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Disney CEO says Disney+ will have a $12.99 bundle that includes ad-supported Hulu and ESPN+ when it launches on November 12 — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links. — On today's, Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Call Disney …
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Trump stepped up accusations against Google on Tuesday, claiming without evidence that Google worked against him in 2016 and warning he was watching it closely — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his accusations against Google, claiming without offering evidence … | Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
The Apple Card, issued in partnership with Goldman Sachs, begins a preview rollout to randomly selected US customers today — Wide availability by the end of the month — Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Apple Card would arrive in August on the company's last earnings call, and here it is …
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Sources: Apple will make changes to the iOS API for internet voice calls, limiting what apps like WhatsApp can do in the background — Apple is taking a swipe at Facebook and other messaging apps by making a small but significant change to its mobile operating system.| Kellen / Droid Life: |
Samsung's marketing materials leak ahead of Unpacked event, showing a 6.3" Galaxy Note 10 and a 6.8" Note 10+ with updated S-Pen that supports air gestures — Samsung will finally show off the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ tomorrow at an Unpacked event in NYC.
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| Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic: |
Instagram looks to hire a strategic partnerships manager focused on meme accounts, following a series of meme account purges, the latest taking down 142 in July — For nearly three years, 15-year-old Rowan Winch has been building a modern media empire out of his bedroom.
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SEC filing: ex-Twitter execs Dick Costolo and Adam Bain are raising $200M for 01 Advisors, a startup advisory and investment firm, have already secured ~$135M — Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and former Twitter COO Adam Bain have launched a San Francisco-based startup advisory … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
DOJ charges Pakistani man with bribing AT&T employees over $1M to install malware on the company's network, in a scheme that unlocked more than 2M devices — DOJ charges Pakistani man with bribing AT&T employees more than $1 million to install malware on the company's network, unlock more than 2 million devices.
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Facebook sues two Android app developers, accusing them of generating fake clicks on Facebook ads via apps available in Google Play — Facebook has filed lawsuits against two app developers accused of generating fraudulent revenue using the social media giant's advertising platform.
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Late last year, Yelp's app quietly started routing restaurant customers' take out and delivery phone calls through Grubhub for tracking and marketing purposes — The phone numbers add tracking before connecting to a restaurant so that Grubhub can bill for a marketing fee.
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| Abhishek Baxi / OnMSFT.com: |
Microsoft will stop publishing MSDN Magazine after 30+ years, with its last issue slated for November, says subscribers will receive a pro-rated refund — After more than three decades of publishing editorial content and providing technical guidance to the Microsoft developer community …
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| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Snap says it will raise $1B in convertible senior notes that will mature in 2026, to invest in more media content, AR, and acquisitions — (Reuters) - Snap Inc (SNAP.N) on Tuesday said it will raise $1 billion in short-term debt and plans to invest in more media content, augmented reality features and may also buy other companies.
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Cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi raises $18.3M Series A led by Peter Thiel-backed Valar Ventures, as it eyes new products and markets — BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending company, has secured an additional $18.3 million in venture capital funding as the firm eyes an international expansion …
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The code in Twitter's Android app shows that it is working on a “snooze” feature that will allow users to pause push notifications for 1, 3, or 12 hours — HONG KONG - Seeing the blue circle of push notifications popping up our Twitter app often sparks joy.| Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times: |
Epik, which serves sites like Gab.com and Daily Stormer, says it will not provide 8chan with DoS or CDN services through its BitMitigate division — A Seattle-area web-hosting firm has reversed course and decided not to host the 8chan web forum linked to Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Flipkart revamps its shopping app, adding a video streaming service, Hindi language support, and an audio-visual assistant for first time internet users — India's e-commerce giant Flipkart said on Tuesday that it is revamping its shopping app to add support for Hindi language …
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| Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: |
Mastercard to buy electronic-billing platform, clearing, and instant-payment services businesses of Denmark-based Nets for ~$3.19B — - Purchase comes with real-time, bill-payment capabilities — Mastercard still on the lookout for other acquisition targets| Sayanti Chakraborty / Reuters: |
Match reports Q2 revenue of ~$498M, up 18% YoY, above $489M expected, as Tinder average subscribers increased to 5.2M, up 1.5M YoY; stock up 20%+ after hours — Online dating services provider Match Group Inc forecast third-quarter sales above estimates and reported better …
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Five days after leaving Twitch for Mixer, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins hits one million active subscribers on Microsoft's streaming service — The question is how long they'll stick around — After just five days of streaming, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is boasting 1 million active subscribers on Mixer …
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InCountry, which offers a data-residency-as-a-service platform, raises $15M Series A led by Arbor Ventures and others, bringing its total raised to $21M — InCountry, a San Francisco, CA-based Data-Residency-as-a-Service platform, raised $15m in Series A funding.Sponsor Posts
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