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Snapchat’s Valuation Sticks at $16 Billion in New Funding Round
A $175 million investment means the dollar value placed on the popular app goes nowhere
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San Bernardino Families Ask Judge to Ignore Apple ‘Grandstanding’
“This case is not what Apple is making it out to be,” families of five victims say in a new court filing
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Facebook, Twitter, Google Tell Court to Back Apple in Feud With FBI
More than 30 tech companies join filings that say FBI’s order to help unlock a terrorist’s phone threatens them all — and consumers
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Verizon, Hearst Chase Millennials with Digital Video Joint Venture
The country’s biggest mobile carrier and the media company plan to launch two channels in the spring
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Netflix Binges Account for Half of Lost TV Viewing
Streaming service is bigger than the smallest cable network companies, according to research by a widely followed analyst
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VH1 Veteran Tom Calderone Joins Spotify as Content Deal Broker
Calderone, who was the head of Viacom’s VH1 for seven years, will spearhead the streaming-music service’s global partnerships and original shows
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Disney’s ESPN, ABC Launch on Sony’s Vue Web TV Service
The streaming service based on Playstation consoles also cuts its monthly rate by $10
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Apple vs. FBI: 6 Testy Moments From Congress’ Five-Hour Slugfest
A marathon Capitol Hill hearing spurred talk of guard dogs, picked locks and that mysterious missing Malaysian plane
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Kanye West Gets Ripped by Deadmau5 for Using Piracy Sites
EDM DJ calls rapper a “dick” after West tweets a screenshot revealing open Pirate Bay tabs
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Facebook to Lift Live Video to Top of Your Feed – And May Pay Celebs to Make It
Facebook is tweaking its algorithm and wooing celebrities to boost live streams in your News Feed
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Tribune Shakeup Continues: LA Times Editor Adds Publisher Duties, L.A. Times Acquired
New chairman Michael Ferro has given numerous newspaper editors a dual role of publisher and editor-in-chief
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Yahoo Jumps Into eSports Coverage
Sports vertical ventures into the fast-growing segment of competitive video game coverage, even as Yahoo shutters other corners of its news operations
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FBI Director: Yup, We Screwed Up Terrorist’s Apple Password
James Comey says despite the “mistake,” FBI still needs Apple’s help to access terrorist’s locked iPhone
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Tidal Cuts Two More Execs, as Revolving Door Keeps Spinning
Jay Z’s streaming music service cuts its chief financial officer and chief operating officer
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Attention, Cord-Cutters: AT&T Is Revamping DirecTV For You
The mobile carrier, which bought the country’s biggest pay-TV operator last year, will launch three video offerings with more emphasis on streaming
