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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 news/reutersmediahttp://feedburner.google.com May 24 (Reuters) - News Corp said on Friday it will write down the value of its Australian and U.S. publishing assets by up to $1.4 billion, as the company prepares to split its business between its newspaper and entertainment operations. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/newscorp-spinoff-idUSL2N0E511U20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/newscorp-spinoff-idUSL2N0E511U20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:50 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Automattic, the company that operates blogging service WordPress.com, announced a $50 million investment from hedge fund and private-equity investor Tiger Global on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-automattic-tigerglobal-funding-idUSBRE94N0UM20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-automattic-tigerglobal-funding-idUSBRE94N0UM20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 18:08:01 -0400 WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder and other senior officials vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose story on North Korea prompted a leak investigation. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/usa-justice-warrant-idUSL2N0E51OS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/usa-justice-warrant-idUSL2N0E51OS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 18:05:07 -0400 (Corrects to "automattic" from "wordpress" in second paragraph, name to "Rizvi Traverse" in sixth paragraph, and spelling of name to Mullenweg from Mullen in seventh paragraph) http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/automattic-tigerglobal-funding-idUSL2N0E51IO20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/automattic-tigerglobal-funding-idUSL2N0E51IO20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 18:01:20 -0400 (Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-google-africa-idUSBRE94N0XG20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-google-africa-idUSBRE94N0XG20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:36 -0400 WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An influential U.S. senator expressed strong concerns on Friday about Japanese company SoftBank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel , warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/sprint-softbank-schumer-idUSL2N0E51FY20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/sprint-softbank-schumer-idUSL2N0E51FY20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:30 -0400 LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) - Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton said on Friday that he will headline a concert to benefit the victims of the Oklahoma tornado that swept through the city of Moore earlier this week, leaving 24 dead and thousands homeless. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/usa-tornado-benefit-idUSL2N0E51SW20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/usa-tornado-benefit-idUSL2N0E51SW20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 17:43:41 -0400 May 24 (Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/google-africa-idUSL2N0E51UF20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/google-africa-idUSL2N0E51UF20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 17:41:08 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Longtime Fox television executive Mike Darnell, who helped shepherd "American Idol" to the top of U.S. TV ratings, will leave the network, Fox said on Friday, after the network lost its lead among the younger audience most appealing to advertisers. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/entertainment-us-fox-idUSBRE94N0WS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/entertainment-us-fox-idUSBRE94N0WS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:43 -0400 LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) - Longtime Fox television executive Mike Darnell, who helped shepherd "American Idol" to the top of U.S. TV ratings, will leave the network, Fox said on Friday, after the network lost its lead among the younger audience most appealing to advertisers. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/television-fox-idUSL2N0E51UX20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/television-fox-idUSL2N0E51UX20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia&virtualBrandChannel=10109 vcMedia Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:46 -0400