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Roku Channel adds premium subscriptions, with networks including Showtime, Starz, and Epix available on Roku devices and apps, Samsung smart TVs, and more — Pay for everything on one bill with your Roku account — The Roku Channel, which offers free-to-watch, ad-supported movies …
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Source: Netflix to hire Activision Blizzard's Spencer Neumann as its new CFO starting in early 2019; Activision said it intended to fire Neumann in a filing — (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is expected to announce in the next few days that it has poached media finance veteran Spencer Neumann … | Jennifer Ouellette / Ars Technica: |
Researchers used a series of auctions to find that, on average, it would take more than $1,000 to entice a Facebook user to deactivate their account for a year — Some users required more than $1,000 to deactivate their account for one year. … A series of auctions revealed …
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Leaked video of Nokia 9 PureView shows a smartphone flagship with 5 rear-facing cameras, a 5.99" display with 2K resolution, and an in-screen fingerprint sensor — The Nokia 9 PureView will sport a 5.99" PureDisplay with 2K resolution and run on a Snapdragon 845 SoC under the hood.
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| Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
Didi faces new challenges in 2019 as stricter regulations take effect in China that require drivers have a local residency permit and a commercial car license — Over the last few years, millions of Chinese workers managed to earn extra money by being ride-hailing drivers.
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| Cate Cadell / Reuters: |
Didi Chuxing rolls out a suite of financial products in China as it continues to diversify beyond the ride-hailing business, after a year of safety scandals — BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Didi Chuxing has launched a suite of financial products, including crowdfunding and lending …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Review of Amazon's $30 Echo Wall Clock: could prove handy, but isn't necessary, as it is limited to timers and alarms and requires pairing with an Echo device — Amazon gets into the business of time with a $30 Alexa companion — This was the year Amazon went all-in on the Alexa.| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
Experts say Facebook's opaque approach toward flagging possible suicide threats to police around the world may not be accurate, effective, or safe — A police officer on the late shift in an Ohio town recently received an unusual call from Facebook. — Earlier that day …
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| Shadma Shaikh / FactorDaily: |
Sensor Tower: by the end of 2018, 44 of the top 100 apps in the Play Store in India were Chinese, with five among the top ten and TikTok taking the top spot — “TikTok is a Youtube killer.” — “Helo is giving ShareChat a tough time and has a higher chance of winning India market.”| Wall Street Journal: |
Tech trends for 2019: foldable phones, 5G, cashierless retail, privacy legislation, autonomous delivery wagons, IoT edge computing, and more — From delivery wagons and foldable phones to privacy crackdowns and corporate health tracking, the coming year will make good on some of the tech industry's biggest promises
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| Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal: |
Some of Huawei's clients complain Nokia and Ericsson are slow to release telecom gear as advanced as Huawei's, creating challenges if carriers have to switch — Nokia and Ericsson have been slow to release telecom equipment as advanced as Huawei's, major wireless providers say| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
All Raise: 14 women were added to US VC firms in senior roles in Q2 2018, the most of any recent quarter, but about 75% of firms still have no female partners — Venture capitalists spent 2018 welcoming women to the fold, but the welcome has been fitful, uneven and, scariest of all, tentative.
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