Tech reporter • sean.burch@thewrap.com • @SeanB44
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Tencent Buys Sumo Digital for $1.27 Billion
Chinese tech giant adds to its already-extensive gaming investments
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AMC Entertainment’s Stock Flops as 2021 Gains on Wall Street Are Cut in Half
A 12% drop on Wednesday pushed AMC below $34 per share, after trading for more than $72 in early June
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Facebook Will Shell Out $1 Billion to Creators Over the Next Year
Creators will receive bonuses for livestreaming and hitting key social media milestones, Facebook says
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Facebook Wants FTC Chairwoman to Recuse Herself in Antitrust Case
Lina Khan, the new head of the FTC, has been a vocal opponent of Big Tech
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How Trump’s Lawsuits Can Hurt Big Tech Even if He Isn’t Going to Win
Section 230, the legal shield that gives Facebook and Twitter the ability to moderate content as they see fit, will once again be under the microscope
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ESPN+ Subscription Price to Increase 17% in August
The sports streaming service will now cost $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year
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Nextdoor to Go Public in SPAC Deal Valuing Company at $4.3 Billion
The neighborhood communication app has 60 million users
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AMC’s Stock Jumps After Theater Chain Scraps Plan to Issue More Shares
CEO Adam Aron says the company won’t look to issue more shares until 2022
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Sun Valley’s ‘Summer Camp for Billionaires’ Returns – Will Big Deals Follow?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Disney chief Bob Chapek are just a few of the execs headed back to Idaho for an exclusive conference
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New Pro-Trump App Gettr Gets Hacked on the Fourth of July
The Gettr accounts for Steve Bannon and Mike Pompeo, among others, were compromised
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Facebook Is a ‘Giant Source’ of Vaccine Misinformation, White House Chief of Staff Says
Ron Klain says Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t done enough to weed out bogus vaccine info
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Apple Strikes Deal With Roku to Add Apple TV+ Button to Remotes
The deal comes as Apple is working to attract more subscribers to its streaming service
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How Facebook’s Antitrust Victory Sets Up a New Battle Between Silicon Valley and Washington | Analysis
A new FTC chair who is critical of Big Tech, along with irritated politicians, may take another run at breaking up Facebook — or one of its peers
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Amazon Buys Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s ‘SmartLess’ Podcast for $80 Million (Report)
The podcast is one of the most popular shows on Apple and Spotify
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Andrew Giuliani Gets Zero Votes in Straw Poll of GOP Leaders for NY Governor Race
The 35-year-old son of former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani announced his candidacy last month