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7:05 AM ET, April 3, 2018

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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Trump wants USPS to increase Amazon's shipping costs as advisers encourage the president to cancel Amazon's cloud computing contract with the Pentagon  —  With the West Wing finally calm, Trump is contemplating a multi-front campaign against Jeff Bezos.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Washington Post's Martin Baron refutes Trump's claims that the Post acts as a lobbyist for Amazon as Trump conflates the two, which have different leadership  —  Amazon does not own The Washington Post.  President Trump, however — impervious to certain facts and armed with a Twitter account …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Poll: 75% of Americans believe major news outlets report “fake news”, 65% say “fake news” applies to editorial decisions, 83% think outsiders plant fake stories  —  Trump less trusted than CNN, MSNBC, and Fox as info source  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The news about …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Zuckerberg says it will take a few years for the company to resolve its current issues and that it spent too little time thinking about the risks of its tools  —  “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.”  —  It's been a tough year for Facebook.
Oleksiy Kuzmenko / bellingcat:
Ukrainian and Russian media frequently quoted David Jewberg, a Pentagon analyst on Russia, without realising he didn't exist and was the creation of a US group  —  Summary:  — “Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst LTC David Jewberg” maintained a popular Facebook page and was frequently quoted …
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
As advertisers ditch Laura Ingraham's show following call from Parkland survivor David Hogg, media critics are divided on whether it's the right way to protest
Business Insider:
Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have rallied behind Fox News host Laura Ingraham as advertisers ditch her show
New York Times:
DOJ is investigating Live Nation for possible antitrust violations after complaints it pressured venues into using its subsidiary Ticketmaster or lose big shows  —  In 2010, when the Justice Department allowed the two most dominant companies in the live music business — Live Nation and Ticketmaster …
StreetInsider.com:
Disney (DIS) Announces Launch of ESPN+ Subscription Streaming Service on April 12 for $4.99 per Month  —  News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others.  Claim your 2-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here.  —  ESPN+, the upcoming direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service …
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Sources: CBS plans an all-stock offer for Viacom, below current market valuation; CEO Les Moonves to propose staying at helm at least 2 years  —  (Reuters) - CBS Corp (CBS.N) plans to make an all-stock offer for Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) that values the U.S. media company below its current market valuation …
Theodore Schleifer / Recode:
Profile of Spotify's CFO Barry McCarthy as the company prepares for its unusual direct listing on NYSE this Tuesday  —  Spotify's CFO pushed for this week's direct listing, which could change life for Wall Street and for big tech startups.  —  When Spotify goes public Tuesday …
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Teen Boss, a quarterly magazine for 8-15 year-old girls focusing on making money and building brands, reinforces female ambition as smiling and social  —  The magazine Teen Boss, styled as Teen Bo$$!, débuted in September of last year.  It publishes quarterly, like an earnings report.
 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an internal study, codenamed Atlas, to gather employee feedback on products on the market

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Sources: Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind hacks in June and July of up to 165 Snowflake customers including AT&T

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Sources: OpenAI is in early talks with the California AG's office to become a for-profit company; letter: it also has discussed the shift with the Delaware AG
 
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