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By Vega Gamers trying to get their hands on the new PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X look likely to be stuck playing the waiting game instead. The next-generation video-game …
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By Alex As election misinformation continued to rage online, Facebook said Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager …
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By Vega TikTok got yet another reprieve on Friday after a federal judge blocked a Trump administration ban which would have effectively shut down the Chinese-owned app in the US …
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By Sara André Leon Talley has put his feud with Vogue editor Anna Wintour aside this week and rushed to her defense against charges of racism at the fashion mag. …
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By Alex The healthy growth spurt that Netflix has enjoyed this year because of the coronavirus is finally coming to an end. The video-streaming giant — which has been one …
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By Vega YouTube is cracking down on conspiracy theories pushed out by believers in the QAnon movement. The Google-owned video platform announced Thursday that it will be banning cospiracy theory …
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By Garger Vanessa Bryant celebrated the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sunday night championship-clinching win in a heartfelt Instagram post. “Go Lakers! Wish Kobe and Gigi were here to see this,” she …
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By Vega Google is reportedly staring down the barrel of an antitrust probe from China. Beijing is investigating whether Google leveraged the dominance of its Android operating system for smartphones …
Read More By Mills Facebook said Wednesday it would start replacing the direct messaging service within Instagram with a version of its Messenger app, the first major step in its plan to …
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By Vega The search giant on Monday said it will no longer give high-profile app developers a pass on its 30-percent app store fee starting next year. Google said it …
Read More By Alex US President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and …
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By Kelly Months after killing its iconic nudie magazine, Playboy Enterprises is eyeing a return to the stock market. The company founded by Hugh Hefner 66 years ago has been …
Read More By Steigrad YouTube is rolling out a short-form video feature called “YouTube Shorts” to compete with the popular social media platform TikTok. YouTube said Monday that YouTube Shorts — set …
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By Chuck Action camera maker GoPro said Thursday its premium subscribers can now live stream their treks, rides and swims directly on to its website. Earlier, users with high-end GoPro …
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By Manskar Epic Games won a partial victory in its legal battle with Apple when a federal judge barred the Silicon Valley titan from kneecapping the “Fortnite” maker’s trademark development …
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By Vega Nintendo plans to release an updated version of its uber popular Switch gaming console in 2021, after the important holiday shopping season. The Japanese gaming giant is plotting …
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By Salo Britney Spears has been offered a hand from the American Civil Liberties Union in the battle over her conservatorship. The pop star had asked a court to remove …
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By Harris John Melendez, who became known as Stuttering John as a longtime sidekick to radio and television host Howard Stern, has sued SiriusXM for using his name, likeness and …
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By Vega Facebook is quietly moving forward with a controversial plan to merge the messaging features of its Messenger and Instagram platforms. US Instagram users over the weekend were met …
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By Bennett In an attempt to breathe new life into their marriage, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian-West have rented out an entire 500-acre resort deep in the San Juan Mountains. …
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