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3:10 PM ET, June 2, 2016

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Bloomberg:
Sources: Gannett is leaning toward dropping bid to acquire Tribune Publishing  —  Gannett expects majority of Tribune investors not to withhold  —  Company said to be open to buying Tribune Publishing in future  —  Gannett Co. is leaning toward dropping its bid to acquire Tribune Publishing Co …
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Mic:
Nested parentheses, known as an “echo” are being used by trolls to unleash anti-Semitism online  —  In the early days of the social web, putting someone's name in multiple parentheses was meant to give that person a cute virtual hug.  Today, it's something far more sinister.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Defamation League forms task force to study online abuse targeting journalists and whether it causes them to self-censor out of fear of retribution  —  The 2016 election has been nothing if not a case study in what you can get away with saying.  Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump set …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Government set to strengthen protection for journalists' sources in snoopers' charter bill  —  New protections for journalists and their sources are expected to be included in the Investigatory Powers Bill (or snoopers' charter) when it goes back to the House of Commons next week.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
The Sumner Redstone Battle: A Guide to the People and the Points in Dispute  —  After surviving a fire at a Boston hotel at the age of 55, Sumner M. Redstone emerged as one of the entertainment industry's most tenacious titans.  —  Through National Amusements, the private theater chain company started …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Google brings Google Cast to Fiber TV boxes, enabling media and app streaming similar to Chromecast devices  —  Beginning today, Google is turning every single one of its Google Fiber cable boxes into Chromecasts.  The company just announced that it'll be rolling out an update over the coming weeks …
Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Samsung quietly adds more advertisements to its smart TVs, plans to expand its advertising initiative as television sales stagnate  —  SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. is quietly adding more advertisements to its Internet-connected televisions as it seeks new revenue sources for its struggling TV business.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Channel 4 takes minority stake in London video and pictures news agency Barcroft Media  —  Channe4 has taken a minority stake in London-based news agency Barcroft Media.  —  Barcroft has a focus on bizarre human interest, and natural world, stories and employs around 50-staff.
 
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After a year of testing, Globe and Mail announces it will adopt The Washington Post's Arc Publishing system, becoming largest North American firm to use Arc
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State Department admits deleting a tough Fox News question about secret talks with Iran in 2013 press briefing video
Noah Kulwin / Recode:
Bloomberg hires Mark Gurman to cover consumer electronics starting this summer
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Meeker's charts show decline of ad money spent on print from 25% in 2011 to 16% in 2015 and increase on mobile from 1% to 12% in same period
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:
Sheryl Sandberg says Peter Thiel will remain on Facebook's board and that Facebook had no knowledge of his actions against Gawker
 

 
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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

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
 
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