Monthly Archives: June 2023

Twitter’s New CEO, Linda Yaccarino, Eases Into the Hot Seat

Linda Yaccarino, who initially could not take ad sales meetings because of a noncompete clause, is adjusting to her new role reporting to Elon Musk.

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Microsoft and Activision Chiefs Testify Merger Will Benefit Consumers

In federal court, Satya Nadella and Bobby Kotick opposed an attempt by the F.T.C. to delay Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of a video game giant.

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Snapchat+ reaches 4 million paid subscribers since launching a year ago

Snapchat announced today that it’s Snapchat+ subscription service has reached 4 million paid subscribers in its first year since launching. The company also revealed two upcoming features that subscribers will get access to in the near future. The first feature … Continue reading

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High school changes every student’s password to ‘Ch@ngeme!’

After a cybersecurity audit mistakenly reset everyone’s password, a high school changed every student’s password to “Ch@ngeme!” giving every student the chance to hack into any other student’s account, according to emails obtained by TechCrunch. Last week, Oak Park and … Continue reading

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Tech IPO drought reaches 18 months despite Nasdaq’s sharp rebound in first half of 2023

Even with tech stocks rallying this year after a brutal 2022, internet and software companies are steering clear of the IPO market.

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Amazon to soon face big FTC antitrust suit over online marketplace power, report says

The FTC antitrust complaint is expected to focus on Amazon’s online marketplace and could be filed in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported.

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Huawei says applying 5G technology to business was more difficult than expected

Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou said Wednesday that applying 5G to business was more difficult than she had expected.

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Zaslav brings in Spielberg, Scorsese, Anderson to help curate TCM film lineup after shake-up

Warner Bros. Discovery will have Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson give their input on cable-TV film channel TCM.

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Microsoft CEO Nadella says he has ‘no love’ for exclusive deals between game companies and consoles

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in court on Wednesday that he doesn’t believe in making games exclusive to particular consoles.

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What is Kick, the streaming platform that’s signed up xQc?

It’s already nabbed big names Amouranth and xQc – can the crypto-backed upstart become top dog?

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