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7:35 PM ET, October 5, 2015

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Derek Mead / Motherboard:
Vice Media's Motherboard is switching off comments, adds letters to the editor section  —  We're Replacing Comments with Something Better  —  As a kid, whenever I'd get some BMX or car magazine in the mail, I'd always dive in first to the letters to the editor.
Los Angeles Times:
Lionsgate and Starz in advanced merger talks, sources say  —  Movie and television studio Lionsgate cemented its mini-major status in Hollywood with “The Hunger Games,” and now its appetite is being tested.  —  The Santa Monica studio is in advanced talks to merge with movie channel Starz …
Dean Baquet / New York Times:
New York Times announces it has 2.1M subscribers across print and digital; more subs now than at any other time during its 164-year history  —  The New York Times Reaches a Milestone, Thanks to Our Readers  —  When the Supreme Court issued its historic rulings this year on same-sex marriage …
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Jack Dorsey named permanent Twitter CEO, will remain as Square CEO; Adam Bain promoted to COO; Dick Costolo steps down from board; stock closes up 7%  —  IT'S OFFICIAL: TWITTER MAKES JACK DORSEY FULL-TIME CEO  —  Jack Dorsey, cofounder of Twitter and Square, has been named Twitter's permanent CEO.
Lyz Lenz / New York Magazine:
Some women turn to newsletters as an alternative to social media for a controlled place online that feels safe to discuss faith, sex, children, and more  —  Are Newsletters the Internet's New Safe Space for Women?  —  Whether you're Lena Dunham or an emerging writer, the format has an appealing intimacy.
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
Two-thirds of micropayments paywall startup Blendle's users are under 35  —  Blendle Is Up To Something Big  —  The Dutch micropayment platform for articles is taking off in spectacular fashion.  Its foray into the German market delivers another proof of publishers' interest in the kind of business model Blendle embodies.
Discussion: Medium, Thanks:@alexandernl
J.M. Porup / Motherboard:
Security experts express concern about Reporta, IWMF's new safety app for journalists, citing lack of HTTPS by default on website, other issues  —  This New ‘Secure’ App for Journalists May Not Be Secure At All  —  When I started working as a journalist in Colombia in 2006 …
Discussion: @octal and @dangillmor
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Publishers Worry That Native Ads Are Vulnerable to Ad Blocking  —  Experts say native ads can be just as susceptible to ad blocking as banners  —  As the digital publishing industry wrestles with the rise of ad blocking, one popular notion is that native ads will be the answer to the industry's ills.
Discussion: @perlberg
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
GM Jason Toff talks about why Vine shifted from being a social network to building an entertainment network, being a part of Twitter, more  —  Why Vine Is Betting on Entertainment and Leaving Social Behind (Q&A)  —  You'd be forgiven if, at times, you forgot that Vine is still part of Twitter.
Discussion: Fortune, SocialTimes, Forbes and @jess
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
RedState Names Leon Wolf Managing Editor As Erick Erickson Prepares Exit  —  NEW YORK — RedState named Leon Wolf as its new managing editor Monday as longtime editor Erick Erickson transitions out of his role leading the influential conservative news and opinion site.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AwesomenessTV partners with Endemol for international expansion, will launch channels in at least five overseas markets including the UK and France  —  AwesomenessTV Pacts With Endemol Shine for International Expansion  —  Teen-focused digital media company AwesomenessTV is coming …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
 
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Connor Jones / The Register:
UnitedHealth says the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare cost the company $872M in Q1; another ransomware group appears to be extorting the company

Financial Times:
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board

Raphael Satter / Reuters:
The Open Source Security Foundation and the OpenJS Foundation say the attempt to insert a secret backdoor into XZ Utils “may not be an isolated incident”
 
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