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More Code speakers: Meeker, Levin and a panel about recovering from failure

The Code conference is next week.

Nick Denton to Peter Thiel: 'The details of your involvement will be gruesome' if you continue suing us

Denton wants a public debate instead.

Bernie Sanders adds streaming video to 'corporate media' in California push

The Vermont Senator selected Revolt TV and The Young Turks to deliver his get-out-the-vote message.

What does Facebook think about board member Peter Thiel secretly funding lawsuits against a publisher? No comment (for now).

And there will also likely be no action, either.

No one's buying Gawker Media — yet

First it has to beat Peter Thiel in court — or go bankrupt.

In 2007, Peter Thiel told me media was dead. Now he's trying to kill it.

Revisiting an old interview.

From Beyoncé to Springsteen, almost every big concert goes through Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino

"My business will do very well if we figure out how to super-serve 73 million fans."

Peter Thiel says backing Hulk Hogan's Gawker suit was 'one of my greater philanthropic things that I’ve done'

The billionaire paid lawyers to find plaintiffs for him to support.

Hulk Hogan wins Round 1 of the appeals fight against Gawker

But Gawker's plan is to win Round 2.

Why did Nick Denton think Peter Thiel was behind the Hulk Hogan suit?

The Gawker Media owner was convinced the Silicon Valley billionaire was out to get him.

The new head of Vice News is firing some and will hire more

Ex-Bloomberg editor Josh Tyrangiel is putting his mark on the company.

Silicon Valley season three, episode five: Shut up, Richard!

Also, some tips on hard-drive disposal.

You can buy 'X-Men' tickets through Snapchat

Fox is buying up every Snapchat lens available to promote the movie.

Viacom CEO says Sumner Redstone, who controls the company, can't communicate

Philippe Dauman has filed a suit against Redstone's daughter, saying she manipulated her father into removing him from the family trust.

The Facebook Papers, Part 3: Facebook pulls a page from the Amazon playbook

Expect to see a significant increase in the number of ultralight, platform-only publishers seeking to leverage their lower cost bases.

What happened on Facebook Live this week? Artificially intelligent Super Mario and surprise piercings.

A roundup of what publishers did with media's shiniest new toy.

Jason Hirschhorn's personal network made him rich. Then it saved his life.

"Crowdsourcing anything on the internet is usually a positive thing."

CBS's Joel McHale sitcom about millennial journalists looks unwatchable

Did you know young people are online? Crazy.

The upside of Facebook's unprecedented power

Yes, Facebook can be a scary organization. But it also empowers media and content businesses to grow and scale in unimaginable ways.

'Silicon Valley,' season three, episode four: All about that box

In which a theory dies, but a box is born.

Tape recording was introduced 70 years ago today

A case of insomnia led to the introduction of tape recording — and, by extension, the entire home media business.

The Facebook papers Part 2: The user experience revolt

What publishers can and can't do — and how that forces them into giving up more of their core competencies to Facebook.

Chelsea Handler tries giving a TED Talk

The comedian interviewed TED curator Chris Anderson for her new Netflix talk show.

Facebook Live is turning journalists into bad 'Jackass' copycats

The live stunt du jour is a Washington Post columnist literally eating his words.

Let Samantha Bee show you how to hire more women

"It's not like we've solved the diversity problem, but we do need to kind of keep the needle pushing forward."

Apple says it isn't going to stop selling music downloads

"Not true."

Local news startup Ripple apologizes for taking other people's news

Information doesn't want to be that free.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch owns a piece of Uber

The billionaire has a minority stake in the company, but even a half-percent share would amount to something close to $300 million.

Here's the real story about Facebook's influence on which stories you see

Spoiler: It's not a secret.

Stop watching movies on Netflix, start watching sports on ESPN, says ESPN

"Silly algorithm."

Some publishers are reportedly paying to join Snapchat's Discover section

Media companies really want to be on Snapchat.

Amazon tries luring video makers with a YouTube-like deal

Jeff Bezos and company are using cash to lure video makers who fill YouTube with clips.