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8:50 AM ET, September 23, 2016

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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook says it overestimated average video viewing time metric by 60%-80% for 2 years, according to information Publicis Media says it obtained from Facebook  —  Social network miscalculated the average time users spent watching videos on its platform  —  Big ad buyers and marketers …
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
USA Today suspends columnist Glenn Reynolds for one month  —  USA Today has suspended the column of a conservative commentator for one month after he called for drivers to “run ... down” demonstrators protesting police shootings in Charlotte, North Carolina Wednesday night.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Conservative columnist Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, temporarily suspended from Twitter after tweeting “Run them down” in reference to protesters on I-277  —  As protests in Charlotte descended into chaos and violent outbreaks on Wednesday night, a conservative columnist …
Kif Leswing / Business Insider:
Yahoo confirms data from 500M+ accounts was stolen in 2014 by “state-sponsored actor”; info includes email addresses, hashed passwords, security questions, more  —  Yahoo on Thursday revealed a massive data breach of its services.  —  Yahoo “has confirmed that a copy …
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Inside the final days of Roger Ailes at Fox News: an army of lawyers and advisers, the internal investigation, and power shifts among the Murdochs  —  For 20 years, Roger Ailes did as he pleased at Fox News.  Then former anchor Gretchen Carlson sued him for sexual harassment …
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Keegan Hamilton / VICE News:
Contrasting scenarios in Tulsa and Charlotte after police shootings highlight the differences in government approaches to public access to police video  —  Two officer-involved shootings of black men this week — one in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and another in Charlotte, North Carolina …
Paul Szoldra / Business Insider:
Security journalist Brian Krebs' site, KrebsOnSecurity, hit by record cyberattack; site will be “offline for a while”  —  Cloud hosting giant Akamai Technologies has dumped journalist Brian Krebs from its servers after his website came under a “record” cyberattack.
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Hannah Kuchler / Financial Times:
Instagram says it now has over 500K active advertisers, up from 200K in February  —  High quality global journalism requires investment.  Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article.  See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
CityLab names Robert Bole as general manager, expands staff in push to double audience and revenue  —  The world reached a huge milestone in 2008 when, for the first time in history, the majority of the human race began living in cities.  —  Three years later, The Atlantic reached a milestone of its own.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Univision begins adapting content from Gizmodo Media Group blogs like Lifehacker for Spanish speakers  —  Univision is moving fast.  —  Since agreeing to buy Gawker Media Group in August, the company has already begun to refashion the blogging empire in its image, shutting down Gawker …
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Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
Sources: DirecTV Now to become AT&T's primary video delivery platform, eliminating need for a cable hookup or satellite dish for broadband users in five years  —  Bloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere Login  —  Service will limit streams to two devices simultaneously
 
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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

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Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

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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

 
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