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12:45 AM ET, March 30, 2016

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Politico:
Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski charged with simple battery for grabbing ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields  —  Trump campaign manager charged with battery  —  Corey Lewandowski faces a misdemeanor charge related to incident with former Breitbart reporter.
Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
Obama calls for better journalism but has contributed to problems with jail threats, subpoenas, stonewalling of FOIA, and end runs around traditional media  —  Obama Criticizes the Media, but His Administration Is Part of the Problem  —  It's hard to imagine a politician loving …
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Instagram increases video length limit for users from 15 seconds up to 60 seconds, part of a greater expansion into video for the social network  —  Instagram Is Expanding Videos to 60 Seconds  —  The Facebook-owned photo app is placing a bigger emphasis on video this year.
Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
Genius adds “report abuse” button and says the web annotation tool does not enable abuse, in response to controversy and letter from US Rep. Katherine Clark  —  Genius responds to Congresswoman Katherine Clark's letter on preventing abuse  —  Over the past few days …
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Brady Dale / The New York Observer:
Blogger sparks debate with demand that Genius Web Annotator allow opt-outs and abuse reporting feature
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Yahoo to skip lavish NewFront event this year, host private event May 4 amid losses in video  —  Yahoo Scales Back NewFronts Event With Smaller, Less Flashy Affair  —  Yahoo is cutting back on the NewFronts razzle-dazzle this year, after the company pulled the plug on long-form original series and refocuses its media strategy.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sony to launch 4K movie streaming service, Ultra, on April 4; titles to sell for $30 and won't be available for rental  —  Sony's Ultra 4K Streaming Service Is Launching Next Month  —  Sony is launching its 4K movie streaming service called Ultra next month: Consumers will be able to buy movies …
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
NFL demands retraction of Times article on player concussions  —  The National Football League is demanding The New York Times retract an article published last week about the league's research into concussions among pro football players.  —  In a letter that was sent to the Times' legal counsel Monday …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Spotify raises $1B in convertible debt, led by TPG and Dragoneer  —  Spotify Raises $1 Billion in Debt Financing  —  TPG and Dragoneer Investment Group lead the Spotify debt deal  —  Music-streaming site Spotify AB has raised $1 billion in convertible debt from investors …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Go music subscription service for $9.99/month in US  —  It's Go time for SoundCloud: $9.99 tier aims to rival Spotify with millions of premium music tracks  —  SoundCloud is often billed as the “YouTube for audio” because of its huge trove of user-generated music …
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
NBC says it has topped $1B in ad sales for Rio Olympics  —  NBC Says Olympic Ad Sales Top $1B  —  Sponsors moving ahead of pace from 2012 London games  —  NBC says that national ad sales for the Rio Olympics have topped $1 billion and are ahead of the record pace set by the 2012 London Games.
 
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Peter S. Goodman, global editor-in-chief of International Business Times, rejoins New York Times as European economic correspondent
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NFL writer Peter King extends contract with Sports Illustrated, will continue to write Monday Morning Quarterback column and lead The MMQB
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Yu Shaolei, editor at Chinese newspaper Southern Metropolis Daily, resigns over increasing media control from government
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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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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