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May 8, 2019 at 2:18 pm

Disney’s 2Q beats estimates despite soft theatrical revenue

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney's adjusted second-quarter net income declined as higher revenue from its parks was not enough to offset lower theatrical revenue. However,...

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April 19, 2019 at 8:20 am

Ancestry pulls slavery-era ad after backlash

NEW YORK (AP) — Ancestry.com on Friday apologized for an ad that showed a mixed-race couple discussing escaping to the North during the Civil War...

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April 17, 2019 at 6:00 am

Bye, discs. Streaming is the new model for video games

Gamers increasingly have the choice of subscribing to video games, playing for free or streaming them to their phone or TV.

April 12, 2019 at 9:18 am

How not to break the bank on streaming services

NEW YORK (AP) — With more TV streaming services than ever before, from newcomers like Disney Plus to stalwarts like Netflix, consumers may feel the...

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April 11, 2019 at 4:51 pm

Disney unveils new streaming service to debut late this year

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disney raised the curtain on a hotly anticipated video steaming service that's aiming to topple industry pioneer Netflix, once a valuable...

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April 8, 2019 at 4:18 am

Pinterest aims to raise $1.5B in IPO, valuing company below earlier estimates

Pinterest, among a gaggle of tech companies planning to go public this year, hopes to raise as much as $1.5 billion -- but the pricing...

This screenshot shows a website re-directed from ads on Facebook promising big state tax incentives. Hundreds of ads running on Facebook for more than a year promised that governors across the country had signed off on big tax breaks for U.S. homeowners who wanted to install new solar energy panels. But the tax incentives didn’t exist. (Solar Rebate via AP) CER403 CER403

April 2, 2019 at 10:03 am

Scammers peddling bogus tax breaks find traction on Facebook

The fictitious notices reveal how easily scammers can pelt internet users with misinformation for months, undetected. They also raise questions about whether big tech companies...

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March 30, 2019 at 1:49 pm

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg calls for more outside regulation

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Saturday for more outside regulation in several areas in which the social media site has run...

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March 28, 2019 at 5:37 am

US charges Facebook with high-tech housing discrimination

HUD, which is pursuing civil charges and potential monetary awards that could run into the millions, said that Facebook’s ad platform is “encouraging, enabling, and...

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Cars enter and leave Fox Studios, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. Disney has closed its $71 acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business on Wednesday, March 20, in a move set to shake up the media landscape. The closure paves the way for Disney to launch its streaming service, Disney Plus, due out later this year. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

March 19, 2019 at 9:21 pm

Disney closes $71B deal for Fox entertainment assets

The deal is likely to shake up the media landscape. By buying the studios behind "The Simpsons" and X-Men, Disney aims to better compete with...

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