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Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) is in the lead ahead of rival streaming players Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), according to the latest research from eMarketer. Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Amazon Fire all aim to simplify the viewer transition from...

Ah, the holidays. The family is all gathered around the table, we can forget about work and school for a few days, there's good food. And the kids are on their 17th game of "Fortnite" following a three-hour epic skateboard fails marathon on YouTube. According to advocacy organization...

For every Trump campaign ad Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) refuses to take down, there is plenty that it has, in fact, removed for violating its policies, CBS’s 60 minutes reported on Sunday. What Happened The company’s two vital subsidiaries Google and YouTube removed more than...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares dipped 2% on Tuesday after the company’s third-quarter earnings report fell short of Wall Street expectations. Google’s parent company reported third-quarter EPS of $10.12, below consensus estimates of $12.42. Revenue of $40.5 billion...

Howdoo, a blockchain-based social media platform, aims to reshape online content delivery, CEO David Brierley told Benzinga.  A Platform For Creators Howdoo arose out of the realization that incumbent social media platforms fail to give creators proper ownership and compensation for their...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been slapped with a $170-million fine for illegally collecting the personal information of kids without parental consent, the Federal Trade Commission said in a statement Wednesday.  This is the latest of the data and privacy scandals that...

Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR) and Snapchat (NASDAQ: SNAP) are the only two big names in Silicon Valley’s social media alley willing to provide a space for cannabis companies to show ads in Canada. According to MarketWatch report by Max Cherney, this willingness to accommodate cannabis businesses...

Jerremy Newsome, the founder and CEO at the trading education platform Real Life Trading, spoke with Benzinga about his company and trading philosophy.  About Newsome Newsome trades financial assets and teaches people how to invest. His passion for investing began at a young age; at 6 or...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) unit YouTube is considering the creation of a standalone app for kids to better protect younger viewers from disturbing content, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. What Happened YouTube executives are evaluating the launch of YouTube Kids...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)-owned YouTube has been cutting ties with scores of its content creators for over a year now. The latest effort is focused on removing racist content. YouTube has zeroed in on cannabis content and its creators as well. In the case of social media bans on...

Top Twitch streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is teaming up with Youtube star Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg in an attempt to shatter records on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s video game streaming platform Twitch. Both online personalities have massive followings, and...

Turtle Beach (NASDAQ: HEAR) shares are trading higher following news the company renewed a partnership with the world's "most-watched" gamer on Google's YouTube. What Happened Turtle Beach and Ali-A have collaborated for several years on a variety of projects across the...

Okay, Google, what’s the Street saying about your mixed first-quarter earnings? The Rating Stifel analysts Scott Devitt and Logan Thomas downgraded Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to Hold and maintained a $1,287 price target on the stock. The Thesis For the first time since 2015, the...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares took a hit after reporting a first-quarter earnings beat and sales miss. Adjusted first-quarter earnings came in at $11.90, beating estimates by $1.32. Sales came in at $36.43 billion, missing estimates by $910 million. Sales excluding traffic...

PewDiePie, the world’s most popular YouTuber by subscriber numbers, has joined blockchain-based live streaming platform DLive. The 29-year-old Swedish content creator, real name Felix Kjellberg, has signed an “exclusive” live streaming deal with the platform, DLive announced...