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7:05 AM ET, October 29, 2015

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Dylan Byers / CNN:
Presidential candidates and campaign workers criticize media and CNBC moderators' tone and questions in Republican debate  —  2016 Republicans vs. the media  —  Los Angeles (CNN)Republican presidential candidates lit into CNBC's moderators at Wednesday night's GOP debate …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple Stores to start selling new Apple TV on Friday  —  The new Apple TV went on pre-order via Apple's online store earlier this week, and priority deliveries will begin this Friday while standard shipments will begin arriving after this upcoming weekend.  Now, we've learned that Apple …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Apple TV 2015 Review: as good as any other device on the market, but no single sign-on for apps, lack of 4K support, and still needs work  —  Apple TV review  —  App attack  —  By Nilay Patel  —  “The future of TV is here.”  —  It is not the world's most understated tagline for a new product, especially one from Apple.
David Katzmaier / CNET:
What you can watch on the new Apple TV — and how it compares to Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast  —  The new Apple TV is finally available.  Here's everything you can watch on it so far, from Netflix to HBO Now to everything in between — and how it compares to what's available on other leading video streamers.
Discussion: AppleInsider and The Verge
Wall Street Journal:
IBM to buy Weather Co's digital and data assets but deal doesn't include traditional TV channel business  —  IBM to Buy Weather Co.'s Digital, Data Assets  —  International Business Machines Corp. agreed to acquire the digital and data assets of Weather Co., owner of the Weather Channel.
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Daniel Terdiman / Fast Company:
The NBA's VR “experiment” was far more compelling than the earlier Democratic presidential debate  —  The NBA's VR “Experiment” Far More Compelling Than The Presidential Debate  —  It turns out, watching an NBA game in virtual reality is a lot more compelling than watching a presidential debate.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Nuzzel rolls out automated newsletters to reach people who aren't superusers of Twitter  —  Nuzzel's a tool for curating links from your own social media feeds.  Now it wants to let you use that curation to make your own publishing and promotion platform.  —  As CEO Jonathan Abrams told …
Discussion: VentureBeat
Agence France-Presse:
Turkish police storm offices of opposition media group  —  Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish riot police firing tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday stormed into the Istanbul headquarters of a media group linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, just days before a weekend election.
Dan Frohlich / NPR:
NPR finds Facebook posts of 120 or fewer characters had the highest click-through rates  —  Analyzing Facebook Lead-In Text Length  —  Today we have a contribution from NPR digital metrics analyst Dan Frohlich.  We've often wondered if the length of the lead-in text affects a post's performance on Facebook.
Discussion: @niemanlab and @loritodd
 
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Salt Lake Tribune's $10 per month ad-free site has attracted about 600 customers since July launch
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
London Live cuts loss to £6m with breakeven target of 2017
Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg Business:
Fantasy-sports firms, including DraftKings and FanDuel, agree to join self-regulatory board led by former acting US Secretary of Labor Seth Harri
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Reuters:
Honduran paper of family in U.S. money laundering probe closes
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Trinity Mirror announces plan to acquire Local World in £220M deal, making it UK's largest regional news group with more than 200 titles
 

 
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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

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

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A look at Amazon's revamped drone delivery program near Phoenix, Arizona, where the company's new MK-30 drones deliver dozens of packages a day to customers
 
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