Tech
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National Geographic to Bring Viewers ‘Around the World’ in a Time of No Traveling – on Instagram Live
NatGeo’s director of Instagram Josh Raab tells TheWrap why livestreams are more vital during the pandemic than ever
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‘Simpsons’ Fan Creates Real ‘Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge’ Game
The gag comes from a fake video game from a 1995 episode
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E! Online Redesigns, Moves from ‘Glossier’ Look to Highlighting 24-Hour News, Live Events
Digital publishing senior vice president Jaime Freedman tells TheWrap why this is the perfect timing — coronavirus and all
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Riot Games’ Global Head of Consumer Products Resigns After Racist Facebook Post Uncovered
Consumer product lead Ron Johnson left the company June 12
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U.S. Video Game Spending Climbs to $977 Million in May
Analysts NPD Group report video game hardware and software sales in May rose 52% from the prior year
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Amazon Temporarily Bans Police Use of Facial Recognition Software
“We hope this one-year moratorium might give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules, and we stand ready to help if requested,” Amazon says
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Twitter to Test Feature Prompting Users to Read Articles Before Retweeting
“Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet it,” the company said
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Virtual Concert Innovator Wave Raises $30 Million in New Funding From Maveron, Scooter Braun and Alex Rodriguez
Maveron leads the $30 million investment in Wave
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Esports Entertainment Platform Boom.tv Raises $10 Million Series A Led by BITKRAFT
Boom.tv will use the funds to expand its marketing and development budgets, CEO Sumit Gupta says
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What Zynga’s $1.8 Billion Purchase of Peak Games Means for Global Mobile Games Market
“Consolidation is going to happen in the mobile games space,” Zynga’s president of publishing Bernard Kim tells TheWrap
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‘Chernobyl’ Director Johan Renck to Direct ‘The Last of Us’ Pilot for HBO
HBO confirms Renck’s involvement in ‘The Last of Us’ TV series
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Facebook Employee Who Quit Over Zuckerberg’s Inaction on Trump Posts Warns ‘We’re in Danger’ (Video)
Former software engineer Timothy Aveni spoke out on CNN
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Washington Post Uncovers Owner Jeff Bezos’ 2020 Charitable Gifts: Equivalent to $85 for Median American
The paper surveyed the nation’s 50 wealthiest people and families to find out what they’ve donated amid the pandemic
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Snapchat Stops Promoting Trump: ‘We Will Not Amplify Voices Who Incite Racial Violence and Injustice’
The Trump campaign says the app “is trying to rig the 2020 election”
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Google Slapped With $5 Billion Suit, Accused of Tracking Users Even in Incognito Mode
“George Orwell could never have dreamed it,” plaintiff writes
