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Sources: Facebook signs deals with Vox, BuzzFeed, others for video content, paying up to $250K/episode for longer shows it will own, $10-35K for shorter shows — Facebook Inc (FB.O) has signed deals with millennial-focused news and entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft rebrands Beam as Mixer, adds mobile live streaming, and “co-streaming” to enable four gamers to combine their live streams in a split-screen view — - Google's YouTube Gaming app has had mobile game streaming since 2015, and now Microsoft's competing app is getting that feature.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Photos rolling out archive feature that removes images from the main photos tab, but retains them in albums and search results — While a number of exciting features are in store for Google Photos in the coming months, the service is currently rolling out a simple, but very useful addition.| Chris Griffith / The Australian: |
Eugene Kaspersky offers to testify in the US and provide source code to US authorities amid AG and DNI concerns about potential risks of Kaspersky software — Russian cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky has offered to hand over his global company's code to US authorities as he fights … | Jessi Hempel / Backchannel: |
Q&A with Upworthy cofounder Eli Pariser, who coined the term “filter bubble” in his book, about the phenomena, fake news and its influence, more — Six years after the Upworthy cofounder coined the term “filter bubble,” things are much worse.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter updates its Apple TV app to include support for Periscope's global map and the ability to watch live 360 degree video — Twitter launched a version of its service on Apple TV and other media player platforms last fall in order to deliver its live video content to the big screen.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
DJI debuts Spark, a drone with a palm-sized body for taking pictures and video, controllable via smartphone; preorders open today, shipping next month for $499 — The big news at DJI's “huge Seize the Moment” event in New York City is, as expected, pretty small.
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| Sijia Jiang / Reuters: |
Lenovo reports annual profit of $535M, reversing a loss of $128M in the previous year, and revenue of $43B, down 4% YoY — China's Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK), the world's largest personal computer (PC) maker, reported a return to profit on Thursday but said rising component prices could pressure …
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| Tom Brant / PC Magazine: |
Acer unveils 15.6-inch Nitro 5 midrange gaming laptop, and a 11.6-inch Spin 1 convertible laptop with touch display, two Iconia tablets — The Nitro 5 is for casual gamers; the Iconia Tab 10 tablet has four speakers and its own subwoofer. — Gamers in the market for a midrange laptop … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft now uses Git to develop Windows, along with its open source Git Virtual File System to help manage the ~300GB repository — Microsoft today announced that virtually all of its engineers now use the Git version control system to develop its Windows operating system.
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Sony says it will discontinue its “premium standard” smartphones, which include Xperia X and Xperia X Compact, and focus on flagship and mid-range models — Sony Mobile has confirmed plans to drop the ‘Premium Standard’ segment from its future smartphone portfolio.| Matt Rosoff / CNBC: |
Cybersecurity company Tanium raises $100M round led by existing investor TPG, to provide liquidity to early investors and employees — Orion Hindawi, the CEO and co-founder of cybersecurity start-up Tanium, wants to bring the company public — but not quite yet.
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