Mediagazer: FiveThirtyEight begins publishing a weekly puzzle called The Riddler (Matthew Kassel/The New York Observer)

6:20 PM ET, December 26, 2015

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Matthew Kauffman / Hartford Courant:

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Matthew Kassel / The New York Observer:

FiveThirtyEight begins publishing a weekly puzzle called The Riddler — FiveThirtyEight Enters the Puzzle Game — Last week, FiveThirtyEight quietly began publishing a weekly puzzle. Called The Riddler, it features the kind of logic-heavy questions one might find on a Mensa test …

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FanDuel & DraftKings Are “Illegal Gambling”, Says Illinois A.G.

Economist:

Disney is making a fortune and safeguarding its future by buying childhood, piece by piece — UK Only Article: standard article Issue: Star Wars, Disney and myth-making Fly Title: Briefing: Disney Rubric: Disney is making a fortune and safeguarding its future by buying childhood …

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Becky Davis / Agence France-Presse:

China to expel Ursula Gauthier, a French Jounalist from L'Obs magazine who questioned government's treatment of Muslim Uighur minority — China to expel French journalist, reporter tells AFP — China has refused to renew the press credentials of a French journalist, effectively expelling her …

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Bryan Lufkin / Gizmodo:

Disney-funded VR service, Littlstar, announces it's bringing 360-degree videos to Apple TV — You Can Now Watch 360-Degree Video on Your TV — Earlier this year, YouTube rolled out 360-degree videos. Like magic, they let you peer around in any direction from within the video.

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Ben Sisario / New York Times:

Songkick Sues Live Nation, Saying It Abuses Its Market Power — In a case that offers a glimpse into the lucrative but often hidden business of concert tickets, a small company has sued Live Nation Entertainment in federal court, accusing the multibillion-dollar concert giant of abusing …

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Dan Primack / Fortune:

Univision lost $17.8M on Fusion in the first 9 months of 2015, 50% higher than the 2014 first 9 month loss of $11.9M — Here's How Much Disney and Univision Have Lost on Fusion — Fusion, the millennial-focused television network and online media property jointly owned by Walt Disney Co. and Univision …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Interview with Google's head of news and social products about AMP, Google's plan to speed up the mobile Web — Inside Google's plan to speed up the mobile Web … Earlier this year, Google announced an effort to speed up mobile news — and the entire mobile Web — with a new initiative called Accelerated Mobile Pages.

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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

Josh Elliott Leaving NBC After Less Than Two Years — Josh Elliott, the former Good Morning America co-anchor who was considered a major hire in spring 2014 when he was poached from ABC, is leaving NBC after less than two years. — “I'm grateful for the chance to work with the remarkable team …

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Express Newspapers seeks almost £4m in editorial budget cuts — Richard Desmond's press group not thought to be looking at reducing numbers of staff, who have been refused pay rise for eighth consecutive year — Richard Desmond is seeking almost £4m in cuts to editorial budgets …

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Pankaj Doval / Times of India:

Indian regulator asks Facebook's telecom partner Reliance Communications to temporarily suspend Free Basics service on net neutrality grounds — Put FB's Free Basics service on hold, TRAI tells Reliance Communications — NEW DELHI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) …