look Media's General Counsel, Media Operations  —  Promoting and protecting free speech and free expression are paramount to First Look's mission.
Capital New York:
The story behind The New Yorker's website relaunch, unveiled today  —  A relaunch for The New Yorker, with high stakes  —  The New Yorker will debut its long awaited, revamped website today, about which you'll see plenty of commentary and criticism.  —  But to understand what the imperatives …
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
Murdoch Not Likely To Raise Time Warner Bid Immediately, Source Says  —  Fox is not likely to raise its bid for Time Warner immediately, a source familiar with the situation tells Business Insider.  Rather, the increase, if any, will likely come within “weeks.”
Discussion: @gjlevett
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Bloomberg:
Fox Said to Mull Using Sky Sale to Boost Time Warner Bid  —  Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc. (FOXA) is considering using proceeds from the sale of its Italian and German pay-TV assets to boost its offer for Time Warner Inc. (TWX), according to two people familiar with the matter.
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Netflix Passes 50M Subscribers As It Reports Better Than Expected Q2 Revenue Of $1.34B  —  This afternoon following the bell, Netflix announced the financial results of its second quarter, including revenue of $1.34 billion and earnings per share of $1.15.  Analysts had expected Netflix …
Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Taylor Lorenz, head of social media, The Daily Mail/Mail Online  —  CAPITAL: What are your major responsibilities as social media lead?  What is your day-to-day like?  —  LORENZ: My responsibilities are pretty varied.  My No. 1 goal is to promote …
New York Times:
Big TV mergers are forcing smaller cable networks like AMC, Starz to consider survival plans  —  Smaller Cable Networks Plan Their Survival Under the Feet of Giants  —  The flesh-eating zombies in AMC's hit television series “The Walking Dead” are shambling into a land of even bigger monsters.
James Hanning / The Independent:
Phone hacking scandal: Police are holding back evidence, claims Glenn Mulcaire  —  The phone interceptor says a mysterious third person commissioned him to listen to Milly Dowler's voicemails  —  Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the heart of the News of the World phone-hacking …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
Sources: NBC pulled Ayman Mohyeldin from Gaza due to network infighting, not to silence him  —  What really happened with NBC and Ayman Mohyeldin  —  NBC News Foreign Correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin returned to Gaza on Sunday, four days after network management told him to leave the conflict zone amid breaking news coverage.
 
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Launches Save, A Read-It-Later List For Links, Places, And Media Pages
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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

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Stability AI debuts Stable Video 3D, a generative AI tool built on its Stable Video Diffusion model, letting users create 3D video from a text or image prompt

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