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With Twitch, Amazon Tightens Grip on Live Streams of Video Games Google and Facebook are struggling to catch up with Twitch, a service that Amazon bought four years ago for $1.1 billion. Read More…
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Piano Lessons in the Panopticon I never made as much progress learning jazz as I did online. Was it the technology? Read More…
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On Hunt for Content, AT&T Closes Deal for Chernin’s Otter Media The company, which was owned by the Chernin Group and includes video and streaming offerings, was sold in a deal that values Otter at more than $1 billion. Read More…
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25 Years After Escobar’s Death, Medellín Struggles to Demolish a Legend If the Colombian city cannot bury the memory of the drug lord Pablo Escobar, it at least wants to control how and where his story gets told. Read More…
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