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FBI concludes that the North Korean government is responsible for Sony Pictures hack — Update on Sony Investigation … Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).
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Sony Hacking: Obama Says Sony Made ‘Mistake’ in Canceling ‘The Interview’ — President Obama says Sony Pictures Entertainment made a “mistake” in canceling its planned release of the movie “The Interview” following a destructive cyber attack the U.S. government says was launched by North Korea.
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Sony CEO Michael Lynton to President Obama: ‘We Have Not Caved’ (Video) — Sony CEO Michael Lynton fired back at President Obama's calling his decision to cancel “The Interview” a mistake, saying, “We have not caved” to terrorists. — “We have not caved, we have not given in, we have persevered, and we have not backed down.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
In new email sent to Sony executives, hackers threaten further release of “sensitive data” pending any “additional trouble” — Source: Hackers send new message to Sony — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The hackers behind a devastating cyberattack at Sony Pictures …
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After Google suit, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood calls “time out”, says he'll try to make deal — Sued by Google, a State Attorney General Retreats — Attorney General Jim Hood of Mississippi on Friday agreed to call a “time out” in his fight with Google …
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Google sues to block Mississippi AG Jim Hood's “burdensome, retaliatory” subpoena of records, issues a document preservation notice to MPAA
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
New York Times to set up digital hub in London — US newspaper plans to move 100 staff into refurbished UK headquarters — The New York Times is making a big move into London. It has agreed to rent new headquarters in Bloomsbury and is expecting to fill it with up to 100 staff in the new year.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Magazine reporter who wrote about fake high school stock whiz won't move to Bloomberg — Jessica Pressler staying at New York — Jessica Pressler, the New York magazine reporter who found herself embroiled in a journalism controversy just days after Capital reported she would be joining …
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Jackson Connor / The Huffington Post:
Following Layoffs, NYT Culture Section Devoid Of Black Reporters — Following this week's layoffs at The New York Times there is not a single black reporter on staff at the newspaper's culture section, Journal-isms reported Wednesday. — Felicia R. Lee, previously the only black reporter at the section …
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Max Read / Gawker:
Gawker's 2015 goals: more focus on Kinja's sub-blogs, including Valleywag and Defamer, plus new sub-blogs on media, justice, Internet, true stories — Gawker 2015 — As part of our end-of-year process, all Gawker Media site leads were asked to submit planning memos for the next year.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
DirecTV Launches Fox's Suite of Internet TV Services — DirecTV has launched Fox Networks' lineup of authenticated Internet-video services, with the satcaster representing the last major pay-TV holdout for the programmer's TV Everywhere push. — Under the agreement, DirecTV's 20 million …
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Bloomberg CEO Dan Doctoroff says farewell as Michael Bloomberg formally resumes leadership — Dan Doctoroff bids farewell to Bloomberg L.P. — Dan Doctoroff bid farewell Friday afternoon to Bloomberg L.P., where he had served as chairman and chief executive since 2008.
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Nikki Finke, Hollywood Chronicler, Said to Be in Talks With Politico — Politico has been in talks to hire the Hollywood journalist Nikki Finke to write about Washington as a political columnist, people familiar with the discussions said Friday. — Ms. Finke has visited Washington to meet …
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