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9:05 AM ET, April 7, 2017

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Kerry Flynn / Mashable:
Twitter sues the Trump administration after Customs and Border Protection tries to compel the social network to reveal the identity behind @alt_USCIS account  —  So remember how President Donald Trump (a.k.a. @realDonaldTrump) loves Twitter and credits it with helping him win the election?
BuzzFeed:
Trump's most diehard alt-right media defenders, including Mike Cernovich, Baked Alaska, and Paul Joseph Watson, have turned against him in wake of Syria strikes  —  “I'm officially OFF the Trump train,” tweeted Infowars' Paul Joseph Watson.  —  In the minutes after the Pentagon confirmed …
Ben Popper / The Verge:
YouTube says it will only allow channels with 10K lifetime views to monetize videos, to help make sure revenue flows only to those who play by the rules  —  The rule change is meant to weed out bad actors  —  Five years ago, YouTube opened their partner program to everyone.
Brian Raftery / Wired:
Oral history of Funny or Die as it turns ten, as told by its co-founders, CEO, writers, directors, producers, and celebrities  —  When Funny or Die launched on April 12, 2007, with “The Landlord”—a supercheap two-minute sketch pitting Will Ferrell against a swearing toddler …
Discussion: @emilysteel
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Facebook will roll out a new guide tomorrow at the top of its News Feed to help users spot “false news” in 14 countries, including US, UK, and Germany  —  What the new educational tool will look like in News Feed.  —  In its latest move to help blunt the flow of misinformation on its platform …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Spotify is considering directly listing its shares on a public exchange in September, instead of a traditional IPO  —  Music-streaming service considers a direct listing, bypassing the typical public-offering script  —  Music-streaming service Spotify AB is readying an initial public offering that is expected by year-end.
Reuters:
Sources: Fox is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $14.5B takeover of Sky  —  Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its 11.7-billion-pound ($14.5 billion) takeover of European pay-TV group Sky, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Discussion: @skynews
Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Google is rolling out a “fact check” feature in its search results that will include who said each claim and its accuracy rating within a featured snippet  —  Google rolled out a new feature Friday morning that will help fact checks stand out in search results.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Showtime makes its entire library available for offline viewing on mobile devices  —  Showtime will now allow subscribers to download its programming for offline viewing on mobile devices - following similar moves by Netflix and Amazon.  The network says its entire library will be supported …
Sami Main / Adweek:
Business Insider debuts The Bottom Line, a weekly business news show hosted by CEO Henry Blodget that will stream on Twitter and Facebook  —  Henry Blodget hosts The Bottom Line on Facebook and Twitter  —  Henry Blodget, the global editor in chief and CEO at Business Insider, is making the leap into market-driven business news TV.
Discussion: @adweek and @stevekovach
Max Willens / Digiday:
The Strategist, New York magazine's e-commerce brand, has seen affiliate revenue from product sales grow 450% YoY but wouldn't share the total dollar figure  —  New York magazine has been giving its print subscribers shopping recommendations for five decades.
Discussion: Adweek and @digiday
 
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Mike Rosenberg / The Seattle Times:
Top editor of Tacoma's News Tribune, Karen Peterson, resigns as newspaper prepares for cuts of at least 10 jobs from staff of about 65
Discussion: @melissasantos1
The Nation:
The Nation launches a confidential tips resource, adopting encrypted tools like WhatsApp, Signal, and PGP for whistleblowers
Discussion: Talking New Media
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
MGM agrees to pay $1.03B for Viacom's 49.8% and Lionsgate's 31.2% stakes in Epix; MGM will become the sole owner of the premium entertainment network
Discussion: Home Media Magazine and TVWeek.com
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Russia's Sputnik hires former Breitbart News reporter Lee Stranahan to launch a radio show
Ben Popper / The Verge:
YouTube's $35/mo TV streaming service debuts in Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco Bay area, with 4 major networks, 40+ cable channels
 

 
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Financial Times:
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board

Benjamin Sandofsky / Sandofsky:
A look at the failure of Humane's Ai Pin, which took six years to ship after raising $230M, including building the device “the Apple way” and raising too much

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
EU antitrust regulators are questioning Broadcom about changes to VMware's licensing conditions, following complaints from EU business users and a trade group
 
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