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Netflix, Disney+ and IMDb Slowed by Amazon Web Services Outage
Amazon did not disclose the cause of the widespread outage, which impacted companies, governments and organizations worldwide
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‘Pokemon GO’ Developer Niantic Raises $300 Million at $9 Billion Valuation to Make ‘Real-World Metaverse’
“We’re building a future where the real world is overlaid with digital creations, entertainment and information,” founder and CEO John Hanke says
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‘Fortnite’ to Shut Down in China After 3 Years
Epic Games’ popular video game will close its servers on Nov. 15
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Riot Games Promotes Ryan Crosby to President of Publishing
Crosby joined gaming developer’s entertainment division in January
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Dreamscape’s Walter Parkes on New ‘Men in Black’ Interactive Experience and the Future of Virtual Reality
“The idea of using VR as a way to scale education in person and remotely is a very exciting thing,” veteran Hollywood producer says
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‘Fortnite’ Creator Epic Games Scores Legal Win Against Apple Over In-App Purchases
But judge rules Apple is not a monopoly and Epic must pay $3.6 million in revenue withheld from tech giant
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Jack Dorsey’s Square Buys Australian Financial Tech Firm Afterpay for $29 Billion
Afterpay’s “buy now, pay later” model became popular among users during the pandemic
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Facebook’s Oversight Board Didn’t Solve the Trump Problem | Analysis
The Board, which was supposed to provide clarity on Facebook’s censorship decisions, provided confusion instead
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NFL, Clubhouse to Host Exclusive Draft Interviews and Live Chats
Panels starting Monday will include a fan mock draft and a pre-Draft analysis of expected picks
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Former MoviePass Chairman Ted Farnsworth Takes Controlling Stake in TikTok Rival Lomotif
Farnsworth takes an 80% stake in the Singapore-based app along with Jaeson Ma and Vincent Butta
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Reddit Raises $250 Million After #WallStreetBets Dust-Up
Announcement comes after Reddit user campaign inflated the stock prices for several companies including GameStop and AMC Theatres
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Reddit Bans ‘r/DonaldTrump’ Subreddit Following Capitol Riot
The subreddit had thousands of members before it was shut down on Friday for “repeated policy violations”
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Strong ‘Monster Hunter,’ ‘Resident Evil’ Video Game Sales Bode Well for Film Adaptations
Capcom has sold a whopping 16.4 million copies of “Monster Hunter: World” in two years
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Everything to Know About the New PlayStation 5 Console
The PS5 goes on sale online-only Nov. 12 in the U.S.
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TikTok Tops 2.5 Billion in Global Downloads
Sensor Tower reports the U.S. is TikTok’s third most popular market














