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8:00 AM ET, July 15, 2015

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Steve Huffman / Reddit:
New Reddit CEO announces content policy update AMA on July 16, says some subreddits shouldn't exist and Reddit wasn't founded as “a bastion of free speech”  —  Content Policy update.  AMA Thursday, July 16th, 1pm pst.  —  There has been a lot of discussion lately —on reddit …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Judge Rejects New “Blurred Lines” Trial, Trims Damages to $5.3 Million  —  The judge has also ruled that Universal Music and T.I. should be held liable for copyright infringement.  —  The federal judge overseeing the high-profile lawsuit brought by the Marvin Gaye family against Robin Thicke …
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety and Pitchfork
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Ex-BBC director general Lord Birt says cuts to BBC budget five years ago led to reduction in original UK content, expects new cuts will lead to further decline  —  Ex-BBC director general accuses government of ‘raiding finances’  —  Lord Birt defends corporation's ability to make programmes …
Sarah Lawson / Fast Company:
Water Deeply launches to focus on California's drought as a continuation of Lara Setrakian's pop-up news site model; Arctic Deeply to launch in October  —  News Site Water Deeply Will Tackle The California Drought Crisis  —  California's record-breaking drought crisis is now in its fourth year.
Discussion: @waterdeeply, @lara and @kate_day
Steven Morris / Guardian:
Brighton council rapped for attempt to charge £200 recording fee for interview  —  Council took an uncharacteristically hardline approach when a journalist asked to record an interview with musician Martyn Ware on its beach  —  It was supposed to be a harmless interview with a pop star …
Barry Levine / VentureBeat:
AnyClip lands $21M for targeting movie and TV clips to the right Web page  —  EXCLUSIVE:  —  Online ads in video clips can deliver the highest rates online, so the trick for marketers is to get the most traffic by delivering the right video to each viewer.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
New Pew data: More Americans are getting news on Facebook and Twitter  —  Facebook and Twitter users across all demographics are increasingly using the social networks as news sources, though they are seeking out different types of news content on each platform, according to a study out Tuesday …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Browser policies, boost in Google search rankings, better analytics are slowly pushing news organizations to adopt HTTPS for secure, encrypted connections  —  S is for “secure”: Why news organizations are ditching (or should ditch) HTTP for HTTPS  —  Visit the Washington Post homepage …
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Flipboard's MAUs grew 75% from 40M in February to 70M in June after it launched on the web  —  Flipboard now has 70M monthly active users, says CEO Mike McCue  —  Flipboard's CEO Mike McCue today revealed that his digital magazine platform now counts 70 million monthly active users as of June 2015.
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
TiVo Adds AirPlay Support to Allow Streaming to Apple TV Via iOS Devices  —  TiVo today is announcing an update to its iOS app that adds AirPlay support to allow users to stream content to the Apple TV.  The feature builds on previous support for streaming content to an iOS device from a TiVo box …
Anita Singh / Telegraph:
Over 25 celebrities sign letter warning David Cameron that cuts to BBC would harm Britain's global standing  —  Leave the BBC alone, Hollywood stars and TV presenters tell David Cameron  —  JK Rowling, Judi Dench and Chris Evans among celebrities to sign letter telling the Prime Minister …
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
YouTube's Susan Wojcicki says 50% of the site's views now coming from mobile  —  Susan Wojcicki on YouTube's Priorities: “Mobile, Mobile, Mobile”  —  Susan Wojcicki, top banana at YouTube, took the stage at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference just a few minutes ago to talk about the future …
Charlotte Higgins / Guardian:
Under attack from government and besieged by commercial rivals, BBC has been forced to justify its very existence  —  The battle for the BBC  —  Under attack from a government intent on reducing its size and besieged by commercial rivals, the broadcaster has been forced to justify its very existence
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Kim Severson / New York Times:
Time Inc. to Move Test Kitchens to Alabama
Discussion: @jeremymbarr
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
BuzzFeed launches Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts called Cocoa Butter, aimed at underrepresented audience of brown folks
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
BBC radio shows are being made available for download on Apple and Android; Wi-Fi only for now
Joel Johnson / Co.Design:
With its iOS News app and Safari content blocker, Apple attempts to redefine news advertising
Discussion: Tech Times
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
NFL's $12 Billion Deal With DirecTV Faces Major Antitrust Lawsuit
Discussion: Tech Times
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Hearst hires Brooke Siegel, former editor in chief of DailyWorth.com, as director of editorial operations
Discussion: Poynter and Media Wire Daily
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Comcast Teams Up With EA to Bring Games to Its X1 Cable Box
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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