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Fundraiser for late Fox News executive surpasses $230,000
A GoFundMe fundraiser to assist the family of Alan Komissaroff executive surpassed $230,000 over the weekend
Music service Spotify to lay off workers
Spotify says it will lay off around 600 workers as part of a cost-cutting and reorganization strategy at the audio company
New service Level News brings C-SPAN to streaming masses
C-SPAN's Rachel Katz said the distribution deal with Level News is unique in that it's different from the type normally inked with satellite or cable operators.
DirecTV Stream price increase rolls out to customers
The majority of DirecTV Stream customers will see their bill increase by $5 on their renewal date, though some could pay $10 more, depending on the package.
CNET goes into damage control, pauses AI-written articles
CNET will stop publishing articles written entirely by robots after receiving a copious amount of negative attention over the practice during the last few weeks.
Alan Komissaroff, Fox News SVP of news & politics, dies at 47
The cause of death was attributed to a heart attack, according to a memo circulated by company officials on Friday.
T-Mobile reports another incident involving customer data
T-Mobile said someone who had access to their API harvested a trove of non-personal customer data.
Comcast, Cox end free Peacock Premium promotion
A promotion that gave Cox customers free access to the premium tier of Comcast's streaming service Peacock has come to an end.
Reed Hastings steps down as Netflix co-CEO
Netflix founder Reed Hastings says he has resigned his position as the company's co-chief executive officer.
Subscriber count dips for Dish satellite, Sling TV
Dish Network says it has lost thousands of paying subscribers to its flagship satellite service and Sling TV thus far.
Nielsen to measure Netflix audiences in three countries
Nielsen will provide audience measurement services to Netflix for its business across the United States, Mexico and Poland.
Post to grade users with ‘trust metric’
The founder of Post says unacceptable behavior will lower a user's score, while being followed by a high number of reputable accounts will boost it.