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12:20 PM ET, March 29, 2016

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Jason Silverstein / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski arrested for allegedly grabbing ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields  —  Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski arrested for allegedly grabbing Breitbart reporter  —  Donald Trump's hotheaded campaign manager Corey Lewandowski …
Brady Dale / The New York Observer:
Blogger sparks debate with demand that Genius Web Annotator allow opt-outs and abuse reporting feature  —  Genius Web Annotator vs. One Young Woman With a Blog  —  Can annotating text online straighten out our collective reasoning, or will it just be a new vector for trolls?
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
NFL demands retraction of Times article on player concussions  —  The National Football League is demanding The New York Times retract an article published last week about the league's research into concussions among pro football players.  —  In a letter that was sent to the Times' legal counsel Monday …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NFL writer Peter King extends contract with Sports Illustrated, will continue to write Monday Morning Quarterback column and lead The MMQB  —  Peter King signs multi-year contract extension  —  With his contract coming due at the end of the month, Peter King flirted with leaving Sports Illustrated, his writing home since 1989.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Go music subscription service for $9.99/month in US  —  It's Go time for SoundCloud: $9.99 tier aims to rival Spotify with millions of premium music tracks  —  SoundCloud is often billed as the “YouTube for audio” because of its huge trove of user-generated music …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN Hires David Gregory as Political Analyst as 2016 Campaign Heats Up  —  David Gregory, who endured a long and difficult exit from his perch as the host of NBC's “Meet the Press,” is returning to a regular role on television as a political analyst on CNN, the network announced on Monday.
Ali Jaafar / Deadline:
Vice Media acquires majority stake in UK production company Pulse Films; financials not disclosed  —  Vice Media Acquires Majority Stake In UK Production Company Pulse Films  —  Shane Smith's burgeoning digital media empire just got a little bigger with the news that Vice Media has acquired …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Peter S. Goodman, global editor-in-chief of International Business Times, rejoins New York Times as European economic correspondent  —  International Business Times boss rejoins The New York Times  —  Peter Goodman, who until last week was the global editor in chief of the International Business Times …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Oculus Rift release to have a limited impact on journalism, as reviews say its adoption will be limited, given necessary PC requirements and prohibitive price  —  Oculus Rift for news?  Not quite yet  —  After years of anticipation and waiting, the Oculus Rift VR headset is finally here.
Li Zhou / The Atlantic:
Glamour and Facebook's new partnership shows danger of letting audience data shape content  —  The Slippery Slope of a New Facebook Partnership  —  This past Thursday, Glamour magazine and Facebook announced that they were partnering to host a series of town halls for women about the 2016 election.
Discussion: @chrismoranuk, @mathewi and @raju
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Publishers say ad agencies to blame for increase in ad-blocking, by creating large ads which increase page load  —  Here's How Oversized Web Ads Are Encouraging Ad Blocking  —  Publishers say ad agencies consistently crank out large, tracking-laden digital ads, which are slowing down the Internet
Discussion: AdExchanger
 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI's first device will be a moveable, screen-free smart speaker with a camera and sensors, meant to serve as a humanlike AI companion

Milana Vinn / Reuters:
Sources: Stripe and PE firm Advent International have jointly offered $60.50/share to acquire PayPal, a 28% premium to Tuesday's close, valuing it at $53B+

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