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Guide to watching the Olympics online

Coronavirus might cancel the Olympics? No worries, Comcast says

Cable giant Comcast said its bottom line for the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo should be fine despite fears of the coronavirus.
Disney CEO Bob Iger Visits FOX Business Network's "Markets Now"

Disney’s Bob Iger made the company an empire, for better and worse

Disney's CEO Bob Iger leaves the company after years of transforming the brand from children and family-focused to one that appeals to everyone. 
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Amazon launches its first cashier-free grocery store in Seattle

No, it’s not Whole Foods, but it is a grocery store operated by Amazon. Its first cashier-free store in Seattle takes a step into an $800 billion industry. 
Ground News

We all live in a media bubble. This app wants to burst it

A new app called Ground News was developed by a NASA engineer. The app aims to make Americans’ news diet a bit more diverse and educate them on their biases.
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The Oscars may not have had a host, but it did make Parasite go viral

His winning film Parasite also became the most searched film of this year’s award season giving it the ‘Oscars bump,’ according to a blog post by Google.
Climate Change

OkCupid adds climate change questions to help you filter out deniers, activists

Dating app OkCupid has rolled out a new feature that allows users to match only with people who share their beliefs surrounding the topic of climate change.
Man in Wuhan wearing a mask amid coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus woes could cut the supply of TVs, iPhones, cars, and more

The coronovirus has killed 1,873 and infected more than 45,000. It has also put electronics supplies and online retailers at risk as manufacturing takes a hit.
Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic’s box-office record is good news for video game movies

Sonic The Hedgehog, which almost died at the hands of Twitter last April, now holds the record for the best debut weekend for a film based on a video game.
YouTube TV

YouTube copies Twitch with feature that lets you tip your favorite stars $2

Viewers can now clap at their favorite YouTube stars, added as another way for creators to earn money through the Google-owned video platform.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings

Netflix is still the king of streaming, despite Disney+ success

Netflix is again the undisputed king of streaming services as evidenced by the latest audience report from Nielsen, the television ratings expert.
Equifax Settlement

Justice Department charges 4 Chinese Army spies over massive 2017 Equifax hack

The U.S, Department of Justice charged four Chinese intelligence officers with hacking offenses related to the 2017 breach of credit reporting agency Equifax.
Text Message

Celebrities are ditching social media and texting with fans directly instead

The new Community app seeks to connect you with celebrities by letting you text directly with the rich and famous, instead of having to rely on social media.
Woman wearing coronavirus mask on Beijing subway

Coronavirus cuts deep into Hollywood’s crucial Chinese box office numbers

The Wuhan coronavirus has shut down several public spaces and levied a financial hit on the world’s second-largest film market during the Lunar New Year period.
baby yoda

Baby Yoda’s tiny shoulders carried Disney+ to 26.5 million subscribers

Disney reported Tuesday that its streaming service Disney+ has grown to 26.5 million subscribers since launching on November 12 of last year. 
Elon Musk

Elon Musk says Bitcoin scammers impersonating him on Twitter are ‘not cool’

For more than a year, bots and trolls have used Twitter to scam cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, and used Elon Musk’s name to do it. Musk called out the scammers.
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