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12:20 PM ET, January 28, 2015

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Wolfgang Blau / Guardian:
The Guardian launches its new responsive website worldwide  —  Welcome to the new Guardian website  —  After more than 18 months of development, the Guardian has unveiled a new site for its readers in the UK and around the world  —  The Guardian has a history stretching back almost 200 years of creating world-class journalism.
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Seb Joseph / The Drum:
Guardian overhauls site in anticipation of publishers selling ads based on time  —  The Guardian has overhauled its site, trumpeting a flurry of advertising opportunities it hopes will fuel ongoing efforts to sell advertisers on reader attention not clicks, in an environment designed to improve the chances of branded content being seen.
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
“SnapperHero” Snapchat Scripted Series to Debut with YouTube Stars  —  Here's another step in Snapchat's transformation from messaging service to media platform: A “scripted series” of mini-movies made by social media stars.  —  “SnapperHero,” which is supposed to debut shortly …
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Gawker Media Generated $45 Million In Net Revenue Last Year And It's Raising A $15 Million Round Of Debt  —  Nick Denton orders the shrimp linguine.  He doesn't look at Balthazar's menu; the media mogul frequents the restaurant and everyone from the hostess to fellow diners knows who he is.
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Unlike the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, the New York Times Company has no reason to sell anytime soon  —  4 reasons the New York Times Company won't be sold anytime soon  —  We learned last week that Michael Bloomberg would like to buy the New York Times Company.
Discussion: @raju and @rickedmonds
Tara Conlan / Guardian:
Sky News to merge digital and TV staff in newsroom shakeup  —  Broadcaster says it hopes overall headcount will not reduce but staff who do not meet criteria of new roles after consultation period may face redundancy  —  Sky News is planning to integrate its digital and television operations in a …
Joshua Topolsky / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Business launches, integrating Bloomberg News, Businessweek, and Bloomberg TV  —  Welcome to Bloomberg Business  —  Smarter.  Faster.  —  Don't Miss Out —  We're excited to finally share a project that thousands of journalists, developers, photographers, videographers …
CBC News:
Canada's electronic spy agency tracks millions of online movie, photo, music, and other downloads worldwide  —  CSE tracks millions of downloads daily: Snowden documents  —  Global sites for sharing movies, photos, music targeted in mass anti-terror surveillance
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
AOL Likely to Shutter Gaming Site Joystiq in Larger Content Cleanup  —  According to numerous sources, AOL is likely to shutter its primary video game site Joystiq, part of an extensive house-cleaning of its underperforming content properties that is taking place over the next weeks.
Discussion: Adweek, Joystiq, Circa News and AdExchanger
Nate Hoffelder / Ink, Bits, & Pixels:
Nielsen shows Kindle Unlimited subscribers in US and UK spend more on books than non-subscribers  —  New Data from Nielsen Book Shows Kindle Unlimited Subscribers Spend More on Books  —  Late last month I asked whether consumers were buying fewer books after switching to subscription ebook services …
Discussion: SlashGear and TechCrunch
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:
News aggregator Anews raises $2.7M for further international expansion  —  Anews, an international global news-reading service with a built-in behavioral advertising network, has received $2.7 million from TMT Investments, Run Capital, 101 Startup, and several individual investors.
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Yahoo reports mixed Q4 with mobile revenue of $254M, up from $200M previous quarter; total revenue of $1.18B  —  Yahoo Reports Mixed Q4 With Mobile Revenue Of $254M, Total Top Line Of $1.18B  —  Today Yahoo reported its fourth-quarter financial performance, including revenue excluding …
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November

Bloomberg:
Preqin data: Southeast Asia's AI startups raised just $1.7B across 122 deals so far in 2024, out of ~$20B across 1,845 deals for the whole Asia-Pacific region
 
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