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8:55 AM ET, October 5, 2016

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Yahoo rebrands its main mobile app as Yahoo Newsroom, a personalized news app that lets users share links to stories  —  Yahoo's homepage used to be the place where web users started their day, reading the top headlines, sports scores, stock updates, and other news.  On mobile, that's no longer always the case.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix shares climb above $100 on Monday and Tuesday, fuelled by Disney acquisition rumour  —  Netflix shares climbed above $100 per share on Monday, to their highest levels since May — fueled by a rumor circulating on Wall Street that Disney might possibly be interested in acquiring the video-streaming leader.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
As Disney's shares dip, speculation mounts that it's looking to grow through acquisitions that would be less obvious than previous deals with Pixar, Marvel
Discussion: Fortune
Bloomberg:
Sources: Gannett and Tronc are working out details of a sale, with no imminent announcement  —  Bloomberg Anywhere Remote Login  Final deal on merger of newspaper publishers said not imminent  —  Gannett said in talks to buy rival for $18.50-$19 a share  —  Gannett Co. and Tronc Inc …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon in talks with EU regulators to settle antitrust probe into e-book contracts with publishers  —  Bloomberg Anywhere Remote Login  Settlement talks with Amazon and publishers at an early stage  —  EU concerned that Amazon contracts may harm rival retailers
Discussion: Forbes and The Bookseller
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
The Guardian creates an in-house virtual reality team, composed of five editorial staffers led by Francesca Panetta as executive editor  —  Guardian News and Media has created an in-house virtual reality team, becoming one of the first UK news media publishers to invest dedicated resources in the emerging technology.
Discussion: @raju, @webbarr, @rafat and @km
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Source: along with the NYT, the Daily News received three pages from Trump's 1995 state tax returns, but its reporters couldn't verify that they were real  —  The New York Times wasn't the only news outlet to receive documents from Donald Trump's tax returns.  But they were the only ones to successfully vet them.
Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web:
Amazon launches Prime Reading: 1000+ books and mags including Sports Illustrated, for Prime subs in US  —  In addition to faster shipping for products from its online store, Amazon's Prime subscription plan offers numerous benefits, including unlimited photo storage, as well as music and video streaming.
Discussion: VentureBeat and Engadget
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
American Society of News Editors changes membership dues tiers to focus on monthly unique visitors rather than print circulation  —  In a sign of the continuing industry-wide shift away from print, the American Society of News Editors on Tuesday announced that its membership structure …
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
FOIA Wiki, a free, interactive tool for reporters, has launched in beta, featuring forums, directories, and explainers focused on federal sunshine law  —  If confusion is the first step to knowledge, FOIA users must be geniuses.  Fee categories.  Pre-determination agency actions.  Multitrack processing.
Discussion: Nieman Lab and @freedomofpress
Wall Street Journal:
Netflix signs deal with theatre chain iPic Entertainment to screen its original movies which will debut on the streaming service simultaneously  —  Deal is the latest to expand streaming service's theatrical ambitions  —  Netflix Inc. signed a deal with luxury theater-chain iPic Entertainment …
Discussion: VatorNews
 
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Mail Plus, Daily Mail's paid-for digital edition, becomes the first UK news brand to integrate with Amazon's Alexa; Echo speaker can read out Daily Mail stories
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Gawker Media's liquidation plan reveals that Nick Denton, other Gawker execs may face claims of breach of fiduciary duties, with an investigation underway
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim had her passport confiscated by British airport authorities because the Assad regime had reported it stolen
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
BuzzFeed editor Andrew Kaczynski and three members of his scoop-driven political research unit are joining CNN; they begin on Tuesday
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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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