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Instagram: 50% of businesses on Instagram created a story in past month, boosting average daily app use to 32 mins for users under 25, and 24 mins for those 25+ — Instagram Stories has blossomed from a Snapchat clone into an integral part of the world's largest dedicated visual communication app in the first year since its launch.| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Sources at ad agencies say a lack of analytics, disinterest of influencers, and other factors are driving clients from Snap, exacerbated by Instagram's strength — - Several agencies said advertiser interest in Snapchat is flat to dwindling, as many opt to move towards Instagram.| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
HBO security contractor says hackers stole “thousands of internal documents” in addition to episodes and have leaked personal info of a senior HBO executive — The HBO hack may have been worse than the initial leaks of a few unaired TV show episodes suggested.
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Bitcoin Cash is now the 3rd most valuable cryptocurrency with market value of ~$7B; Coinbase users threaten to sue over lack of support for Bitcoin Cash — A new version of bitcoin hit the market on Tuesday and, on its second day of trading, it has already tripled in price and its market cap … | Frank Chaparro / Business Insider: |
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Skype mobile app gets PayPal integration, lets users in 22 countries, including US, UK, and parts of Europe, transfer money during conversations — The PayPal partnerships keep coming. The still growing payments giant today announced a new deal with Skype that will allow users …
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Fitbit Q2: revenue of $353.3M, down from $586.5M YoY, vs. $341.6M est.; 3.4M devices sold; new smartwatch on track for launch ahead of holidays; stock up 6%+ — Fitbit reported quarterly results and revenue that beat analysts' expectations on Wednesday. — Here's how the company did compared to what Wall Street expected:
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Facebook says it will start ranking faster loading web pages higher in News Feed over the coming months — We're always listening to our community to understand how we can improve their experience of News Feed. We've heard from people that it's frustrating to click on a link that leads to a slow-loading webpage.| Evan Blass / VentureBeat: |
Source: Note8 to have 6.3" SuperAMOLED screen, Snapdragon 835 in US or Exynos 8895 globally, IP68-certification, two 12MP rear cameras with OIS, 3300mAh battery — As Samsung prepares to announce its stylus-equipped Galaxy Note8 on August 23 in New York City, information about the phone …
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Study of 116 unicorns founded after 1994 finds that about half used complex stock mechanics to raise valuation, devaluing employee and early shareholder stakes — Study finds private valuations aren't grounded in reality — Employees, early investors often lose with stock provisions| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Plex brings its Live TV streaming service and DVR to Apple TV and Android, adds “time-shifting” feature to pause, rewind, and fast-forward through live TV — Plex today is taking its Live TV service, including its DVR, out of beta, while also expanding to Apple TV and Android …
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Apple's shift towards services revenue has limited its freedom to maneuver, as the China-VPN example shows, while creating a formidable business — On October 5, 1999, Steve Jobs introduced the iMac DV and a new application called iMovie, declaring:| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook-Google duopoly in online advertising has survived multiple challenges, such as Snap's rise, increasing worry among publishers and some advertisers — For well over a year now, the digital advertising and publishing industries have grappled with the growing power of Google and Facebook …
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