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Facebook overhauls Live Video with support for groups and events, reactions, comments, filters, and a global map — Introducing New Ways to Create, Share and Discover Live Video on Facebook — With Facebook Live you can use your phone to share a moment instantly with the people you care about.
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See also Mediagazer| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Facebook confirms it is paying media companies to use Live Video; sources say New York Times, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, among those getting paid — It's Not Just Celebrities — Facebook Is Paying Media Companies to Make Live Video, Too — Facebook wants big media companies like BuzzFeed …
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Behind Facebook Live, in conversation with Mark Zuckerberg and chief product officer Chris Cox — Why Facebook And Mark Zuckerberg Went All In On Live Video — It was February, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was just back from paternity leave, sitting in on his first M team meeting since returning.
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Yahoo's sale “book”, circulated among prospective buyers, reveals expected 2016 revenue dropping 15%, earnings by 20%, and its pricey bet on mobile voice search — Secrets of the Yahoo Sale ‘Book’ Reveal Financial Meltdown and Big Bet on Mobile Voice Search| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Bash, Cortana cross-device features, universal Skype app — Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. This is the first build released since Build 2016, where the company announced the Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming this summer.| Rob Triggs / Android Authority: |
Huawei debuts P9, P9 Plus flagships, with 5.2" and 5.5" displays, both have a dual 12MP rear camera; P9 Plus ships with 4GB RAM; P9 on sale April 16 for €599 — Huawei P9 and P9 Plus officially announced - specs and price revealed — At a launch event in London today …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Chrome Canary implements native push notifications on Mac, but feature is not enabled by default; support for merged tabs on Chrome for Android is removed — Google testing Chrome notifications in Mac OS X notification center, removed merged tabs on Android| BuzzFeed: |
Report: Many Latin American governments unlawfully purchase and deploy surveillance software, often through intermediaries to avoid explicit export restrictions — Nearly Every Latin American Country Is Using This Software To Spy On Their Citizens — Governments in Latin America are ignoring …
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UK grants E-Money Issuer license to a virtual currency company, Boston-based Circle, for the first time, allowing for a banking relationship with Barclays — Social payments startup Circle rolls into Europe — It may have started as a Bitcoin wallet but veteran entrepreneur Jeremy Allaire's … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Verizon buys 24.5% stake in online-video startup AwesomenessTV for $159M, plans premium short-form mobile video service to launch with its go90 free service — Verizon to Acquire 24.5% Stake in AwesomenessTV for $159 Million — DreamWorks Animation to remain majority owner, with Hearst holding remaining 24.5% stake| Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
A look at the software and methods used to distribute 11M documents, totaling 2.6TB, of the Panama Papers to 100+ publications and about 400 journalists — From Encrypted Drives To Amazon's Cloud — The Amazing Flight Of The Panama Papers — It was an epic haul.| David McCabe / The Hill: |
Google pitches its consumer surveys product to campaigns and journalists involved in 2016 election campaign to gain foothold in political polling industry — Google eyes move into political polling work — Google is using the excitement surrounding the 2016 election to seek a foothold in the political polling industry.
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Vivaldi browser launches out of beta with plenty of customization features for power users — Vivaldi browser hits 1.0 — After more than a year of public alpha and beta releases, the Vivaldi browser is hitting its 1.0 release today. — Vivaldi, which was founded by Opera co-founder …
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