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4:25 AM ET, August 11, 2017

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

CNN cuts ties with commentator Jeffrey Lord after he replies “Sieg Heil!” in a Twitter discussion with the president of Media Matters for America — CNN severed ties with Jeffrey Lord on Thursday, hours after he ignited controversy by tweeting the words “Sieg Heil!” at a prominent liberal activist.

Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:

How Fox News rushed to publish a story about Seth Rich that it later retracted, with key source and Fox News pundit Rod Wheeler later suing the network — This is why the Seth Rich conspiracy won't disappear — For more than two months, Fox News has declined to explain the story behind …

Discussion: @sulliview, @matthewnussbaum, @matthewnussbaum, @oliverdarcy, @ehananoki and @oliverdarcy

Lucia Moses / Digiday:

Google reveals sites that fail ad test, risk being filtered by upcoming Chrome ad blocker, including Forbes, LA Times, Lifehacker, Chicago Tribune — Publishers that have fretted about Google's plans to unleash an ad-blocking version of Chrome in 2018 can now see if their own sites' ads will be blocked by the tech giant.

Discussion: the Econsultancy blog and Ad Age

Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:

Snap reports Q2 revenue of $182M vs. $186.8M expected, DAUs grow 7.3M vs. 8M expected, reaching 173M, and loss grows to $443M; stock down 16%+ after hours — Snapchat's parent hurt by intensifying competition from larger rival Facebook — Snap Inc. on Thursday said its loss nearly quadrupled …

Discussion: The Wrap, The Wrap, @kurtwagner8, Digiday, Variety, TechCrunch, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Ad Age, Adweek, TechCrunch, Forbes, Recode, Fortune, The Wrap, @nytmedia, Bloomberg, Business Wire and AdExchanger, more at Techmeme »

Peter Kafka / Recode:

Under terms of proposed new funding deal for SoundCloud, former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor would replace Alex Ljung as CEO, who would stay on as chair of the board — Investors want to replace founder Alex Ljung with former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor. — Investors want to replace the CEO of SoundCloud …

Discussion: Business Insider, more at Techmeme »

Dan Primack / Axios:

Memo: SoundCloud asks investors to approve reorganization proposal, if accepted, new $170M round will close Friday at pre-money valuation of $150M — Tomorrow is do or die for SoundCloud, the struggling streaming music company that recently laid off 40% of its staff despite having raised over $230 million in venture capital.

Discussion: The Verge, Variety, The FADER, @rmac18, TechCrunch, @joshsternberg and @danprimack, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

BuzzFeed's live Twitter morning show, premiering September 25 and called AM to DM, will aim to break news in real time — BuzzFeed's live Twitter morning show — premiering September 25 and called “AM to DM” — will aim to break news in real time in a way that's like television, but produced for digital audiences and consumption.

Discussion: Variety and Broadcasting & Cable

Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:

Bill O'Reilly debuted a 30-minute online news show for paid subscribers on Wednesday night, made available for free on Thursday — The ousted Fox News host has debuted an experimental, 30-minute-long online news show for paid subscribers. — It's not Fox News, but it'll do for now.

Discussion: Bill O'Reilly, Variety, CNNMoney, @billoreilly, The Wrap, Deadline, TVWeek.com, Mediaite, Fast Company, The Wrap, The Hill, The New York Observer, @jeremymbarr and @jeremymbarr

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Leaked email: HBO offered hackers who stole scripts, shows, and employee info a $250K bug bounty; source says the message was an HBO stalling tactic — The HBO hacker has struck yet again. — Variety has obtained a copy of another message released Thursday by the anonymous hacker …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, The Verge, CNET, Business Insider, Mashable and Decider, more at Techmeme »

Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:

Maynard Institute debuts new diversity initiatives, hopes to assist 200 journalists of color through the industry over next five years — It's bringing on new funders and announced plans to develop new cultural competency trainings and a multi-year effort to support and move through …

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Adam Ostrow, Mashable's chief strategy officer and board member, leaves to become chief digital officer for local broadcasting and media company Tegna — Tegna, the local TV broadcasting and media company that spun out from Gannett, has hired Adam Ostrow — who was the second employee hired …

Discussion: Radio & Television …, Broadcasting & Cable and TVSpy

Amy Caren Daniel / Reuters:

News Corp misses Q4 targets with a net loss of $430M and revenue of $2.08B, down 7% YoY, with print ad revenue down 12% and subscription revenue down 9% YoY — (Reuters) - News Corp (NWSA.O) reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed estimates as the owner of the Wall Street Journal was hurt by decling demand for print advertising.

Discussion: News Corp, Talking Biz News and CNBC

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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook introduces Watch, its redesigned video section for original content, with producers earning 55% of ad revenue, rolling out Thursday

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Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg:
Alphabet closes above a $2T market cap for the first time; the stock rose 10%, its biggest one-day jump since July 2015, resulting in a valuation of $2.15T

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Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a board for advising the DHS on deploying AI safely within US critical infrastructure

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