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2:30 PM ET, January 2, 2018

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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Hoda Kotb is named co-anchor of the Today show, replacing Matt Lauer who was fired  —  Hoda Kotb has been named the co-anchor of TODAY, making her official debut Tuesday just after an announcement by NBC News Chairman Andy Lack.  —  Kotb, 53, will join Savannah Guthrie at the anchor desk during …
Justin McCurry / The Guardian:
YouTube star Logan Paul has apologized after posting a video of the body of an alleged suicide victim he found in a Japanese forest; the video was removed  —  Outcry after American posts video in which he jokes with friends over apparent suicide victim they came across in forest
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice Media has suspended President Andrew Creighton and Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano, following NYT story detailing sexual harassment allegations  —  Vice Media has suspended two senior executives — president Andrew Creighton and chief digital officer Mike Germano …
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
A study of 2,525 Americans' web browsing histories showed false news accounted for just 1% of Clinton supporters' overall news diets and 6% of Trump supporters'  —  Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little …
Jim Edwards / Business Insider:
Citi analysts say there is a 40% chance Apple will acquire Netflix, as Trump's corporate tax cut will leave the company with significant cash reserves for M&A  —  There is a 40% likelihood that Apple will acquire Netflix now that US President Trump's corporate tax cut has been passed …
Discussion: /Film, Forbes, AppAdvice.com and Fortune
Liena Zagare / BKLYNER:
Brooklyn-based local news site Bklyner remains open after 1,745 subscribers sign up; Editor Liena Zagare estimates it will need 3K subscribers to be sustainable  —  The reason you're reading this is because 1,745 of you chose to pay for local news.  So we are going to keep publishing.
Shona Ghosh / Business Insider:
Analysis: celebrity YouTubers like PewDiePie, Zoella, and DanTDM are witnessing slowing growth in subscribers and monthly views  —  YouTube blogger Zoe Sugg, known as Zoella, poses during a photocall for her debut novel “Girl Online” in London November 24, 2014
Discussion: hypebot and @lonseidman
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Vevo says it broke even in 2017, with revenue rising 30% YoY to ~$650M, and expects to be profitable in early 2018  —  Vevo, the music video company owned by a group of leading record labels, increased its revenues by 30 per cent in 2017 thanks to swelling global audiences for high-budget pop star videos.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Facebook is the official live-streaming partner for the 75th annual Golden Globes red-carpet show, after securing a deal with Dick Clark Productions and HFPA  —  Facebook is the exclusive official live-streaming platform for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards red-carpet show.
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Google and Facebook's dominance in digital ads and Netflix and Amazon's massive programming budgets are forcing big media mergers and streaming ventures  —  There's no debating the #MeToo movement was the biggest story in the entertainment industry in 2017.
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Source: private equity firm Rizvi Traverse in talks to acquire remaining 35% stake in Playboy it doesn't own, may ditch the magazine's print edition  —  Company switches focus to licensing, branding deals in post-Hefner era  —  The death of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is ushering in a new era …
Discussion: @theperezhilton
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Washington Post is launching two newsletters, covering cybersecurity/defense and technology, and will hire four journalists to support this growth  —  The Washington Post continues to expand its successful 202 newsletter franchise into two new policy sectors: one newsletter will focus …
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Ex-Current TV President David Bohrman is launching the Political Voices Network, an OTT video service catering to progressive Americans
Discussion: Deadline
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Groups skeptical of climate change are gaming Google's largely automated ad systems to promote misleading claims that reject established climate science
ProPublica:
Study shows Facebook's hate speech rules are unevenly enforced, with the company agreeing its censors made mistakes on 22 of 49 posts submitted for explanation
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
As the fourth-largest US bookstore chain, Book World, closes and Barnes & Noble remains the top chain, Amazon is set to take the No. 4 spot by number of outlets
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Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:
Snap blocked public snaps from area around its New Years Eve party in LA, reported to have cost $4M, but some posted to Instagram, including performer Drake
Discussion: Business Insider
 

 
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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

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
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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