YouTube starts a dedicated Fashion vertical
YouTube is launching a new vertical called YouTube Fashion.Ā This platform intends to capitalize on the standard style and beauty content that draws millions of viewers to its platform.Ā Why Has YouTube Taken This Step?Ā According to Statista, beauty videos last a year alone, generating...
Google is obtaining Fitbit for $2.1 billion
Only days after it was reported that Google was close to purchasing Fitbit, Google and Fitbit now verified the purchase. Google will spend $7.35 per share for the wearables business in an all-cash deal that evaluates Fitbit at $2.1 billion. Comparatively speaking, this is a...
Hulu eventually begins support for downloads, initially to ad-free viewers
Hulu is ultimately combining downloads to its streaming service, years after Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have done the same.Ā The company had assured over a year ago that it would shortly roll out support for offline viewing, developing a way to add advertising with...
Lawmakers ask U.S. intelligence chief to review if TikTok is a public safety threat
Two lawmakers have urged the government’s most senior U.S. intelligence official to evaluate if video-sharing app TikTok could pose “public safety risks” to the United States. In a letter by Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), the lawmakers questioned the director of national...
Spotify presently allows artists to buy a full-screen ‘recommendation’ promoting their latest album
Spotify lately added a feature that will irregularly pop up a full-screen recommendation of a new album the service believes you will like. More About The New Feature It is based on a blend of your listening taste and individual curation.Ā Now, it is going...
Apple TV app appears on Amazonā€™s Fire TV Stick and other additional devices
Before the launch of Apple TV+ on November 1, Appleā€™s Apple TV app has started to roll out to different platforms surpassing Appleā€™s own streaming media player, Mac computers and iOS devices.Ā For example, earlier this month, the app appeared on Roku devices.Ā Apple’s TV...
Stewart Butterfield states Microsoft views Slack as an existential threat
In a wide-ranging conversation with The Wall Street Journalā€™s global technology editor Jason Dean, Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield had some powerful words about Microsoft. Announcing the software giant viewed his company as an existential threat. The interview was held at the WSJ Tech...
Nielsen states it can presently measure Amazon Prime Video
Nielsen declared it will now be equipped to measure the viewing going on Amazon Prime Video, by its Subscription Video on Demand Content Rating solution.Ā This product, originally started two years ago, was focused on measuring Netflixā€™s viewing numbers with hopes to add help for...
DoorDash, presently estimated at $12.6B, shoots for the moon
Five years ago, Sequoia partner Alfred Lin called Tony Xu, the originator of a small on-demand delivery startup named DoorDash, said he was moving on the companyā€™s seed round. Of course, this was, before venture capital funding in food delivery startups had taken off.Ā DoorDash...
Netflix Q3 incomes surpass estimates, despite failing US subscriber growth
Netflixā€™s Q3 business report has given the companyā€™s stock a lift in after-hours trading, with earnings significantly surpassing analyst expectations. The streaming giant announced profits of $5.24 billion, up 31% year-over-year and more or less in order with the predictions of $5.25 billion.Ā More impressively,...
