Mediagazer: Facebook says users who saw subscription offers from news publishers inside Instant Articles were 17% more likely to subscribe than those who saw mobile links (Lucia Moses/Digiday)

Sridhar Ramaswamy / The Keyword:

Google rebrands AdWords as Google Ads, consolidates enterprise tools as Google Marketing Platform, and unifies publisher monetization tools as Google Ad Manager — We launched AdWords nearly 18 years ago with a simple goal—to make it easier for people to connect online with businesses.

Discussion: AdExchanger, Variety, The Keyword, Fast Company, MediaPost, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch, The Keyword, Fortune, Mumbrella, Ad Age, The Keyword and MediaNama, more at Techmeme »

Will Oremus / Slate:

Following changes to Facebook News Feed, Slate's traffic dropped 87% from 28M in January 2017 to 4M in May 2018 — The social giant is retreating from the news business. It's been a painful transition for publications that had come to depend on it—including Slate.

Discussion: Nieman Lab

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:

Business Insider Senior Correspondent Steve Kovach is joining CNBC as technology editor — CNBC.com managing editor Jeffrey McCracken sent out the following announcement on Wednesday morning:

Discussion: @jillianiles, @oliverdarcy and @stevekovach

Selina Wang / Bloomberg:

Twitter to require email or phone number confirmation for new accounts, use ML to take action on spammy accounts, add warning on accounts behaving suspiciously — - Platform will require new accounts to confirm email or phone — Twitter will place warning sign on suspicious accounts

Lucia Moses / Digiday:

Facebook says users who saw subscription offers from news publishers inside Instant Articles were 17% more likely to subscribe than those who saw mobile links — Eight months after Facebook started testing subscription sales within news publishers' Instant Articles pages …

Discussion: @lmoses

Davis Richardson / The New York Observer:

When asked for comment on stories, Milo tells reporters he can't wait for “vigilante squads to start gunning journalists down on sight” — Milo Yiannopoulos has started issuing reporters threatening messages when asked to comment for stories. — “I can't wait for the vigilante squads …

Discussion: @justinhendrix, @christinawilkie, @mollyjongfast, @adamcbest, @pastryplate, @anne_deactress, The Daily Beast, Fortune, Contemptor and Mediaite

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:

A look at Facebook's struggle with differentiating between legitimate political campaigns and disinformation ahead of the Mexican election next week — — This spring, a doctored image claiming that the wife of the leading Mexican presidential candidate was the granddaughter …

Discussion: @owillis, @kevinroose, @cyrilsam, @sumannaishadham, @lizzadwoskin, @lizzadwoskin and Engadget

Dan Taylor-Watt / About the BBC:

BBC Sounds, an app which brings together BBC radio, music, and podcasts into one place, is now available from Apple, Google, and Amazon app stores — Head, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds — Over the past year or so we've talked a lot about how we need to reinvent the BBC for a new generation.

Discussion: Engadget, WIRED UK, Android Police, TechRadar.com, Pocket-lint, gizmodo, Daily Mail, RAIN News and MacRumors

Graham Rapier / Business Insider:

Netflix's growth has slowed, but analysts say it could reach 90M domestic subscribers in the next decade; shares have risen 97% since start of 2018 — - The streaming giant currently has 57 million domestic customers, and that growth has slowed in recent quarters.

Tony Romm / Washington Post:

Sources: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dined with and consulted Ted Cruz, Mercedes Schlapp, Sean Hannity, and others to assuage complaints of liberal bias — Twitter and Facebook are scrambling to assuage conservative leaders who have sounded alarms — and sought to rile voters …

Discussion: @jamespmanley, @anildash, @robrousseau, @ashleyfeinberg, @tiberiusrings, @jerweber and @jonfavs, more at Techmeme »

Roberto Lovato / Columbia Journalism Review:

News outlets have covered the child separation crisis at the border as if it's a new scandal, failed to quote experts, and reported stories without context — Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas.

Discussion: iMediaEthics and ThinkProgress

Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:

Charter Communications announces its first original scripted series, L.A.'s Finest, to be offered to Spectrum cable subscribers in 2019 — The 13-episode drama will premiere in 2019. — It's official: Bad Boys spinoff L.A.'s Finest, starring Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union …

Discussion: Variety, The Wrap, Deadline, TVWeek.com and TV Tattle