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2:00 AM ET, November 30, 2016

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 Top News: 
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
In a series of tweets, Trump criticized CNN over its story debunking his voter fraud claim and retweeted criticism of the network from his supporters  —  Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter Monday night and into early Tuesday morning over a CNN report refuting his unsubstantiated claims of mass voter fraud on Election Day.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
MuckRock takes over the free FOIA Machine, which helps users send and track info requests and was funded earlier by the Knight Foundation and via Kickstarter  —  Nonprofit FOIA site MuckRock announced Tuesday that it is officially taking over the records request tool FOIA Machine.
Discussion: Poynter
Peter Prengaman / Associated Press:
20 sports journalists from Fox, Globo, and Brazilian radio stations were among those killed in crash of plane carrying soccer team  —  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Twenty journalists are among the dead in the airline crash that devastated a Brazilian soccer team, officials said Tuesday.
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
YouTuber replaces video saying Barron Trump may be autistic with a retraction and apology after Melania Trump seeks takedown via Hogan lawyer Charles Harder  —  Trump reportedly says her husband's foe Rosie O'Donnell made matters worse.  —  Melania Trump is threatening a lawsuit …
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Business Insider announces that President and COO Julie Hansen is leaving at the end of 2016 after eight years with the company to launch a startup  —  Julie Hansen, who oversaw the site's business operations, is leaving to launch a start-up  —  Business Insider's chief operating officer and president …
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @rafat, Thanks:@steverubel
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Starz mobile app update integrates soundtracks and related playlists via Spotify for subscribers of both services  —  Some songs to go with your shows.  —  Watch the movie.  Then listen to the soundtrack.  —  Not a new idea.  —  But what about: Watch the movie.  Then listen to the soundtrack — using the same app?
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
SiriusXM agrees to pay up to $99M over 10 years to settle royalty lawsuits with artists for broadcasting pre-1972 songs, separate from major records' payout  —  SiriusXM, the satellite radio giant, has agreed to pay up to $99 million to settle a group of lawsuits over an obscure aspect …
CNBC:
Since Election Day, amid criticism from President-Elect Trump, the NYT has netted 132K paid subscribers, up 10x year-over-year  —  Despite endorsing Hillary Clinton and enduring Donald Trump's repeated criticisms, The New York Times said paid subscriptions online and in print have soared since Election Day.
Jessica Lessin / New York Times:
Facebook shouldn't take responsibility for fact-checking news because decisions about truth aren't clear-cut, and rules about sources could sway news coverage  —  We finally got a grudging mea culpa from Mark Zuckerberg: an admission that fake news is a significant problem that his social network must help solve.
 
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Marie Le Conte / BuzzFeed:
The UK's Digital and Cultural Minister Matt Hancock says the government is currently looking into the rise of fake news and considering its implications
Paul Dallison / Politico:
Documents: Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers Ltd, owner of The Sun, registered as an official Leave campaign group, spent nearly £100K pushing for Brexit
Discussion: The Independent
CNBC:
Sources: Viacom is waiting for CBS to make an offer regarding a merger, after it delivered a presentation to CBS last Wednesday
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New York Times:
Questions raised about policing of speech on social networks, after Facebook initially refused to remove a far-right group's map of Jewish businesses in Berlin
Discussion: Engadget and Fortune, Thanks:@ravichandrans25
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Quartz has received a $240K Knight Foundation grant to launch the Quartz Bot Studio, a group focused on developing three bot-related projects this coming year
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @perryhewitt
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Canada has lost about half of its journalists in the last decade, sources say, as government assesses future without country's two largest newspaper companies
Discussion: Reynolds Center
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming TV service launches Nov. 30 starting at $35/mo. for 60+ channels, up to $70/month for 120+ channels
 

 
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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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