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Spotify bets on podcasting in India, launches originals
India has a rich heritage of audio or word-of-mouth storytelling, which Spotify thinks will translate well into the modern-day podcast boom
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EXPLAINED: Why end-to-end encryption is so secure, and hotly debated
An easy to understand primer on what the technology is, and why its stakes are high for big tech
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TikTok's chief is on a mission to prove it's not a menace
In his first interview since taking the reins at the video app, Alex Zhu, denies key accusations and seeks to fix the perception gap
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The streaming era has finally arrived—and everything has changed
Until now, Hollywood's three old-line media companies—Disney, NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia—had waited out the streaming wars. But now, they're ready to act, heralding a big change
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Silicon valley's biggest foe is getting even tougher
Margrethe Vestager, the world's top tech industry watchdog, has outlined a hard agenda that squarely targets tech giants
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For startups, cash is king (again)
Tech startups, which have enjoyed years of easy money and fast growth, are preparing for a potential downturn by doing something that was unpopular in boom times: hoarding cash
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Twitter struggles to define what ads are 'political'
Twitter said ads that discuss elections, candidates, parties and other overtly political content would be prohibited, and those that reference causes would be restricted
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Three days with Hasan Minhaj
A peek into the comic's cultural diary from music to comedy, a routine that keeps him inspired through the week
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Qatar faces a tight squeeze for its compact World Cup
With just over three years until the opening match, and with more than 1 million foreign fans expected, the smallest country to host a FIFA World Cup might struggle to find enough rooms
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Economy (Ray Dalio on America's capitalist system), Technology ( A cybersecurity firm's sharp rise and stunning collapse; Quantum computing takes flight), Science (Humans would get new powers to alter the genome!), Investing (Jim Simons learnt the task of the game — beating the market) and Astronomy (Prepping for a flood of heavenly bodies)
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Streaming wars: Netflix isn't worried about competition
Reed Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix, seemed most at ease when talking about his new competitors, Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus, launched this month. The battle, he says, isn't as much against each other as it is against regular TV