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Facebook is shutting down Bonfire, its Houseparty clone for group video...
The Verge reports: "Facebook is shutting down a clone of the group video chat app Houseparty, The Verge has learned. Bonfire, which Facebook began testing in the summer...
Report: Sinclair to buy Disney’s 21 regional sports networks for $10B
TechCrunch reports: "TV broadcasting company Sinclair will buy 21st Century Fox’s 21 regional sports networks from Disney for $10 billion, according to a report...
CBS says streaming services & Super Bowl helped it achieve record...
TechCrunch reports: "CBS credited its direct-to-consumer streaming services in helping it achieve double-digit revenue growth and record quarterly revenues in Q1, along with the gains...
Amazon details AI that guesses which Alexa skill to launch from...
VentureBeat reports: "Alexa somewhat recently gained what Amazon calls “name-free skill interaction,” which enables it to parse intent from requests that don’t explicitly name...
Dish Loses 259,000 Subscribers in First Quarter Amid Disputes, Competition
Hollywood Reporter reports: "Dish Network on Friday said it lost 259,000 net TV subscribers in the first quarter amid recent carriage disputes with HBO...
Riot Games will drop mandatory arbitration following walkout threats
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Riot Games has promised to give employees the ability to opt out of mandatory arbitration -- although not until current legal battles...
Plum, the money management chatbot, raises another $4.5M and lands on...
TechCrunch reports: "Plum, the chatbot-based app that helps you manage your money, is disclosing $4.5 million in further funding. The round, which quietly closed...
Spotify launches voice-enabled ads on mobile devices in a limited US...
TechCrunch reports: "Spotify is increasing its investment in voice technology, as hinted at earlier this week on the company’s earnings call with investors. The...
Ubisoft and Genba Digital partner on new way to secure digital...
VentureBeat reports: "With digital game sales and microtransactions on the rise, it’s more important than ever for publishers to make sure that their games are...
Discovery U.S. Ad Revenue Rises as Prices, Digital Outweigh Audience Drop
Hollywood Reporter reports: "Discovery Inc. on Thursday reported a swing to first-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations and recorded higher U.S. advertising revenue."
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