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11:40 PM ET, June 16, 2016

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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sumner Redstone removes five members of Viacom's board of directors, including Philippe Dauman, who remains CEO for now  —  Among those ousted are Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman  —  Sumner Redstone's National Amusements on Thursday replaced five board members of Viacom Inc. …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sumner Redstone Says He No Longer Trusts Viacom Board or CEO  —  Controlling shareholder says his wishes, stockholder interests are being ignored  —  Viacom Inc. controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone said he doesn't trust the company's board of directors or its Chairman and Chief Executive Philippe Dauman.
Steven Levy / Backchannel:
Tech site Backchannel moves to Condé Nast, becoming part of Wired Media Group  —  Backchannel is moving to Condé Nast.  Jessi Hempel is joining us.  We're poised to grow.  But we still will publish only the good stuff.
Peter Rubin / Wired:
Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB and Magic Leap partner to produce mixed-reality Star Wars content  —  You're used to C-3PO being diplomatic and prissy, wringing his droid hands over any and every little setback.  You're used to him sticking close to R2-D2.  What you're probably not used to, though …
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Politico tests using Apple Wallet to send notifications with its EU Referendum Tracker tool, avoiding developing and maintaining its own app  —  Of all the possible applications of Apple Wallet — coupons, boarding passes, event tickets — news seems an unlikely one.  And yet Politico is giving it a try.
Steven Zeitchik / Los Angeles Times:
VR startup Vrse changes names to Within and announces $12.56M funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz and including Fox, WME, and Vice  —  A shot from Chris Milk's ‘Evolution of Verse’ (Within)  —  For virtual-reality entertainment, the money keeps coming.
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Appeals Court Hands Vimeo a Victory in Liability for Copyright-Infringing Videos  —  A federal appellate court has ruled that Vimeo has limited liability over users' uploading of almost 200 videos with infringing music recordings, rejecting claims from record companies and publishers …
Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:
Reddit is changing algorithms and processes after Orlando shooting fallout raised questions about volunteer mods, censorship, and small groups' influence  —  As the shooting in Orlando unfolded Sunday, the biggest news on Reddit — the self-proclaimed “front page of the Internet” — wasn't the crime taking place in Florida.
Discussion: Cyborgology and Motherboard
Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
House approves FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, bill is expected to be signed by President Obama ahead of 50th anniversary of federal FOIA law next month  —  Congress has passed reforms to the Freedom of Information Act, which EFF hopes signals the beginning of a larger overhaul of the transparency law …
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Matthew Keys to remain free for now as he awaits appeal of conviction for role in Los Angeles Times hack; appeals court will rule in coming weeks  —  Matthew Keys' legal team filed emergency motion to 9th Circuit late Tuesday.  —  Reporter Matthew Keys will not be going to federal prison today as he was scheduled to.
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:
Snapchat is launching Real Life, a post-per-day digital publication about living with technology, on June 27, with Nathan Jurgenson as editor in chief  —  Snapchat doesn't just care about video.  —  The company is behind a new online magazine called Real Life, which will publish roughly …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
ITV and Sky to acquire minority stakes in Ginx eSports TV, which will launch on Sky as a 24-hour channel in the UK and Ireland on June 23  —  EMAIL ME  —  With growing interest in competitive video gaming, the companies are expected to buy minority stakes.
Nick Denton / Gawker:
Gawker Media will be fine in the long run, and its legal battles have exposed the imbalance of power when covering Silicon Valley  —  Perhaps the most embarrassing aspect of filing for bankruptcy is the well-meaning condolence note from a friend.  “I'm so sorry,” more than one has written.
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Matt Drange / Forbes:
Conservative blogger and infamous internet troll Chuck C. Johnson uncertain about continuing defamation suit against Gawker; hearing planned Thursday
Discussion: New Yorker and Politico
 
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FT takes controlling stake in content marketing company Alpha Grid
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