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Sling TV announces cloud DVR feature, launching beta in December, to take on Sony's PlayStation Vue, others — As competition between television streaming services heats up, Dish's Sling TV announced a new feature designed to better compete with rivals like Sony's PlayStation Vue and others … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming TV service launches Nov. 30 starting at $35/mo. for 60+ channels, up to $70/month for 120+ channels — AT&T has officially unveiled details about its upcoming streaming TV service called DirecTV Now. The company first announced the subscription video service back in March … | Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
CNN acquires social-video startup Beme, co-founded by YouTube star Casey Neistat; app to be shut down, team to form a new media startup as an extension of CNN — With millions of people regularly tuning in to his YouTube video blogs every morning, Casey Neistat has a millennial fan base coveted by both marketers and media companies.
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See also Mediagazer| Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: CNN's deal to acquire Beme is valued at about $25M — YouTube creator will launch new video brand at CNN — CNN has acquired video-sharing startup Beme, a social media app launched last year by popular YouTube star Casey Neistat, the cable-news network announced Monday.
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| Om Malik / New Yorker: |
Silicon Valley's biggest failing is its distinct lack of empathy for the lives disrupted by its tech: from self-driving trucks to the proliferation of fake news — Silicon Valley seems to have lost a bit of its verve since the Presidential election. The streets of San Francisco—spiritually part of the Valley—feel less crowded.
Tweets: @om, @frankpasquale, @jngross, @fredwilson, @kantrowitz, @ferenstein, @mcarney, @wselman, @coenvandedem, @mgorbis, @paulitrix, and @digiphile
| Mark Harris / Backchannel: |
Before being acquired by Uber for $680M, self-driving truck startup Otto explicitly ignored Nevada DMV regulations during first public testing — The engineer who helped craft Nevada's self-driving car regulations also ended up blowing past them. — could be the plot of an Ocean's Eleven movie …
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Engadget. Tweets: @sandraupson, @petercbigelow, @stevenlevy, @backchnnl, @ericnewcomer, @kadhimshubber, @sandraupson, and @megangeuss
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon sold 5.1M Echo devices in the US since 2014 launch, about 2M of them in first nine months of 2016, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners — Amazon's Echo device has reached a sales milestone, with a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimating … | Laura Sydell / NPR: |
Q&A with Jestin Coler, registered Democrat and founder of Disinfomedia, which owns fake news sites including the Denver Guardian, on ad networks, money, more — Audio will be available later today. — Enlarge this image — A lot of fake and misleading news stories were shared across social media during the election.
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Recode and Forbes. Tweets: @npr, @bbhlabs, @aishacs, @nprextra, and @jarretthill. See also Mediagazer
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Marc Andreessen talks about sectors tech is disrupting next, flying and autonomous cars, IoT, AR, VR, and more — Marc Andreessen may be the most dedicated optimist in Silicon Valley. During a year when the public's attention was often focused on international conflict, mass shootings … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
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