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Amazon Unveils New Echo and Ring Products, Confirms Game Streaming Service.

Sep 24, 2020 · 12:27pm PDT
Amazon's new Echo and Ring products include the Echo Show 10, with a swiveling camera that follows people around the room and streams entertainment—including Netflix.
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Spotify Signs Deal With Chernin to Turn Podcasts Into Movies

Sep 24, 2020 · 8:50am PDT
The deal shows Spotify's expanding ambitions with podcasting.
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ChargePoint to Go Public in $2.4 Billion SPAC Deal

Sep 24, 2020 · 8:38am PDT
ChargePoint will get access to $493 million in cash that it can use to expand its network in North America and Europe.
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Epic Games, Spotify Form Coalition for App Fairness

Sep 24, 2020 · 6:07am PDT
The coalition lists its principles, starting with the rule that "no developer should be required to use an app store exclusively."
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WeWork Sells Control of China Business

Sep 24, 2020 · 1:32am PDT
The decision to cede control of WeWork China to Trustbridge Partners is part of the co-working giant's companywide restructuring.
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ByteDance Applies for Chinese Export License

Sep 23, 2020 · 11:40pm PDT
ByteDance says its deal with Oracle to avert a U.S. ban of its popular video-sharing app TikTok doesn't involved exporting its technology.
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ByteDance Asks Judge to Block TikTok Ban, Citing ‘Irreversible’ Harms

Sep 23, 2020 · 1:01pm PDT
The head of TikTok said the ban would “irreversibly harms us by destroying our ability to grow and maintain users."
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TPG Buys Sports Sites Amidst Pandemic

Sep 23, 2020 · 12:46pm PDT
Among the string of acquisitions, TPG is buying DAZN's Goal digital soccer brand.
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Google’s Chronicle Gets Major Cybersecurity Upgrade

Sep 23, 2020 · 12:29pm PDT
With the addition of threat detection, Google Cloud will compete more directly with third-party cybersecurity companies like Splunk.
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Robinhood Valued at $11.7 Billion

Sep 23, 2020 · 12:26pm PDT
Robinhood has announced another $460 million in venture capital funding, bringing its Series G to a grand total of $660 million.
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GoodRx Stock Climbs 39% in IPO Debut

Sep 23, 2020 · 12:06pm PDT
GoodRx is one of the few profitable companies to go public in this year’s crop of IPOs.
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Four Former eBay Employees to Admit to Cyberstalking Conspiracy

Sep 23, 2020 · 11:26am PDT
Six former eBay employees were charged in June over a harassment campaign that involved sending a bloody pig mask and live cockroaches to a couple who published an online newsletter critical of eBay.
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Instacart Poised to Win ‘Content Scraping’ Lawsuit Against Uber Subsidiary

Sep 23, 2020 · 11:08am PDT
The grocery delivery wars have gotten off to a rough start for new entrant Uber.
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Variety and Hollywood Reporter Join Forces

Sep 23, 2020 · 6:53am PDT
The joint venture shows how the decline of print advertising is forcing former competitors to make peace to try and cut costs.
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Trump Administration Challenges Internet Companies’ Legal Protections

Sep 23, 2020 · 6:35am PDT
The Justice Department urged Congress to curb online platforms’ protection from lawsuits over user-posted content.
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Tesla Shares Fall as Musk’s Battery Updates Disappoint

Sep 23, 2020 · 3:36am PDT
At Tesla's Battery Day event, CEO Elon Musk didn't provide updates on the company's development of its "million-mile battery."
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Amazon Gives its Own Hardware an Advertising Edge

Sep 23, 2020 · 1:32am PDT
Rival makers of smart speakers, doorbells and other devices face restrictions in how they advertise on Amazon's e-commerce marketplace.
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More State-Backed Chinese Media Condemn TikTok’s Deal With Oracle

Sep 23, 2020 · 1:23am PDT
While the newspaper editorials don't necessarily mean Beijing has decided to kill the deal, they reflect the views of at least some within the government.
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Palantir Projects Third Quarter Revenue to Grow 46%-47%

Sep 22, 2020 · 3:42pm PDT
Palantir’s projections show the pace of revenue growth at the data analytics firm, which is going public at the end of this month, is accelerating.
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DOJ Antitrust Case Against Google Reportedly Set to Focus on Search

Sep 22, 2020 · 2:53pm PDT
A case centered on how Google uses its market share in search to harm rival companies and consumers was “furthest along in legal theory,” the NYT reports.