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1:55 AM ET, May 1, 2016

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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Larry Wilmore Roasts the Press in White House Correspondents' Monologue  —  President Obama was a tough act to follow, but Wilmore reminded some of Stephen Colbert with his audience-unfriendly jokes.  —  Tonight, Larry Wilmore proved exactly why he was the perfect choice …
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Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
YouTube responds to music industry's complaints about low artist payments, says it is more like radio than Spotify  —  YouTube hits back at ‘noise’ around its music payouts  —  It's been a bruising month for YouTube as labels, music industry bodies and artists have attacked Google's video service …
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Jeffrey Matulef / Eurogamer.net:
YouTubers will soon receive money raised during Content ID disputes  —  New system will set earned revenue aside for whoever's found in the right.  —  YouTubers will soon be able to receive revenue made during Content ID claim disputes.  —  As is, if a YouTuber uploads a video …
Bloomberg:
The authors behind popular Wall Street blog Zero Hedge have been unmasked by a disgruntled ex-employee, who also unveils details of its internal workings  —  Unmasking the Men Behind Zero Hedge, Wall Street's Renegade Blog  —  The veil is lifted on a secretive website.
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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Snapchat strikes a non-exclusive deal with NBC to show Olympics highlights in US via live stories and Discover channel curated by BuzzFeed  —  Snapchat Scores Unprecedented Deal With NBC to Showcase Olympics  —  Companies to share revenue from ads paired with content
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
The Guardian's first virtual reality project lets viewers experience solitary confinement  —  The virtual reality piece called 6x9 launched today through a prototype VR app for iOS and Android  —  Credit: Screenshot from 6x9.  Image courtesy of the Guardian.  —  You are standing in a metallic gray prison cell.
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Sources: Business Insider faces editorial staff turnover and low newsroom morale, with some blaming relentless management pressure to generate more traffic  —  Here's what Business Insider employees just said about why people are leaving  —  As 2015 drew to a close, it felt as though the year …
Susanne Ault / Variety:
Top four fall TV series for viewers ages 18-24 were on Netflix, finds study from Symphony Advanced Media  —  Data: U.S. Millennials Watch Netflix Series More Than Broadcast TV Hits … “Making a Murderer,” “Master of None,” “F Is for Family” and “Marvel's Jessica Jones” …
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Oliver Roeder / FiveThirtyEight:
Universal Uclick confirms some of the allegations of plagiarism against Timothy Parker, its Universal Crossword puzzle editor, who will take a three-month leave  —  Major Crossword Publisher Confirms Its Puzzles Were Plagiarized  —  Universal Uclick, a syndicator of puzzles to newspapers …
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Rovi buys TiVo for $1.1B in cash and stock, at $10.70 a share, will rebrand as TiVo  —  Rovi Buys TiVo for $1.1 Billion  —  Entertainment technology company Rovi has purchased original DVR service TiVo for $1.1 billion, or $10.70 per share.  —  “Rovi's acquisition of TiVo …
 
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Brian Morrissey / Digiday:
Interview with Nick Thompson, editor of NewYorker.com, on writing for the web, quality, paywalls, more
Benjamin Harvey / Bloomberg:
Two Cumhuriyet columnists sentenced to two years in Turkey for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoons featuring Prophet Mohammed
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
BuzzFeed's GM for Europe, Kate Burns, is leaving the company just over a year after joining
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Lauren Gambino / Guardian:
Journalist Julia Ioffe, who wrote a profile of Melania Trump for GQ, receives antisemitic abuse online
Garett Sloane / Digiday:
Sources: FB, Twitter, Instagram are discouraging publishers from promoting their Snapchat accounts
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

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
 
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