Facebook is pulling the plug on its “trending” news section, saying it is working with publishers to test out other ways to display breaking news, including a new dedicated section or a breaking news label. The trending feature, launched in 2014, had highlighted popular news topics on Facebook, but had received significant criticism because it often surfaced so-called “fake news” topics. That’s a...
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Netflix has spent its entire existence setting the trend for others in video streaming to follow. But as it prepares to launch an ad-supported tier, Netflix executives are pondering a different question: Which rival service should it follow as a model? At one extreme is Disney-controlled Hulu, which runs more ads than most services and therefore generates more money per subscriber, industry...
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