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February 1, 2017, 1:30 PM
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Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:
EU announces deal to end all wireless roaming charges starting June 2017  —  The European Union took a big step toward creating a Digital Single Market today with the announcement of a deal that would end roaming charges for mobile consumers across the continent.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
WSJ: Facebook building video app for Apple TV and other set-top boxes as it ramps up its original programming efforts  —  Facebook is developing an app for set-top boxes including Apple TV, as a way to bring longer-form video content — and video ads — to big-screen TVs in consumers' living rooms, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Report: Snap Inc. is working on adding in-app lenses that can recognize and interact with landscapes, an extension of the current set which recognize faces  —  Snap, Inc. is working on an updated version of its in-app Snapchat lenses that would be able to recognize landscapes as well as faces …
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:
Apple reports Q1 revenue of $78.4B, up from $75.9B a year ago, as profit reaches $17.9B; 78.3M iPhones sold, up 5% YoY, as iPad sales declined 19% YoY to 13.08M
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple Watch set an all time revenue record in Q1 according to Tim Cook, but the “Other” category revenue as a whole was $4.02B, down from $4.35B last year
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple's Q1 2017 revenue from services, which includes iCloud and Apple Pay, reaches $7.17B, up 18% YoY from $6B, as Apple aims to double it in four years

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From Mediagazer

Alex Ritman / Variety:
In Channel 4's 2025 Alternative Christmas Message, Jimmy Kimmel said “tyranny is booming” in the US and, on his ABC suspension, “We won, the president lost”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
As the BBC fights Trump's $10B lawsuit and ITV plans to combine its broadcasting business with Sky in 2026, a look at the slow death of the UK's TV channels

Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Bari Weiss' 60 Minutes decision may have been a way to both signal that she's serious about shifting CBS' sensibility to the right and “improve” a story

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Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:
Amazon and Expedia join Washington State's lawsuit against Trump's travel ban, file sworn statements in court; Microsoft is working with the State AG office
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