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3:15 PM ET, June 25, 2019

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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Media gears up for expected cat and mouse game of spotting 2020 deepfakes; the Washington Post launched a public guide to different types of manipulated video  —  A video of Republican Mitt Romney saying in 2012 that 47 percent of Americans were dependent on the government helped sink his presidential bid …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
LinkedIn says it will change its algorithm to favor posts that cater to niche professional interests as opposed to elevating viral content  —  Linkedin will today announce algorithm changes made over the past 12-18 months to favor conversations in its Feed that cater to niche professional interests …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump announces that her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, will be both the next White House press secretary and the communications director  —  (CNN)Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will get a major new role as both White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady tweeted Tuesday.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: BuzzFeed's chairman, Ken Lerer, is stepping down after more than ten years  —  BuzzFeed Chairman Ken Lerer is stepping down from his role after overseeing the viral internet publisher for over 10 years, according to sources familiar with the matter.
CNN:
Sources: NY Post's former EIC, Col Allan, now an adviser to the outlet, ordered a story removed on E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault allegations against Trump  —  New York (CNN)The New York Post's former top editor, a supporter of President Trump and an old lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch …
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Katie Sullivan / Media Matters for America:
NYT, WSJ, Chicago Tribune, and LAT left the report of sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll by Trump off their front pages; WaPo placed it below the fold  —  A new report of sexual assault committed by President Donald Trump has come to light, but several major newspapers didn't find …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Restricted media access has left Americans largely in the dark about conditions for migrants housed in government facilities, as most accounts are secondhand  —  Overcrowded facilities.  Sick, filthy and hungry children sleeping on concrete floors.  Young children taking care of infants …
Axios:
Parse.ly: online demand for Trump-related content has dropped 29% between the first 6 months of the presidency and the most recent 6 months  —  Top news executives tell Axios that a real “Trump slump” is hitting digital, cable and more.  —  Why it matters: The shock factor around President …
Melissa Repko / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Monthly bought from private equity firm Genesis Park by billionaire oil and gas heiress Randa Duncan Williams for an undisclosed price  —  Texas Monthly — the “National Magazine of Texas” — has been bought by billionaire oil and gas heiress Randa Duncan Williams.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Q&A with Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos on talent agencies producing content, Disney's streaming outlook, Netflix's M&A future, big tech breakups, and more  —  UPDATED with video clip.  Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos, in a lengthy sit-down with Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries …
Discussion: @crazyantguy1970
Brian Koerber / Mashable:
Music sharing features in Instagram Stories have grown increasingly popular, making the platform a prime place for many users to discover new music  —  When 19-year-old pop artist Maude Latour released her summer 2019 song “Superfruit,” her fans quickly posted it to their Instagram stories.
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Profile of Fox News host Jeanine Pirro and her decades-long friendship with Trump; Trump considered her for a top Justice Department job under Jeff Sessions  —  Donald Trump had been in the race for six weeks, and he had already stumbled into another controversy.
 
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Meta details Llama 3: 8B- and 70B-parameter models, a focus on reducing false refusals, and an upcoming model trained on 15T+ tokens that has 400B+ parameters

Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
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