Rise of the web's 'pay for privacy' model
Users of Facebook and Instagram in Europe can now pay to opt out of the onerous data sharing obligations imposed by parent company Meta, which sells the data to advertising clients.
Dec 1, 2023
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Latin American newspapers bet on digital subscriptions
Facing a major slump in printed newspaper sales and advertising revenue, Latin America's press is fighting for survival—and increasingly betting on paid digital subscriptions as readers turn to the internet.
Jan 26, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Could PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X be swansong for consoles?
The upcoming release of a ninth generation of video game consoles by Sony and Microsoft is set to be a sales slam dunk with consumers seeking entertainment during pandemic confinement, but could it also be their swansong ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Could PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X be swan song for consoles?
The upcoming release of a ninth generation of games consoles by Sony and Microsoft is set to be a sales slam dunk with consumers seeking entertainment during pandemic confinement, but could it also be their swan song as the ...
Sep 18, 2020
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NY Times sees record gain in digital subscriptions
The New York Times saw a record gain in digital subscriptions in the past quarter and doubled its online readership in March even as the pandemic cut into its advertising revenues.
May 6, 2020
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Netflix has capitalized on social isolation, but will its success continue in a post-coronavirus world?
The coronavirus pandemic has been good business for Netflix: the video streaming service has added more than 15 million new subscribers so far this year. From an investing perspective, Netflix always surprises. Either the ...
Apr 27, 2020
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The end of the road: 7 tech products that died in 2019
Here today, gone tomorrow. With the rapid pace of innovation and competition constantly entering the technology stratosphere, some products don't always last. As 2019 closes out, here are seven notable tech products that ...
Dec 26, 2019
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Competitors look to free services to take on Netflix
Video streaming upstarts are looking to a different model to take on industry leader Netflix: free-to-viewer services that come with ads.
Oct 17, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
EV watchers turn poetic over Canoo set for 2021
One word to describe a potentially hot talking point in the electric vehicle marketplace: Canoo. It's a small-sized van from the company of the same name and the vehicle will launch in 2021. It will be on a subscription-based ...
