Sunday, February 5, 2017

Top Stories of the Day // February 4, 2017

One of the worst comments sections on the internet is shutting down | Federal judge puts nationwide block on President Trump’s travel ban | Snap stumbles toward a volatile IPO | Jawbone looks to drop consumer wearables for clinical services | WhatsApp tests real-time location sharing in its app | ChitChat is Silicon Valley’s spammiest new app | Trump’s FCC just dropped all investigations into zero-rating practices |
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Sarah Perez

One of the worst comments sections on the internet is shutting down

Good riddance to one of the worst places to socialize on the internet. Amazon-owned IMDb announced today it will be closing down its discussion board later this... Read More…
Jon Russell

Federal judge puts nationwide block on President Trump’s travel ban

President Trump’s executive order banning travelers from seven countries could be over just one chaotic week after its hasty introduction. That’s... Read More…
Josh Constine

Snap stumbles toward a volatile IPO

Slowing growth, huge losses and no shareholder control could make Snap Inc.'s IPO a perilous gamble for investors. What it does have going for it is an addicted... Read More…
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Ingrid Lunden, Brian Heater

Jawbone looks to drop consumer wearables for clinical services

Make way for one more pivot from Jawbone. The fitness band maker that originally started out in headsets and later made speakers, has abandoned selling and... Read More…
Sarah Perez

WhatsApp tests real-time location sharing in its app

Facebook may be distancing itself from location-sharing between friends in its own app, but Facebook-owned WhatsApp appears to moving in this direction. A new... Read More…
Ryan Lawler

ChitChat is Silicon Valley’s spammiest new app

It began shortly after lunch. The texts appeared, first a trickle. It wasn’t long before the deluge began in earnest. “A friend* added you on... Read More…
Taylor Hatmaker

Trump’s FCC just dropped all investigations into zero-rating practices

There’s a new FCC in town and it isn’t wasting any time. Mobile carriers can rest easy today knowing that the Federal Communications Commission is... Read More…
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