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9:20 AM ET, December 17, 2015

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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Sources: Adelson's son-in-law Patrick Dumont arranged $140M purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal on Adelson's behalf  —  Adelson son-in-law orchestrated family's purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  The son-in-law of billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson arranged the $140 million purchase …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Adelson responded Tuesday to speculation he bought LVRJ with a not-quite-definitive “I have no personal interest”  —  Sheldon Adelson responds to speculation he bought Las Vegas paper  —  “I have no personal interest” in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson …
Dan Primack / Fortune:
Sources: casino operator Sheldon Adelson is mystery buyer of The Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  Yes, Sheldon Adelson Bought The Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  For nearly a week, the media and political worlds have been wondering who paid $140 million to purchase Nevada's largest daily newspaper, The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed:
Brazil imposes 48-hour block on WhatsApp for failing to cooperate in criminal investigation; rival app Telegram says it gained 1.5M+ users there in a day  —  Brazil Just Blocked WhatsApp Despite Almost Everyone In Brazil Using It  —  A court has blocked the app that 93% of Brazil's internet users depend …
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Pandora to pay royalty of 17 cents per 100 songs, up from 14 cents, after copyright board decision, with rates rising with inflation through 2020  —  Copyright tribunal slaps Pandora with 20 percent rate increase  —  A little-known panel of judges determines what Internet radio must pay.
Guardian:
Phone-hacking victims ask CPS to review decision to take no further action  —  Prosecution service tells high court it has been contacted by campaign group Hacked Off announcing its intention to seek a review  —  Phone-hacking victims have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to review …
Associated Press:
Anti-IS group says 1 of its journalists killed in Syria  —  BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian media activist group that reports on Islamic State group activities says that one of its journalists has been assassinated in Syria.  —  The group, which calls itself Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently …
Telegraph:
Police spied on Sun journalists to find confidential Plebgate source, tribunal finds  —  Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules after tabloid newspaper reporters launched a human rights court fight  —  Police used RIPA powers to access communications of Sun journalists in an attempt to track …
Discussion: Guardian and Press Gazette
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Trinity Mirror increases provision to deal with hacking damages claims to £41m after Court of Appeal challenge rejected  —  Trinity Mirror increases provision to deal with hacking damages claims to £41m after Court of Appeal challenge rejected  —  Trinity Mirror has increased …
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Wirecutter creating custom product guides for other sites to raise its profile and build its audience beyond tech  —  Why The Wirecutter lets other publishers run its product reviews  —  The Wirecutter has made a business out of obsessively reviewing the minutiae of gadgets.
Discussion: @alexcrabb and @rbilton
Jill Goldsmith / The Wrap:
Judge approves Relativity Media's bankruptcy reorganization plan but postphones final hearing to February  —  Relativity Bankruptcy: Judge Delays Reorganization Approval, Movie Releases Hang in Balance  —  U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles approved the terms of Relativity Media's Chapter …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
FBI Director James Comey calls media reports that San Bernardino shooters posted publicly on social media about jihad a “garble”  —  The FBI just blasted reporting on the San Bernardino killings  —  A whoa moment here: FBI Director James B. Comey today told the media …
 
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Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog:
Mastodon forms a new US non-profit, to receive tax-deductible US donations and in-kind support, with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and others on its board

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Google and Apple use passkeys to capture users by locking credentials into their platforms and have made the UX of passkeys worse than that of password managers

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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