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BuzzFeed Going Public

Matt Milano - June 25, 2021

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New York Magazine Working With Apple on ‘Journalism Project’

Matt Milano - June 24, 2021

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YouTube Wins Major EU Copyright Ruling

Matt Milano - June 23, 2021

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FTC Scrutinizing Amazon’s MGM Acquisition

Matt Milano - June 22, 2021

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Streaming TV Only 26% of Market But Growing Fast

Matt Milano - June 18, 2021

Apple TV+ Trial Will Go to Three Months July 1

Apple is shortening the length of the Apple TV+ free trial, from a full year to three months, effective July 1. Apple TV+ is the company’s prem...

YouTube Shorts $100 Million Fund Aims to Take on TikTok

YouTube has established a $100 million fund in an effort to attract creators to its YouTube Shorts TikTok competitor. TikTok has taken the soci...

ISPs Spent $8.2 Million Buying Fake Anti-Net Neutrality Comments

A new report by the New York Attorney General shows the largest US ISPs funded a campaign that resulted in millions of fake comments opposing net...

Verizon Media Sold to Apollo Funds

Following reports Verizon was exploring a sale of Yahoo and AOL, its Verizon Media business is being sold to Apollo Funds. Verizon purchased Ya...

Twitter Uses Prompts to Encourage Nicer Tweeting

Twitter is rolling out a feature that prompts user to be more considerate, with iOS and Android English-speaking accounts first to see it. One...

Roku Loses YouTube TV App

Roku has officially lost the YouTube TV app, after previously warning its customers of the possibility. Roku warned customers...

Verizon May Sell Yahoo and AOL Assets

Verizon is looking to sell Yahoo and AOL assets, as it pivots away from the digital media business it spent billions to enter. Verizon bought Y...

Spotify Raising Prices for Some Users

On the heals of its announcement about podcast subscriptions, Spotify is notifying some users they will have to pay more. Spotify has Apple squ...

User Data at Heart of Roku and Google/YouTube TV Dispute

Roku has accused Google of “predatory, anti-competitive and discriminatory” actions regarding its YouTube TV streaming service. Roku is the...

Spotify to Introduce Podcast Subscriptions With No Podcaster Cut

Spotify is ramping up its competition with Apple, with plans to introduce podcast subscriptions with no cut taken from the podcaster. Apple ann...

Twitch Rolling Out Threaded Chat Replies

Twitch is rolling out threaded chat replies, in an effort to help individuals better communicate in chaotic chat threads. Twitch is a popular s...

Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone: Platform Has ‘Scary Amount of Power’

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is the latest to weigh in on the increasing power of social media, labeling it “scary.” According to...

AT&T Scores on Wireless Growth and HBO Max

AT&T reported its first-quarter results, scoring big on wireless subscriber growth and HBO Max subscriptions. The wireless company reported...

Discord Ends Buyout Talks With Microsoft, Will Go Public Instead

Discord has ended talks with Microsoft — over the latter attempting to buy the chat platform — and will focus on going public instead, according t...

Xbox Cloud Gaming for iOS and PC Entering Beta

Microsoft has announced its Xbox Cloud Gaming will enter beta Tuesday, giving users the opportunity to test the service on PCs and iOS devices....

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