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6:50 PM ET, July 12, 2018

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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
At Facebook event touting its work to combat misinformation, company defends maintaining InfoWars page by saying fake news doesn't violate Community Standards  —  Parents of Sandy Hook victims sue Alex Jones  —  Facebook officials struggled on Wednesday to explain why it permits InfoWars …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: holding company owned by Bustle and Bleacher Report founder Bryan Goldberg wins Gawker in bankruptcy auction, beating Didit Inc; opening bid was $1.13M  —  Holding company owned by the founder of Bleacher Report and Bustle has been picked as the successful bidder for Gawker
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Email to Bustle staff from Bryan Goldberg: Gawker will be held in a new holding company, separate from Bustle, and no immediate plans exist to re-launch Gawker  —  Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker: A timeline  —  The last vestiges of Gawker.com, the now-dormant gossip website that was equal parts feared and admired …
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
Court filing: Justice Department will appeal Time Warner-AT&T merger approval  —  The Justice Department will appeal the AT&T-Time Warner merger approval, according to a court document filed Thursday.  —  Shares of AT&T slipped 1 percent in after-hours trading Thursday.
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
FCC voted 3-1 to begin the process of easing rules on the amount and type of children's programming required from broadcasters  —  Lone Dem calls it ‘cruel disregard’ for kids  —  A politically divided FCC has voted 3-1 to launch a revamp of its children's television rules.
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Rhett Jones / Gizmodo:
FCC voted to approve controversial changes on how it handles consumer complaints, which some say will further weaken an already weak process  —  The FCC knows that Americans hate telecoms, and it's doing everything it can to give us reason to hate them more.
Tim Mak / NPR:
NPR analyzes how 48 Russia-linked Twitter accounts posed as local news sites, posting real local news for years and exploiting Americans' trust in local news  —  Russia's information attack against the United States during the 2016 election cycle sought to take advantage of the greater trust that Americans tend to place in local news.
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Business Insider columnist Daniella Greenbaum resigns over removal of her post that defended Scarlett Johansson playing the role of a transgender man  —  Daniella Greenbaum, the Business Insider columnist whose piece defending Scarlett Johansson's upcoming role as a transgender man was removed …
John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix, with 112 Emmy nominations this year, breaks HBO's 17-year streak of getting the most nominations each year  —  • “Game of Thrones” led all shows with 22 Emmy nominations, followed by “Westworld” and “Saturday Night Live,” which each had 21.  —  • HBO had been the most nominated network for 17 straight years.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Crew member of anti-abortion movie steals reporter's notes at Lincoln Memorial, refuses to return them, surrenders them to officer after reporter calls police  —  A crew member of a controversial anti-abortion movie stole my notes while I reported from a shooting location in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning.
New York Times:
Source: border agent who approached Ali Watkins with details of her travel and sought info on her sources is under investigation for misuse of computer systems  —  A Border Patrol agent who obtained the confidential travel records of a Washington journalist and used them to press …
 
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The Weinstein Co. lays off over 20 employees of a remaining staff of 70 two days before it plans to close its $289M bankruptcy sale to Lantern Capital
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John Amato, CEO of Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media, leaves after probe into whether he derailed stories on harassment claims against record exec Charlie Walk
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024 that, under specific conditions, let users log in with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval

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Intel scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI accelerator chips in 2024, with CEO Pat Gelsinger citing chip transition and slower uptake to software

 
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