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Sheryl Sandberg: “People don’t want to see hoaxes on Facebook”

December 8, 2016
Taylor Hatmaker

 Today on “Today,” Sheryl Sandberg dismissed Facebook’s role in the 2016 presidential election. Still, she didn’t…

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Hulu launches user profiles, each with their own recommendations, Watchlist and history

December 8, 2016
Sarah Perez

 Hulu today is launching a new feature that will make its service more appealing to those…

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Spotify has backed out of talks to acquire SoundCloud

December 8, 2016
Jon Russell

 The digital music marriage that many wanted to happen, isn’t happening after all. Spotify has given…

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Osmo raises $24 million from Sesame, Mattel and other big names in toys and education

December 8, 2016
Lora Kolodny

 Hardware kits, internet-connected toys and robots that teach kids to code are now commonplace. But Osmo,…

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Waggle raises $2.3 million because the internet doesn’t have enough funny animal videos

December 8, 2016
Lora Kolodny

 A startup called Waggle raised $2.3 million in seed funding to become the go-to destination for animal…

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Pandora’s Spotify competitor launches next year

December 7, 2016
Sarah Perez

 Pandora’s Spotify competitor is on its way. Announced this week at press event in New York,…

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Trump fires a member of his transition team for tweeting fake news

December 6, 2016
Lora Kolodny

 So-called fake news has real consequences, and everyone in the U.S. keeps learning that the hard…

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TiVo tests a cloud DVR

December 6, 2016
Sarah Perez

 Reports that media player and DVR maker TiVo is testing a “cloud DVR” type functionality have been…