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T-Mobile, Verizon increase minimum salary to $20 an hour
Verizon said it would start paying its employees at least $20 an hour, matching what T-Mobile started offering its workers last year.

Report: Apple, Google struggling to sell mid-range phones
Apple and Google are struggling to sell some newer mid-range phone models, according to a report.

Discovery execs weigh merging CNN Plus with HBO Max
A strategy being considered would incorporate CNN Plus content into HBO Max while winding down several daily news shows.

Comcast to release X1-powered Sky Stream box in UK
Comcast will release a standalone Sky Stream device for pay television customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland later this year.

Google-owned YouTube, YouTube TV suffers outage
Several Google-owned streaming services are suffering from technical glitches

Fox Weather debuts fleet of storm-chasing trucks
Fox Weather has unveiled a fleet of storm-chasing trucks that will help the service cover severe weather and other events where and when it occurs.

HBO Max app for Apple TV gets much-needed refresh
A refreshed version of the HBO Max streaming application for Apple TV is rolling out to users starting this week.

Departing Warner exec says blockchain is future of Hollywood
Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize Hollywood the way DVDs did in the 1990s, Jason Kilar claimed this week.

Amazon to raise price of streaming music service
Amazon says it will raise the cost of its subscription-based streaming music service for its Prime membership customers.

WarnerMedia executives leaving ahead of Discovery merger
Several WarnerMedia executives will resign this week as the company moves closer to its merger with Discovery.

TiVo offers native integration of YouTube TV on Stream 4K device
Google's live streaming television service YouTube TV is now fully integrated into the TiVo app on the TiVo Stream 4K device

Philo eyes distribution on Samsung devices, CEO affirms
Philo is in the preliminary stages of developing an app for Samsung's Tizen operating system, the company's CEO said.