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  Apple’s former iTunes director will head up Disney’s upcoming streaming service

  The Verge - Andrew Liptak

  Last summer, Disney announced it was ending its licensing deal with Netflix, and it would be launching its own streaming service in 2019. Variety is now reporting that hired Apple veteran Kevin Swint will be building and running the new service. Swint will be joining BAMTech Media as the senior VP …

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  Tech allies slam FCC's broadside against web platforms

  Axios - David McCabe

  The tech industry and its liberal allies pushed back Tuesday on Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's contention that they're a greater threat to free …

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  How Snapchat is separating social from media

  Axios - Evan Spiegel, Snap CEO

  The personalized newsfeed revolutionized the way people share and consume content. But let's be honest: this came at a huge cost to facts, our minds …

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  ESPN is laying off 150 more people

  CNN Business - Ahiza Garcia

  ESPN is laying off about 150 more people. Most of the affected jobs are in studio production, digital content and technology, ESPN President John Skipper told staff on Wednesday. "We appreciate their contributions, and will assist them as much as possible in this difficult moment with severance, a …

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  BuzzFeed to cut staff as it reorganizes its business side

  CNN Business - Frank Pallotta

  BuzzFeed announced on Wednesday that it plans to layoff roughly 100 employees in the U.S. The cuts will be focused on BuzzFeed's sales and marketing side, with some layoffs hitting staffers in the U.K.'s news and business teams. "As our strategy evolves, we need to evolve our organization, too — …

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  Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the N.S.A. to Its Core (Published 2017)

  The New York Times - Scott Shane

  Jake Williams, a former member of the National Security Agency’s hacking unit. The Shadow Brokers, a mysterious group that obtained N.S.A. cybertools, identified his work for the agency on Twitter.Credit...Dustin Chambers for The New York Times Supported by WASHINGTON — Jake Williams awoke last April …