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12:15 PM ET, October 20, 2014

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
For Aaron Kushner, a Difficult Foray Into Newspapers  —  Ever since the entrepreneur Aaron Kushner bought into the newspaper business two years ago, he has generated a steady stream of headlines — about himself.  —  Last week, Mr. Kushner stepped away from his role as publisher …
John McDuling / Quartz:
The depressing truth behind the internet TV revolution  —  An internet television revolution is sweeping across America!  HBO will finally begin selling a standalone streaming service next year.  CBS just launched an internet service of its own, allowing access to all of its shows …
Roger Yu / USA Today:
Gannett Q3 earnings: $.59/share, beats estimates, net income up 49% year over year  —  Gannett earnings up 49% on broadcast business gains  —  Gannett, the media company that owns USA TODAY, said Monday its third quarter net income rose 49% from a year ago due to acquisitions and gains …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC appoints Fran Unsworth as World Service Group director  —  News executive will be first female director in service's 82-year history, as Peter Horrocks steps down as global news head  —  BBC director of news Fran Unsworth has been appointed director of the BBC World Service Group.
Discussion: broadcastnow.co.uk
Rodney Sieh / FrontPageAfrica:
University of Georgia journalism school canceled Liberian editor's speech because of Ebola fears  —  Georgia U. Cancels FPA Editor's McGill Lectures Over Ebola  —  Monrovia - The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia has rescinded the decision of the University's journalism
Eric Johnson / Re/code:
Tech and media figures debate the ethics of Guardian's reporting of info obtained from a partnership meeting with Whisper  —  Here's a Twitter Debate Worth Reading  —  Here's a really interesting debate that's been playing out on Twitter over the past couple days, over a recent story …
Zoe Mintz / International Business Times:
How To Report On Ebola: Journalists Find Hazmat Suits A Hindrance In Hot Zone  —  During the 13 days she spent covering the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, Guardian newspaper journalist Monica Mark took every precaution.  She checked her temperature every morning, every night and at any moment she felt the slightest twinge or ache.
Discussion: @kirabind, @davidgura and @petersgoodman, Thanks:@learmonth
Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Yahoo's Tumblr Teams Up With TV Shows to Reach Their Audiences  —  During last season's finale of NBC's “The Voice,” as a contestant belted out “Team” by Lorde, animated illustrations inspired by the lyrics swayed on the screens behind her.  The graphics were created by Cindy Suen …
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch:
Spotify Introduces Family Plan, Starting At $14.99 Per Month For Two Members  —  A much requested feature — and playing catch-up with competitors, such as Rdio — Spotify is introducing a family plan to reduce the cost of several family members subscribing to the music streaming service.
Christopher Grant / Polygon:
On GamerGate: A letter from the editor  —  Over the last few months, we've seen many people — some of them friends, some of them colleagues, some of them professional acquaintances — harassed, threatened, bullied for daring to suggest that video games can and should do better.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Why Did The Washington Post Name The White House Volunteer Accused In Prostitution Scandal?  —  NEW YORK — On the night of Oct. 8, The Washington Post reported that White House aides had received information in April 2012 “suggesting that a prostitute was an overnight guest” …
Discussion: @woodhouseb
Wall Street Journal:
Cable Cord-Cutters Beware: Prices Could be Higher, Not Lower  —  As HBO, Others Launch Paid Streaming, Old Cable Bundles May Look Like a Deal  —  With HBO and CBS planning stand-alone streaming services, the oft-maligned pay-TV bundle has begun to loosen.  But it's not clear the brave …
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine:
High Times Hits Middle Age: How the Marijuana Magazine Stays Relevant  —  Celebrating 40 years and legalization with the former outlaws.  —  Yes, High Times is still around.  Why wouldn't it be?  —  Founded in 1974 by a drug-smuggling underground journalist named Tom “King” Forçade …
 
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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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