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Apple discovered child porn in user’s email account, tipped off police, warrant reveals
A search warrant filed against tech giant Apple last month offered new insight into how the company helps law enforcement in child sex abuse cases.
AT&T quietly lowers promotional prices for DirecTV, U-Verse
AT&T lost around four million pay TV subscribers last year, and the company is working to lure some of them back with DirecTV discounts.
Comcast removes Starz channels from top-tier packages
Comcast Corporation has made good on a promise to remove the Starz multiplex of channels from its top tier packages.
Comedian Byron Allen acquires control of two California TV stations
A comedian-turned-television mogul has acquired control of 11 broadcast TV stations, including two in Northern California.
Woman says she voted for Bernie Sanders after unfair media coverage
A New Hampshire woman said she voted for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders after witnessing unfair media coverage about the candidate on MSNBC.
SiriusXM invests $75 million in SoundCloud
The deal provides SiriusXM a minority stake in SoundCloud and expands on a previous ad partnership between the streaming service and SiriusXM-owned Pandora.
Police: Four men arrested over death of journalist Lyra McKee
Four people have been arrested in connection with the April 2019 death of journalist Lyra McKee, police in Northern Ireland announced on Tuesday.
Twitter says fewer people reporting abusive posts
Twitter says fewer users reported abusive tweets over the last three months thanks in part to machine learning technology that caught problematic posts earlier.
YouTube mulls offering access to third party apps like Showtime
YouTube could soon serve up premium content from Showtime and other third party services — as long as customers are willing to pay.
Customers report outage involving CBS All Access
CBS All Access is apparently down for a number of customers throughout the United States, according to complaints posted online.
Judge expected to rule against states in lawsuit over T-Mobile, Sprint merger
The ruling would complement a similar blessing by federal regulators last year that granted conditional approval for the phone companies to merge.
After two missed launches, “Black News Channel” arrives on Spectrum, Comcast
The first 24-hour news channel dedicated to African-American issues launched with little fanfare on Monday after missing two previously-announced deadlines.