Thanks to Hulu, Disney lost $580 million last fiscal year The streaming media business is tough. Disney, which has a 30 percent stake Hulu, saw losses of $580 million last fiscal year, according to an SEC filing. This was, the ...
Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield Gather a mob and Facebook will now let you make political demands. Tomorrow Facebook will encounter a slew of fresh complexities with the launch of Community Actions,...
Following a record year, Illinois startups kick off 2019 on a strong foot Illinois’s startup market in 2018 was very strong, and it’s not slowing down. Let’s take a quick look at the state of venture in the Land of Lincoln.
Welcome to the abnormalization of transportation Bill Goodwin Contributor Share on Twitter Bill Goodwin is the head of legal policy at Airmap. Tyler Finn Contributor Tyler Finn is the policy manager at Factual. Something odd...
Curious 23andMe twin results show why you should take DNA testing services with a grain of salt If you’ve ever enthusiastically sent your spit off in the mail, you were probably anxious for whatever unexpected insights the...
Free to play games rule the entertainment world with $88 billion in revenue They may be free, but they sure pay. Games with no upfront cost but a plethora of other ways to make money generated a mind-blowing $88 billion in...
Wine-by-the-glass subscription service Vinebox raises $5.9 million One SF startup wants you to get home from a day at work and polish off a bottle of wine by yourself. Vinebox isn’t really trying to get you wasted, these...
Facebook is secretly building LOL, a cringey teen meme hub How do you do, fellow kids? After Facebook Watch, Lasso, and IGTV failed to become hits with teens, the company has been quietly developing another youthful video...