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How Twitch co-founder and CEO Emmett Shear built a video game streaming site worth $1B — How A Site That Streams People Playing Video Games Became A Billion Dollar Business — Twitch CEO Emmett Shear wasn't born a leader, he became one almost by accident. And he now runs one of the most valuable video properties on the web.
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| Eric Johnson / Re/code: |
After Twitch's Music Copyright Crackdown, What About Games Themselves? — Videogame streaming site Twitch is officially a big media site and can no longer fly under the legal radar, as evidenced by this week's announcement that videos in its archives with unlicensed music will be flagged and partially muted.
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What It's Like Raising Money As A Woman In Silicon Valley — Editor's note: We don't publish many anonymous pieces on Forbes.com, but this compelling first-person account of sexism in the startup world merits an exception. I met the author several months ago and was floored by the stories …
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| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon responds to “Authors United” with letter encouraging authors to email Hachette's CEO — Amazon Aims at Publisher Hachette's CEO in Contract Dispute — Calls on Authors to Email CEO, Pressure Him to Agree to Terms — Amazon.com Inc. stepped up the war of words …
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We tested Secret's anti-bullying system... and it failed — Anonymous messaging app Secret has been under fire almost since the day it launched, with some critics arguing that it enables cyber-bullying. Company CEO David Byttow responded earlier this week with a Medium post about how Secret … | Carmel DeAmicis / Gigaom: |
Meet the anonymous app police fighting bullies and porn on Whisper, Yik Yak, and potentially Secret — The biggest threat facing new anonymous social networks is their own users. Cyberbullying and sex could fell apps like Whisper, Yik Yak, and Secret, which is why they're turning … | Adam Satariano / Bloomberg: |
Amazon retail partners with direct distribution deals get special privileges, can limit sales of their products by resellers — Amazon Picks Favorites With Brands in ‘Pay to Play’ Move — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is giving special privileges to companies that sell their wares directly through …
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| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Xiaomi makes its cloud messaging service optional for users following security concerns — Fast-growing Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is making the cloud messaging service that is automatically activated on its devices optional for users, following security concerns raised during the past week.
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Facebook says permissions it asks of Messenger users on Android stem from rigid Android policy — Facebook Messenger Privacy Fears? Here's What You Need to Know — The Internet has been simmering lately over privacy concerns surrounding Facebook 's Messenger app, which will soon become … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Hacker Redirects Traffic From 19 Internet Providers to Steal Bitcoins — Among all the scams and thievery in the bitcoin economy, one recent hack sets a new bar for brazenness: Stealing an entire chunk of raw internet traffic from more than a dozen internet service providers, then shaking it down for as many bitcoins as possible.
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| Chris Tribbey / Home Media Magazine: |
Amazon halts disc preorders of some Disney titles in an apparent contract dispute — Disney Disc Preorders Disappear From Amazon — The preorder option for most every title from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has been removed on Amazon, in an apparent repeat of what Warner Home Video went through earlier this summer.
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Home Media Magazine, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, New York Times, Variety, TechRadar.com, Deadline.com, UPROXX, Re/code, Tech Times and SlashGear
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Skype reverses decision to drop OS X 10.5 support, will rerelease an older compatible version ‘soon’ — Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users recently found that Skype no longer works on their system: despite upgrading to the latest version they still can't sign in. We got in touch with the Microsoft …
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