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11:15 AM ET, October 1, 2015

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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
News Corp offers Times and WSJ digital bundle for corporate users  —  Push for City readers follows relaunch of the Wall Street Journal's European and Asian editions last week  —  News Corp is bundling together digital access to the Times and Wall Street Journal for corporate customers …
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel resigns, to be replaced by Ellen Pollock  —  Ellen Pollock to lead Bloomberg Businessweek  —  On Thursday, Bloomberg Businessweek announced that deputy editor Ellen Pollock will become editor.  Josh Tyrangiel was previously in the role.
Matilda Battersby / The Independent:
Serial podcast is being made into TV show by The Lego Movie directors  —  Sarah Koenig's crazily successful true crime series is heading for the small screen  —  A podcast so popular it achieved unprecedented success is to be made into a television series by the directors of The Lego Movie.
Newspaper Association of America:
Newspaper Association of America Names David Chavern as New President and CEO  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  Newspaper Association of America Names David Chavern  —  as New President and CEO  —  Arlington, Va. - Newspaper Association of America today announced that its board of directors …
Laura Colby / Bloomberg Business:
News Corp sells Amplify digital education unit to management team after letting 40% of its workforce go  —  News Corp. Sells Amplify Education Unit to Management Team  —  Joel Klein to step down as CEO, remain as board member  —  News Corp. sold its Amplify Inc. digital-education unit …
Re/code:
Sources: Jack Dorsey to be named permanent Twitter CEO, continue at Square, as soon as Thursday after board settles status of Adam Bain and Anthony Noto  —  Sources: Jack Dorsey to Be Named Permanent Twitter CEO  —  Jack is back — for good this time.  —  Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey …
Sam Sanders / NPR:
Twitter Has A 136-Page Handbook For Politicians' 140-Character Tweets  —  Twitter seems simple — just type in 140 characters and hit enter, right?  But Twitter can be tough.  Building an audience.  Keeping that audience.  Finding a voice.  Cutting through all the chatter.
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
A growing number of new media companies like Vice Media, BuzzFeed, and Vox Media are avoiding automated ad sales from third-party firms  —  Publishers That Say No to Automated Ad Sales  —  Some websites believe they can make more money on their own and reduce annoyance
Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Google to host event next Wednesday in New York, likely to unveil its open-source project similar to Instant Articles  —  Google Plans to Unveil Its Version of ‘Instant Articles’ Next Week  —  Three weeks ago, we told you about plans Google was hatching to launch a publishing tool to serve up articles on mobile devices.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
SiriusXM, Fox News To Launch Breaking-News Channel October 5  —  Fox News Channel is readying its entrance into the world of breaking-news radio.  —  “Fox News Headlines 24/7” will offer SiriusXM subscribers real-time headlines on breaking news, national stories, politics, business …
Rebecca Smithers / Guardian:
UK's new Consumer Rights Act includes refund or replacements for faulty digital content, including apps, music, movies, and games  —  Consumer Rights Act updated to include digital purchases  —  Biggest overhaul of law for years will see statutory rights traditionally covering cars and white goods extended to apps and music downloads
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Tests of top 50 news sites with three ad-blockers on iPhone show significant decrease in load times for many sites, modest increase in battery life  —  Putting Mobile Ad Blockers to the Test  —  To block ads or not to block ads on your mobile device?  That's the philosophical dilemma …
 
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Reporta, an app from the International Women's Media Foundation, allows reporters to check in to locations and send SOS alerts during a crisis
Discussion: @rorypecktrust
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Publisher-backed Next Issue, a Netflix-like service with 160 magazines, is relaunching with app and new name, Texture, for $9.99/month basic, $14.99 premium
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Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Jamaican-based wireless operator Digicel will soon block ads except on some popular local news sites, saying firms like Google, Facebook should pay to serve ads
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Coding school General Assembly raises $70M Series D led by Advance Publications, owner of Condé Nast
Discussion: SiliconANGLE and TechCrunch
Jay Rosen / LinkedIn:
Twitter's Adam Sharp and Niketa Patel talk to Jay Rosen about the firm's news curation effort, Project Lightning, editorially independent and launching in fall
Northeast Times:
Philadelphia City Paper to cease print publication as of October 8 after purchase by Broad Street Media; website to be merged with Philly Weekly
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

The Information:
Sources: OpenAI considered making a browser, discussed deals to power AI features on Samsung devices and search on sites and apps from Condé Nast and others

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
The UK plans to draft a regulatory framework to oversee stablecoins and staking services as part of a single overarching regime for cryptoassets in early 2025
 
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