Amazon unveiled some new gadgets. The second-generation Echo, now on sale, costs $99. (Consumers can also choose to buy a three-pack of Echoes for $249.) The new Echo is smaller than the original, and comes with a gray fabric exterior. Amazon also rolled out the Echo Plus, a $150 device that includes a smart home […]
Hulu will soon be the exclusive SVOD home to 30 Rock, the Tina Fey-helmed sitcom that ran between 2006 and 2013. Hulu’s rights to the series come via a new deal with NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution. (NBCU is a part-owner of Hulu.) All episodes of the series hit Hulu on October 1. As […]
Bloomberg reports that iQIYI, the streaming service owned by Chinese search giant Baidu, may be destined for an IPO. Baidu is reportedly considering a U.S. share listing for the streaming platform; it could come as soon as next year. According to Bloomberg, Baidu would seek a valuation for iQIYI between $8 billion and $10 billion. […]
Looks like Twitter is doubling its 140-character tweet limit. The company announced that it’s been testing 280-charcter tweets. “Our research shows us that the character limit is a major cause of frustration for people tweeting in English,” the company wrote in a blog post. Twitter says it will expand the character limit for all languages […]
Mashable may be up for sale. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the digital media company has been in “extensive” talks with German mass media company ProSiebenSat.1. This wouldn’t be new territory from ProSieben – the company also owns the digital media network Studio71. The Journal reports that Mashable, which remains unprofitable, […]
Something fascinating is happening on Wall Street: Netflix is taking a beating. The streaming giant’s stock fell by 4.86% on Monday, hitting $178.22. The fall came directly on the heels of an announcement from FX Networks: The company revealed that it would start selling FX+ – an ad-free on-demand service – through its cable partners. […]
T-Mobile and Sprint are likely merging. According to a report from Reuters, the two telcos are “close” to reaching “tentative” terms on a merger, and a deal could be announced as early as late October. The deal would reportedly grant Deutsche Telekom, which owns T-Mobile, a majority stake in the combined company. Sprint’s owner, SoftBank, […]
Back in June, Apple announced that the Amazon Prime Video app was finally coming to the Apple TV device. Since then, a next-gen Apple TV has been announced – but the Amazon app still hasn’t arrived on the platform. Business Insider reached out to Amazon for an update: A representative simply confirmed that the company […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced some changes to the company’s political advertising policies. Most significantly, the social giant is taking steps to provide increased transparency. In the future, Facebook will require all political advertisers to disclose which page paid for an ad. And political ad buyers will also have to make all of their ads […]
Snap Inc. has been reshuffling the top executives in its hardware unit. As first reported by Bloomberg, Steve Horowitz, a former Motorola exec who had been overseeing the Snapchat parent’s hardware efforts, has reportedly lost his position. Former Googler Mark Randall is now reportedly running the division instead. Snap’s hardware team is behind Spectacles, the […]
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