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Element to manufacture Xumo-powered TV sets
Comcast and Charter's Xumo says it will launch a new line of TV sets made by Element and powered by its streaming platform.
Twitter users reporting serious technical glitches
Technical issues are hammering Twitter, with users around the world reporting several problems as of Wednesday evening.
Meta to pull WhatsApp support on older phones
Meta Platforms will stop supporting its WhatsApp messaging service on several models of Apple iPhone and Android-powered devices by the end of the year.
Google probably won’t offer NFL games in 4K
During a recent interview, a Google executive confirmed YouTube probably won't stream NFL Sunday Ticket games in 4K resolution.
Amazon developing live sports app, report says
Amazon is developing a standalone sports app for live events, though it must first secure rights to games and matches.
Spain delays shutdown of standard definition TV signals
Officials in Spain said the country and its broadcasters simply aren't ready to live in a world with only high-definition broadcast signals.
Comcast raising prices on Xfinity broadband plans
Comcast says it will raise the price of its Internet plans several months after rolling out a speed boost to customers.
Reporters targeted by rogue TikTok employees, now fired
Four employees of TikTok parent ByteDance were fired after an internal audit showed they spied on journalists.
Twitter backtracks on policy banning links to competitors
Twitter has walked back and policy that prohibited users from linking to their accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon.
Mastodon links blocked on Twitter after account suspended
Twitter users are no longer allowed to link to content and profiles on competing social media platform Mastodon.
Twitter suspends accounts used by journalists
A number of journalists working for high-profile news outlets had their Twitter accounts suspended without warning on Thursday.
Fubo TV says outage during World Cup was cyberattack
A prolonged outage that caused some Fubo TV customers to miss a World Cup match on Tuesday was a purported cyberattack.