Author: Josh Constine

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Amazon’s Music VP Steve Boom will tell TechCrunch Disrupt how the future sounds

March 21, 2017
Josh Constine

 Alexa voice control and Prime’s subscriber base have suddenly made Amazon a real contender in music…

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The top 7 startups from Y Combinator W17 Demo Day 1

March 21, 2017
Josh Constine

 A Fitbit for cows, USB ports for bionic limbs, and microbatteries were amongst the most promising…

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Twitter launching Live video API tomorrow

March 20, 2017
Josh Constine

 Twitter is about to make it much easier for media publishers to post live video broadcasts…

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How Spotify is finally gaining leverage over record labels

March 18, 2017
Josh Constine

 That’s why over the past few years, Spotify has been pushing five different paths to putting…

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WhatsApp brings back text Status it replaced with Stories

March 15, 2017
Josh Constine

 The Snapchatification of everything has resulted in backlash for WhatsApp, prompting it to revive its text…

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Snapchat launches Bitmoji widget chat shortcuts for your homescreen

March 14, 2017
Josh Constine

 Snapchat is doubling down on private messaging as Instagram and Facebook Messenger clone and steal usage from…

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The argument for and against Facebook Messenger Day

March 13, 2017
Josh Constine

 The stakes are high as Facebook gambles its messaging user base on a bet to beat…

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Facebook Messenger’s PM director Martinazzi leaves after launching Day

March 11, 2017
Josh Constine

 Completing almost 8 years at Facebook, Director of Product Management Peter Martinazzi has left the company.…