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Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat:
Epic Games, maker of popular Fortnite, commits $100M over next 12 months to prize pools for the game's competitions, dwarfing other games' esports prize money  —  Epic Games had $100 million burning a hole in its proverbial pocket, and the company has decided to use that cash to begin building …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Barack and Michelle Obama sign multiyear deal with Netflix to produce TV shows and films for the streaming service, from scripted series to documentaries  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama formally announced on Monday a multiyear production deal with Netflix in which he and the former …
Mark Scott / Politico:
European Parliament President says Mark Zuckerberg's meeting with MEPs on Tuesday will be livestreamed  —  Turnaround comes after plans for a closed-door meeting with the Facebook chief and select MEPs prompted widespread criticism.  —  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's meeting with MEPs …
David Ku / The Official Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft acquires Berkeley-based conversational AI startup Semantic Machines  —  AI researchers have made great strides in recent years, but we are still at the beginning of teaching computers to understand the full context of human communication.  Most of today's bots and intelligent assistants respond …
Richard Lai / Engadget:
OnePlus 6 review: great value, smooth interface, solid battery life, and vastly improved camera, but no wireless charging or microSD expansion  —  I still remember that day, more than four years ago, when OnePlus came out of nowhere with its promise “to spare no expense” to bring us “the perfect smartphone.”
David McCabe / Axios:
Progressive groups including Demand Progress to launch a “six-figure” ad offensive telling FTC to break off Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger from Facebook  —  A collection of progressive groups will launch a six figure digital ad offensive Monday telling the Federal Trade Commission …
Joe Reisigl / Atlanta Magazine:
Google Fiber was supposed to transform Atlanta by helping close its digital divide, but three years later the city is still waiting  —  After three years of stalled promises, Atlanta is fed up.  Will we ever get Google's high-speed internet?  —  It's been more than three years since Google Fiber frenzy took hold of the Atlanta area.

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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Sources: David Ellison told execs he will move Paramount out of California if AG Rob Bonta doesn't negotiate a settlement of the WBD antitrust case by October 1

The Guardian:
Lawyers for UK Reform Party's deputy leader say they will seek documents that could reveal Guardian journalists' sources; critics call the move a legal threat

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy says he plans to sue the FCC over its end to the ownership cap of local TV stations, calling the move a “blatant violation” of law

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