Instagram Prototyping Instagram Partner Program
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| Instagram Prototyping Instagram Partner Program | |
| Number | 1043 |
| Broadcast Date | FEBRUARY 7, 2020 |
| Episode Length | 5:44 |
| Hosts | Rich Stroffolino |
Instagram confirms it’s prototyping an Instagram Partner Program, the US Department of Homeland Security confirms it purchased access to a commercial database with location data on millions of phones in America, and the US FCC proposes paying nearly $15 billion to satellite companies to free up C-band spectrum for 5G.
Headlines
- Instagram confirmed it built an internal prototype of an Instagram Partner Program that lets creators earn income by running ads on videos. No revenue split was announced, but Facebook Watch currently offers a 55% revenue split for video "Ad Breaks." Previously, Bloomberg reported that IGTV offered to offset production costs on some celebrity accounts, but offered no direct monetization.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that according to sources, the US Department of Homeland Security bought access to a commercial database that logs locations of millions of smartphones in America for the purpose of immigration and border enforcement. DHS confirmed that it bought access to such a database, but did not state how it was used. Locations are pulled from installed apps where the user granted permission to track location, including games, weather and e-commerce apps. In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in Carpenter v. United States that accessing historical records with cellphone location data without a warrant violated the fourth amendment. But government lawyers reportedly approved the program because the information was available through numerous commercial ad exchanges, and as a commercial buyer, the ruling did not apply.
- The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a plan to pay Satellite companies like Intelsat and SES SA up to $14.9 billion to free up spectrum for 5G deployment. The proposal would free up the C-band that covers the 4 – 8 GHz range, and sources tell Bloomberg Law the satellite providers have already agreed to the FCC's payment structure. The proposal is expected to pass a vote on February 28th, with Chairman Ajit Pai expecting the auction for the spectrum to begin December 8th.
- For the first time ever, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved Nuro's plan to deploy 5,000 fully autonomous electric delivery vehicles with no human on board and no controls, seats or mirrors. It is restricted to no more than 25 miles per hour for short trips on pre-mapped neighborhood streets and will be monitored remotely by humans who can take control if necessary. The Nuro R2 will roll out in Houston to deliver things like Domino's Pizza and groceries from Wal-Mart. Public road tests will begin there in the coming weeks and Nuro has agreed to greater government oversight and committed to community outreach in order to get approval. It took three years for Nuro to get the approval.
- CNBC reports that, according to sources, ViacomCBS is working on a new streaming service that would combine CBS All Access with Viacom properties like Pluto TV, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures. The service would offer ad-supported and ad-free tiers, including a Premium tier with Showtime included. The name of the service and pricing is still undetermined, but the base service will reportedly cost less than $10 a month.
- Google announced that starting with Chrome 82, the browser will start warning users before starting "mixed content downloads" or non-HTTPS downloads started on secure pages. The initial rollout will only warn about executable files, which would then be blocked from downloading in Chrome 83. Archive file types, PDFs, Word docs and image files will receive download warnings in each subsequent Chrome versions, then be blocked by the version after that, with all mixed content downloads blocked in Chrome 86 on the desktop. Mobile versions of Chrome will have these policies delayed by one version.
- Nintendo has postponed Japanese reservations for the Animal Crossing version of the Switch from Feb. 8 to an undetermined date. Nintendo said production and shipment delays were inevitable due to the shutdowns in China related to the Coronavirus. That will also affect other Switch models, Joy-Con controllers and Ring Fit Adventure in Japan. Nintendo does not anticipate any affects on global supplies including Europe and North America.
- Uber reported it lost $0.64 per share in Q4 on revenue of $4.07 billion. Analysts had expected revenue of $4.06 billion and a loss of $0.68 per share. On the earnings call, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company has moved its profitability target up to Q4 2020, previously set sometime in 2021. Gross bookings for rides increased 18% on the year to $13.51 billion, while its Eats division saw gross bookings increased 71% to $4.37 billion.
- Developer Steve Troughton-Smith noticed that Apple's Xcode 11.4 beta has an option for universal purchases. That means if a developer so chooses, they could offer you the macOS version of an app when you buy an iOS version and vice versa. Previously, apps could be automatically added across iOS, iPads, watchOS and tvOS but not macOS. Developers who create a new Mac Catalyst app will have the option on by default, though they can choose to unbundle. Catalyst makes it easy to port an iOS app to macOS. Existing Mac apps can be added to an existing iOS app as well.
- Motorola announced the Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus. Both phones feature a 6.4-inch 19:9 Full HD LCD screen, with a Qualcomm snapdragon 655 chipset and 4GB of RAM, with a 5000mAh battery on the G Power, and 4000mAh batter in the Stylus. The G Power comes with three rear cameras, a 16MP main shooter, 8MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro. The G Stylus offers a 48MP main camera, 16MP ultrawide, limited to let you shoot horizontal video while holding the phone in portrait, and a 2MP macro. The G Stylus unsurprisingly includes a stylus. The Moto G Power starts at $250, the Stylus at $300, with both shipping in the spring.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia declined to rehear the October ruling that upheld the US FCC's 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules. Petitions filed in December by the Computer & Communications Industry Association, internet trade group INCOMPAS, and 15 US states asked for the case to be reheard.
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Instagram Prototyping Instagram Partner Program |
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