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Morning Update: News Corp paper drops paywall; SXSW reinstates gamergate panels; Hotdog joint’s Coming to America tribute 1

Morning Update: Gawker staff condemn decision to remove escort post; Maccas gives away free McFlurrys 1

Morning Update: Microsoft and AOL tie up; NBC drops Donald Trump over Mexico comments

Morning Update: Investor slaps WPP’s ‘Sorrellcentricity’; FCB takes Leo Burnett’s Credle as CCO

Morning Update: Ads play on humanity of Apple Watch; Writers withdraw from gala in Charlie Hebdo protest

Morning Update: Uber PR claims rejected; Clarkson says BBC rant was joke; Oreos eclipse The Sun

Morning update: Terry Crews marries himself for Old Spice; Buzzfeed creates first ad – with cats; Weight Watchers crashes the Super Bowl 1

Morning update: Tinder tests sex appeal of beards; BA pitches global digital account 1

Morning update: Sony’s beautiful new spot; Brazil tells people not to wash; News Corp mull Rebekah Brooks comeback

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Morning Update: Waitrose ad uses homegrown carrot to illustrate staff structure; the most effective ads of 2014; and Samsung ropes Obama into selfie brand campaign

Morning Update: Chevy’s heart-rending dying dog spot; Julian Assange’s message to SXSW; Meet the cutest Paralympian ever in Samsung’s new ad 1